The United States Golf Association (USGA) has appointed Alabama Law alumni Jim Noel ’79 as its chief legal officer. Noel joins the USGA from ESPN, where he served as associate general counsel and as a vice president in the network’s programming and digital media departments. His work included negotiations of media rights and distribution agreements, intellectual property licensing and new-media ventures. Read more
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