The Philadelphia Phillies and Pittsburgh Pirates, which have been busy moving players ahead of Major League Baseball’s July 30 trade deadline, also have new law department leaders.
Leslie Safran, an associate general counsel for the Phillies since 2014, took over last month as general counsel for the franchise following the retirement of longtime legal chief Richard “Rick” Strouse. The Pirates named Mera Kutrovac, a former partner at Steptoe & Johnson PLLC, to be the team’s new general counsel in July.
The two top lawyer hires, as well as other recent in-house legal additions, were disclosed on the front office pages ...
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