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1 Gray’s Inn Square 1 Gray's Inn Square Barristers Chambers is a mixed law practice. Barristers in the Sports Law group offer representation and advice in all matters which affect sports clubs, players and fans, including licensing and leasing of sports venues, employment contracts and dispute 1 Gray;s Inn Square resolution specific to sports persons and management, representation of sports persons at disciplinary hearings and court proceedings, representation of sports clubs in matters against WC1R 5AA sports persons, immigration advice and assistance for sports persons hoping to work or study in England and Wales. T: +44 (0)20 7405 0001 [email protected] Some member of the group sit on specialist panels, including doping and have experience of www.1gis.co.uk practices and procedures relevant to athletes competing in the and

Olympics. Members of the group have also represented sports persons in their personal Areas of Expertise matters unrelated to sport such as divorce and criminal charges such as drink driving and Acquisitions and Financing | Anti- assault. Corruption | Anti-Doping | Arbitration | Betting & Gaming | Some group members also specialise in representing sports fans and have expertise in the Commercial | law and police practices specific to this area. Competition/Antitrust | Contract Drafting | Contract Negotiations | Copyright | Corporate | Criminal | Data Protection | Disciplinary | Dispute Resolution | Employment | EU Internal Market | Financial ! ! Regulation | Freedom of ! Information | Health & Safety | Stephen Harvey QC Geraint Jones QC Daniel Follen Image Rights | Intellectual Barrister, QC Barrister, QC Barrister Property | Judicial Review | T: +44 (0)20 7405 0001 T: +44 (0)20 7405 0001 T: +44 (0)20 7405 0001 Licensing | Litigation | Media | [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Mediation | Personal Injury | Player-Agent Cases | Privacy and Confidentiality | Professional Negligence | Regulation | Sponsorship Agreements | Sports ! ! ! Events Management | Tax |UK Edward Lucas Graham King Nicholas Ferrari Barrister Barrister Door Tenant Sports T: +44 (0)20 7405 0001 T: +44 (0)20 7405 0001 T: +44 (0)20 7405 0001 Athletics | Cricket | Cycling | [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Equestrian | Football | Golf | Horseracing | Motor Sport | ! ! Olympic | Rugby | Swimming | Tennis ! Soraya Pascoe Barrister T: +44 (0)20 7405 0001 [email protected] !

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2 Temple Gardens The 2TG Sports Team comprises specialist who have extensive experience of acting for clients in a range of major sports including football, rugby (union and league), motorsports (F1, MotoGP, motocross, karting), cycling, equestrianism, cricket, skiing, 2 Temple Gardens netball and tennis. London EC4Y 9AY Drawing on Chambers’ established expertise in commercial law, insurance, employment United Kingdom and personal injury, the 2TG Sports Team provides a complete service to clients in T: +44 (0)20 7822 1208 [email protected] complex sporting disputes. www.2tg.co.uk Such disputes often give rise to arguments as to the interpretation and application of the Areas of Expertise rules and regulations of major sports governing bodies (e.g. FA, Premier League, RFU, Arbitration | Broadcasting | FIA, MSA, ACU, ECB, LTA) and technical and contractual disputes relating to a wide Commercial | Contract Drafting | Contract Negotiations | Corporate range of sports specific matters. | Disciplinary | Dispute Resolution | Employment | Litigation | Our clients include clubs, teams, match officials, governing bodies, event organisers, Mediation | Player Contracts | schools and many individual competitors. Player-Agent Cases | Private Client | Regulation | Regulatory | Sponsorship Agreements | Sports Events Management |Sports Law Advisors | UK ! ! ! Sports Nina Goolamali Stuart Benzie Timothy Killen Athletics | Cricket | Cycling | Barrister Barrister Barrister Equestrian | Football | Motor T: +44 (0)20 7822 1222 T: +44 (0)20 7822 1275 T: +44 (0)20 7822 1200 Sport | Rugby [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

