U.S. Soccer Paid $9.2 Million to Firm Fighting Pay Bias Suit (1)

The U.S. Soccer Federation paid more than $9.2 million over a one-year period to Latham & Watkins, a longtime legal adviser defending it in a high-profile equal pay dispute with U.S. women’s national team members.

The landmark gender discrimination case stemming from alleged pay disparities between men and women national team soccer players is now before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The federation and women’s players reached a partial settlement on other claims in their lawsuit, such as addressing alleged unequal working conditions.

The federation, a nonprofit that serves as the governing body for U.S. soccer, ...