Julie Ray and the Perkins Thompson team represented the Maine Red Claws in the sale of the NBA G League franchise to the Boston Celtics, which was announced publicly on October 15, 2019. Maine Red Claws former Chairman and principal owner, Bill Ryan, Jr., who was instrumental in founding the Portland team in 2009, expressed his satisfaction with the transition to the Celtics. Ryan praised Ray and Perkins Thompson for their work: “Julie and the attorneys at Perkins Thompson did a tremendous job working for over a year on complex negotiations with the Celtics’ attorneys and with the NBA G League. I’m very pleased with the results.”
