New interdisciplinary practice brings together the firm's existing experience in public-private development, sports and entertainment transactions, NIL, cultural infrastructure and public law
OAKLAND, Calif., Oct. 14, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Redwood Public Law LLP today announced the formal launch of its Sports, Arts & Entertainment Practice, bringing together existing experience across public-private partnerships, sports and entertainment transactions, Name, Image and Likeness (NIL), cultural infrastructure and public law into a dedicated interdisciplinary practice.
k5:G 4=2DDlQ!#}0x>365565pDD6E#676C6?46Q :5lQs:GpDD6E!=246w@=56C`QmkAmk:>8 DC4lQ9EEADi^^>>I]AC?6HDH:C6]4@>^>65:2^|$a_`bcg_^#65H@@5\!F3=:4\{2H\{2F?496D\$A@CED\pCED\2?5\t?E6CE2:?>6?E\!C24E:46];A8n:5l~pb_`hbhaQ E:E=6lQ#65H@@5 !F3=:4 {2H {2F?496D $A@CED[ pCED 2?5 t?E6CE2:?>6?E !C24E:46 Q 2=ElQ#65H@@5 !F3=:4 {2H {2F?496D $A@CED[ pCED 2?5 t?E6CE2:?>6?E !C24E:46 Q ^mk^Amk^5:Gm
kAm%96 AC24E:46 :D =65 3J #65H@@5 A2CE?6CD #:492C5 s] !:@ #@52[ tC:4 $] r2D96C 2?5 $E6G6 }8@[ H@C<:?8 2=@?8D:56 $6?:@C ~7 r@F?D6=D y256 *] #2>@D 2?5 }692 $929[ H9@D6 DA@CED 2?5 6?E6CE2:?>6?E AC24E:46 :?4=F56D 2E9=6E6 C6AC6D6?E2E:@?[ }x{[ DA@?D@CD9:A 2?5 6?5@CD6>6?E 28C66>6?ED[ =23@C 2?5 6>A=@J>6?E :DDF6D[ 2?5 EC2?D24E:@?D :?G@=G:?8 2CE:DED[ 4C62E:G6D[ 2?5 4F=EFC6 2?5 6?E6CE2:?>6?E @C82?:K2E:@?D]k^Am
kAm%@86E96C[ E96 E62> 25G:D6D AF3=:4 286?4:6D[ 2E9=6E6D[ 2CE:DED[ 4C62E:G6D[ ?@?\AC@7:E @C82?:K2E:@?D[ 2?5 3FD:?6DD6D @? >2EE6CD :?G@=G:?8 4@?EC24ED 2?5 4@>>6C4:2= 28C66>6?ED[ DE25:F> 2?5 G6?F6 56G6=@A>6?E[ DA@?D@CD9:AD 2?5 6?5@CD6>6?ED[ 8@G6C?2?46[ AF3=:4\AC:G2E6 A2CE?6CD9:AD[ 4F=EFC2= :?:E:2E:G6D 2?5 C6=2E65 DEC2E68:4 :?:E:2E:G6D]k^Am
kAmQ$A@CED[ 2CED 2?5 6?E6CE2:?>6?E 2C6 :?E68C2= E@ 2?5 6?92?46 4:G:4 =:76] %96J D92A6 9@H 4@>>F?:E:6D D66 E96>D6=G6D[ 3C:?8 A6@A=6 E@86E96C 2?5 D6CG6 2D 42E2=JDED 7@C 64@?@>:4 56G6=@A>6?E 2?5 4@>>F?:EJ 6?8286>6?E 2?5 :?G6DE>6?E[Q D2:5 #:492C5 s] !:@ #@52[ !2CE?6C 2?5 r@\{6256C @7 #65H@@5VD $A@CED[ pCED U2>Aj t?E6CE2:?>6?E !C24E:46] Q%9:D AC24E:46 7@C>2=:K6D H@C< E92E #65H@@5 2?5 @FC 2EE@C?6JD 2C6 2=C625J 5@:?8 2?5 3C:?8D E@86E96C 4@>A=6>6?E2CJ 6IA6C:6?46 24C@DD AF3=:4 =2H[ EC2?D24E:@?D[ =2?5 FD6 2?5 56G6=@A>6?E 2?5 E96 DA@CED 2?5 6?E6CE2:?>6?E :?5FDEC:6D E@ D6CG6 4=:6?ED 24C@DD E96 64@DJDE6>]Qk^Am
