Jason Krochak, P.C.

Corporate Transactions

• KKR in its acquisition of Arctos
• Cleveland WNBA in its purchase of a WNBA expansion team and Monarch Collective’s investment in the team
• Investors in minority investments in the Las Vegas Raiders
• Sixth Street in its minority investment in the New England Patriots
• Byron Deeter in the purchase of a minority stake in the San Francisco 49ers*
• Philadelphia Eagles in the sale of limited partnership interests to new investors*
• Buffalo Bills in the sale of minority equity interests to Arctos and other investors*
• Patrick D. Bowlen Trust in the sale of the Denver Broncos to the Walton-Penner family*
• MLS in the league-controlled sale of Real Salt Lake to a group led by David Blitzer*
• Bruin Capital in the acquisition of Full Swing Simulators, a golf simulator and sports technology company*
• Ownership of the Carolina Panthers in the sale to David Tepper*
• Ownership of the Miami Marlins in the sale to a group led by Bruce Sherman and Derek Jeter*
• Alan Kestenbaum in an investment in the Atlanta Falcons*
• Investor in the Josh Harris group’s purchase of the Washington Commanders*
• Investors in the purchase of minority stakes in MLB’s Athletics and the Chicago White Sox*
• MLS in its grant of expansion teams to New York, Orlando, Atlanta, Los Angeles, Minnesota, St. Louis and Charlotte*
• MLS in its grant of an expansion team to Columbus and the relocation of the existing Columbus team operator to Austin*
• MLS in its acquisition and shutdown of Chivas USA*
• Olympique Lyonnais Groupe in its acquisition of National Women’s Soccer League club Seattle Reign FC and its subsequent sale of the Club to Carlyle and the Seattle Sounders*
• The Madison Square Garden Company/Counter Logic Gaming in its acquisition of a franchise in League of Legends’ North American eSports league*

Sports Betting and Gaming

• Railbird in its sale to DraftKings
• Simplebet in its sale to DraftKings*
• FanDuel in its naming rights and media partnership with Diamond Sports Group and related equity arrangements*
• FanDuel in a Canadian media and sports wagering partnership with Bell Media related to TSN Networks*
• Casino Metro in a Puerto Rico sports betting joint venture with Caesars Sportsbook*
• Washington Nationals in exclusive market access and sponsorship agreements with BetMGM, including the opening of a BetMGM Sportsbook connected to Nationals Park and the launch of a mobile betting app*
• The Stars Group in its media and sports wagering partnership in the U.S. with FOX Sports, including the launch of sports betting platform FOX Bet*
• Cleveland Browns in Ohio sports betting market access and sponsorship agreements with Bally’s Interactive*
• Columbus Crew in Ohio sports betting market access and sponsorship agreements with Tipico Sportsbook*
• Hard Rock Digital in its betting data and streaming agreements with Genius Sports and Sportradar*
• PGA of America in agreements for IMG Arena to serve as the exclusive global provider of betting data and live streams for the PGA Championship and the Ryder Cup*
• PGA of America in its PGA Championship sponsorship agreement with ESPN BET*

Other Significant Transactions

• MLS in its agreements with Lionel Messi to play for Inter Miami FC*
• MLS in the creation of Leagues Cup with Liga MX*
• MLS in the creation of MLS Innovation Lab, its technology accelerator program*
• MLS in its deal with RCX Sports to launch “MLS GO,” a recreational youth soccer program*
• MLS in its agreement with On Location Experiences to sell 2026 FIFA World Cup hospitality packages*
• MLS in its agreement with NFT platform Sweet to launch a blockchain marketplace for MLS digital collectibles*
• MLS in commercial partnerships and/or equity arrangements with OneFootball, TOCA Football and Sorare*
• BIG EAST Conference in its media rights agreement with FOX, NBC and TNT Sports*
• All Elite Wrestling in a media rights agreement with WarnerMedia*
• RCX Sports in its deal with the NFL to operate the NFL FLAG youth football program*
• Levi Strauss & Co. in its stadium naming rights deal with the San Francisco 49ers*
• Minnesota Vikings in its stadium naming rights deal with U.S. Bank*
• The operator of the “BIKETOWN” bicycle-sharing program in Portland, Oregon, in its title sponsorship deal with Nike, Inc.*

*Prior to joining Kirkland