TCR SPORTS v. WN PARTNER, LLC

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Chadbourne & Parke LLP, New York City ( Thomas J. Hall of counsel), and Cooley LLP, New York City ( Rachel W. Thorn , Alan Levine and Caroline Pignatelli of counsel), for TCR Sports Broadcasting Holding, LLP, appellant-respondent/respondent.

Sidley Austin LLP, Washington, D.C. ( Carter G. Phillips of the District of Columbia and Maryland bars, admitted pro hac vice, of counsel), for TCR Sports Broadcasting Holding, LLP, and others, appellants-respondents/respondents.

Sidley Austin LLP, New York City ( Benjamin R. Nagin , Eamon P. Joyce , Kwaku A. Akowuah and Tobias S. Loss-Eaton of counsel), for the Baltimore Orioles Baseball Club and another, appellants-respondents/respondents.

Rifkin Weiner Livingston LLC, Baltimore, Maryland ( Aron U. Raskas of the District of Columbia and Maryland bars, and Arnold M. Weiner of the Maryland bar, admitted pro hac vice, of counsel), and Sidley Austin LLP, New York City ( Charles S. Fax of counsel), for Baltimore Orioles Limited Partnership, appellant-respondent/respondent.

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, New York City ( Stephen R. Neuwirth , Sanford I. Weisburst , Julia J. Peck and Cleland B. Welton II of counsel), for Washington Nationals Baseball Club, LLC, respondent-appellant/respondent.

Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Washington, D.C. ( Paul Clement of the District of Columbia bar, admitted pro hac vice, Erin E. Murphy of the District of Columbia and Virginia bars, admitted pro hac vice, and Michael H. McGinley of the District of Columbia bar, admitted pro hac vice, of counsel), Williams & Connolly, New York City ( John J. Buckley, Jr. of counsel), and Lupkin and Associates, New York City ( Jonathan D. Lupkin of counsel), for the Office of Commissioner of Baseball and another, respondents-appellants.

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, New York City ( David G. Keyko of counsel), for E. Leo Milonas, amicus curiae.

Jenner Block LLP, New York City ( Stephen L. Ascher , Irene M. Ten Cate and Jeremy H. Ershow of counsel), for Diamond Dealers Club, Inc., amicus curiae.

Moses & Singer LLP, New York City ( Lawrence L. Ginsburg , Jay R. Fialkoff and Robert B. McFarlane of counsel), for Kenneth R. Feinberg, amicus curiae.

Friedman Kaplan Seiler and Adelman, New York City ( Robert S. Smith , Robert J. Lack and Nora Bojar of counsel), for Robert S. Smith, amicus curiae.

ANDRIAS and RICHTER, JJ., concur in a separate opinion by ANDRIAS, J.; KAHN, J., concurs in a separate opinion; ACOSTA, P.J., and GESMER, J., dissent in part in an opinion by ACOSTA, P.J.