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47-651: In the fall of 1992, Jerry Buss , owner of the Los Angeles Lakers , was instrumental in the founding of the CISL. On August 19, 1992, he was awarded a franchise named Los Angeles United . The team played in the Great Western Forum in Inglewood, California , which was also owned by Buss. The team went 6–22, drawing an average of less than 2,000 fans per game. At the end of the season, Buss sold

94-404: A settlement out of court in a palimony suit filed by Puppi Buss, who said that she had an on-and-off relationship with Buss for 15 years, and also alleged that he fathered her son; details of the settlement were not revealed. On May 29, 2007, Buss was issued a citation for driving under the influence after two California Highway Patrol officers saw him driving his gold Mercedes-Benz on

141-608: A European-centric company initially, rebuilding and strengthening its core practices in oil and gas, telecommunications, automotive, manufacturing, and chemicals. It did however maintain offices in Boston and Houston in the USA. Later ADL grew and expanded throughout Europe, the Middle East, and Asia and continued to be recognized for its expertise in areas combining aspects of technology, innovation, and strategy. A group of partners led

188-565: A Lakers employee for as long as Buss owned the team. When Hazzard died in 2011, he was still a Lakers employee. Buss has seven known children. His marriage to the former JoAnn Mueller ended in divorce in 1972 after having five children: Lee (born 1953 ), Johnny (born 1956), Jim (born 1959), Jeanie (born 1961) and Janie (born 1963). Their oldest child, Lee, was put up for adoption shortly after birth. Buss allegedly married his second wife, Veronica Hoff, in 1972 while still married to his first wife, JoAnn. During his time as Lakers owner, Buss

235-438: A Lakers game during the 2012–13 season due to health concerns. On February 14, 2013, four days before his death, it was revealed that Buss had been battling cancer since 2012. After being hospitalized at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center with an undisclosed form of cancer, he died of kidney failure on February 18, 2013, aged 80. On February 21, hundreds of friends, colleagues, and family members gathered to pay tribute to Buss in

282-514: A graduate of the University of Vermont who had met when they both worked for Richmond Paper Company . Their new company, Little & Griffin, was located in Boston where MIT was then located. Griffin and Little prepared a manuscript for The Chemistry of Paper-making which was for many years an authoritative text in the area. The book had not been entirely finished when Griffin was killed in

329-562: A laboratory accident in 1893. Little, who had studied Chemistry at MIT, collaborated with MIT and William Hultz Walker of the MIT Chemistry department, forming a partnership, Little & Walker, which lasted from 1900 to 1905, while both MIT and Little's company were still located in Boston. The partnership dissolved in 1905 when Walker dedicated all of his time to being in charge of the new Research Laboratory of Applied Chemistry at MIT. Little continued on his own and incorporated

376-693: A management buyout from the Altran group in 2011. The MBO was completed on 30 December 2011 with the vast majority of ADL directors becoming partners and shareholders. A small number of senior principals, as well as the CFO and COO, also became shareholders. The firm is led by the elected Global CEO, Ignacio Garcia-Alves, who was also the leader of the MBO team. Currently the firm operates with an elected board of directors and several elected committees - Compensation Committee, Partnership Committee, and an Audit Committee. In

423-555: A structural reorganization of Arthur D. Little Inc. In 1987, ADL claimed that sabotage was likely the cause of the Bhopal disaster , which resulted in the death of thousands. ADL's investigation was funded by Union Carbide , the company that owned the chemical plant responsible for the chemical disaster. Analysis by Arthur D. Little argues that the Negligence argument was impossible for several tangible reasons. In 2001, ADL wrote

470-417: A tax-exempt retirement trust for the benefit of its employees, was set up. As the pioneer firm in professional services, Arthur D. Little played a key role in numerous 20th-century business initiatives: In 1911 ADL organized General Motors ' first R&D lab, leading to the formation of the firm's dedicated management consulting division, and the birth of the management consulting industry. In 1916 ADL

517-645: A televised memorial service at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live , across from the Lakers' home court, Staples Center . Buss was buried on February 22 at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Hollywood Hills in a private ceremony with family and close friends. NBA commissioner David Stern said of Buss "The NBA has lost a visionary owner whose influence on our league is incalculable and will be felt for decades to come". Lakers guard Kobe Bryant said "His impact

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564-438: A waitress. His father, Lydus, was an accountant who went on to teach statistics at Berkeley, who abandoned Buss after his first birthday and never returned. When he was nine years old, Buss moved with his mother to Los Angeles ; three years later when she remarried, they then moved to Kemmerer, Wyoming and lived in a six-room home with his half-brother Mickey, his half-sister Susan, and stepbrother Jim. One of Buss' boyhood jobs

