Dionne Koller

Professor of Law
Director, Center for Sport and the Law
University of Baltimore School of Law

LL.M., Harvard Law School
J.D., M.A., with honors, George Washington University  

Professor Koller’s scholarly focus is sports law, particularly in the areas of youth, Olympic and Paralympic, and education-based sports, and she is a frequent media commentator and consultant to state and federal legislatures on issues related to sports and the law.

In 2021, Professor Koller was appointed by Sen. Maria Cantwell to co-chair the Commission on the State of U.S. Olympic and Paralympics, which delivered its final report to Congress in 2024. Professor Koller also has served as chair and as a member of the Executive Board for the Sports Law Section of the Association of American Law Schools, is a member of the United States Anti-Doping Agency’s Administrative Review Panel, and is on the editorial board for the International Sports Law Journal.

Professor Koller was awarded the Association of American Law School’s 2024 award for significant contributions to the field of sports law, and is also the recipient of the University of Baltimore’s President’s Faculty Award for outstanding achievement in teaching, scholarship, and service, and the University of Baltimore School of Law’s James May Teaching Award and Outstanding Faculty Teaching Award. Prior to entering law teaching, Professor Koller was an attorney with Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, L.L.P. in Washington, D.C.

Professor Koller’s book, More Than Play: How Law, Policy, and Politics Shape American Youth Sport will be published by University of California Press in 2025.