August 30, 2005

"NFL linked to ballot initiative"

"A Los Angeles law firm that represents the National Football League had a hand in drafting a proposed ballot initiative to revive the city's bid for a pro football team.

According to documents obtained by the Star-News, the firm of Latham & Watkins reviewed a draft copy of the initiative and suggested changes to help make the measure more palatable to the league and consistent with state land-use laws.

NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy acknowledged Tuesday the league made its attorneys available to the initiative's proponents "to make sure they were aware of our position and to make sure they were aware of league policies as it relates to stadium development.

Previously, the league would only say NFL officials had been "monitoring' the situation.

One of the attorneys who provided advice on the initiative was George Mihlsten, a senior partner at Latham & Watkins and lead attorney for the NFL in Southern California."

You can read the story here.

Posted by Randy Riddle at August 30, 2005 09:01 PM