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4 New Square 4 New Square’s barristers have a strong reputation for sports law – both in relation to sports disciplinary law and commercial sporting matters. Where disputes are concerned, we draw on our passion for sport as well as our 4 New Square experience, expertise and advocacy skills fostered in commercial litigation and Lincoln’s Inn London professional disciplinary matters. A number of the set’s silks and juniors are to be found WC2A 3RJ regularly appearing in disciplinary tribunals and investigative inquiries, for both regulators United Kingdom and participants, across a diverse range of sports domestically and overseas. T: +44 (0)20 7822 2000 [email protected] For example, Chambers is one of the first ports of call for advice and representation for www.4newsquare.com the IAAF, the IRB, the British Horseracing Authority, and the Amateur Association amongst other leading governing bodies. We have also been instructed by athletes, Areas of Expertise clubs and other entities in significant cases in the worlds of professional football, rugby Ambush Marketing | Anti- and boxing, as well as across the Olympic and motor sports (including Formula One), Corruption | Anti-Doping | Arbitration | Betting & Gaming | including in the context of doping and alleged corruption. Constitutional Issues | Corporate | Disciplinary | Dispute Resolution | In recognition of our strength in this field, in 2012 LOCOG appointed us, as a Chambers, to the Employment | Governance | London 2012 Legal Advice Service, and two of our number (Graeme McPherson QC and Image Rights | Intellectual Daniel Saoul) were appointed to the specialist Advocates Panel, with a third (Graeme Mew) Property | Litigation | Mediation | Player Contracts | Player-Agent sitting as a Court of Arbitration for Sport panel member on London Games disputes. Members Cases | Press Publication of Chambers were involved in virtually all of the high profile selection disputes relating to London Concerns | Regulatory | Media | 2012 (including the Rhythmic Gymnasts’ appeal, the Aaron Cook v British Taekwondo case and Sponsorship Agreements | Sports Rowley Douglas’ appeal to British Rowing) and also acted in a number of time critical anti- Law Advisors | UK | Welfare doping matters, including the IAAF’s successful appeal to CAS re the discus thrower Zoltan Sports Kovago (Richard Liddell and Nick Broomfield acting for the IAAF), which we continue to do (both Athletics | Cricket | Cycling | prosecuting and defending). Football | Golf | Horseracing | Motor Sport | Rugby Members of Chambers also assist sporting bodies in non-contentious aspects of sporting governance and commerce. They have been responsible for advising on and drafting the articles of association and other constitutional and policy documents (including selection, disciplinary and welfare policies) for numerous organisations, have written the Sports Spread Betting Association’s standard terms and conditions and assisted in the updating of the Orders and Rules of Horse Racing. We also advise on commercial agreements, where our background in commercial law is of significant assistance. Chambers also boasts a Judicial Officer for the International Rugby Board, a Specialist Member of the Football Association Judicial Panel, a member of the BHA’s disciplinary panel and one of two (rotating) Chairmen of the Lawn Tennis Association’s disciplinary panel. We also boast a CAS arbitrator amongst our number, as well as arbitrators and mediators appointed by Sport Resolutions and the National Anti-Doping Panel. We are one of only 4 sets at the Bar recognised by Chambers & Partners as outstanding in sports law. Our barristers are also ranked individually by Chambers & Partners and the Legal 500 in the field of Sports law.

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7 Bedford Row Chambers Based on its acknowledged wide-ranging civil and anti-corruption law expertise 7 Bedford Row is uniquely positioned to cover all the major aspects of sports law. 7 Bedford Row has a multi-disciplinary sports team with a growing reputation in the major 7 Bedford Row areas of litigation that relate to modern sport. This encompasses expertise in disciplinary, London commercial and employment disputes relating to professional and amateur sports-men WC1R 4BS and women, as well as niche specialisms in areas such as motorsport. United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0)20 7242 3555 In addition, 7BR is one of a small group of chambers to undertake advice and [email protected] Twitter: @7BRsportslaw representation in a wider range of sports law that means it now provides a www.7br.co.uk comprehensive sports law service. Such expertise includes, personal injury/professional negligence in sport, health and safety law in particular relating to sports arenas and spectators, through to child protection in sport and national and international anti- Areas of Expertise Anti-Corruption | Child Protection | corruption law that threatens the integrity of sport. Disciplinary | Dispute Resolution | Employment | Health & Safety | Chambers can therefore service the advisory and/or litigation needs of both major Integrity | Litigation | Personal sporting institutions and organisations, in addition to the requirements of individual Injury | Professional Negligence | sports-men and women. All members of the sports law team are members of the British Regulation | Sports Law Advisors | UK Association for Sport and Law.

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7 Legal With a blend of in-depth practical understanding of the business of sport and high quality technical legal expertise, 7 Legal is perfectly placed to deliver a measured and appropriate response to any sports-related issue. Arden House Thorpe Way Our domestic and international clients include participants in sport at all professional levels as Banbury well as their agents and representatives, and also teams, clubs, governing bodies, venue OX16 4SP owners, right holders, sponsors, educational establishments, academies and charities. United Kingdom 7 Legal’s sports industry experience extends across motorsport, cricket, rugby, football, T: + 44 1295 220 354 [email protected] tennis, golf, athletics and other Olympic sports including shooting, gymnastics, cycling, www.7-legal.com swimming, triathlon, sailing and rowing.

Areas of Expertise We have significant expertise in: advising on player and driver contracts and management Broadcasting | Commercial | and representation agreements; negotiating endorsement, merchandising, broadcasting and Player Contracts | Regulatory | other commercial opportunities and handling regulatory matters including disciplinary Sponsorship Agreements |Sports Law Advisors | UK hearings.

