The Professional Women’s Hockey League started its first season this year with six teams in the US and Canada, the product of a billionaire financial backer, elite athletes, and enough lawyers to fill a skating rink.
Nearly a dozen law firms, as well as some in-house legal additions, had key roles in bringing the new league from just an idea to the actual ice. The PWHL is the third effort since 2007 to establish a North American professional women’s hockey league. Hoping to make the third time a charm are Jennifer Flynn, a former general counsel for Major League Baseball’s ...
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