Enough outside law firms to represent nearly every position on a football field grabbed roles on a deal announced Monday to relocate the National Football League’s Oakland Raiders to Las Vegas. The team has called the Bay Area home since 1960, save for a 12-year sojourn in Los Angeles.
In a 31-1 vote, NFL owners approved the relocation of the Raiders to Sin City, a move expected to take place in either 2019 or 2020. Like most business decisions, this one centered on money, specifically a record $750 million in public funding toward a new $1.9 billion stadium to be built for the storied football franchise just south of the Las Vegas Strip.
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