Steve Argeris is a partner in Weil’s Private Equity practice and is based in New York and Washington, D.C. Steve represents investors, teams, universities, brands and athletes across the sports, media and entertainment sectors. He has represented multiple high-profile sports figures and teams in bet-the-company matters, including record-setting M&A transactions in the NFL, MLS and NWSL, private company investments, restructurings, naming rights and enterprise sponsorships, defending league-facing investigations and assisting on the hiring and termination of high-level sporting and business employees and other key sporting operations matters.
His experience includes serving general counsel with Tepper Sports & Entertainment (owner of the Carolina Panthers NFL franchise, Charlotte FC in MLS, and Bank of America Stadium), during which he helped the team transition from the ownership of founder Jerry Richardson to David Tepper in 2018, then the largest team sale in sports history. Prior to his legal career, Steve worked as a sports journalist for The Washington Post, covering the NFL, college sports, and boxing. Steve was named among the “40 under 40” by the Charlotte Business Journal in 2019, and currently serves as vice chairman of the Board of Directors of USA Rugby.