
Randall Boe
Senior Counsel
Areas of Focus
- Media, Entertainment & Sports
- Capital Markets
- Corporate & Finance
- Film, Television & Digital Media
- Sovereign & Government Investors
- Technology
- Joint Ventures & Strategic Alliances
- Sports
- Served as general counsel for Monumental Sports & Entertainment and America Online.
- Former CEO and commissioner of the Arena Football League.
- Represents sports & media and private equity & private credit clients on complex corporate transactions.
Randall is a leading advisor to clients in sports & media, entertainment, technology, private equity (PE) and private credit. His clients include teams, leagues, financial institutions, private equity and venture capital (VC) investors, high-net-worth (HNW) individuals and family offices. From representing private credit firms in transactions with teams and leagues to developing innovative media distribution strategies, Randall delivers solutions tailored to each client’s unique objectives.
What sets Randall apart is years of experience helping to lead some of the most dynamic companies in sports & entertainment and previously serving as executive vice president and general counsel of Monumental Sports & Entertainment, and as CEO and commissioner of the Arena Football League. Randall also served as the general counsel at America Online. Today, Randall helps businesses scale from start-up to multibillion-dollar enterprises. He also has a particular focus on representing start-up leagues across all aspects of launching and operations.
Randall’s practice encompasses a broad array of sophisticated transactions and operational experience. He has handled matters connected to the National Basketball Association (NBA), Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA), National Hockey League (NHL), National Football League (NFL), Major League Baseball (MLB) and Major League Soccer (MLS).
Randall has worked with teams, leagues, local governments and municipalities in connection with arena, stadium and venue development, financing and building improvements. He has negotiated major media distribution deals, affiliate transactions and carriage agreements and other matters related to content distribution and media strategy. Randall has also represented teams and leagues in connection with the legalization of sports betting and transactions with sports betting operators.
With a cutting-edge practice, Randall provides strategic advice to help clients navigate the changing media & entertainment landscape. His comprehensive advice includes counseling clients on the proliferation of streaming services, alternative media distribution channels and the rise of virtual reality (VR)/augmented reality (AR) and artificial intelligence (AI) technology in sports and entertainment.
- Represented Monumental Sports & Entertainment in its $1.4-billion local rights media distribution agreement with Comcast/NBC.
- Represented Calgary Flames and Edmonton Oilers in connection with the legalization of sports betting and partnerships with sports betting operators.
- Represented Monumental Sports & Entertainment in connection with the legalization of sports betting in D.C. and partnerships with sports betting operators.
- Restructured operations for the Arena Football League; negotiated a carriage/distribution agreement with ESPN; negotiated a collective bargaining agreement with players union; and served as CEO and Commissioner.
- Represented NBA and NHL teams in league-wide financings, lender negotiations and minority investments.
List may include matters worked on prior to joining Akin.
EducationJ.D., University of Pennsylvania Law School, cum laude, 1987
B.A., University of Wisconsin - Madison, 1983
J.D., University of Pennsylvania Law School, cum laude, 1987
B.A., University of Wisconsin - Madison, 1983
Bar AdmissionsVirginia
Virginia