Fred Rivera is the Executive Vice President and General Counsel for the Seattle Mariners. Fred joined the Mariners from the Perkins Coie law firm, where he served as the Managing Partner of the firm’s Seattle office. Fred is responsible for overseeing all of the Mariners’ legal affairs, both in the baseball and business operations of the franchise, government relations, human resources, and community relations. Rivera began his legal career in 1993 as a trial attorney in the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice. He joined Perkins Coie in 1998 and, except for two years when he served as Vice President in charge of internal investigations at Fannie Mae (2006-2008), spent 18 years with the firm.
Rivera has been selected for recognition in the U.S. News-Best Lawyers in America®. He is a past president of the Latina/o Bar Association of Washington, regional president of the Hispanic National Bar Association, and was a trustee with the King County Bar Association. Fred is currently a member of the Board of Directors of the Downtown Seattle Association, ArtsFund and the United Way of King County.