On the eve of March Madness, the Litigator of the Week crown goes to Jeffrey Kessler for a major win on behalf of current and former college football and basketball players.

The co-executive chairman of Winston & Strawn represented the student athletes in an antitrust class action against the NCAA and 11 of its conferences. The suit in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California challenged NCAA rules that severely limited any form of compensation students could receive for their athletic services.