Rryan Cave Leighton Paisner has announced that sports lawyer and partner Ryan Davis will take the reins of the firm’s St. Louis office, effective May 1. He succeeds Robert Newmark, who has led the St. Louis office since 2011. Co-leader of BCLP’s Sports & Entertainment Group and one of BCLP’s most active M&A and corporate partners, Davis regularly represents several of BCLP’s prominent sports and corporate clients, including the St. Louis Blues, the St. Louis Cardinals and Stifel locally, and all 31 NHL clubs or their owners across the US and Canada. He has advised numerous public and private company clients, private business owners and sports teams, owners, players and sponsors in connection with a broad range of matters.