George Abunaw

Associate Investment Funds

Los Angeles +1 310 552 7342

Practices

Overview

George Abunaw is an investment funds associate in the Los Angeles office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP.

Associate Attorney, Ropes & Gray LLP

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Thought Leadership

Publications

Co-Author, “House v. NCAA Settlement Approved: Era of Direct Payments to College Athletes Begins,” JD Supra, June 2025

Author, “A Possible Next Step for NIL Rules and Regulations,” Sports Law Today Newsletter, January 2024

Memberships & Affiliations

Men’s Soccer Representative, Boston University Athletics Young Alumni Council

Credentials

Admissions & Qualifications

  • Not admitted to practice in California
  • 2024, Massachusetts

Education

  • University of California, Berkeley, School of LawJ.D.2024

    Business Law Certificate

    Social Media Editor, Berkeley Journal of Entertainment and Sports Law

    NCAA Division I Men’s Soccer Team

    Public Relations Chair, Berkeley Law Students of African Descent (LSAD)

    Law School Representative, Berkeley Graduate Assembly

    Bales Trial Competition

    Berkeley-Harvard Exchange Program

    Harvard Journal of Sports & Entertainment Law

    Harvard Committee on Sports and Entertainment Law (CSEL)

    Harvard Black Law Students Association (HBLSA)

    HL Central

  • Boston UniversityB.S., Public Relations & Journalism2021

    Captain, NCAA Division I Men’s Soccer Team

    John B. Simpson Award

    Social Media Coordinator, Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC)

    Founding Member, Student Athletes of Color (SAOC)