Blank Rome hired Rebekah Prince as a partner in the Los Angeles office for its corporate, M&A and securities practice group. Prince’s corporate practice includes representing public and private companies as well as clients in the sports, media and entertainment and franchising industries. She joined Blank Rome from Barnes & Thornburg.
Prince’s addition continues the growth of Blank Rome’s Los Angeles team, which recently added corporate partner David E. Parsly, real estate partner Saul Breskal and of counsel Jamie Garelick earlier this year. She also strengthens the range of service offerings provided by the firm’s corporate practice, which has added nearly 20 attorneys to its national team over the past two years, including, most recently, partners Nina Skinner and C. Brendan Cummings in Houston as well as Leslie Marlow, Hank Gracin and Patrick Egan in New York.
“We are excited to have Rebekah join our Los Angeles office and national corporate team, which continues to strategically expand with leading legal talent skilled in numerous industries and practice areas,” Grant S. Palmer, managing partner and CEO for Blank Rome, said. “Beyond her traditional corporate practice, Rebekah’s background working in the sports and entertainment industries as well as franchising will bring tremendous value to our sports law, gaming and entertainment and family offices practices and the clients we serve in those areas.”
Prince represents investment advisers, buyers and sellers in the financing and M&A of public and private companies. She has experience in the sports, media and entertainment and franchising industries. She is known for negotiating celebrity endorsement deals as well as joint ventures and license agreements and provides legal advice typically given to family offices, implementing governance to individuals’ brands. She works both with younger sports players navigating the beginning of their professional careers as well as current and retired players who are transitioning into careers as business owners and investors.
“We are excited to welcome Rebekah to the team,” Louis M. Rappaport, co-chair of the corporate, M&A and securities practices at Blank Rome, said. “Rebekah has built a strong reputation as a trusted adviser who clients turn to again and again to handle their most important, high-stakes matters. She will be an excellent complement to our team in California and nationally.”
“I have enjoyed working with numerous Blank Rome attorneys over the years and look forward to being part of the firm’s highly regarded corporate team,” Prince said. “I also look forward to further enhancing the firm’s robust capabilities in the areas of sports law and gaming and entertainment, as well as franchising and family offices, which are important areas of focus for my clients and growing practice.”
