Matthew Schwartz, ’12, Featured as Law360 Rising Star
Rising Star: Gibson Dunn's Matthew Schwartz
Matthew Schwartz has been counsel to the disruptive upstart golf circuit LIV Golf Investments since its inception in 2022 and, as a Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP partner, guided the New York Yankees and Dallas Cowboys in a set of acquisitions involving a premium experiences company, earning him a spot among the sports and betting attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
The biggest case of his career:
Schwartz cited his role as active chief legal officer to LIV Golf Investments as the biggest case of his career since its inception — and even before it was announced to the public.
"Unlike a normal M&A deal where people want to do a deal, they bring you in, you help them understand how to implement the deal and you go through the transaction closing, this is more like an active, ongoing representation from an outside counsel and now inside counsel perspective," Schwartz said. "I think the high-profile nature of LIV Golf, that's probably been the most challenging project."
Schwartz said his work with LIV Golf involves dealing with transactions, litigation, corporate work and that he advised the tour on its structure, launch and acquisition of its initial players and contracts. LIV Golf was met with some pushback upon its announcement, as some have criticized its ties to the government of Saudi Arabia. Additionally, the league is the subject of ongoing governmental review for a proposed merger with the PGA Tour.
LIV "received negative publicity from a number of places in connection with its launch" but also received positive publicity from others, Schwartz said.
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