Focused on entertainment and sports resolution, Romano Law PLLC represents entrepreneurs, stake-holders and creative professionals

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The sports industry can be complex, where mistakes can have a substantial impact on revenue for athletes as well as organizations. Experienced legal representation is essential to ensuring parties can achieve their goals and build a successful career or business.

Romano Law PLLC is one such modern transactional and litigation law practice focused on Business, Disputes, Employment, Media, Sports and Entertainment law. Their experienced Business Lawyers, Entertainment Attorneys and Litigators work with established companies, industry leaders, business owners, executives, entertainment and media professionals, athletes and a broad range of growing enterprises. The firm represents clients in various industries, including: technology, television, film, social media, medicine, web design, branding, fitness, consulting, finance, fashion, architecture, construction, health, food and beverage, consumer packaged goods, cosmetics, advertising, education, marketing and others. The Business Attorneys and Litigators at Romano Law provide full-service outside general counsel for business entities and professionals. They understand the importance of having experienced and honest counsel on your side.

Getting the Best Terms in Sports Law

Those involved in the sports industry can face a wide variety of legal obstacles ranging from employment contracts to intellectual property rights and various other agreements. Their attorneys offer advice on these areas so clients can focus on taking their careers and business to the next level. The firm counsels current and retired athletes, sports industry manufacturers, general managers, retailers, producers, promoters, managers, coaches, analytics professionals and other individuals and companies involved in all aspects of the sports industry. Whether just starting out or well-established their field, they understand the challenges athletes may face, including maintaining privacy in the face of media and public attention and the strict procedures and deadlines which affect many sports-related business and legal matters. Romano Law's sports law attorneys have the experience and skills you need to navigate and thrive in the landscape of sports.

Their intellectual property attorneys (or “IP” attorneys) help ensure that their clients’ intellectual property rights are protected from unauthorized use, through registration, contracts, and enforcement actions. They handle a broad array of intellectual property matters including:

Trademarks: They assist their clients with registering their unique trademarks, growing and developing the recognition of their marks and branding, and ensuring trademarks are protected against trademark infringement or dilution.

Anti-Counterfeiting: Among the benefits of registering a trademark is obtaining U.S. Customs and Border Protection to stop infringing goods from being imported into the U.S. Additionally, federal registration provides a basis for foreign registration, allowing for protection of the organization’s brand globally. The ability to expand globally can help teams to seriously increase their revenue. They can help clients enforce their trademarks using every available legal tool.

Copyright: Sports organizations and media outlets may create works subject to copyright protection. Their attorneys advise clients regarding what is copyrightable and how to protect those rights through registration and enforcement under copyright law.

Licensing: Revenue from licensing provides significant income for teams. They have extensive experience negotiating licensing agreements to help ensure clients are protected and obtain favorable terms.

Media Rights: They negotiate local and national broadcasting rights for all media (television, radio, internet, and pay-per-view).

Romano Law represents sports and concert venues, promoters, and broadcasters in negotiations and disputes regarding use of a venue. Among the key concerns are performance rights, promotional obligations, compensation, insurance, security, sale of merchandise, and other matters.

Domenic Romano | Founder and Managing Partner

Domenic is an experienced Corporate Lawyer and Entertainment Attorney. His practice covers Business, Media and Sports Law. He advises clients on business structuring, business divorce, purchase & sale of businesses, demand letters, litigation, employment disputes, licensing, esports, film finance and complex contract negotiation. You may have seen him on NBC, CBS, CNN, CNBC, HLN, Yahoo Finance, FOX Business News or on Bloomberg TV, as a legal commentator. Or you might have read stories in the New York Times, The Independent, TIME, Entertainment Weekly or Adweek, where Domenic has been quoted.

He has been named to the New York Metro Super Lawyers list every year since 2015. In 2022 Domenic was awarded Martindale-Hubbell’s AV Preeminent Rating by his peers, for being ranked at the highest level of professional excellence for his legal expertise, communication skills and ethical standards. Before starting Romano Law in 2003, Domenic was a Corporate Lawyer at Jones Day, Hahn & Hessen LLP and Brown Raysman Millstein Felder & Steiner LLP and in-house legal counsel at a biotech firm, Pasteur Merieux Connaught in Toronto (now Sanofi Pasteur).

Domenic is President of the New York chapter of Entrepreneurs' Organization (EO), the world’s largest community of business owners, with a mission to empower, grow and learn.

He is a member of the New York City Bar Association and the Brooklyn Bar Association. He is also in the Business Law and the Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law sections of the New York State Bar Association. Domenic is the Founding Member of the Business Lawyers Group, the Managing Partners Group and the Entertainment Lawyers Group in New York City, each a diverse network of seasoned attorneys.

Domenic is a member of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (TV Academy) and an Emmy voter. He enjoys participating in TV academy events during this “platinum age of television”. He’s convinced that The Wire, The Sopranos and Breaking Bad are three of the best series ever made.