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Sorted by practice area the picture of FIFA's public legal work is the following: - crime, fraud & investigations: 12 cases - intellectual property: 8 cases - M&A: 6 cases - general litigation: 6 cases A governing body's choice of counsel is a confession of its anxieties, and FIFA's roster reads like a corporation that has spent years in the government's crosshairs rather than one selling broadcast rights. The geography reinforces the point. Nearly half of FIFA's disclosed matters, 29 of 58, are based in the United States, concentrated in New York City, the seat of the U.S. Department of Justice prosecution that detonated the 2015 scandal. The United Kingdom and Switzerland follow with six matters each. As the World Cup arrived in North America, FIFA's legal center of gravity has already shifted there. Note on methodology - Source: Publicly-available data tracked by Pirical Legal Professionals - Scope: 37 firms, 55 lawyers, and 58 matters across 17 countries. - Exclusions: confidential Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) arbitrations, sealed settlements, and in-house FIFA legal work are not captured; figures reflect public matters only. - Data caveat: data is derived from tracked public legal engagements; numbers may be slightly incomplete due to limited public information. Credit: Craig Savitzky and Pirical. Full article in the comments. #crime #fraud #investigations #intellectualproperty #ma #fifa #public #legal #generallitigation #usa #doj #uk #switzerland #cas #settlements #inhouse #external #law #lawfirms #legalcounsel #legalprofessionals