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Law Practice

Jul. 28, 2012

California lawyers land legal work for London Olympics

California lawyers have advised London organizers, handled arbitrations for the Court of Arbitration for Sport and represented Olympic athletes in the leadup to this summer's Olympic Games.


By Kevin Lee


Daily Journal Staff Writer


While the athletic competitions at the Summer Olympics last less than three weeks, the sheer variety of legal work leading up to and during the Games can make even the vaunted decathlon seem easy.


Beverly Hills-based lawyer and arbitrator Jeffrey Benz remembers the dizzying mix of work he handled at the start of his four-year stint as general counsel for the United States Olympic Committee, the organiza...

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