C. Anthony Mulrain

Anthony "Tony" Mulrain is a corporate and intellectual property attorney in Holland & Knight's New York and Atlanta offices and the co-chair of the firm's Sports Law Practice, as well as its Entertainment Law Practice. Mr. Mulrain has more than 20 years of experience with transactional matters and litigation within the sports and entertainment industries. He is a much sought-after resource for creatives, talent, production companies, studios, networks, executives, athletes, agencies, teams, leagues and companies within those industries.

Mr. Mulrain's work also includes representing actors, writers, producers and directors in transactions  production companies, studios and networks. In addition to traditional entertainment representation, Mr. Mulrain's practice encompasses representing entertainment clients in a broad range of other business pursuits that are unrelated to the entertainment industry. He has also handled entertainment matters for many of the nation's most high-profile motion picture and television production companies, studios and networks, as well as video gaming concerns.

After establishing himself as an entertainment attorney, Mr. Mulrain expanded his practice to include sports law. He has extensive experience advising and counseling professional sports agencies, teams, sports leagues, governing bodies and boxing promoters, as well as regularly representing players in the National Basketball Association (NBA), National Football League (NFL) and Major League Baseball (MLB), including seven players who have been the No. 1 overall pick in their respective drafts. His work for athletes also encompasses representing them in the agent selection process, player-agent fee disputes, traditional and equitized endorsement and image licensing agreements, marketing representation agreements, intellectual property portfolio management and civil litigation throughout the country. He is also called on to serve as general counsel to professional athletes, guiding them through a variety of sophisticated transactions, including the acquisition of an interest in television streaming networks, the purchase of national television affiliates, formation of marketing enterprises, structuring of wine companies and development of a number of esports teams. World champion prizefighters have also sought his counsel on business opportunities.

In addition to his work in the sports and entertainment sectors, Mr. Mulrain's business acumen and problem-solving abilities have made him a sought-after resource across many industries. As a result, he is a trusted adviser to a number of enterprises in the food and beverage, healthcare, life sciences, technology, private equity and venture capital spaces.

Prior to joining Holland & Knight, Mr. Mulrain was co-chair of the sports and entertainment practice for a large U.S. law firm in its New York office. In addition, he previously was founding and managing partner of the Atlanta office for a national law firm.