CIVIC AND GOVERNMENTAL SPORTS ISSUES

For civic and government entities looking to get a team, keep a team, or meet contractual obligations, Thompson Coburn attorneys can work with officials to craft contracts, leases, and deals that boost revenue and craft sound business structures around athletic teams. Investments in professional sports involve millions in public expenditures. Our attorneys can help ensure local and state governments receive the maximum benefit of these business and civic relationships.

Stadium finance

Thompson Coburn maintains a large public finance practices in the Midwest. The firm has more than 30 years of experience in public and private financing projects related to the acquisition, construction, and improvement of most of St. Louis’ professional sports facilities, including Busch Stadium, the Edward Jones Dome and the Scottrade Center.

Our public finance attorneys can act as bond counsel, issuer’s counsel, underwriter’s counsel, special counsel, or represent a credit enhancer in sports venue transactions.

Franchise relocation

Our attorneys have experience with the myriad legal considerations any team faces when considering or attempting a relocation, and have the savvy negotiation skills needed to accomplish a team’s business goals and help it plan for the future.

Real Estate

Working on a national scale, our real estate attorneys represent financial lenders, commercial and institutional owners, and a wide array of businesses in their real estate transactions. We serve clients with real estate holdings from the east coast to the west coast, with a regional emphasis on the Midwest.

Our real estate and environmental attorneys also are adept at guiding clients through state and federal regulations, from capitalizing on federal tax credits and obtaining final permitting for a development project, to interpreting key environmental regulatory schemes.

We frequently collaborate with our public finance, environmental, corporate and tax attorneys to empower us to handle all facets of a real estate transaction. We can also tap into our litigation attorneys for the disposition of construction contract or other business disputes.