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Winston & Strawn Co-Executive Chairman & Co-Chair, Antitrust/Competition & Sports Law Practices Jeffrey Kessler Appointed Sports Business Journals 2021 list of The most influential people in the sports world.
This recognition stems from Jeffrey’s decades of work for athletes, player classes and unions, and in particular his recent victory advocating for the NCAA v. Alston case on behalf of college athletes before the U.S. Supreme Court. In a 9-0 decision in June, the Supreme Court quashed the legal defense the NCAA has used for decades to justify why its rules don’t violate federal antitrust law. The case has already had a dramatic impact on what colleges and universities can offer in education-related benefits to the athletes, and in eliminating NCAA-imposed restrictions on marketing rights around a name, image, and likeness. athlete. It also questions numerous other NCAA rules that limit the compensation and benefits athletes can receive from their conferences and schools.
Read the full profile on Jeffrey in Sports Business Journal here.
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