O’Melveny Represents Boise State, Colorado State, Utah State, San Diego State, and Fresno State in Settlement of Mountain West Conference Litigation
August 14, 2026
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
LOS ANGELES—August 14, 2026—O’Melveny represented five university clients—Boise State, Colorado State, Utah State, San Diego State, and Fresno State—in reaching a final agreement to settle all pending litigation between the schools and the Mountain West Conference.
The parties issued the following joint statement regarding the settlement:
“The Mountain West Conference, the Pac-12 Conference, Boise State University, Colorado State University, Utah State University, and The Board of Trustees of the California State University for the benefit of San Diego State University and California State University, Fresno have reached final agreements to settle all pending litigation among the parties. With these matters concluded, the conferences and institutions can move forward with certainty and focus on serving their student-athletes, campuses, fans, and communities.”
The O’Melveny team is led by partner Steve Olson, co-chair of the firm’s Litigation Department; partner Matt Cowan, co-head of the firm’s Colleges & Universities Group; and Sports and Entertainment & Media litigation partner Tim Heafner.
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Contact:
Brandon Jacobsen
O’Melveny & Myers LLP
+1 213 430 8024
bjacobsen@omm.com
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