Bloomberg Law
Oct. 28, 2016, 6:47 PM UTC

Ted Olson’s Journey as a Lawyer

Lenore Adkins
Bloomberg Law

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Theodore B. Olson

Partner, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP

Olson, 76, joined Gibson Dunn as an associate in 1965 and became partner in 1972. He has been at the center of many the country’s most consequential legal disputes in recent years, including the successful challenge of the ban on same-sex marriage imposed under California’s Proposition 8, which was overturned at the U.S. Supreme Court. Earlier this year, Patriots quarterback Tom Brady turned to Olson for legal guidance in fighting his four-game NFL suspension over Deflategate. Below is Olson’s story in his own words.

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