Professional baseball may be on hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic, but some big name lawyers are working to sort out a disagreement that could shape the future of minor league baseball.
In the thick of the negotiations between Major League Baseball (MLB) and the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues is Stanley Brand, who once served as general counsel to the U.S. House of Representatives under former Speaker Thomas “Tip” O’Neill Jr., and who recently left his role as senior counsel at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld in Washington.
Brand is now vice president of Minor League Baseball ...