U.S. Soccer Federation Inc. announced Friday that Karen Leetzow, who most recently served as the general counsel for NASCAR, will become the organization’s top lawyer beginning in August.

Leetzow, who is the first hire by new U.S. Soccer secretary-general and CEO William Wilson, will be based in Chicago and lead a 21-person legal department and a five-person risk management team.

This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.

To view this content, please continue to their sites.

Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now

Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now

Why am I seeing this?

LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law are third party online distributors of the broad collection of current and archived versions of ALM's legal news publications. LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law customers are able to access and use ALM's content, including content from the National Law Journal, The American Lawyer, Legaltech News, The New York Law Journal, and Corporate Counsel, as well as other sources of legal information.

For questions call 1-877-256-2472 or contact us at [email protected]