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Primary practice areas
- Sports and entertainment law
- Business transactions
- Buy/sell agreements
- Litigation
- Labor and employment issues
- Real estate matters
General counsel services
- Sports and entertainment ventures
- Small and closely held businesses of various industries
- Public sector entities, including municipalities and school districts
Representative matters
- Negotiated purchases and sales of minor league baseball teams and other privately held businesses
- Represented parties in asset transactions, equity transfers and debt instruments
- Represented minor league baseball teams in negotiations for stadium leases and transfers
- Advised baseball team in connection with ballpark construction
- Represented baseball teams in obtaining approvals from Minor League Baseball and the commissioner of Major League Baseball
- Established operating and ownership entities for minor league baseball teams and other businesses
- Negotiated naming rights and sponsorship agreements
- Negotiated labor agreements and represented clients in labor disputes
- Represented clients in civil litigation, including jury trials
Publications and interviews
- Profiled, "Cleveland attorney discusses current issues faced by the sports industry," Ohio State Bar Association website, Dec. 19, 2011
- Interviewed, "Saturday night: baseball fan tragedy," Saturday Night with Esme Murphy, News Radio 830 WCCO (a CBS affiliate in Minnesota), July 16, 2011
- Quoted, "KSU lawyer: Ford contract language is clear," recordpub.com, May 13, 2011
- Interviewed, "Breaking down the legalese of the NFL lockout," Joel Hammond SportsBiz blog, crainscleveland.com, April 27, 2011
- Quoted, "New year, new policy challenges," shrm.org (Society for Human Resource Management), Jan. 11, 2011
- Quoted, “Cedar Park woman hurt at ballgame wants to warn others,” Austin (Texas) American-Statesman, Nov. 29, 2010
- Interviewed, “Five good minutes with Jim Juliano,” Joel Hammond SportsBiz blog, crainscleveland.com, Nov. 10, 2010
- Quoted, "The lowdown on unpaid internship programs," HR Magazine, November 2010
- Quoted, “Owning multiple sports teams in one city: good or bad?” Joel Hammond SportsBiz blog, crainscleveland.com, Oct. 6, 2010
- Author, "As Opening Day nears, ballpark liability issues to remember," Street & Smith’s SportsBusiness Journal, Volume 12, Issue 46, March 22–28, 2010
- Author, Legally Speaking® newsletter, 2004–present
Speaking engagements
- Amendments to the Americans with Disabilities Act, liability for crowd control and stadium railing heights (speaker), Northwest League board of directors, Baseball Winter Meetings, Dallas,
2011
- “Sports and the Law: Negotiating and Drafting Sports Venue Agreements Seminar” (guest panelist and lecturer), Cleveland State University Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, 2011
- "Legal Governance of the LPGA"
(moderator), symposium on "The Legal Evolution of Professional Golf and Tennis," Cleveland State University Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, April 15, 2011
- “Developments That Will Affect Your Team in 2011" (speaker), Bob Freitas Business Seminar, Baseball Winter Meetings, Orlando, 2010
- “Sponsorship and Naming Rights Agreements” (speaker), Minor League Baseball Promotional Seminar, Las Vegas, Sept. 29, 2010
- “Ballpark Leases, MiLB-Regulated Transactions, Liability Update” (speaker), Bob Freitas Business Seminar, Baseball Winter Meetings, Indianapolis, 2009
- “How the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 Affects Your Clubhouse; Ballpark Liability Update” (speaker), Bob Freitas Business Seminar, Baseball Winter Meetings, Las Vegas, 2008
- “Legally Speaking—A Fresh Look at Employment and Liability” (speaker), Bob Freitas Business Seminar, Baseball Winter Meetings, Nashville, 2007
- “Preventing Employment Pitfalls” (speaker), Bob Freitas Business Seminar, Baseball Winter Meetings, Orlando, 2006
- “Inside-the-Park Liability” (speaker), Bob Freitas Business Seminar, Baseball Winter Meetings, Dallas, 2005
Qualifications and admissions
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio, 1978
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1991
- Supreme Court of Ohio, 1978
- Certified by Supreme Court of Ohio as acting judge to preside over courtroom proceedings, including jury trials
Memberships
- American Bar Association
- Federal Bar Association
- Sports Lawyers Association
- Ohio State Bar Association
- New York State Bar Association
- Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law Section
- Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association
Career
- Nicola, Gudbranson & Cooper LLC, member (1994–present); Management Committee, member (2008–present)
- L. James Juliano Jr. & Associates (1982–1994)
- Sole practitioner associated with private firms (1977–1982)
Education
- J.D., Case Western Reserve University (1977)
- B.A., Case Western Reserve University (1974)
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