March 10, 2008 (New York, NY) - Proskauer Rose LLP, an international law firm with more than 750 lawyers worldwide, is proud to announce that Jon Oram, a partner in the firm's Sports Law Group, has been named to Street & Smith's SportsBusiness Journal's annual "Forty Under 40" list of top sports executives under the age of 40.

Mr. Oram, 34, has been a lawyer at Proskauer since 2000 and became a partner in 2007. Clients of the firm with which he has worked include professional sports teams and leagues in buying, selling and financing sports properties, league expansion, franchise relocation and stadium construction, as well as sponsorships, naming rights, licensing and television contracts. He was recently involved with representing the National Basketball Association in the formation of its new venture in China and its $253 million private placement, as well as the New Jersey Devils in connection with the development, construction and financing of the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.

"Jon's work on behalf of some of the world's pre-eminent teams and leagues has always been among the best in the sports business space - legal or otherwise - and we're proud to have him on our team. We congratulate him on this honor," said Joseph Leccese, co-chair of Proskauer's Sports Law Group.

In addition to the NBA, clients of the firm with which Mr. Oram works include Major League Soccer, which Proskauer advised in connection with the negotiation of its agreements with David Beckham, the National Hockey League, the ATP Tour, the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour and the Philadelphia Eagles, New York Jets, New York Yankees and Washington Nationals. He is a graduate of Stanford University and Yale Law School.

Proskauer's Sports Law Group applies the broad interdisciplinary skills needed to resolve the business issues and disputes that affect sports clients in the highly competitive entertainment and media marketplace. The practice consists of numerous transactional, tax, labor, litigation, antitrust, real estate, bankruptcy, intellectual property, and new media lawyers with extensive experience in sports matters.