611-455: Is felt worldwide," and called Buss "the greatest owner in sports ever". Buss's 66% controlling ownership of the Lakers passed to his six children via a trust, with each child receiving an equal vote (11% for each child). His succession plan had daughter Jeanie assume his previous title as the Lakers' governor as well as its team representative at NBA Board of Governors meetings. The 2013 World Series of Poker paid tribute to Buss before

658-852: The Los Angeles Lazers of the Major Indoor Soccer League . The Lazers also played in The Forum. The team folded in 1989 and the league folded three years later. His contributions to basketball were recognized by his induction into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2010. Buss received the Golden Plate Award from the American Academy of Achievement in 1983. Buss was a high-stakes cash game poker player for many years, but later in life

705-866: The Los Angeles Strings in World Team Tennis . In 1979, he purchased the Los Angeles Lakers of the NBA , the Los Angeles Kings of the NHL , The Forum , and a 13,000-acre ranch in the Sierra Nevada from Jack Kent Cooke for $ 67.5 million (equivalent to $ 280 million in 2023). Buss later sold his controlling interest in the Kings to Bruce McNall in 1988. He then reached a major advertising agreement with Great Western Bank for

752-738: The National Basketball Association (NBA), winning 10 league championships that were highlighted by the team's Showtime era during the 1980s. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a contributor. Buss owned other professional sports franchises in Southern California. Born in Salt Lake City , Buss and his three younger siblings were raised by their divorced mother, Jessie, who worked as

799-515: The University of Southern California (USC), where he earned an MS and PhD in physical chemistry in 1957 at the age of 24. Upon completion of his PhD, Buss moved to Boston and worked for Arthur D. Little . Buss started as a chemist for the Bureau of Mines (now the Mine Safety and Health Administration); he then briefly worked in the aerospace industry for McDonnell Douglas and was on

846-582: The naming rights to The Forum, resulting in the official name of the building being changed to the Great Western Forum . Later, when the WNBA was formed in 1996, Buss took charge of operating that league's Los Angeles franchise, the Los Angeles Sparks . Eventually, all three teams moved into a more modern arena in downtown Los Angeles, the Staples Center , which opened in 1999. As part of

893-413: The $ 2,500 Seven Card Stud event. Arthur D. Little Arthur D. Little is an international management consulting firm originally headquartered in Boston , Massachusetts, United States, founded in 1886 and formally incorporated in 1909 by Arthur Dehon Little , an MIT chemist who extended the applications of cellulose acetate , especially its use as artificial silk. Arthur D. Little pioneered

940-494: The 1994 and '95 seasons. Tutino, who was then a production assistant and update reader on " XTRA Sports 690 ," has gone on to a long career as the Los Angeles Galaxy 's English-language announcer. Jerry Buss Gerald Hatten "Jerry" Buss (January 27, 1933 – February 18, 2013) was an American businessman, investor , chemist, and philanthropist. He was the majority owner of the Los Angeles Lakers of

987-642: The Beverly Hills estate once owned by Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks ; he sold it in 1987. Buss claimed his company owned—across Arizona, California and Nevada—roughly 700 properties by 1979. In 1974, Buss produced a movie named Black Eye starring former gridiron star Fred "the Hammer" Williamson . Buss was an owner of the Phoenix location of the Playboy Club . Buss became an owner of

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1034-651: The Fabulous Forum / Great Western Forum / Staples Center. Professionally, The Dwarfs were outstanding contributors who held positions as special assistant, financial advisor, investment banker, ADPAC marketing executive. The Dwarfs were regular fixtures in and among the Showtime Lakers throughout the 1980s and 1990s, and until Jerry's death in 2013. In January 2008, Buss donated $ 7.5 million to USC's Department of Chemistry to fund two endowed chairs and an endowed scholarship fund for chemistry graduate students;

1081-511: The Lakers' Showtime era with his vision that basketball games must be entertaining. The Sparks also experienced their share of success, winning two WNBA championships with such players as Lisa Leslie , Tamecka Dixon and DeLisha Milton-Jones . In 2002, when the WNBA was restructured to give its teams individual owners, Buss took ownership of the Sparks. He sold the team in 2006. Buss also owned

1128-601: The Moon as part of the Apollo 11 mission and which remains active and functioning to this day. In 1980, ADL produced the European Commission 's first white paper on telecommunications deregulation , having completed the first worldwide telecommunications database on phones installed, markets, technical trends, services and regulatory information. It also helped privatize British Rail , generally regarded as one of

