Husch Blackwell Lobbyist Named First Legal Chief for K.C. Royals

One of the few Major League Baseball teams to be without an in-house legal chief has called up a former Big Law partner to become its new top lawyer.

The Kansas City Royals brought on Husch Blackwell senior counsel Adam Sachs earlier this month as chief legal counsel and senior vice president of external relations. Sachs told Bloomberg Law in an interview Thursday he’s been a friend and confidant of Royals owner John Sherman.

“We have a personal friendship and level of trust that I’d like to think is unique and which positioned me well for this incredible opportunity,” said ...