FIFA, the global governing body for soccer, the world’s most popular sport, has brought on a head of corporate legal to join at least eight new lawyers the organization has hired amid an exodus of in-house legal talent.
Edna Falla-Quintanilla, most recently a managing director and regional counsel at FedEx Corp., joined FIFA this month to lead its corporate legal team, she said in a LinkedIn post this week. “I cannot think of a more exciting place to continue my career,” Falla-Quintanilla said.
As sports-related businesses and deals become more complex, in-house lawyers are increasingly in demand, said Jaimie ...
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