1175-928: The company reaching 150 partners roughly two years later. In March 2022 Arthur D. Little terminated its operations in Russia and closed its Moscow office. Arthur D. Little is organized across a number of industry specialty groups including Aerospace & Defense, Automotive, Chemicals, Consumer Goods & Retail, Energy & Utilities, Financial Services, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Industrial Goods & Services, Oil & Gas, Private Equity, Public Services, Telecommunications, Information Technology, Media & Electronics (TIME), Travel & Transportation. Major service lines are in Corporate Finance, Digital Transformation, Digital Problem Solving, Operations and Risk Management, Strategy and Organisation, Sustainability, Innovation Management. In 2023, ADL Europe

1222-524: The company, Arthur D. Little (ADL), in 1909. He conducted analytical studies, the precursor of the consulting studies for which the firm would later become famous. He also taught papermaking at MIT from 1893 to 1916. In 1917, the company, originally based at 103 Milk Street in Boston, moved to its own building, the Arthur D. Little Inc., Building , at 30 Memorial Drive on the Charles River next to

1269-491: The concept of contracted professional services. The company played key roles in the development of business strategy, operations research , the word processor , the first synthetic penicillin , LexisNexis , SABRE , and NASDAQ . Today the company is a multinational management consulting firm operating as a partnership. The roots of the company were started in 1886 by Arthur Dehon Little , an MIT chemist, and co-worker Roger B. Griffin (Russell B. Griffin), another chemist and

1316-496: The deal to move the Lakers into Staples Center, Buss sold the Great Western Forum (which was later reverted to its original name). The Lakers were very successful under Buss' ownership, winning 10 NBA championships with such players as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar , Magic Johnson , James Worthy , Shaquille O'Neal , Kobe Bryant , and Pau Gasol , and with coaches Paul Westhead , Pat Riley and Phil Jackson . He inspired

1363-448: The faculty of USC's chemistry department. Buss originally invested in real estate to provide supplementary income so he could continue teaching. His first investment was $ 1,000 in a 14-unit West Los Angeles apartment building in 1959. Finding great success in the real estate business, he, along with longtime business partner, Frank Mariani, formed real estate investment company Mariani-Buss Associates. In 1979, Buss purchased Pickfair ,

1410-615: The first management education program to focus exclusively on training general managers from developing countries. Originally known as the Arthur D. Little Management Education Institute, this was a fully accredited academic institution with master's degree granting status. In 1996, the Arthur D. Little School of Management formed a partnership with Boston College 's Carroll School of Management in order to gain access to faculty and facilities. The Arthur D. Little School of Management became Hult International Business School in 2002, following

1457-507: The first time in over a decade. In 2024, ADL North America was ranked #28 overall. ADL was also recognized for International Opportunities (#2), Internal Mobility (#6), Management Consulting (#14), Environmental Sustainability (#19), Formal Training (#25), and Prestige (#45). Arthur D. Little publishes a number of regular global studies including: In addition, Arthur D. Little frequently publishes topical or industry-centric reports. Recent examples include: In 1961, Arthur D. Little launched

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1504-534: The five years following the 2011 MBO, ADL opened new offices in Turkey, Oslo, Buenos Aires, Mexico City, Singapore, Hong Kong, Beirut, Riyadh, Prague and Bahrain. In addition, ADL recently re-established itself in the US market and has opened offices in Boston, New York, and San Francisco. In March 2021 Arthur D. Little announced it had reached a milestone of over 100 partners. Growth accelerated after this milestone, with

1551-476: The impact of the dot.com bubble on technology sector activity this led Arthur D. Little to file Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 2002. At an auction in 2002, TIAX LLC , formed by Kenan Sahin , acquired the assets, contracts, and staff of Arthur D. Little's U.S. Technology & Innovation business. Paris -based Altran Technologies bought the non-U.S. assets and brand name of Arthur D. Little. Under Altran's ownership, Arthur D. Little operated primarily as

1598-488: The most complex privatization exercises in the world. By 2001, Arthur D. Little reached its peak as a global consulting firm with very significant growth in the technology sector. However, a new management team mismanaged the company's core business and engaged in manipulation of the Memorial Drive Trust. The ADL Board of Trustees replaced this management team. But the damage had been done, and combined with

1645-536: The new campus of MIT, which had also relocated from Boston to Cambridge. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. In November 1953, ADL opened a 40-acre site for its Acorn Park labs in west Cambridge, Massachusetts , about 6 miles (10 km) from MIT. The new site took its name from the company motto - "Glandes Sparge Ut Quercus Crescant," translated as "Scatter Acorns That Oaks May Grow." The Memorial Drive Trust,

1692-655: The playoff semifinals. In 1995, the CISL rearranged the teams, moving Anaheim to the Southern Division. Anaheim again won the division title before losing in the semifinals, this time to the Sacramento Knights . In 1996, the league began losing teams, leading to another readjustment of the teams, with the Splash returning to the Western Division, placing second in the division, but losing to

