Husch Blackwell represented the City of Phoenix in its negotiations with the Milwaukee Brewers for a renovation of the Brewers’ spring training facilities and extension of the Brewers’ operations at the City-owned Cactus League facilities, including a new 25-year operating agreement, a development agreement delineating the team’s responsibilities for renovation of the facilities, and a new non-relocation agreement. The team also negotiated the optioning of development rights to the Brewers for a mixed-use development on underutilized City land to help spur economic development in the community.