Aaron Swerdlow
Business / Contracts, Cannabis, Employment & Labor, Employment & Labor - Plaintiff, Entertainment (Transactional)
Los Angeles, California
Personal Introduction
Aaron Swerdlow enthusiastically guides emerging technology, private equity, consumer brands, and entertainment clients with transactional, M&A, employment, and other corporate law matters.
Practice Composition
Transactional
Education
Practice Summary
His practice includes drafting and negotiating private equity, corporate structuring, licensing, and asset sale agreements. He also negotiates and drafts joint venture, finance, employment, marketing, and third-party service agreements. He has extensive experience in negotiations and arbitrations involving contract, intellectual property, and international issues. For example, Aaron has negotiated with nearly every National Basketball Association franchise representing high-level executives and coaches. He also has negotiated across from many major media and private equity companies, assisted clients close numerous multimillion-dollar fundraising rounds, and led successful exits for privately-held companies. Aaron is quoted and recognized for his work on complex business transactions in publications including ABC News, USA Today, The New York Times, The American Lawyer, The Sports Business Journal, Bloomberg News, Financial Times, Variety, Fox Sports, the Associated Press, and other leading outlets. He also has authored articles about the intersections of law and technology, sports business, and e-sports for publications such as Law360, VentureBeat, and the Daily Journal (California).
Response Time
2 days
Affiliations
American Bar Association
LawInSport
Los Angeles County Bar Association
State Bar of California
Personal Interests & Charitable Work
Chess, rescue dogs, good coffee, and international travel Visiting hometown DC to spend time with family British spy and dystopian novels (favorite authors are Graham Greene, Cormac McCarthy, and John le Carré)
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