Frederick (Fred) Nance, the global managing partner for the U.S. LLC of Squire Patton Boggs (which in Squire parlance puts him in charge of not just the 16 U.S. offices, but Asia, the Middle East, Latin America and Eastern Europe as well) who works out of the Akron, Ohio, area, has been working with former Cavaliers/Heat star and current Laker LeBron James since James was 17 years old.

In that time, Nance has watched the evolution of a teenage basketball phenomenon who has turned into a powerful businessman and socially influential public figure.