Cooley is defending the collegiate athletics Pac-12 conference in a series of high-profile antitrust class actions involving the compensation of student-athletes for their name, image and likeness. Cooley has represented the Pac-12 throughout the highly complex class settlement process in these cases, which continue to impact university athletic departments, student-athletes and the entire landscape of collegiate sports.

The Cooley team is led by partners Whitty Somvichian, Mike Sheetz and Mark Lambert and also includes special counsel Ashley Corkery and associate Greg Merchant.