Hoyt (CJ) Davis III*
Lecturer on Law
Education
JD New England Law | Boston
BA Assumption University
Professional Background
Hoyt (CJ) Davis III serves as Deputy General Counsel, Head of Sports Business & Legal Affairs for PUMA North America and Cobra PUMA Golf. His responsibilities are centered on managing PUMA and Cobra Golf's domestic and global sports-, licensing-, marketing-, and entertainment-based legal issues and business affairs in addition to various other corporate legal issues relating to intellectual property, product development, sales, and employment matters. CJ previously worked for Kering Americas, Inc. While at Kering he represented Kering’s portfolio of brands in both their Sportlifestyle and Luxury divisions including Gucci, Saint Laurent, Balenciaga, Bottega Veneta, PUMA, Volcom, and Electric Visual amongst others. He represents PUMA and the sporting goods industry as Vice Chair of the Athletics Committee and serves on the Committee on International Sports Organizations for the World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry. In addition, he serves on the Board of Directors for the Sports Lawyers Association.