Eric is a seasoned advisor with a focus on the development and financing of major sports and entertainment venues and other complex construction projects.
Eric has negotiated, drafted, and advised on architectural, construction, and consultancy agreements for more than $10 billion in new construction and renovations of NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB, MLS, UEFA, and NCAA venues and ancillary developments, including more than 24 arenas, stadiums, and training centers. Eric also counsels’ sports and entertainment clients on issues relating to the procurement, design, development, and construction of venue projects as well as issues relating to real estate, financing, and use of facilities.
Eric also counsels’ sports and entertainment industry clients on a broad variety of matters, including venue development, sponsorship, naming rights, technology development, retail, food and beverage, project leases, franchise agreements, licenses, and event operations. In addition, Eric has advised on, negotiated, and drafted construction, design, engineering development, and other definitive agreements for energy, agricultural, semiconductor, transportation, education, and public assembly clients.
Eric previously served as counsel at an international law firm. Before then, he was Senior Vice President and General Counsel at CAA ICON, a division of CAA Sports, an industry-leading owner's representative, project management, and strategic management consulting firm for public/private sports, entertainment, and public assembly facility owners and operators, professional teams, and leagues. Eric served on the company’s Executive Committee, where he advised the company on material legal issues and helped develop business strategies. Eric also served as an executive sponsor of the company’s diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) committee, and regularly advised and helped establish and implement DEI initiatives.