The Seattle Sounders and Portland Timbers, two of the biggest rivals in Major League Soccer, are among several clubs adding to their legal teams off the pitch.
Felipe Mendez, who spent the past three years as general counsel for the Bellevue School District near Seattle, joined the Sounders this month as an associate general counsel. He is also president of Washington Youth Soccer, an organization dedicated to promoting the sport among children in the state.
The Sounders promoted longtime legal chief Maya Mendoza-Exstrom to chief operating officer earlier this year. She didn’t respond to a request for comment. In May, ...
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