title: Howard Jacobs
text: # Howard Jacobs
  
  Howard L. Jacobs is an American attorney in Westlake Village, California, who has represented 200 or more athletes in disciplinary cases involving anti-doping, salary disputes, team selection issues, and civil litigation matters. He has been consistently ranked by Chambers Guide USA as one of the leading sports lawyers.
  
  ## Clients include
  
  * Tennis player Maria Sharapova in 2016
  * UFC fighter Jon Jones in 2016
  * UFC fighter Brock Lesnar in 2016
  * Swimmer Park Tae Hwan in 2016 and 2015
  * Track cyclist Bobby Lea in 2016
  * Track & field athlete Veronica Campbell Brown in 2014
  * Swimmer Yulia Efimova in 2014
  * Tennis player Marin Cilic in 2013
  * Basketball player Diana Taurasi in 2011
  * Track & field athlete LaShawn Merritt in 2011
  * Cyclist Floyd Landis (see Floyd Landis doping case)
  * Track star Marion Jones in 2006
  * Swimmer Jessica Hardy in 2008
  * Runner Tim Montgomery
  