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.
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
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
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
Sports Lawyers Association
Nashville Sports Council — Board of Directors
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
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
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
We advise professional sports organizations, including NFL and MLS franchises, with respect to intellectual property licensing and enforcement matters, events and entertainment agreements, major sponsorship and technology agreements, registration, protection and enforcement of trademarks, trademark and copyright clearance issues, domain name issues, website and mobile app privacy policies and data collection practices (including responses to potential data breaches), as well as legal compliance in connection with fan rewards marketing programs.
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.