Warren Friss has clients all over the United States and all over the world. That is because his counsel covers every aspect of business in every stage of the business life-cycle, from start-ups to established public companies. The businesses he represents range in size from small private companies to gigantic public companies and everything in between. He has been involved in numerous cases involving ownership restructuring and transitions.
One interesting specialty Warren Friss has comes with his ability to work with sports leagues, players’ associations and consumer product companies when it comes to licensing, sponsorships and promotions, personality rights and intellectual property matters. Warren actually spent a considerable amount of time as a general counsel for The Topps Company, which is one of the most prominent sports cards and memorabilia companies in the world. While there, he oversaw virtually every aspect of that company's legal and compliance functions. However, he also was an integral part of Topps many contract negotiations, its financial transactions, intellectual property, Human Resources, and employment law matters. Warren Friss is uniquely capable of providing the best possible legal counsel in virtually every area of corporate law. He has dealt with the negotiation of contracts, business formation and regulatory compliance, mergers and acquisitions, private placements, joint ventures and strategic alliances. He is also highly experienced and skilled with such issues as debt financing and employment law.
While at Topps, Warren Friss also became an executive, leading the Topps Internet and Sports & Entertainment Division, where he was responsible for all business functions, not just the legal matters. As an attorney with Ingram, Warren has also been a prolific speaker, giving lectures about the law to many media groups, such as the Wall Street Journal and Entrepreneur.com, among many others.
One interesting specialty Warren Friss has comes with his ability to work with sports leagues, players’ associations and consumer product companies when it comes to licensing, sponsorships and promotions, personality rights and intellectual property matters. Warren actually spent a considerable amount of time as a general counsel for The Topps Company, which is one of the most prominent sports cards and memorabilia companies in the world. While there, he oversaw virtually every aspect of that company's legal and compliance functions. However, he also was an integral part of Topps many contract negotiations, its financial transactions, intellectual property, Human Resources, and employment law matters. Warren Friss is uniquely capable of providing the best possible legal counsel in virtually every area of corporate law. He has dealt with the negotiation of contracts, business formation and regulatory compliance, mergers and acquisitions, private placements, joint ventures and strategic alliances. He is also highly experienced and skilled with such issues as debt financing and employment law.
While at Topps, Warren Friss also became an executive, leading the Topps Internet and Sports & Entertainment Division, where he was responsible for all business functions, not just the legal matters. As an attorney with Ingram, Warren has also been a prolific speaker, giving lectures about the law to many media groups, such as the Wall Street Journal and Entrepreneur.com, among many others.
