Billions around the world have felt the death of Muhammad Ali, 74, a legendary boxer who turned himself into a humanitarian and global icon. Not surprisingly, a man who made a living with his fists—but became known for his words—employed more than a few lawyers in his lifetime.
Louisville-based Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs helped get Ali’s boxing career started more than 50 years ago by advising a group of Kentucky millionaires who sponsored the fighter, then known as Cassius Clay Jr. The 200-lawyer firm continued to represent Ali, set to be buried Friday after a public funeral in his hometown, even after the Louisville Lip joined the Nation of Islam, ditched his “slave name” and adopted Ali before taking on a new nickname: The Greatest.