kAmkDEC@?8mtIA6C:6?46 p4C@DD E96 $A@CED[ pCED U2>Aj t?E6CE2:?>6?E t4@DJDE6>k^DEC@?8mk^Am
kAm#65H@@5VD 2AAC@249 C67=64ED E96 :?4C62D:?8=J :?E6C4@??64E65 ?2EFC6 @7 DA@CED[ 2CED[ 6?E6CE2:?>6?E 2?5 E96 AF3=:4 D64E@C]k^Am
kAm%96 7:C> 4FCC6?E=J D6CG6D 2D DA64:2= 4@F?D6= E@ E96 ~2<=2?5 p4BF:D:E:@? r@>A2?J[ 7@C>6C=J E96 p7C:42? p>6C:42? $A@CED U2>Aj t?E6CE2:?>6?E vC@FA[ :? 4@??64E:@? H:E9 E96 24BF:D:E:@? 2?5 56G6=@A>6?E @7 E96 ~2<=2?5\p=2>652 r@F?EJ r@=:D6F> 4@>A=6I] #2>@D AC6G:@FD=J =65 E96 =682= E62> 25G:D:?8 E96 ~2<=2?5\32D65 56G6=@A>6?E 8C@FA :? :ED 24BF:D:E:@? 677@CE[ H@C< #65H@@5 92D 4@?E:?F65 E@ 25G2?46]k^Am
kAm#65H@@5 2EE@C?6JD 2=D@ 3C:?8 6IA6C:6?46 25G:D:?8 @? >2;@C DA@CED 2?5 6?E6CE2:?>6?E 56G6=@A>6?ED E9C@F89@FE r2=:7@C?:2[ :?4=F5:?8 E96 (2E6C7C@?E q2==A2C< s:DEC:4E 2E w@H2C5 %6C>:?2= :? ~2<=2?5[ E96 C656G6=@A>6?E @7 w@==JH@@5 !2C< :? x?8=6H@@5[ E96 @4'Pqt >:I65\FD6 6?E6CE2:?>6?E 5:DEC:4E 2?5 w@?52 r6?E6C :? p?296:>[ 2?5 s:D?6J=2?5u@CH2C5]k^Am
kAm%92E 6IA6C:6?46 6?4@>A2DD6D AF3=:4\AC:G2E6 ?68@E:2E:@?D[ C62= 6DE2E6 2?5 =2?5 FD6[ 6?G:C@?>6?E2= C6G:6H[ 56G6=@A>6?E 28C66>6?ED[ AF3=:4 7:?2?46[ 4@?DECF4E:@? 2?5 AF3=:4 4@?EC24E:?8[ 724:=:EJ @A6C2E:@?D 2?5 @E96C =682= :DDF6D E92E 2C:D6 E9C@F89@FE E96 =:764J4=6 @7 >2;@C DA@CED[ 6?E6CE2:?>6?E 2?5 4F=EFC2= AC@;64ED]k^Am
kAm%96 AC24E:46 2=D@ 6IE6?5D 36J@?5 G6?F6D 2?5 56G6=@A>6?E] #65H@@5 25G:D6D 2E9=6E6D[ 2CE:DED[ 4C62E:G6D[ DA@CED @C82?:K2E:@?D 2?5 6?E6CE2:?>6?E 3FD:?6DD6D @? E96 =682= 2?5 DEC2E68:4 :?7C2DECF4EFC6 DFAA@CE:?8 E96:C 42C66CD[ @C82?:K2E:@?D 2?5 G6?EFC6D]k^Am
kAm%96 $A@CED[ pCED U2>Aj t?E6CE2:?>6?E !C24E:46 :?4=F56Dik^Am