1739-451: The press as "The Seven Dwarfs". Jerry's inner circle entourage included John Rockwell, Ron and David Wilder, Miguel A. Nunez, Lance Davis, Mark Fulton, and Brian J. Sadler. This close-knit group of friends would often bid on charitable auction items that would help the causes of the events they attended. The Dwarfs were gifted championship rings when the Lakers won titles and were granted carte blanche access to all Laker home games and events at

1786-756: The quarterfinals. In 1997, the Splash again finished second in the division, but lost in the second round to the Sacramento Knights . The CISL and Anaheim Splash both folded on December 23, 1997. During its four seasons in Anaheim, the Splash averaged 6,393 per game. The Splash also averaged 6,822 per game in the playoffs. Coach of the Year Defender of the Year Goalkeeper of the Year First Team All Star Joe Tutino called Splash games on KPLS radio in

1833-625: The team to Ogden Facility Management. | image = http://www.kicksfan.com/graphics/anaheim/anaheim94.jpg When Ogden Facility Management purchased Los Angeles United, they moved the team to the Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim and renamed the team the Anaheim Splash to capitalize on the name of the team’s arena. The team saw an immediate turn around on the field, going 20–8 and losing to the Las Vegas Dustdevils in

1880-503: The two chairs were to be named after his mentors at USC, Professors Sidney Benson and David Dows. Buss was an inaugural member of the USC College Board of Councilors. His philanthropy also extended to people associated with the Lakers. When former Lakers player Walt Hazzard , then an adviser to the team, suffered a catastrophic stroke in 1996, Buss kept Hazzard on the payroll and told Hazzard's son that his father would remain

1927-464: The wrong side of the road in the coastal community of Carlsbad in northern San Diego County , with a 23-year-old woman passenger. After failing a field sobriety test, Buss was taken into custody, given a blood test, and booked on suspicion of driving while intoxicated with a blood-alcohol level over 0.08. In 2012, Buss was in a hospital for months with an undisclosed intestinal problem. Through his 80th birthday on January 27, 2013, he had not attended

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1974-714: Was commissioned by the Canadian Pacific Railway to do a survey of Canada's natural resources. In 1921 the firm succeeded in using a bucket of sows' ears to make a silk purse. This revolutionary achievement later became part of the Smithsonian Institute's collection. In 1968 ADL designed the NASDAQ stock exchange systems for London and Tokyo. In 1969 ADL developed the Apollo 11 Laser Ranging Retro-Reflector experiment which were installed on

2021-598: Was more active in tournament games. His best finishes included third in the 1991 World Series of Poker seven-card stud event and second place in the 2003 World Poker Tour Freeroll invitational. He also appeared in the GSN series High Stakes Poker and the NBC late-night series Poker After Dark . Beginning in the early 1980s, Jerry Buss was notoriously seen in and around Los Angeles at charitable events with his ever-present entourage of close friends who were infamously dubbed in

2068-474: Was ranked #2 for Level of Challenge, #11 for Internal Mobility, #12 for Innovation, #13 for Compensation, #14 for International Opportunities, and #19 for Prestige. ADL re-established itself in the US market in 2016 and has since been recognized by Forbes every year since then as one of "America's Best Management Consulting Firms". In 2022, ADL North America re-emerged in Vault's North America rankings at #19 for

2115-506: Was rated #11 in Vault's 2023 Consulting rankings for Europe with recognition for Innovation (#9), Level of challenge (#9), Technology, Media & Telecommunications Consulting (#10), Interaction with Clients (#13), Informal Training (#14), International Opportunities (#14), Firm Culture (#15), Prestige (#15), Promotion Policies (#15), Strategy consulting (#15) In 2023, ADL Asia was rated #11 in Vault's 2023 Consulting rankings Asia. On Vault's global rankings of key employment factors, ADL Asia

2162-409: Was widely known as a playboy and had a string of young girlfriends. Buss dated Debbie Zafrani, a Playboy bunny and the younger sister of the wife of Lakers player Kurt Rambis . Buss had two more children with a girlfriend, Karen Demel: Joey (born 1985) and Jesse (born 1988). At the time of his death in 2013, six out of seven of his children worked in the Lakers organization. In 1990, Buss reached

2209-648: Was working for his stepfather, Cecil Brown, who owned a plumbing business. Other jobs in Buss' high school days included carrying bags at the Kemmerer Hotel (paid $ 2 per day), setting pins at the bowling alley, working on the Union Pacific Railroad , selling stamps, and shining shoes. Buss earned a scholarship to the University of Wyoming , graduating with a BS degree in two and a half years in 1953. He then returned to Los Angeles and attended

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