Ivan Parron
Adjunct Professor of Law
Mail:
St. Thomas University College of Law
Faculty Suite (209)
16401 NW 37th Ave
Miami Gardens, FL 33054
Education:
A.A., Florida State University
B.B.A., Florida International University
J.D., Florida International University College of Law
Expertise:
Media Rights
Complex Transactions
Intellectual Property
De-Fi / NFT
Publicity Rights / NIL
Gaming
Business / Corporate Labor / Employment Antitrust
Compliance
Securities
Data / Privacy
Dispute Resolution
Litigation Management
Commercial Litigation
Mediation / Arbitration
Ivan Parron
Ivan Parron® has over twenty-five years’ experience as a transactional lawyer and senior executive within the sports, entertainment and media industries. As founder of the internationally recognized law firm PARRON LAW | Entertainment and Sports, Parron provides legal and business affairs counsel to some of the world’s leading sports, entertainment and media companies and organizations, as well as to world famous athletes, artists and celebrities. A seasoned and tech-savvy legal and business strategist, clients look to Parron as an industry insider and advisor to provide counsel and business solutions and to craft breakthrough deals that monetize and grow their businesses and brands while safeguarding their unique, nontangible assets intellectual property and abilities.
Ranked a Top 100 Sports Law Firm by the prestigious Hackney Publications, Parron is known for representing US and International professional sports federations, leagues and teams. Parron has crafted and negotiated numerous television broadcast and global media rights agreements; sports betting, gaming and data rights agreements; and eSports and video game agreements. He also counsels sports industry clients on organizing sophisticated business structures for the aggregation and securitization of media rights using private equity to maximize exploitation opportunities in the US and abroad. Parron is also highly regarded within the television industry having represented two of the largest production companies in the world, Fremantle Media and Endemol Shine Group, and has served as production counsel on numerous productions including “American Idol”, “The Voice”, “The X-Factor”, “Hogan Knows Best”, “The Kardashians”, “Jersey Shore” and “The Real Housewives of Miami”.
Prior to a tenure at Universal Music Group directing legal and business affairs, Parron served as founder and CEO of Ritmoteca.com, the world’s first online music store. A self-taught software engineer, Parron’s company was a predecessor to the Apple iTunes store, resulting in his having been referenced by industry publications as the “inventor of iTunes.” A trailblazing pioneer and highly regarded deal-maker in the aggregation and distribution of media rights, Parron negotiated groundbreaking agreements with over 60 independent record labels, aggregating a catalog of exclusive distribution rights to over 600,000 song recordings, and was the first to negotiate digital distribution agreements with major record labels including Sony Music, Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group and BMG Music.
Parron is a seasoned contract advisor having been certified by the NFL, NBA, NCAA and FIBA. He is a committee member of the Sports Lawyers Association, is rated AV Preeminent by Martindale Hubbell and has been repeatedly voted Super Lawyers by his peers in both Florida and New York for his expertise in Entertainment and Sports Law. He is ranked a Top 50 Music Industry Lawyer by the publication Billboard and serves as a Grammy Governor with The Recording Academy and an Emmys-voting member with The Television Academy. Parron is also a noted legal scholar and author on the topics of sports, entertainment and media, serving as an adjunct professor of sports law at Florida International University College of Law in Miami. He has been published by the American Bar Association and is a frequent contributor to Huffington Post. Parron also regularly serves as a sports and entertainment industry expert witness, mediator and arbitrator.
