New York, August 9, 2021 – Proskauer Partner Elise Bloom has been named to Sports Business Journal’s 2021 class of "Game Changers: Women in Sports Business." The award honors female executives in the sports industry who are leaders in their fields and mentors to other women in sports business.

"Elise is one of the premier labor and employment attorneys in the country and a trailblazer and mentor for women in the sports business," said Proskauer chairman emeritus and Sports Group co-chair Joe Leccese. "We congratulate her on this well-deserved recognition."

With a career spanning more than 30 years, Elise is known for handling high-profile labor and employment cases on behalf of some of the nation’s most prominent companies. She has built a market-leading sports labor and employment law practice and represents and advocates for leading U.S. sports leagues, including Major League Baseball, the National Football League, the National Basketball Association and Major League Soccer. In addition to her market-leading practice, Elise is dedicated to creating an environment that encourages career advancement, leadership opportunities and relationship building among female lawyers through programming, mentoring and support of women throughout the various stages of their careers.

For more than 55 years, Proskauer has advised the world’s premier sports organizations on their most critical and complex matters. Our lawyers play a pivotal role in the transactions, negotiations and litigations that are at the leading edge of the business of sports.

Read more about Elise in the Sports Business Journal (subscription required): https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Journal/Issues/2021/08/09/Game-Changers/Game-Changers.aspx

Read Elise's full Sports Business Journal profile (subscription required): Elise Bloom, Proskauer (sportsbusinessjournal.com)