REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE
Trevor M. Gates
Sports and Entertainment
Representing a professional football league with drafting sponsorship, endorsement, player, and
other agreements.
Representing active and retired NFL, NBA, WNBA, and Olympic athletes with sponsorship,
endorsement, licensing, film, music, television, and other agreements
Representing a tequila company with a celebrity co-founder endorsement and services agreement
and matters related to its initial product launch
Representing an international model with licensing her name, image, and likeness in connection
with launching geographical-based NFTs
Representing a WNBA player’s company with licensing her name, image, and likeness for the
creation of NFTs and digital memorabilia
Representing an NBA assistant coach’s company with various endorsement and partnership
agreements
Representing an entertainment company with drafting IP licensing, contribution, and services
agreements in connection with a global competition to develop, market, and distribute video
games
Representing a sports and entertainment company with drafting a template partnership agreement
and sweepstakes and contest rules for its esports team
Representing an entertainment company with drafting a collaboration agreement related to its
investment in a top-ranked competitive esports team
Representing a group holding a minority interest in an MLS franchise with various commercial
agreements and corporate law matters
Representing an MLS franchise with negotiating a sponsorship and promotional agreement with a
metropolitan transportation authority
Representing a molecular diagnostics company with a professional golfer endorsement agreement
Representing a professional hockey league with drafting its form player agreements
Representing award-winning sportscaster with investment in a sequel to an animated film
Representing a client with a film investment agreement with a producer
Representing a global company that offers a social media service in connection with matters
related to advertising sports betting and wagering services
Mergers and Acquisitions
Representing an American media company by advising on intellectual property matters in
connection with its $500 million acquisition of a technology news platform with a global
portfolio
Representing a global financial services company by advising on intellectual property matters in
connection with its investment in a provider that facilitates the digitization of sales for the
insurance industry
Representing a national bank by advising on intellectual property matters in connection with its
investment in a leading provider of lease accounting software to Fortune 1000 companies
Representing a subsidiary of a national bank by advising on intellectual property matters in
connection with its investment in a developer of operating systems and applications for global
financial services firms
Representing a subsidiary of a national bank by advising on intellectual property matters in
connection with its investment in a leading global payments technology company and provider of
payment and receivables solutions
Commercial Agreements
Representing a global provider of cloud, software, and professional services with drafting and
negotiating master services, software, hosted services, hardware purchase, and reseller
agreements
Representing a company offering various open source software solutions with drafting and
negotiating its master services and licensing agreements
Representing a global beauty company with multiple luxury brands with drafting and negotiating a
combined master services, software, and hosted services agreement related to cosmetics and
beauty care products
Representing a network infrastructure provider with drafting agreements governing its provision
of internet services
Representing a provider of mobile mapping technologies for outdoor activities with drafting
agreements governing the development, use, and endorsement of its products
Representing a national cosmetics company with data security and privacy matters
Representing a national kitchen and cooking supply retailer with drafting and negotiating media
rights agreements and master agreements for the use of software and other technology
Representing an international producer and distributor of textiles and outdoor gear with
structuring and drafting a retail store license and supply agreement
Representing an international producer and manufacturer of confectionary and other goods with
drafting and negotiating software, services, manufacturing, supply, transportation, and
distribution agreements
