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Jeffrey Moorad

Jeffrey S. Moorad

Partner, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP | Principal, Morgan Lewis Consulting

jeffrey.moorad@morganlewis.com

Orange County Phone +1.714.830.0688 Fax +1.714.830.7001

600 Anton Blvd., Ste. 1800//Costa Mesa, CA 92626-7653

Washington, DC Phone +1.202.739.5919 Fax +1.202.739.3001

1111 Pennsylvania Ave. NW//Washington, DC 20004-2541//United States

Jeffrey S. Moorad serves as Chairman of Morgan Lewis’s global sports industry team and as a principal of Morgan Lewis Consulting. His business background, knowledge, and familiarity with the sports industry provide clients with unique business insight across all aspects of sports-related interests and opportunities.

Jeff currently serves as an adjunct professor at UCLA’s Anderson School of Management, where he teaches a course on the business of sports and serves on the school’s MEMES board, its sports, media, and entertainment oversight board. He is also the founder and Chairman of the Jeffrey S. Moorad Center for the Study of Sports Law at Villanova University School of Law, his alma mater.

On the business side, Jeff serves as Chairman and CEO of Moorad Sports Partners, an investment management company he co-founded in 2013 with sports industry legend Peter Ueberroth, and as a member of the board of directors at the Translational Genomics Institute (TGen) in Arizona.

Jeff’s experience extends to all facets of sports, including prior roles on the public board of directors at sunglass and apparel manufacturer Oakley Inc. He co-founded social media company ProTrade and served on the board of directors of its successor company, Citizen Sports Network, until its sale to Yahoo in 2010.

His success goes beyond the boardroom and into the communities that he serves. Jeff strongly believes in and supports community giving and outreach. Leading by example, he endowed a baseball scholarship to his alma mater UCLA and a $5 million gift for the Jeffrey S. Moorad Center for the Study of Sports Law.

Outside Jeff’s current positions, he was involved in the creation and sale of Athlete Direct, a sports technology firm that he and Leigh Steinberg had partnered on with AOL; Integrated Sports International, a New York-based sports marketing firm; and legendary sports representation powerhouse Steinberg & Moorad, which was sold to Winnipeg-based Assante Corporation. During his tenure, the agency maintained the largest client practice in the National Football League (NFL) for more than 15 years, representing 25 quarterbacks, along with the second-largest Major League Baseball (MLB) practice in the industry.

In 2004, Jeff was named a member of the executive team of the Arizona Diamondbacks, and served as a general partner and the team’s CEO, overseeing the day-to-day operations of the franchise.

In 2009, Jeff headed an ownership group that purchased a 50% stake in the San Diego Padres. In conjunction with the transaction, he was named Vice-Chairman and CEO of the club, roles he filled until 2012. After the negotiation of a $1.5 billion regional sports network agreement with FOX Sports, the club was sold for $800 million, the third-highest price for an MLB franchise at the time.

His professional success and evolution over several decades, ranging from player representation to sports franchise ownership and management over multiple decades, has resulted in Jeff being named to the annual list of the 100 Most Powerful People in Sports by The Sporting News on eight separate occasions.

Awards and Affiliations

Recommended, Industry focus: Sport, The Legal 500 US (2020, 2021)

Recognized, OC 500, Orange County Business Journal (2018, 2019)

Ranked, 100 Most Powerful People in Sports, The Sporting News

Chairman and CEO, Moorad Sports Partners, LLC

Adjunct professor, Business of Sports, UCLA Anderson School of Management

Founder and Chairman, Jeffrey S. Moorad Center for the Study of Sports Law, Villanova University School of Law

Contributor, Jeffrey S. Moorad Center for the Study of Sports Law Annual Symposium

Member, Young Presidents Organization (YPO) and YPO Gold, Newport Beach and San Diego

Vice-Chairman and CEO, San Diego Padres (2009–2012)

CEO, Arizona Diamondbacks (2004–2009)

Former co-principal, Steinberg & Moorad (1985–2004)

Admissions

  • California
  • District of Columbia

Education

  • Villanova University School of Law, 1981, J.D.
  • University of California, Los Angeles, 1978, B.A., Political Science
  • Modesto Junior College, 1976, A.A.

