Guardians Promote Ex-Paul Weiss Litigator to General Counsel

Nearly two years after adopting their new name, the Cleveland Guardians are making changes to their legal department.

Joseph Znidarsic relinquished his title as general counsel prior to the season and is now senior vice president of legal and strategic planning. Maxwell Kosman, who was the team’s deputy general counsel, stepped up to succeed him.

“I will remain head of our legal department but will be more focused on higher leverage legal and business priorities the club faces,” Znidarsic said in an email.

Major League Baseball’s Guardians are a century-old team that in mid-2021 said they would ditch their former ...