Mintz sports and entertainment leader swaps law firm for Holland & Knight

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(Reuters) – Holland & Knight said on Wednesday it had added three lawyers, including two of its own, from the sports and entertainment practice of rival law firms Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and ​​​Popeo. leader.

Keith Carroll and Anthony Mulrain have joined Holland & Knight as co-chairs of its Sports and Entertainment Law practice. They will work with Tyrone Thomas, another co-chair of Mintz’s sports and entertainment business, who left the company in July.

“It’s clear that they are really committed to developing the practice of sport and entertainment both domestically and internationally,” Carroll said of their decision to join Holland & Knight.

Christopher Kelly, who heads Holland & Knight’s litigation unit, said in a statement that the company is devoting more resources to its work in the sports and entertainment industry.

Mulrain traveled between New York and Atlanta, representing former Miami Heat basketball players Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh In the lawsuit, as well as rapper Shad Gregory Moss, known as Bow Wow.

“If the market knew the level of sports and entertainment customers that Holland & Knight has, it would be before us, and the market would be shocked,” Mulrain said.

Boston-based Carroll is representing managers and employees of the Boston Red Sox baseball team as Major League Baseball investigates whether the team illegally used video equipment to steal opposing pitchers’ logos.

Major League Baseball established In 2020, sign stealing has “limited scope and impact.” The league stripped the team of its second-round pick in the 2020 amateur draft and suspended a team video operator.

Also moving to Holland & Knight is Washington, DC-based partner O’Kelly McWilliams. McWilliams’ business includes helping the company with internal investigations and whistleblower allegations, the company said.

In a statement, Mintz managing member Bob Bodian wished Carroll, Mulrain and McWilliams all the best.

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