Sectors

  • Sports

Services

  • Morgan Lewis Consulting LLC

Regions

  • North America

Events

6/9/2022 - Track 8: Keynote Discussion and Ethics CLE
5/10/2022 -
2022 Advanced Topics in Hedge Fund Practices Conference
7/26/2021 - Collective Bargaining for College Sports? – NCAA v. Alston Opens the Door to Labor Relations Issues
3/30/2021 - Sports Business Journal Virtual Conference – All In: Investing in a Culture of Representation, Equity and Action
3/23/2021 - The 2021 Jeffrey S. Moorad Sports Law Journal Symposium
11/6/2019 - SeventySix Capital Sports Innovation Conference and Pitch Competition
4/12/2019 - 2019 Jeffrey S. Moorad Sports Law Journal Symposium
6/12/2018 - 2018 Morgan Lewis Advanced Topics in Hedge Fund Practices Conference: Manager and Investor Perspectives
4/13/2018 - 2018 Jeffrey S. Moorad Sports Law Annual Symposium
4/7/2017 - 2017 Jeffrey S. Moorad Sports Law Annual Symposium
4/1/2016 - 2016 Jeffrey S. Moorad Sports Law Annual Symposium

News

3/24/2022 - Morgan Lewis, Villanova Law to Tackle ‘Age of the Empowered Athlete’ at 2022 Moorad Symposium
November 2021 - OC 500, Orange County Business Journal
10/29/2021 - Morgan Lewis Partners Named Sports Business Journal Power Players
2021 - SBJ All In: Engage Your Teams, Adjust Your Culture, and Promote Equity in Hiring, Sports Business Journal
3/22/2021 - Morgan Lewis, Villanova Law Tackle Social Justice, COVID-19 Impact on Sports at 10th Annual Moorad Symposium
12/15/2020 - Morgan Lewis Advises MSP Sports Capital in Acquisition of McLaren Racing Shares
3/3/2020 - Morgan Lewis, Villanova Law Tackle ‘Sports in the New Decade’ at 9th Moorad Symposium
2/12/2020 - UCLA Anderson School of Management to Honor Ice Cube, NBC
1/17/2020 - Major League Lessons, UCLA Anderson School of Management
11/20/2019 - Matthew Berry Interviews Jeff Moorad at the SeventySix Capital Sports Innovation Conference 2019, SeventySix Capital
11/13/2019 - Orange County Business Journal Names 3 Morgan Lewis Partners to OC 500
7/23/2019 - M&A Wrap, Mergers & Acquisitions
7/23/2019 - Morgan Lewis, Akerman Score in Big Houston Sports Deal, Texas Lawyer
7/19/2019 - Morgan Lewis Represents James Harden in Minority Ownership Buy of Houston Dynamo Soccer Team
4/29/2019 - OC Insider, Orange County Business Journal
4/1/2019 - Jami McKeon, Jeff Moorad To Discuss ‘Future of Sports’ at Villanova Symposium
7/31/2018 - MLB Wants Cut of Gambling Revenue, League Official Says
6/7/2018 - Morgan Lewis Hosts 11th Annual Hedge Fund Conference in New York, 4th Annual in Boston
4/13/2018 - Experts Bet On High Court's Blessing For Sports Wagering, Law360
10/31/2017 - Morgan Lewis to Connect Key Entrepreneurs and Investors as 2017 PACT Capital Conference Host
9/11/2017 - Jeff Moorad Joins Morgan Lewis to Lead Firm’s Global Sports Industry Initiative
9/11/2017 - Sports Initiative: A Global Practice to Match an Increasingly Global Industry

Publications

3/3/2022 - No Longer a Rookie: The Evolution of Sports as An Asset Class, Sportico
5/28/2021 - A Midyear Update on the Sports Industry
5/21/2020 - Sports Investment Amid COVID-19: Playing Smart in Turbulent Times
4/21/2020 - How COVID-19 Made Esports the ‘Only Game in Town’
3/5/2020 - How Big3 Basketball Was Born
March 2020 - Buying and Selling Sports Clubs: In a League of Its Own?, PLC Magazine
6/4/2019 - INSIGHT: Sports Betting in States Races on a Year After SCOTUS Overturns Ban, Bloomberg Law