As the sport industry grows and becomes increasingly commercial, it faces new and difficult challenges. Our sports lawyers have acted for clients in the sector for over 30 years and are renowned for working on complex groundbreaking cases.
By combining deep industry insight and legal expertise from across the firm, our sports lawyers deliver a complete service tailored to the needs of our clients. We have established a reputation for winning high profile cases, working with world leading international federations, public bodies, sports clubs and athletes. Our sports lawyers also have a wealth of experience advising on transactional matters, as well as advising on the intersection between technology and sport by supporting our clients with data protection and cyber security related issues.
Our team of sports law specialists is led by partner Jeremy Dickerson, who is recognised as a star individual by Chambers and an expert in anti-doping, sports litigation and sponsorship matters.
Our sports lawyers are also active in shaping the industry, having worked on leading cases involving sport regulation, from financial fair play to anti-doping.
Areas of focus
Our sports law expertise includes the following:
- Sports data and technology
- Regulation, governance and anti-doping
- IP, broadcast and licensing
- Sponsorship and marketing
- Stadia, licensing, policing and event organisation
- Corporate finance and banking
- Employment
- Real estate, construction and planning