Timothy J. O'Briend, J.D.
Partner
Libby O'Brien Kingsley LLP
tobrien@lokllc.com

Tim O’Brien, partner with Libby O’Brien Kingsley LLP, has over 20 years of experience representing management on a broad range of labor and employment issues throughout the northeast, and has counseled and advised all levels of management on employment issues.  Within the sports arena, O’Brien has advised colleges and universities throughout the country on legal issues confronting athletic departments including:  Title IX compliance and gender equity, compensation of coaches, review and design of coaching contracts, drug testing programs, discrimination law issues, policy review and development, training of coaches, staff and student-athletes, NCAA compliance issues, internal investigations, and certification.  He has participated in and moderated programs for the American Bar Association, the NCAA, athletic conferences and educational institutions on sports law topics which have included:  Title IX, disability discrimination, returning injured athletes to competition, coaches’ compensation, pay equity, risk management, and employment issues involving athletic departments.

O’Brien has been a contributing or co-author within a range of publications on employment and sports law.  He was listed in The Best Lawyers in America® under Sports Law; and recognized in the 2006 and 2007 Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business under Labor & Employment.

O’Brien received his Bachelor’s degree from the University of Notre Dame and his J.D. from the New England School of Law.