Matthew Pace Rimôn Falkenfort

Matthew D. Pace

Partner
Lawyer

New York
USA

Matthew Pace represents clients in a broad range of sports and entertainment matters, including property acquisitions and sales, sponsorships, licensing and promotional agreements, joint venture activities, digital rights and other media and general business issues.

His clients include personalities, sports leagues and teams, sponsors and properties, technology companies, investors, licensees and licensors and marketing and promotions agencies.

His clients include sports leagues and teams, sponsors and properties, sports technology companies, investors, licensees and licensors and sports marketing and promotions agencies. Among the noteworthy representations include the representation of: Sport 10 IP, Limited, the company that owns and licenses the intellectual property rights of Global icon Pele,  Alliance Baseball, the owners of the Omaha Storm Chasers (AAA Kansas City Royals) and the Richmond Flying Squirrels (AA San Francisco Giants), North East Sports Consultants, the NY Cosmos Soccer Club in connection with its re-launch and subsequent sale, the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Sports Technologies in connection with the sale of  FanNation.com to Sports Illustrated, and Slipstream Sports in connection with its ownership of the Cannondale Garmin Professional Cycling team.  Mr. Pace has also represented private equity investors in connection with their investments in sports.

Mr. Pace previously held senior-level business positions, including serving as executive director of Major League Lacrosse, executive vice president of Business Development and General Counsel for GM EventWorks, an Interpublic Group company that was responsible for managing sports and entertainment alliances for General Motors Corp.

Mr. Pace received his J.D. from the Emory University School of Law and his B.A. from Trinity College-Hartford.

  • Rimon P.C. (Partner)
  • Arent Fox, (Partner)
  • Herrick, Feinstein LLP
  • Duval & Stachenfeld LLP, (Partner)
  • Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP
  • Major League Lacrosse, Executive Director
  • General Motors EventWorks, Executive Vice President and General Counsel
  • Emory University (J.D.)
  • Trinity College (B.A.)
  • United States Recommended Attorney, The Legal 500 (Legalease Ltd), 2015