O’Melveny has announced that Benjamin Aronson, former Vice President and Assistant General Counsel at the National Basketball Association, has joined the New York office as a partner in the firm’s General Litigation Practice Group and Entertainment, Sports & Media Industry Group.
He will represent clients in professional and collegiate sports-related litigation and investigations, NIL matters, and consumer class actions.
A seasoned litigator and trusted strategic advisor, Aronson brings nearly 15 years of experience to O’Melveny—including nearly a decade serving as in-house counsel at the NBA. As the league’s Vice President and Assistant General Counsel of Litigation & Player Matters, he oversaw all global commercial litigation and provided support and guidance to various teams’ general counsel. During his tenure, Aronson managed the league’s response to an array of high-stakes investigations, arbitrations, and lawsuits. He also led the liability risk management for the NBA’s innovative “bubble playoffs” during the COVID-19 pandemic. Before the NBA, Aronson worked in the Litigation Department in the New York office of Debevoise & Plimpton.
Aronson earned his J.D. from Yale Law School and his A.B. from Brown University.
