Industry focus
How I represent clients at Schwabe
I’ve built my career at the intersection of law and business, which shapes how I approach every client matter: with a deep understanding of how organizations operate and what leadership teams are trying to achieve.
I work with clients across a broad range of industries including technology, manufacturing, real estate development, wineries, nonprofits, and sports and entertainment organizations, including NBA, MLS, and MiLB teams and venue operators. Clients value my ability to deliver sophisticated legal counsel grounded in real-world business priorities and focused on helping them operate, grow, and succeed.
Before joining Schwabe, I served as Senior Vice President and General Counsel for the Portland Trail Blazers and the Rose Quarter for 13 years. Prior to that, I was an international capital markets attorney in London and a corporate transactional attorney in Portland, following a federal judicial clerkship in Arizona.
Experience
Sports and entertainment matters include:
- Naming rights for an NBA and concert venue.
- Jersey patch sponsorship for an NBA franchise.
- Multiple linear, over-the-air, and digital media rights deals.
- Co-promotion agreement for an outdoor stadium concert series.
- Ticketing platform agreements for NBA and MLS venues.
- Food and beverage vendor agreements for NBA and G-league venues.
- Asset sales of two NBA Development League franchises.
- Team and league investigations.
Commercial and corporate transactions include:
- Licensing agreement for an Oregon brewery to expand brewpub and out-of-state distribution.
- Cloud-based grant management system for a charitable trust to support approximately $25M in annual giving.
- Exclusive international distribution and white-label co-manufacturing agreement for a tire company.
Education
- University of Chicago, Law School, Juris Doctor (2004)
Admissions
- California State Courts
- Oregon State Courts
Awards
Forty under 40 Honoree, Portland Business Journal (2017)
Additional Events
- Venue Contracting Trends, Speaker, IAVM VenueConnect Annual Conference, July 2024
- Martin Luther King Jr. Lecture Series, Speaker, Lewis & Clark Law School, Spring 2023
- Emerging Issues in Sports: What’s on the Horizon for Young Professionals, Panelist, Tulane University Sports Law Conference, Spring 2023
- How Sports Teams Operate, Panel Moderator, Lewis & Clark Law School Sports Law Conference, Fall 2022
- Hot Topics in Sports Law, Panelists, University of Miami Global Entertainment & Sports Law + Industry Conference, Miami, Spring 2022
Services
Community Activities
- Seattle Sports Commission, Commissioner (2026)
- Sport Oregon, Board Member (2026)
- Pioneer Courthouse Square Board of Trustees, Member (2025-present)
- Trail Blazers Foundation, President (2014-2020), Board Member (2013-2022)
- Lewis & Clark Center for Innovation, Board Member (2019-present)
- Girls Inc. of the Pacific Northwest, Board Member (2014-2019)
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