ALYSSA LEVY is a member of Sidley’s Entertainment, Sports and Media industry group. She represents clients on a wide range of transactional matters including M&A, finance, and development with a focus on sports transactions. Her practice includes the representation of individuals, groups, and private equity firms in buying, selling, and investing in sports franchises. She also has experience advising clients, including individuals, leagues, teams, financial instructions, and local and state governments, in sports-anchored public-private partnerships for professional stadiums and related ancillary development.
Outside of the firm, Alyssa is a teacher’s assistant at the University of Miami School of Law for two courses: Investing in Sports and Purchase and Sale of a Minor League Baseball Team.
Alyssa graduated magna cum laude and Order of the Coif from the University of Miami School of Law with a J.D. and LL.M in Sports and Entertainment Law. During law school, she served as vice president of the Entertainment and Sports Law Society and was co-chair of the Global Entertainment & Sports Law + Industry Conference committee. Alyssa also served as a teacher’s assistant for many of her entertainment and sports law classes.
During her final year in law school, Alyssa was a legal extern for the Miami Dolphins and Hard Rock Stadium. She also worked as a legal student associate at Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. for the sponsorships and partnerships department. Prior to law school, Alyssa worked as a case assistant at a major law firm in New York City.