kF= EJA6lQ5:D4Qmk=:mkDEC@?8m$A@CED DE25:F>D[ 6?E6CE2:?>6?E G6?F6D 2?5 5:DEC:4EDk^DEC@?8m[ :?4=F5:?8 56G6=@A>6?E[ AF3=:4 4@?EC24E:?8[ =2?5 FD6[ 6?G:C@?>6?E2= C6G:6H[ AF3=:4 7:?2?46 2?5 724:=:EJ @A6C2E:@?Djk3C ^mk3C ^mk3C ^mk3C ^mk^=:mk=:mkDEC@?8m!F3=:4\AC:G2E6 A2CE?6CD9:ADk^DEC@?8m 2>@?8 AF3=:4 286?4:6D[ 56G6=@A6CD[ DA@CED 2?5 6?E6CE2:?>6?E @C82?:K2E:@?D 2?5 ?@?AC@7:E A2CE?6CDj k3C ^mk3C ^mk3C ^mk3C ^mk^=:mk=:mkDEC@?8m}x{ 2?5 2E9=6E6 C6AC6D6?E2E:@?k^DEC@?8m[ :?4=F5:?8 }x{ 28C66>6?ED[ :?DE:EFE:@?2= 2?5 4@==64E:G6 2CC2?86>6?ED[ 2?5 DEC2E68:4 >2EE6CD 24C@DD 4@==68:2E6 2?5 AC@76DD:@?2= DA@CEDj k3C ^mk3C ^mk3C ^mk3C ^mk^=:mk=:mkDEC@?8m!C@76DD:@?2= =628F6 2?5 7C2?49:D6k^DEC@?8m kDEC@?8m>2EE6CDk^DEC@?8m[ :?4=F5:?8 @H?6CD9:A 8C@FA C6AC6D6?E2E:@?[ =628F6 ?68@E:2E:@?D 2?5 6IA2?D:@? 3:5Djk3C ^mk3C ^mk3C ^mk3C ^mk^=:mk=:mkDEC@?8mpCE:DE 2?5 4C62E:G6 C6AC6D6?E2E:@?k^DEC@?8m[ :?4=F5:?8 28C66>6?ED :?G@=G:?8 >FD:4[ 7:=>[ G:DF2= 2CE[ =:G6 A6C7@C>2?46 2?5 5:8:E2= 4@?E6?Ej k3C ^mk3C ^mk3C ^mk3C ^mk^=:mk=:mkDEC@?8mr@?EC24ED 2?5 4@>>6C4:2= 28C66>6?EDk^DEC@?8m[ :?4=F5:?8 E2=6?E[ 6G6?E[ G6?5@C[ AC@5F4E:@?[ =:46?D:?8 2?5 5:DEC:3FE:@? 28C66>6?EDj k3C ^mk3C ^mk3C ^mk3C ^mk^=:mk=:mkDEC@?8m$A@?D@CD9:AD[ 6?5@CD6>6?ED 2?5 3C2?5 A2CE?6CD9:ADk^DEC@?8m[ :?4=F5:?8 ?2>:?8 C:89ED[ G6?F6 2?5 6G6?E DA@?D@CD9:AD[ 2E9=6E6 2?5 E2=6?E 6?5@CD6>6?ED[ 3C2?5 2>32DD25@C 28C66>6?ED[ 4@\3C2?565 4@?E6?Ejk3C ^mk3C ^mk3C ^mk3C ^mk^=:mk=:mkDEC@?8mx?E6==64EF2= AC@A6CEJ 2?5 3C2?5 AC@E64E:@?k^DEC@?8m[ :?4=F5:?8 EC256>2C<[ 4@AJC:89E[ =:46?D:?8 2?5 C:89ED @7 AF3=:4:EJj k3C ^mk3C ^mk3C ^mk3C ^mk^=:mk=:mkDEC@?8m|65:2 2?5 3C@2542DE:?8 >2EE6CDk^DEC@?8m[ :?4=F5:?8 4@?E6?E[ 5:DEC:3FE:@? 2?5 >2EE6CD 7@C AF3=:4 2?5 4@>>F?:EJ >65:2 @C82?:K2E:@?Dj k3C ^mk3C ^mk3C ^mk3C ^mk^=:mk=:mkDEC@?8m{23@C 2?5 6>A=@J>6?E >2EE6CDk^DEC@?8m 7@C 2E9=6E6D[ A6C7@C>6CD[ 4C62E:G6 AC@76DD:@?2=D[ 2?5 E96 @C82?:K2E:@?D E92E 6>A=@J E96>j k3C ^mk3C ^mk3C ^mk3C ^mk^=:mk=:mkDEC@?8mpCED 2?5 4F=EFC2= :?:E:2E:G6Dk^DEC@?8m[ :?4=F5:?8 4F=EFC2= 724:=:E:6D 2?5 5:DEC:4ED[ AF3=:4 2CE[ >FC2=D[ 6I9:3:E:@?D[ 4C62E:G6 DA246D 2?5 4C62E:G6\64@?@>J AC@8C2>Dj k3C ^mk3C ^mk3C ^mk3C ^mk^=:mk=:mkDEC@?8mv@G6C?2?46[ 7@C>2E:@? 