NEW YORK, Sept. 21, 2021 – Proskauer Partner Jon Oram has been named as one of Law360’s 2021 Sports & Betting MVPs of the Year, an annual list featuring attorneys who have distinguished themselves from their peers over the past year through high-stakes litigation, record-breaking deals and complex global matters.

Jon regularly represents the NBA, NHL, MLB, MLS, the ATP Tour, the WTA Tour and various other sports leagues and teams in their most significant transactional matters, including team ownership transfers, financings, expansions, relocations, bankruptcies and investigations. He was at the forefront of sports’ return to play across the U.S. after the unprecedented disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic, helping sports leagues and teams resume play quickly, effectively and safely.

As one of the sports industry’s go-to lawyers for the biggest sporting events in the world, Jon served as the primary outside counsel and strategic advisor to Los Angeles 2028 (LA28), the private, non-profit organization that will host and operate the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

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

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