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Sports Law Expert: O’Melveny Advises Angel City Football Club in DoorDash Sponsorship

February 24, 2021

O’Melveny guided National Women’s Soccer League team Angel City Football Club in a sponsorship agreement with DoorDash, this article reported. The deal solidified DoorDash as Angel City’s founding front-of-kit sponsor.

“In addition to the sponsorship agreement, Angel City and DoorDash announced a joint initiative during their first year to address food insecurity in Los Angeles by committing to bring an estimated 250,000 meals to those in need,” Sports Law Expert wrote.

“We’re delighted to be working with Angel City on these socially impactful commercial matters,” said O’Melveny Sports Industry Group co-chair Charles Baker, who has led the firm’s work for the team, along with counsel Eric Geffner.

“It continues to be a pleasure and a privilege to be a part of Angel City’s mission and success,” Geffner said. “The ‘front-of-kit’ sponsorship deal with DoorDash is a yet another groundbreaking move for the team.”

Along with Baker and Geffner, the O’Melveny team representing Angel City included associates Alexandra Piarino and Luisa Lizoain.

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