Mr. Whiting offers skilled legal representation in the following areas of entertainment and sports law:

• Litigation
• Contract negotiations and disputes
• Performance and appearance contracts
• Endorsement, sponsorship, and licensing agreements
• Movie, television, and media contract, rights, production, and financing
• General business

Examples of Mr. Whiting’s work include:

• Drafting and negotiating theater, employment, marketing, sponsorship, and advertising contracts for Neil Giuntoli, writer, director, and producer of the play Hizzhonor, which chronicles the reign of the late Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley.


• Negotiating National Basketball Association franchise employment, as well as radio/commentator, sponsorship, marketing, appearance, and endorsement contracts for William (Billy) M. Mckinney, III. 
• Mr. Mckinney is a Northwestern University graduate; nine year National Basketball Association player; assistant general manager of the Chicago Bulls National Basketball Association franchise; first general manager of the expansion Minnesota Timberwolves National Basketball Association franchise; general manager of the Detroit Pistons National Basketball Association franchise; assistant general manager of the Seattle Sonics National Basketball Association franchise; radio announcer for the Minnesota Timberwolves, Detroit Pistons, and Seattle Sonics National Basketball Association franchises; and current director of scouting for the Milwaukee Bucks National Basketball Association franchise.
• Successfully defending Keith Jones in a breach of contract and tampering lawsuit brought by the Los Angeles Clippers against the Houston Rockets in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. 
• Mr. Jones is a former trainer for the Los Angeles Clippers National Basketball Association franchise, and current head trainer and assistant general manager of basketball operations for the Houston Rockets National Basketball Association franchise.
• Negotiating professional television/employment contracts for Ryan Baker, former NBC and current CBS Chicago sports caster. 
• Drafting and negotiating recording contracts for several local music writers, producers, and singers.