Professor Richard Brand is Managing Partner of ArentFox Schiff’s San Francisco office and heads the firm’s Sports practice. He has been the lead attorney in connection with the largest, most complex, and most prominent transactions in California and the United States for many years. Rich represents professional sports franchises, owners of sports and entertainment facilities, sponsors and service content providers in connection with naming rights transactions, media rights agreements, sponsorship agreements, advertising agreements, promotional agreements, food and beverage agreements, suite and club seat licensing, and financings for professional sports teams and owners of sports and entertainment facilities. He also represents prospective purchasers and sellers of professional sports franchises and sports and entertainment facilities, negotiates player, coach and executive contracts, license agreements, salary cap and collective bargaining interpretation and related matters for professional sports teams.
Rich has counseled numerous professional sports team clients in all the major leagues, including the Atlanta Hawks, Brooklyn Nets, Charlotte Hornets, Cleveland Cavaliers, DC United, Inter Milan, Los Angeles Galaxy, Los Angeles Kings, Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Rams, Madison Square Garden Company (the owner of the New York Knicks and New York Rangers), Memphis Grizzlies, Miami Dolphins, Miami Heat, New York City Football Club, New York Jets, New York Red Bulls, Oklahoma Thunder, Phoenix Suns, Portland Trailblazers, San Antonio Spurs, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, Washington Capitals, and Washington Wizards.
Rich is recognized as a “Leading Lawyer” in sports by Legal 500 and as a leading real estate attorney by Best Lawyers and Legal 500. He is also recognized as a SportsBusiness Journal Power Player and was named one of the Daily Journal’s “Top 100 Lawyers” in California for a second time this year. Best Lawyers has also recognized Rich as a “Lawyer of the Year” for his high-profile sports work. He is often a featured speaker at national industry events and a go-to source for the San Francisco Business Times, Daily Journal, Law 360 and LawInSport.
Rich serves on the Board of Directors of the Los Angeles Sports Council, a prestigious group of individuals and corporate members of the sports business community.
Rich Brand earned his law degree from University of Pennsylvania Law School and his undergraduate degree in finance from Georgetown University.
Education
J.D., University of Pennsylvania Law School
B.A., Georgetown University
Richard L Brand is teaching the following courses in Fall 2024:
• 245.4 sec. 001 - Drafting and Negotiating Sports Law Contracts
• 295.4G sec. 001 - Name, Image & Likeness (NIL) Practicum Seminar
Courses During Other Semesters
| Semester | Course Num | Course Title |  Teaching Evaluations | Spring 2024 | 295.4G sec. 001 | Name, Image & Likeness (NIL) Practicum Seminar | View Teaching Evaluation | 295.4I sec. 001 | Name, Image & Likeness Practicum | View Teaching Evaluation | Fall 2023 | 245.4 sec. 001 | Drafting and Negotiating Sports Law Contracts | View Teaching Evaluation |
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