Timothy J. Browne
Tim Browne counsels clients nationwide in the areas of professional sports, media, entertainment, technology, and marketing and advertising, with a particular focus on the acquisition, protection and distribution of various forms of intellectual property.
Tim also advises companies on a broad range of subject matter, such as professional sports team acquisitions and expansion bids; corporate branding matters; large-scale events and entertainment negotiations (including with municipalities, venues, talent and vendors); joint ventures, collaborations and strategic alliances; franchise agreements; general corporate governance; technology and financial services agreements; digital and linear content licenses and distribution agreements; and sponsorship and advertising transactions.
Featured Experience
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Represented Nashville Soccer Holdings, a private entity led by John Ingram, in connection with its year-long bid for (and subsequent award of) an MLS expansion franchise
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Represented the National Basketball Association (NBA) in its efforts to bring the 2020 NBA All-Star Game to Chicago, marking the first time NBA All-Star will be hosted in Chicago since 1988
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Advised Cracker Barrel in connection with its sponsorship agreements, talent acquisition and media partnerships during the 2017 and 2018 CMA Fests, the Country Music Association’s annual country music festival, located in Nashville, Tennessee
Memberships
Sports Lawyers Association
Nashville Sports Council — Board of Directors
Representative Experience
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Represented Nashville Soccer Holdings, a private entity led by John Ingram, in connection with its year-long bid for (and subsequent award of) an MLS expansion franchise
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Represented the National Basketball Association (NBA) in its efforts to bring the 2020 NBA All-Star Game to Chicago, marking the first time NBA All-Star will be hosted in Chicago since 1988
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Advised Cracker Barrel in connection with its sponsorship agreements, talent acquisition and media partnerships during the 2017 and 2018 CMA Fests, the Country Music Association’s annual country music festival, located in Nashville, Tennessee
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We represented Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. (Nasdaq: CBRL) in its investment in Denver-based Punch Bowl Social, an award-wining experiential food and beverage concept.
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Served as main counsel on the recent Columbus Crew acquisition by a private investor group led by Dee and Jimmy Haslam (Crew SC Holdings)
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Served as primary outside counsel to the NHL’s Nashville Predators since 2010.
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Represent the Nashville Soccer Club on sponsorship, corporate, intellectual property, media and event license matters
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Represented a leading developer of A.I.-based chat applications, in a series of content and technology development agreements with each of the NHL, the PGA Tour and the NBA
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We assessed an NFL franchise’s digital data collection practices and privacy compliance, including implementing recommendations resulting from such assessment.
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Advised NFL teams, such as the Minnesota Vikings, Cleveland Browns and Tennessee Titans, in connection with major sponsorship and technology agreements, registration and enforcement of trademarks and copyrights, website and mobile app privacy policies
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Represented Nashville Soccer Holdings in connection with its May 2017 purchase of a majority stake in DMD Soccer and the renegotiation of its franchise agreement with the United Soccer League (USL)
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Represent the NBA on unique collaboration and distribution agreements for distribution of NBA games in virtual and augmented reality
Additional Experience
Representative Sports-Related Transactions and Experience:
- Represented a Fortune-500 company in its sponsorship agreement negotiations and activation for 2018 CONMEBOL Libertadores (i.e., Copa Libertadores de América), the annual international soccer competition.
- Represent two major professional sports leagues on digital content, television, technology and other media matters, including live programming and events, as well as distribution agreements with distributors such as FOX, Amazon, Facebook and ESPN.
- Provide advice and counsel for NFL teams with respect to their website and mobile app privacy policies and data collection practices (including responses to potential data breaches), as well as legal compliance advice in connection with GDPR and CCPA (and third party information security requirements).
- Represent an NFL club in its negotiations on services and sponsorship agreements with major technology companies, such as FanDuel, Intel and Yinzcam, as well as ticketing agreements and season ticketholder arrangements.
Other Representative Transactions and Experience:
- Represent start-up medical information media company in general corporate and intellectual property matters, including with respect to content distribution agreements and data collection policies and procedures.
- Represented a leading events production agency in its events, vendor and entertainment/performance agreements in connection with the agency’s production and events services provided for high-profile events, conferences and conventions in the U.S. and Canada.