Winston & Strawn LLP‘s co-executive chairman Jeffrey Kessler frequently represents major player’s unions out of the firm’s New York office, which he represents in antitrust proceedings and in dealings with sports leagues. 2024 saw Kessler represent several classes of current and former NCAA athletes in negotiating a $3bn antitrust settlement and guaranteeing revenue sharing for future college athletes. He also represents the NASL in its antitrust case against the US Soccer Federation, which it accuses of violating federal competition laws by denying it Class I or II accreditation.
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Co-Executive Chairman of Winston & Strawn, Jeffrey Kessler is one of the world’s leading antitrust, sports law, and trial lawyers. He has served as lead counsel in some of the most complex antitrust, sports, and intellectual property litigations in the country, including major jury trials, and has represented a number of U.S. and international companies in criminal and civil investigations in the antitrust, sports law, trade, and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) areas.
Jeffrey formerly served as the co-chair of Winston’s global Antitrust/Competition Practice and as the co-chair of the firm’s Sports Law Practice. Law360 recently named both practices as a “Practice Group of the Year” for their respective categories.
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- 'Jeffrey Kessler has shown exceptional leadership and empathy, balancing legal expertise with a commitment to social justice.'