Jeffrey Kessler Discusses Antitrust Theories in Sports Law Cases

Winston & Strawn partner Jeffrey Kessler spoke at Mecklenburg County Bar’s CLE program titled “High-Profile Sports Litigation.” The program was held January 21, 2015, at the Mecklenburg County Bar & Foundation Center in Charlotte.

Mr. Kessler discussed his famous sports law cases and the antitrust theories found common among them, including:

• Challenges to player discipline in the Bounty, Ray Rice, and Adrian Peterson matters
• Significant cases, such as Jenkins et al. v. NCAA et al., McNeil et al. v. NFL et al., NBA player class actions, Brady v. NFL, Sprewell v. NBA, and Belichick v. NFL et al.
• Pro bono representation of Oscar Pistorius in obtaining the right to compete against non-disabled athletes around the world

Jeffrey Kessler serves as the head of the global antitrust/competition practice and co-chairs the sports law practice group. He focuses his practice on all aspects of antitrust/competition, sports law, intellectual property (IP), complex litigation, and government criminal and civil investigations.