2?5 @C82?:K2E:@?2= >2EE6CDk^DEC@?8m 7@C DA@CED[ 2CED[ 6?E6CE2:?>6?E 2?5 ?@?AC@7:E 6?E:E:6D[ :?4=F5:?8 7@F?52E:@?D 2?5 >:DD:@?\5C:G6? G6?EFC6Djk3C ^mk3C ^mk3C ^mk3C ^mk^=:mk=:mkDEC@?8mt>6C8:?8 E649?@=@8J :DDF6D 27764E:?8 2E9=6E6D[ 2CE:DED 2?5 4C62E:G6 3FD:?6DD6Dk^DEC@?8m[ :?4=F5:?8 px 2?5 5:8:E2= 4@?E6?E @H?6CD9:Aj 2?5k^=:mk^F=m
kAmkDEC@?8mv@G6C?>6?E 2?5 C68F=2E@CJ >2EE6CDk^DEC@?8m 27764E:?8 DA@CED[ 2CED[ 6?E6CE2:?>6?E 2?5 4F=EFC2= :?:E:2E:G6D #2>@D 3C:?8D 2 5:DE:?4E:G6 A6CDA64E:G6 E@ E96 AC24E:46 2D 3@E9 2? 2EE@C?6J 2?5 7@C>6C AC@76DD:@?2= 2?5 }rpp s:G:D:@? x 32D<6E32== A=2J6C] w6C 6IA6C:6?46 :?4=F56D 25G:D:?8 4@==68:2E6 2E9=6E6D[ DA@CED @C82?:K2E:@?D[ 2CE:DED 2?5 4@?E6?E 4C62E@CD] $96 2=D@ 4@\56D:8?65 2?5 4@\:?DECF4E65 E96 :?2F8FC2= }2>6[ x>286 2?5 {:<6?6DD =682= 4=:?:4 2E &r q6C<6=6J $49@@= @7 {2H]k^Am
kAm!:@ #@52 3C:?8D 6IE6?D:G6 6IA6C:6?46 :? EC2?D24E:@?D[ AF3=:4\AC:G2E6 A2CE?6CD9:AD[ 8@G6C?2?46[ AF3=:4 4@?EC24E:?8[ C62= 6DE2E6 2?5 =2?5 FD6[ H9:=6 r2D96CVD AC24E:46 :?4=F56D 4@>A=6I AF3=:4 286?4J[ 56G6=@A>6?E[ C68F=2E@CJ 2?5 DEC2E68:4 >2EE6CD] %@86E96C H:E9 #2>@D 2?5 2EE@C?6JD 24C@DD #65H@@5VD AC24E:46 2C62D[ E96 E62> :D DECF4EFC65 E@ 255C6DD >2EE6CD E92E 7C6BF6?E=J 4C@DD EC25:E:@?2= =682= 5:D4:A=:?6D]k^Am
kAmQ$A@CED 2?5 6?E6CE2:?>6?E 2C6 492?8:?8 C2A:5=J[ A2CE:4F=2C=J 7@C 2E9=6E6D 2?5 4C62E:G6D H9@ 2C6 ?2G:82E:?8 :?4C62D:?8=J 4@>A=6I 4@>>6C4:2= @AA@CEF?:E:6D[Q D2:5 y256 *] #2>@D[ $6?:@C ~7 r@F?D6= 2E #65H@@5 !F3=:4 {2H] Q~FC 8@2= :D E@ 96=A 4=:6?ED F?56CDE2?5 E9@D6 @AA@CEF?:E:6D[ AC@E64E H92E E96J 2C6 3F:=5:?8 2?5 4C62E6 DECF4EFC6D E92E 2==@H E96:C H@C< 2?5 :562D E@ 8C@H]Qk^Am
kAm%96 =2F?49 C67=64ED #65H@@5VD 3C@256C 4@>>:E>6?E E@ 25G:D:?8 4=:6?ED @? 4@>A=6I >2EE6CD H96C6 AF3=:4 :?G6DE>6?E[ AC:G2E6 6?E6CAC:D6[ 4F=EFC6 2?5 4@>>F?:EJ 4@?G6C86]k^Am
kAm#65H@@5 H:== 7@C>2==J 46=63C2E6 E96 =2F?49 @7 E96 $A@CED[ pCED U2>Aj t?E6CE2:?>6?E !C24E:46 H:E9 2? 6G6?E @? kDEC@?8m~4E@36C `e[ a_aek^DEC@?8m :? ~2<=2?5 2E E96 w:DE@C:42= #@EF?52 qF:=5:?8 =@42E65 2E b__ uC2?< w] ~82H2 !=2K2 368:??:?8 2E di__A>[ !$%]k^Am
