Sports and Gaming Practice Profiled in Law360’s Practice Group of the Year Feature

Jenner & Block’s Sports and Gaming Practice was profiled in Law360’s Sports & Betting Practice Group of the Year feature.

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“Jenner & Block LLP helps its clients navigate critical moments, including guiding Caesars to victory over a change-skimming lawsuit and engineering a multibillion-dollar sports betting arbitration win for Fox FSG Services in a spat with FanDuel, earning the firm a spot among Law360's 2023 Sports & Betting Groups of the Year,” the profile says.

In the profile, Co-Chair of the Sports and Gaming Practice Wade Thomson discusses the firm’s history of representing casinos in critical matters. “We’ve dealt with huge investigations and difficult litigation. That’s where we are more involved for our clients.”

For our gaming clients, Wade says that the key to successful representation is “being aware there is always a third party involved in any gambling litigation — the regulators.”

“Regulators are a party to all the moves you are doing, whether formally or informally. It adds a separate dimension,” Wade said.

The profile highlights Co-Chair Carissa Coze’s work advising PointsBet, the seventh-largest US sports betting operator, in the $225 million sale of its US business to a subsidiary of Fanatics, the largest sports and collectibles licensee in the world.

“All sports betting deals were challenging because of the constantly evolving regulations,” Carissa said. Fanatics was “trying to enter the sports-betting world based on their brand recognition. We were trying to make sure the deal we did with them accomplished that,” she added.

The key to any transaction is meeting with attorneys on the client side to “discuss business goals,” and to find out “what’s important to them and what they want to accomplish,” Carissa said.

A strength of Jenner & Block’s Sports and Gaming Practice is “its robust knowledge and relationship with Native American communities,” Wade said. “That can be important in the world of gaming, as many gambling and sports betting venues are located on land within American Indian reservations.”

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© 2026 Jenner & Block LLP. Attorney Advertising. Jenner & Block LLP is an Illinois Limited Liability Partnership including professional corporations. This publication, presentation, or event is not intended to provide legal advice but to provide information on legal matters and/or firm news of interest to our clients and colleagues. Readers or attendees should seek specific legal advice before taking any action with respect to matters mentioned in this publication or at this event. The attorney responsible for this communication is Brent E. Kidwell, Jenner & Block LLP, 353 N. Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60654-3456. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Jenner & Block London LLP, an affiliate of Jenner & Block LLP, is a limited liability partnership established under the laws of the State of Delaware, USA and is authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority with SRA number 615729. Information regarding the data we collect and the rights you have over your data can be found in our Privacy Notice. For further inquiries, please contact dataprotection@jenner.com.

Sports and Gaming Practice Profiled in Law360’s Practice Group of the Year Feature

Jenner & Block’s Sports and Gaming Practice was profiled in Law360’s Sports & Betting Practice Group of the Year feature.

Read More

“Jenner & Block LLP helps its clients navigate critical moments, including guiding Caesars to victory over a change-skimming lawsuit and engineering a multibillion-dollar sports betting arbitration win for Fox FSG Services in a spat with FanDuel, earning the firm a spot among Law360's 2023 Sports & Betting Groups of the Year,” the profile says.

In the profile, Co-Chair of the Sports and Gaming Practice Wade Thomson discusses the firm’s history of representing casinos in critical matters. “We’ve dealt with huge investigations and difficult litigation. That’s where we are more involved for our clients.”

For our gaming clients, Wade says that the key to successful representation is “being aware there is always a third party involved in any gambling litigation — the regulators.”

“Regulators are a party to all the moves you are doing, whether formally or informally. It adds a separate dimension,” Wade said.

The profile highlights Co-Chair Carissa Coze’s work advising PointsBet, the seventh-largest US sports betting operator, in the $225 million sale of its US business to a subsidiary of Fanatics, the largest sports and collectibles licensee in the world.

“All sports betting deals were challenging because of the constantly evolving regulations,” Carissa said. Fanatics was “trying to enter the sports-betting world based on their brand recognition. We were trying to make sure the deal we did with them accomplished that,” she added.

The key to any transaction is meeting with attorneys on the client side to “discuss business goals,” and to find out “what’s important to them and what they want to accomplish,” Carissa said.

A strength of Jenner & Block’s Sports and Gaming Practice is “its robust knowledge and relationship with Native American communities,” Wade said. “That can be important in the world of gaming, as many gambling and sports betting venues are located on land within American Indian reservations.”

Related Locations

© 2026 Jenner & Block LLP. Attorney Advertising. Jenner & Block LLP is an Illinois Limited Liability Partnership including professional corporations. This publication, presentation, or event is not intended to provide legal advice but to provide information on legal matters and/or firm news of interest to our clients and colleagues. Readers or attendees should seek specific legal advice before taking any action with respect to matters mentioned in this publication or at this event. The attorney responsible for this communication is Brent E. Kidwell, Jenner & Block LLP, 353 N. Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60654-3456. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Jenner & Block London LLP, an affiliate of Jenner & Block LLP, is a limited liability partnership established under the laws of the State of Delaware, USA and is authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority with SRA number 615729. Information regarding the data we collect and the rights you have over your data can be found in our Privacy Notice. For further inquiries, please contact dataprotection@jenner.com.

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