Talking Sports Law: Interview with Sounders FC General Counsel Maya Mendoza-Exstrom

Over the past several years, Seattle Sounders FC have been one of the most successful professional sports organizations in the United States. Along with having some of the strongest attendance numbers in Major League Soccer, they have won two MLS Cups, and have experience off-field success. The Sounders FC legal team is led by Maya Mendoza-Exstrom, the club’s General Counsel and VP of Government Affairs. On this episode of “Talking Sports Law” we talk with Maya about her daily responsibilities, how the club has changed over time, unique legal issues presented in a professional sports setting, and what trends she sees in Sports Law for the year ahead. Presenters: John Wilson and Brittani Ojogho-Fields

About Talking Sports Law
Created by the K&L Gates Sports Law practice, Talking Sports Law features discussions of sports law issues, interviews with sports law professionals, and analysis of recent trends at the intersection of sports and the law.

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