O’Melveny Represents Three Universities in Connection with Move to Pac-12 Conference
July 31, 2025
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
LOS ANGELES—July 31, 2025—O’Melveny represented Boise State University, Colorado State University, and Utah State University in connection with the universities’ move to the Pac-12 Conference.
The Pac-12 Conference Board of Directors voted unanimously to admit the universities to the Pac-12 Conference effective July 1, 2026. Competition will begin for all conference sports in the 2026-27 academic year.
The O’Melveny team representing the universities was led by partner Lindsay Conner and partner Steve Olson, co-chair of the firm’s Litigation Department. The team also included partner and co-head of O’Melveny’s Colleges & Universities Industry Group Matt Cowan, partner Tim Heafner, and counsel Cailey Cavanaugh and Max Rothman.
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Brandon Jacobsen
O’Melveny & Myers LLP
+1 213 430 8024
bjacobsen@omm.com
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