Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP has advised Kansas City Pioneers LLC, an emerging esports organization, on a number of fundraising, sponsorship, employment, corporate and corporate acquisition and divestiture matters. team goods. Most recently, the company supported the pioneers in selling its former Rocket League team to Shopify Rebellion, owned by billion-dollar e-commerce company Shopify, Inc. The Greenberg Traurig team was led by the associate Nicolas H. Sabet and included associates. Christopher T. Turek and John S. Jongbloed, and shareholder Scott Meza.
WASHINGTON, July 29, 2021 / PRNewswire-PRWeb / – Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP has advised Kansas City Pioneers LLC, an emerging esports organization, on a number of fundraising, sponsorship, employment, acquisition and transfer of business and team assets. Most recently, the company supported the pioneers in selling its former Rocket League team to Shopify Rebellion, owned by billion-dollar e-commerce company Shopify, Inc. The Greenberg Traurig team was led by Associate. Nicolas H. Sabet and included associates Christophe T. Turek and John S. Jongbloed, and shareholder Scott meza.
While in the Pioneers, the former Rocket League team rose to the top of the Rocket League Championship Series (RLCS). Following the transfer of the old team by the Pioneers, Greenberg Traurig helped the Pioneers secure a new Rocket League team. Cameron “Kronovi” Bills, one of the best players in the league, leads the team.
“To close the deal with Shopify and then build another Rocket League Level 1 team in such a short time, we knew we could count on Nicolas and the GT team to provide us with the legal and business advice we needed. needed. “, said the CEO of Pioneers Marc Josey. “The Pioneers are absolutely delighted to have recently joined the list of leading esports organizations represented by Greenberg Traurig.”
Greenberg Traurig also recently advised the Pioneers on finalizing the meaningful signing of professional Call of Duty player Doug “Censor” Martin. Censor is a former FaZe Clan and NY Subliners player and content creator with over 2 million YouTube subscribers. “The deal with Censor was unique and couldn’t have been more important to us. It was clear that GT could overcome the back and forth given their real understanding of the esports landscape,†said Josey.
The Pioneers currently have professional esports teams competing in Rocket League, Rainbow Six Siege, Madden, Halo, Valorant, and Call of Duty. The Pioneers actively maintain sponsorships with DoorDash, Under Armor and Social Apex Media, a leading marketing company in the Midwest.
Greenberg Traurig’s Video Games and Esports practice represents video game studios and publishers, esports leagues, esports teams, entertainment studios and companies, content and rights owners, merchants and suppliers of hardware and accessories. Team members have led complex, industry-leading transactions. The team provides advice on a wide range of services such as mergers and acquisitions, video game development and publishing, esports league management and tournament production, patent, trademark and rights protection. copyright, sports law, sponsorships and endorsements, employment and immigration matters, raffles, music and sound recording licenses, film, television and media production, merchandising and e-commerce , litigation, real estate and stadium development, and government regulatory and policy initiatives.
About Greenberg Traurig: Greenberg Traurig, LLP (GT) has approximately 2,200 lawyers at 40 locations in United States, Latin America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. GT has been recognized for its philanthropic giving, diversity and innovation, and is consistently listed as one of the largest firms in the United States on Law360 400 and among the Top 20 on the Am Law Global 100. The firm is net carbon neutral in regarding its energy consumption in the office and Mansfield Rule 3.0 certified. Web: http://www.gtlaw.com
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