kAmkDEC@?8mp3@FE #65H@@5 !F3=:4 {2H {{!k^DEC@?8mk^Am
kAm#65H@@5 !F3=:4 {2H {{! :D 2 r2=:7@C?:2 AF3=:4 =2H 7:C> 25G:D:?8 AF3=:4 286?4:6D[ ?@?AC@7:ED[ 3FD:?6DD6D 2?5 @E96C @C82?:K2E:@?D @? 4@>A=6I =682=[ C68F=2E@CJ[ EC2?D24E:@?2= 2?5 8@G6C?2?46 >2EE6CD] #65H@@5 2EE@C?6JD 4@==64E:G6=J D6CG6 2D r:EJ pEE@C?6J 7@C `e r2=:7@C?:2 4:E:6D 2?5 2D v6?6C2= r@F?D6= E@ >@C6 E92? b_ DA64:2= 5:DEC:4ED 2?5 ?@?AC@7:E @C82?:K2E:@?D] %96 7:C> >2:?E2:?D @77:46D :? ~2<=2?5 2?5 $24C2>6?E@ 2?5 25G:D6D 4=:6?ED E9C@F89@FE r2=:7@C?:2]k^Am
kAmu@C >@C6 :?7@C>2E:@? 23@FE #65H@@5 !F3=:4 {2HVD $A@CED[ pCED U2>Aj t?E6CE2:?>6?E !C24E:46[ G:D:E kDEC@?8mk2 9C67lQ9EEAi^^C65H@@5AF3=:4=2H]4@>^DA@CED\2CED\6?E6CE2:?>6?EQmC65H@@5AF3=:4=2H]4@>^DA@CED\2CED\6?E6CE2:?>6?Ek^2mk^DEC@?8m]k^Am
k5:G 4=2DDlQ!#}0x>365565pDD6E#676C6?46Q :5lQs:GpDD6E!=246w@=56CaQmkAmk:>8 DC4lQ9EEADi^^>>I]AC?6HDH:C6]4@>^>65:2^|$`hhc`db^#65H@@5\!F3=:4\{2H\{@8@];A8n:5l~pb_`he_dQ E:E=6lQ#65H@@5 !F3=:4 {2H[ {{![ 2? ~2<=2?5\32D65 7:C> D6CG:?8 r2=:7@C?:2 =@42= 286?4:6D] {@8@ 4@FCE6DJ @7 #65H@@5 !F3=:4 {2H[ {{!]Q 2=ElQ#65H@@5 !F3=:4 {2H[ {{![ 2? ~2<=2?5\32D65 7:C> D6CG:?8 r2=:7@C?:2 =@42= 286?4:6D] {@8@ 4@FCE6DJ @7 #65H@@5 !F3=:4 {2H[ {{!]Q ^mk^Amk^5:Gm
kA :5lQ!&#{Qmk:>8 E:E=6lQr:D:@?Q H:5E9lQ`aQ 96:89ElQ`aQ 2=ElQr:D:@?Q DC4lQ9EEADi^^6586]AC?6HDH:C6]4@>^4^:>8^72G:4@?]A?8nD?l$ufacdcU2>AjD5la_ae\`_\`cQ ^m ':6H @C:8:?2= 4@?E6?E E@ 5@H?=@25 >F=E:>65:2ik2 :5lQ!#}&#{Q C6=lQ?@7@==@HQ 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]AC?6HDH:C6]4@>^?6HD\C6=62D6D^C65H@@5\AF3=:4\=2H\=2F?496D\DA@CED\2CED\\6?E6CE2:?>6?E\AC24E:46\b_ah_ghea]9E>=Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm9EEADi^^HHH]AC?6HDH:C6]4@>^?6HD\C6=62D6D^C65H@@5\AF3=:4\=2H\=2F?496D\DA@CED\2CED\\6?E6CE2:?>6?E\AC24E:46\b_ah_ghea]9E>=k^2mk^Am
kAm$~&#rt #65H@@5 !F3=:4 {2H {{!k^Am
kAmk:>8 2=ElQQ DC4lQ9EEADi^^CE]AC?6HDH:C6]4@>^CE]8:7n}6HDxE6>x5l$ufacdcU2>Aj%C2?D>:DD:@?0x5la_ae`_`c`c`c!#0}t($0&$!#00000$ufacdcU2>Ajs2E6x5la_ae`_`cQ DEJ=6lQ3@C56Ci_AIj H:5E9i`AIj 96:89Ei`AIjQ ^mk^Am
