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Sports & Entertainment Law

Our Sports and Entertainment Law practice provides sophisticated legal counsel to clients across the global sports, media, and entertainment industries. We represent professional athletes, coaches, teams, leagues, studios, production companies, music artists, influencers, digital content creators, and rights holders in a wide range of transactional, regulatory, and dispute-related matters.

Our attorneys bring deep industry knowledge and experience navigating the complex intersection of intellectual property, licensing, endorsements, sponsorships, labor and employment, antitrust, and media distribution rights.

Core services include:

  • Contract negotiation for athletes, entertainers, producers, and executives
  • Sponsorship and endorsement deals across traditional and digital media platforms
  • Content licensing, co-production, and distribution agreements
  • Intellectual property protection, including trademarks, copyrights, and rights of publicity
  • Union and guild compliance, including SAG-AFTRA, WGA, DGA, and sports players’ associations
  • Event management and venue agreements
  • Dispute resolution involving breach of contract, defamation, and unauthorized use of likeness
  • Digital media, streaming, and esports agreements
  • Private equity and M&A in sports franchises and entertainment ventures

We also advise institutional investors, talent agencies, and media conglomerates on high-stakes deals and regulatory issues affecting the entertainment and sports sectors. Whether structuring a film finance arrangement, negotiating a franchise acquisition, or advising on NIL (Name, Image, and Likeness) compliance for collegiate athletes, our practice is uniquely positioned to deliver practical, strategic counsel tailored to this fast-evolving landscape.

The following individuals practice in this area:

Jason Henderson

Jason Henderson

Senior Attorney

Jason Henderson, Esq., is a corporate and transactional attorney with over twenty years of experience handling complex transactions in media and IP licensing and distribution as well as product counsel and service agreements for Fortune 500 companies. A Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US), Mr. Henderson is recognized for his expertise in technology and media personalization, and is listed as the inventor on several patents in streaming technology and real-time AI. Mr. Henderson earned his BA in History from the University of Dallas and his Juris Doctor from the Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law. He currently serves as a commissioner with the Littleton Historical Preservation Commission. Beyond his legal practice, Mr. Henderson is the co-founder of Castle Bridge Media, publisher of the popular Castle of Horror Anthology series, has written for Electronic Arts and Marvel Comics, and has had multiple books optioned for film. Mr. Henderson’s practice focuses on the following: He can be reached via telephone at (866) 582-2586 and via email at jdh@jwlinternational.com.
Anthony Poulos

Anthony Poulos

Associate Attorney

Anthony J. Poulos is a transaction and litigation attorney at JWL International in Savannah. His practice centers on heavy equipment and construction law. He represents businesses and individuals in commercial disputes and transactions, and he handles cases from the first pleading through discovery, motion practice, negotiation, and trial. He also regularly advises businesses and boards of directors on legal matters, with a particular interest in veteran-owned businesses.

Before joining JWL International, Anthony was a litigation attorney and represented the Georgia Ports Authority in more than twenty tort lawsuits, defended Georgia counties and municipalities in state and federal court, including § 1983 civil rights claims, and advised buyers and sellers in mergers and acquisitions. He also served on the Criminal Justice Act Panel for the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia.

Anthony gained his trial experience in the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps at Fort Stewart. As a military prosecutor with the 3rd Infantry Division, he tried serious felony-level cases to verdict, including sexual assault and violent crime prosecutions. As Special Victims’ Counsel, he represented more than 80 survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence, and child abuse. He still serves in the Army Reserve as military defense counsel with the 154th Legal Operations Detachment.

His legal career started with veterans. He brought a Federal Tort Claims Act case against the United States over Camp Lejeune water contamination, defeated the government’s discretionary-function defense, and then successfully argued before the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (MDL No. 2911), defeating the government’s attempt to centralize the case. He also represented veterans in discharge upgrade and disability matters.

Anthony’s path to the law included years of public service. He served seven years as a Boston police officer in the city’s busiest district and was later chosen for the department’s full-time SWAT team. He received the department’s commendation medal twice. Before that, he served four years on active duty as a U.S. Coast Guard intelligence specialist. His Coast Guard work included a Joint Interagency Task Force South counter-drug patrol that led to a human trafficking interdiction and the seizure of more than 50 kilograms of cocaine.

He continues that service as pro bono General Counsel and a member of the Board of Directors for The 200 Club of the Coastal Empire, which supports the families of first responders killed in the line of duty. Outside the office, Anthony coaches his children’s youth sports teams, volunteers locally, reads, and travels with his wife and two children.

Anthony holds a J.D. from Suffolk University Law School, an M.B.A. in Finance from Columbia Southern University and a B.A. in Communications from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He is admitted to practice in Georgia and Massachusetts. Anthony can be reached via telephone at 866-582-2586 and via email at ajp@jwlinternational.com.

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Over many years, our attorneys have successfully negotiated, documented, and closed a vast array of business transactions, including manufacturer-dealer relationships as well as business purchases, sales, leases, and financing transactions throughout North America and in over 20 countries.

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