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Director Business & Legal Affairs

New York, NY, USA

Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp.

About the Role

Role Summary

Working with oversight from the VP, Legal & Business Affairs, the primary function of the Director Legal & Business Affairs is to negotiate, draft and administer marketing partnerships, hospitality, event, and marketing-related agreements and promotions on behalf of the Marketing Partnerships, Premium Hospitality, Garden of Dreams, Marketing, Research and Data & Analytics, and PR groups.

Specific Functions/Activities Summary

Review deal memos (or other outline of proposed business arrangements) for completeness and potential legal issues.
Draft, review and negotiate various contracts for the Sales and Marketing group, including sponsorship agreements, marketing agreements, vendor services agreements, non-disclosure agreements, corporate hospitality licenses, and event agreements (e.g., hotel, catering and location agreements).
Research, manage, and track existing contractual obligations, including compliance with existing contractual obligations and evaluating exclusivity requirements.
Coordinate with various personnel throughout MSGE to help facilitate business initiatives, as well as liaising with other Departments (e.g., Finance and Facilities) and, as applicable, colleagues at MSG Sports, to ensure compliance with policies.
Work on sweepstakes, contests and giveaways, including rules, registrations, releases and review of creative materials.
Ensure that issues raised by proposed business arrangements (including any conflicts with existing arrangements) are identified and brought to the attention (with appropriate analysis) of the supervising attorney.
Assess and advise on league rules and clearance requirements, including the review of any right of publicity/implied endorsement issues and use of player images. Time permitting, assist in the drafting and negotiating of agreements associated with marketing.
Set up and maintain contract files; prepare contract status reports for extensive projects; general contract administration for MSGE Legal.
Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned.

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About the Company

Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. (MSG Entertainment) is a leader in live entertainment. The Company presents or hosts a broad array of events in its diverse collection of venues: New York’s Madison Square Garden, Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden, Radio City Music Hall and Beacon Theatre; and The Chicago Theatre. MSG Entertainment is also building a new state-of-the-art venue in Las Vegas, MSG Sphere at The Venetian. In addition, the Company features the original production – the Christmas Spectacular Starring the Radio City Rockettes – and through Boston Calling Events, produces the Boston Calling Music Festival. The Company’s two regional sports and entertainment networks, MSG Network and MSG+, deliver a wide range of live sports content and other programming. Also under the MSG Entertainment umbrella is Tao Group Hospitality, with entertainment dining and nightlife brands including: Tao, Marquee, Lavo, Beauty & Essex, Cathédrale, Hakkasan and Omnia.

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