Howard Jacobs
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{{Short description|American lawyer}}
Howard L. Jacobs is an American attorney in Westlake Village, California,{{cite web|url=http://www.athleteslawyer.com|title=Howard L. Jacobs – THE ATHLETE'S LAWYER|website=Athleteslawyer.com|accessdate=December 29, 2017}} who has represented 200 or more athletes in disciplinary cases involving anti-doping, salary disputes, team selection issues, and civil litigation matters. He has been consistently ranked by Chambers Guide USA as one of the leading sports lawyers.{{cite web|url=http://www.chambersandpartners.com/12788/48/editorial/5/1|title=USA – Nationwide – Sports Law Lawyers & Law Firms – USA – Chambers and Partners|website=Chambersandpartners.com|accessdate=December 29, 2017}}
Clients include
- Tennis player Maria Sharapova in 2016{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tennis/2016/10/04/maria-sharapova-can-be-optimistic-of-reduction-in-doping-ban/|title=Maria Sharapova optimistic ban will be cut to one year by CAS today|first=Simon|last=Briggs|date=October 4, 2016|accessdate=December 29, 2017|website=Telegraph.co.uk}}
- UFC fighter Jon Jones in 2016{{cite web|url=http://www.mmafighting.com/2016/10/24/13378426/morning-report-jon-jones-attorney-says-usada-has-independently|title=Morning Report: Jones may get reduced sentence|website=Mmafighting.com|date=October 24, 2016|accessdate=December 29, 2017}}
- UFC fighter Brock Lesnar in 2016{{cite web|url=http://www.mmamania.com/2016/10/11/13241296/brock-lesnar-defend-failed-ufc-drug-tests-attorney-howard-jacobs-nsac-mark-hunt|title=Lesnar Hires Prominent Attorney To Fight PEDs Case|website=Mmamania.com|date=October 11, 2016|accessdate=December 29, 2017}}
- Swimmer Park Tae Hwan in 2016 and 2015{{cite web|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=3002283|title=-INSIDE Korea JoongAng Daily|website=Korea JoongAng Daily|accessdate=December 29, 2017}}
- Track cyclist Bobby Lea in 2016{{cite web|url=http://www.cxmagazine.com/usada-confirms-bobby-lea-appeal-antidoping-violation-shortens-sanction|title=CAS Confirms Bobby Lea's Anti-Doping Violation, Shortens Sanction – Cyclocross Magazine – Cyclocross News, Races, Bikes, Photos, Videos|date=February 25, 2016|website=Cxmagazine.com|accessdate=December 29, 2017}}
- Track & field athlete Veronica Campbell Brown in 2014{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/olympics/trackandfield/story/_/id/10516923/jamaican-sprinter-veronica-campbell-brown-cleared-anti-doping-rule-violationt|title=Jamaica's Campbell-Brown has appeal upheld|website=Espn.com|date=February 25, 2014|accessdate=December 29, 2017}}
- Swimmer Yulia Efimova in 2014{{Cite web |url=http://www.3wiresports.com/2014/05/13/16-months-supplement-now/ |title=16 months for a supplement, and now? - 3 Wire Sports |access-date=December 27, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161228195041/http://www.3wiresports.com/2014/05/13/16-months-supplement-now/ |archive-date=December 28, 2016 |url-status=dead }}
- Tennis player Marin Cilic in 2013{{cite web|url=http://www.morgansl.com/pdfs/Marin_Cilic_v_ITF.pdf|title=CAS 2013/A/3327 Marin Cilic v. International Tennis Federation : CAS 2013/A/3335 International Tennis Federation v. Marin Cilic|website=Morgansl.com|accessdate=December 29, 2017}}
- Basketball player Diana Taurasi in 2011{{cite web|url=https://www.courant.com/2011/02/16/diana-taurasi-cleared-coach-auriemma-thrilled-for-her/|title=Diana Taurasi Cleared|website=Articles.courant.com|access-date=December 29, 2017}}
- Track & field athlete LaShawn Merritt in 2011{{Cite web |url=http://www.3wiresports.com/2011/10/06/justice-six-month-rule-booted-appropriately/ |title=Justice: 'Six-month' rule booted, appropriately - 3 Wire Sports |access-date=December 27, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510065405/http://www.3wiresports.com/2011/10/06/justice-six-month-rule-booted-appropriately/ |archive-date=May 10, 2017 |url-status=dead }}
- Cyclist Floyd Landis (see Floyd Landis doping case)
- Track star Marion Jones in 2006
- Swimmer Jessica Hardy in 2008
- Runner Tim Montgomery
References
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External links
- [http://www.athleteslawyer.com/ Website]
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