A partner with Sullivan & Cromwell in Southern California, Eric Krautheimer possesses extensive experience representing clients in cases regarding mergers and acquisitions of companies, subsidiaries, divisions, and other business assets. Eric Krautheimer also enjoys sports in his spare time and remains a season ticket holder of the New York (NY) Giants. In October 2015, the NY Giants became the first National Football League team to partner with the You Can Play Project.

1. NEW YORK GIANTS BECAME FIRST NFL TEAM
PARTNER OF YOU CAN PLAY IN 2015
Eric Krautheimer

2. INTRODUCTION
 A partner with Sullivan & Cromwell in Southern California, Eric
Krautheimer possesses extensive experience representing clients
in cases regarding mergers and acquisitions of companies,
subsidiaries, divisions, and other business assets. Eric
Krautheimer also enjoys sports in his spare time and remains a
season ticket holder of the New York (NY) Giants. In October
2015, the NY Giants became the first National Football League
team to partner with the You Can Play Project.
You Can Play Project promotes respect for all athletes regardless
of sexual orientation or gender identity and advocates for positive
messages of acceptance and team unity. Launched in 2011, it
offers educational programs and resources for academic
institutions and professional sports teams and leagues.

3. NEW YORK GIANTS
 The initiative also prompts its supporters to contribute
towards the eradication of discrimination and homophobia
in sports by creating videos that endorse the project’s
goal and push for attention and judgements to focus
exclusively on an athlete’s skill, work ethic, and
competitive spirit.
The NY Giants visited the Hetrick-Martin Institute’s (HMI)
Newark campus to film their video and kick off their
partnership with You Can Play. Co-captain and long
snapper Zak DeOssie, tight end Jerome Cunningham,
and assistant general manager Kevin Abrams attended
the filming and participated in a night of discussion,
learning, and football talk with the campus’ youth group.

4. CONCLUSION
 The athletes shared their experiences with
the youth group members and encouraged
athletes of all ages to respect one another
and band together against adversity.
For more information about the You Can Play
Initiative or to view the NY Giants’ video, visit
youcanplayproject.org.