Sports & Entertainment

As the sports and entertainment industries further expand, disputes have become increasingly complex. In these fast-paced sectors, it’s important to have a strategic legal team engaged. Whether the need is high-profile or discreet, Weber Gallagher attorneys bring a range of sophisticated experience. Clients view us as their trusted advisor and teammate on challenging matters.

Weber Gallagher’s Sports and Entertainment industry attorneys represent clients in resolving issues and disputes that affect businesses in these competitive marketplaces. We provide counsel to athletes, entertainers, event organizers, promoters, casinos, facility owners and operators, and other individuals, entities, and organizations involved in the sports, entertainment, and amusement industries.

We have strong industry experience devising innovative litigation strategies that help clients achieve critical objectives. Our experience gives us the unique opportunity to address litigation related to sports facilities, entertainment venues, and other projects. We know these enterprises and take a leading role in helping our clients reach their legal and business goals.

Weber Gallagher advises and defends clients that include promoters, entertainment companies, nightclubs, concert halls, venues, arenas, restaurants, bars, and taverns. Of relevance to these clients, we have extensive capabilities in the defense of personal injury, workers’ compensation, and general negligence claims. Our robust insurance law practice enables us to navigate complex indemnification issues.

​With more than 30 years of demonstrated success, we bring a broad array of counseling and litigation experience to every matter we undertake. We counsel on reducing the risk and expense of litigation through electronic discovery policies, risk management and alternate dispute resolution. When a dispute arises, we work to reach a resolution that keeps our client’s reputation and relationships intact.

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Board of Directors & General Liability Co-Managing Partner
Scott W. Bermack

Scott W. Bermack

Board of Directors & General Liability Co-Managing Partner
Paul M. Fires

Paul M. Fires

Firm Chair Emeritus & Workers’ Compensation Co-Managing Partner
Jennifer G. Laver

Jennifer G. Laver

Vice Managing Partner of the New Jersey Workers' Compensation Practice
Jeffrey D. Newby

Jeffrey D. Newby

Board of Directors & Workers' Compensation Co-Managing Partner
Jennifer G. Shorr

Jennifer G. Shorr

General Liability Co-Managing Partner
Tracy A. Walsh

Tracy A. Walsh

Board of Directors & Employment Managing Partner
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Secured summary judgement and won appeal in favor of a municipality under the Recreational Land Use Act and the Tort Claims Act in a death action suit.

Won summary judgment for a martial arts school on a case involving personal injury to a minor based on the plaintiff’s failure to meet the burden of proof required for the heightened recklessness standard of care allowed in New Jersey for participants in amateur sporting events.

Won a defense verdict on behalf of a commercial client in a complex liability case before a Middlesex County jury where the sympathetic plaintiff sustained a severe and challenging injury while on our client’s premises. The plaintiff alleged inadequate lighting and lack warnings of recent renovations that caused her to misstep on a platform stair that was previously a ramp. The defense, through multiple experts, proved that in fact, the lighting and warnings exceeded the building code requirements and that the accident was instead the result of the plaintiff’s failure to make proper observations of her surroundings. After 2.5 weeks of trial, the jury found our client was not negligent resulting in an award of no cause of action in favor of our client. The plaintiff demanded 5 times the amount of the settlement offer on the table but instead was awarded zero dollars for past, present, and future pain and suffering.

Weber Gallagher Simpson Stapleton Fires & Newby, LLP
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