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REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE

Trevor M. Gates

Sports and Entertainment

Representing a professional football league with drafting sponsorship, endorsement, player, and other agreements.
Representing active and retired NFL, NBA, WNBA, and Olympic athletes with sponsorship, endorsement, licensing, film, music, television, and other agreements
Representing a tequila company with a celebrity co-founder endorsement and services agreement and matters related to its initial product launch
Representing an international model with licensing her name, image, and likeness in connection with launching geographical-based NFTs
Representing a WNBA player’s company with licensing her name, image, and likeness for the creation of NFTs and digital memorabilia
Representing an NBA assistant coach’s company with various endorsement and partnership agreements
Representing an entertainment company with drafting IP licensing, contribution, and services agreements in connection with a global competition to develop, market, and distribute video games 
Representing a sports and entertainment company with drafting a template partnership agreement and sweepstakes and contest rules for its esports team
Representing an entertainment company with drafting a collaboration agreement related to its investment in a top-ranked competitive esports team
Representing a group holding a minority interest in an MLS franchise with various commercial agreements and corporate law matters
Representing an MLS franchise with negotiating a sponsorship and promotional agreement with a metropolitan transportation authority
Representing a molecular diagnostics company with a professional golfer endorsement agreement
Representing a professional hockey league with drafting its form player agreements
Representing award-winning sportscaster with investment in a sequel to an animated film
Representing a client with a film investment agreement with a producer
Representing a global company that offers a social media service in connection with matters related to advertising sports betting and wagering services

Mergers and Acquisitions

Representing an American media company by advising on intellectual property matters in connection with its $500 million acquisition of a technology news platform with a global portfolio
Representing a global financial services company by advising on intellectual property matters in connection with its investment in a provider that facilitates the digitization of sales for the insurance industry
Representing a national bank by advising on intellectual property matters in connection with its investment in a leading provider of lease accounting software to Fortune 1000 companies
Representing a subsidiary of a national bank by advising on intellectual property matters in connection with its investment in a developer of operating systems and applications for global financial services firms
Representing a subsidiary of a national bank by advising on intellectual property matters in connection with its investment in a leading global payments technology company and provider of payment and receivables solutions

Commercial Agreements

Representing a global provider of cloud, software, and professional services with drafting and negotiating master services, software, hosted services, hardware purchase, and reseller agreements
Representing a company offering various open source software solutions with drafting and negotiating its master services and licensing agreements
Representing a global beauty company with multiple luxury brands with drafting and negotiating a combined master services, software, and hosted services agreement related to cosmetics and beauty care products
Representing a network infrastructure provider with drafting agreements governing its provision of internet services
Representing a provider of mobile mapping technologies for outdoor activities with drafting agreements governing the development, use, and endorsement of its products
Representing a national cosmetics company with data security and privacy matters
Representing a national kitchen and cooking supply retailer with drafting and negotiating media rights agreements and master agreements for the use of software and other technology
Representing an international producer and distributor of textiles and outdoor gear with structuring and drafting a retail store license and supply agreement
Representing an international producer and manufacturer of confectionary and other goods with drafting and negotiating software, services, manufacturing, supply, transportation, and distribution agreements
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