Sullivan named Co-Leader of the firm’s Entertainment & Sports Industry Group
NEW YORK, and LOS ANGELES, Nov. 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Leech Tishman is pleased to announce the addition of two new partners, Bryan M. Sullivan and Zachary C. Hansen. The addition of Sullivan and Hansen further strengthens Leech Tishman’s national Entertainment & Sports Industry Group and expands its capabilities in sophisticated business transactions, complex commercial litigation, and strategic risk, and crisis management.
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Sullivan has been named Co-Leader of Leech Tishman’s Entertainment & Sports Industry Group, alongside Los Angeles-based litigator Allen B. Grodsky. Practicing from the firm’s New York, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C. locations, Sullivan will also be a member of the firm’s Corporate and Litigation Practice Groups. Sullivan advises high-profile individuals, executives, investors, and companies on significant business matters, transactions, and litigation, serving as a strategic adviser on matters involving financial, commercial, and reputational interests.
Hansen joins the firm’s Entertainment & Sports Industry Group, Litigation Practice Group and Intellectual Property Practice Group, and will be based in the firm’s New York and Los Angeles offices. As a trial lawyer, Hansen represents clients in high-stakes entertainment and sports disputes, as well as complex commercial litigation. He has experience representing high-profile individuals, professional athletes, sports agencies, entertainment companies, record labels, influencers, and Fortune 500 companies in state and federal courts.
“We are thrilled to welcome Bryan and Zachary to Leech Tishman,” stated Pete A. Fuscaldo, Leech Tishman’s Managing Partner. “Their complementary experience brings tremendous depth to our Entertainment & Sports Industry Group, particularly in navigating high-stakes disputes, managing complex business relationships, and addressing sensitive legal and business challenges. Together, they strengthen our ability to deliver sophisticated, strategic counsel that helps clients manage risk, navigate an increasingly complex industry landscape, and pursue new opportunities, backed by the resources and reach of our national platform.”
Leech Tishman’s Entertainment & Sports Industry Group brings together a multidisciplinary team of attorneys who advise and represent a diverse range of clients, including internationally recognized actors, directors, producers, musicians, writers, influencers, professional athletes, entertainment and sports executives, and companies operating throughout these industries. Drawing on the firm’s transactional, litigation, intellectual property, corporate, and regulatory capabilities, the group handles matters ranging from business transactions and intellectual property protection to dispute resolution, complex litigation, contractual disputes, defamation, publicity rights, and regulatory compliance.
“The entertainment and sports industries are increasingly complex, with legal challenges that often intersect with broader business, financial, and reputational considerations,” stated Sullivan. “Leech Tishman’s national platform and multidisciplinary capabilities create tremendous opportunities to provide our clients with comprehensive, strategic counsel. I’m excited to work alongside Allen and our colleagues across the firm to continue building a dynamic Entertainment & Sports practice that meets the evolving needs of our clients.”
Leech Tishman is a national, full-service law firm dedicated to assisting businesses, institutions, and individuals. Leech Tishman offers legal services in business restructuring & insolvency, construction, corporate matters, healthcare, intellectual property, labor & employment, litigation, real estate, and trusts & estates. In addition, the firm offers a wide range of legal services to clients in the aviation & aerospace, beauty & wellness, cannabis, data privacy & cybersecurity, energy & natural resources, entertainment & sports, and life sciences industries. Leech Tishman has offices in Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami/Fort Lauderdale, New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Sarasota, and Washington, D.C.
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