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Kristi Kimiko Thielen

Associate
Gittings Global - NE108778

Kristi K. Thielen is an Associate in Eversheds Sutherland's Corporate Practice Group. 

She advises domestic and international clients on corporate business transactions, including venture financing transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and general corporate governance matters.

Kristi has particular experience with clients in the sports industry, including professional franchises and athletes in the NFL and NBA, as well as sports betting and fantasy sport operators.

Prior to joining Eversheds Sutherland, Kristi was an associate in the Corporate & Business Transactions practice of a major global law firm. While attending law school, Kristi served as a judicial extern for the Honorable Troy L. Nunley of the US District Court for the Eastern District of California and for the Honorable Judge Russell L. Hom of the County of Sacramento Superior Court. She also represented clients in federal court through the UC Davis Civil Rights Clinic and lectured as a teaching assistant at UC Davis.

Prior to law school, she was a California Assembly legislative aide to the now-Attorney General of California Rob Bonta.

  • Represented Vivid Seats in its acquisition of Betcha Sports - a sports betting operator.
  • Represented Thunder Gaming and Thunder Studios in an e-sports company sale and acquisition with Infinite Reality.
  • Represented the Las Vegas Raiders in all energy matters related to Allegiant Stadium and the Practice Facility.
  • Represented James Harden and 13 Endeavors in the acquisition and sale of a minority stake in a global sports company.
  • Represented James Harden and 13 Endeavors in its acquisition of a minority stake in the Houston Dynamo.
  • Represented Ice Cube and Big3 Basketball in all corporate, securities and commercial matters since its inception.
  • California
  • J.D., University of California at Davis School of Law
  • B.A., University of California, Los Angeles
Gittings Global - NE108778
Kristi Thielen

Associate

Gittings Global - NE108778
Kristi Thielen

Associate

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