Matt Breeden

Current

Attorney at Dann Pecar Newman & Kleiman

Past

Vice-President & General Counsel at Champ Car World Series

Education

Pepperdine University School of Law
University of Redlands
Pike High School

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Matt Breeden’s Summary

Sports & Entertainment, Intellectual Property, and Corporate Law Attorney with a focus on the motorsports industry. Some highlights include:

● Represented Champ Car World Series LLC in negotiations and related documentation which resulted in the historic unification of Champ Car and Indy Racing League in 2008.

● Served as lead counsel in the acquisition of the Grand Prix of Long Beach from Dover Downs by Aquarium Holdings.

● Served as lead counsel in the acquisition of the Grand Prix of Toronto from Molson Sports & Entertainment, by Grand Prix Association of Toronto Corp.

● Successfully negotiated and drafted television broadcast and licensing agreements with multiple media companies, including ABC/ESPN, NBC, CBS, SPEED Channel, Global (Canada) and TV Azteca (Mexico).

● Successfully negotiated and drafted multiple promoter and venue agreements in the United States, Canada, Mexico, China, Australia, Belgium and The Netherlands.

● Represented Champ Car in successfully negotiating new chassis production agreements for each of the Atlantic and Champ Car Series, resulting in significant savings to teams.

Matt Breeden’s Specialties:

Broadcast & Digital Media Agreements, Licensing Agreements, Sponsorship Agreements, Athlete/Driver Contracts, Commercial Agreements, Insurance & Risk Management, Employment Agreements, Mergers & Acquisitions, Business Formation and Corporate Governance.

Matt Breeden’s Experience

Attorney

Dann Pecar Newman & Kleiman

(Law Practice industry)

Currently holds this position
Vice-President & General Counsel

Champ Car World Series

(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Sports industry)

May 2004 — June 2008 (4 years 2 months)

As a member of the company's executive management team I managed all legal affairs for the company, including contracts (venues, promoters, sponsors, teams, broadcasters, licensees, vendors, etc.), insurance (corporate and event), litigation, employment and corporate governance. In addition, I negotiated and documented M&A activities for Champ Car and several affiliates.

Matt Breeden’s Education

Pepperdine University School of Law

Juris Doctor , 2001 — 2004

Activities and Societies:

Fellow - Geoffrey H. Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship & the Law.
University of Redlands

B.A. , Economics, Accounting, Marketing , 1999 — 2001

Activities and Societies:

Maroon & Grey Honor Society, Dean's List.
Pike High School

1992 — 1996