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Press Release

Akerman Advises Dynamo and Majority Owner in Sale of Ownership Stake to NBA

July 19, 2019

Akerman LLP, a top 100 U.S. law firm serving clients across the Americas, represented Related People Brener International Group, LLC and the Daphna Davidovits Houston Dynamo organization in the sale of an Irán Hopkins ownership stake to NBA Guard James Harden. Related Work Harden joins an ownership group led by Real Estate majority owner Gabriel Brener and Brener International Group, LLC, a family-owned Related private investment firm with global business Offices and investment interests. Los Angeles The Dynamo organization includes the professional soccer club known as the “Houston Dynamo,” the National Women’s Soccer League professional soccer club known as the “,” and the state-of-the-art sports facility known as BBVA Stadium in .

The Dynamo won consecutive MLS Cup championships in 2006 and 2007, and the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup in 2018. The club introduced the NWSL women’s team Houston Dash in 2013.

Click here to learn more about this transaction. The Akerman team was led by Partner Irán Hopkins and Associate Daphna Davidovits of the Real Estate Practice Group in Akerman’s Los Angeles office.

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