Daniel Glazer’s practice focuses on domestic and cross-border intellectual property and information technology transactions. He handles all aspects of IP/IT-related commercial agreements, such as licensing, outsourcing, consulting, development, sponsorship, marketing and distribution arrangements, and the IP/IT aspects of mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, securitizations and other complex corporate transactions. His practice also includes trademark and copyright counseling, enforcement and prosecution.
Mr. Glazer advises clients, including numerous Fortune 50 corporations, on high-profile matters in a range of industries, including telecommunications, financial services, sports, consumer products, food and beverage, media and entertainment. He is nationally recognized in the field of sports law and is co-chair of the firm's Sports Group.
Mr. Glazer, a member of Intellectual Property Magazine’s Advisory Board and a Senior Editor of The Trademark Reporter, has published over two dozen articles on IP, IT and sports law topics, including Practical Law Company’s primary practice resources on IP issues in M&A transactions. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has cited his writing as persuasive authority. He frequently lectures in a variety of contexts and is quoted regularly in the media as an authority on IP law and sports law, including by The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, National Public Radio and Sports Business Journal.
Mr. Glazer is nationally recognized by Best Lawyers® in the area of Intellectual Property Law and is praised as an "incredibly responsive" provider of "great personalized legal services." He also has been recognized by Legal 500 U.S. in the areas of Intellectual Property in Complex Corporate Transactions and Sports Law, and by Chambers USA in the area of Sports Law.
Representative Matters
Global and domestic financial services, insurance, telecommunications, consumer products, pharmaceutical, media, entertainment, information services and publishing companies in
- IT outsourcing and services transactions;
- Software licensing and development arrangements;
- Patent, trademark and copyright licensing;
- The IP/IT aspects of mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, securitizations and other complex corporate transactions; and
- Trademark and copyright counseling, enforcement and prosecution.
Various food and beverage companies in worldwide acquisitions and divestitures of brand portfolios.
Sports franchises and leading brand owners in domestic and international sports sponsorship, marketing and licensing arrangements.
Acquisitions and divestitures of numerous professional sports franchises.
A major U.S. professional women’s soccer league in connection with its organization and launch.
Museums, charitable organizations and other not-for-profit entities in IP/IT matters.