Howard Jacobs

Howard L. Jacobs is an American attorney in Westlake Village, California,^[1] 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.^[2]

Clients include

• Tennis player Maria Sharapova in 2016^[3]
• UFC fighter Jon Jones in 2016^[4]
• UFC fighter Brock Lesnar in 2016^[5]
• Swimmer Park Tae Hwan in 2016 and 2015^[6]
• Track cyclist Bobby Lea in 2016^[7]
• Track & field athlete Veronica Campbell Brown in 2014^[8]
• Swimmer Yulia Efimova in 2014^[9]
• Tennis player Marin Cilic in 2013^[10]
• Basketball player Diana Taurasi in 2011^[11]
• Track & field athlete LaShawn Merritt in 2011^[12]
• Cyclist Floyd Landis (see Floyd Landis doping case)
• Track star Marion Jones in 2006
• Swimmer Jessica Hardy in 2008
• Runner Tim Montgomery