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Litigation

May 20, 2014

Sterling hires powerhouse antitrust lawyer to represent him in fight with NBA

Maxwell Blecher reportedly fired off a letter to the league on Donald Sterling's behalf last week, a step suggesting the embattled Clippers owner is gearing up for a long and protracted legal fight.


By Chase Scheinbaum


Daily Journal Staff Writer


LOS ANGELES - For several decades, Maxwell Blecher has cultivated a reputation as a go-to lawyer in the antitrust litigation arena. His clients have ranged from retired NFL football players wrangling over licensing agreements to plaintiffs suing cable giant Time Warner.


Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling hired Blecher, of L.A.'s Blecher Collins Pepperman & Joye PC, when he bought ...

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