Sports Athletics | Cricket | Cycling | ! ! Football | Golf | Gymnastics | Motor Sport | Rowing | Rugby | Sailing | Shooting | Swimming | ! Tennis | Triathlon Jamie Horner Tel: + 44 1295 220 354 [email protected]

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BHW BHW Solicitors has created its Sports Solicitors division to provide leading sports law and business expertise to meet all your legal and commercial sports needs. Our multi-disciplinary sports team is able to advise governing bodies, clubs, sponsors, 5 Grove Court individual sportsmen and sportswomen and anyone else in the sports sector on all legal Leicester LE19 1SA matters relating to sport. United Kingdom Our specialised and expert team is led by Andy Gray, one of the leading sports solicitors in T: 0116 289 7000 the country who has over 20 years' experience of working in sports law. Andy is known for [email protected] providing the highest level of client service together with a comprehensive knowledge of the Twitter: @BHWSolicitors sports industry. www.sportssolicitors.com

Areas of Expertise Child Protection | Commercial | Corporate | Dispute Resolution | Employment | Governance | Intellectual Property | Litigation | ! ! ! Player Contracts | Regulation | Andy Gray Nick Bridle Ed Nurse Regulatory | Reputation Head of Sports Law Managing Director Director and Head of the Corporate Management | Sponsorship T: 0116 281 6237 T: 0116 281 6220 and Commercial Department Agreements | Sports Law [email protected] [email protected] T: 0116 281 6230 Advisors | Tax | UK [email protected]

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Blackstone Chambers Members of have exceptional expertise and experience across all areas of sports law, ranging from state control of the sector, through sports body governance and regulation, and employment and other horizontal relationships between participants, to all Blackstone House aspects of the commercial exploitation of sport. The reason for the breadth of such areas Temple covered by Chambers, and why it has been able to develop its reputation as the leading set London for sports law, lies in its existing strengths in a unique combination of complementary fields of EC4Y 9BW United Kingdom practice in which sports law finds its origins, in particular, EU and competition, human rights, employment and commercial law. As a result, members of Blackstone Chambers attract a T: 020 7583 1770 wide range of clients, from international and national sports governance bodies, through matswallow@blackstonechambers. sporting individuals, teams, clubs and agents, to broadcasters and other commercial com www.blackstonechambers.com partners, and regularly appear before all courts and tribunals, nationally and internationally, dealing with sports cases. Areas of Expertise Acquisitions and Financing | Endorsement for the practice is given in the current independent legal directories: Ambush Marketing | Anti- Corruption | Anti-Doping | Chambers UK 2015 – “Blackstone Chambers is acknowledged as the leading sports set at Arbitration | Betting & Gaming | the Bar.” “The set stands apart from its peers for sports work: no other set can match either Broadcasting | Child Protection | Commercial | Competition/Antitrust the breadth of its expertise or the sheer number of its sports experts.” | Contract Drafting | Contract Negotiations | Corporate | Data Legal 500 2014 – “The best set for sports work by quite some distance.” Protection | Dispute Resolution | Employment | EU Internal Market | Please refer to Blackstone Chambers’ website for the full listing of barristers who undertake European Advocacy | Financial sport law work. Regulation | Freedom of Information | Governance | Image Rights | Immigration | Intellectual Property | Judicial Review | ! ! Licensing | Litigation | Media | Mediation | Merchandise | Personal Injury | Player Contracts | Player- Agent Cases | Press Publication Concerns | Privacy and Confidentiality | Regulation | Reputation Management | Sponsorship Agreements | Sports Events Management | Sports Law Advisors | Tax | Trade Marks | Welfare | UK

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Blavo & Co Solicitors Ltd Blavo & Co is a highly successful and market-leading law firm that provides individuals and businesses with expert advice and representation both nationally and internationally.

19 John Street Blavo & Co’s headquarters are based at the heart of the Legal World in London, WC1 and we London have sixteen other offices across the UK. WC1N 2DL United Kingdom We offer a broad range of legal services with many of our lawyers recognised as leaders in T: +44 (0)20 7025 2020 their field. That means that we can provide outstanding support for our clients in their [email protected] www.legalblavo.co.uk business and private life.

Areas of Expertise We are trusted advisors to our clients and have excellent track record of providing quality and Ambush Marketing | Commercial | value for money service. Corporate | Financial Regulation | Governance | Health & Safety | Image Rights | Immigration | Intellectual We have a friendly, approachable, sensitive and pragmatic approach to our client Merchandise | Property | Licensing | relationships because we believe that the client comes first. Litigation | Personal Injury | Player Contracts | Privacy and Confidentiality | Private Client | Regulation | Sports Law is a highly specialised area where confidentiality is crucial to practically every Sponsorship Agreements | Sports Law undertaking embarked upon. At Blavo & Co, we have a specialist team of sports lawyers. Advisors | Tax | Trade Marks | UK

Sports Our expertise is primarily in football and other associated disciplines but also includes, cricket, Athletics | Cricket | Cycling | Football | boxing and rugby, and athletics. We act for individuals, clubs, team sponsors, and rights Golf | Horseracing | Motorsport | holders, advising on issues arising both on and off the field of play. Rugby

Our team has a wealth of experience when it comes to sports, both as participants and as legal advisers. We believe that we have the right blend of technical expertise and practical understanding of the sports industry. We act for regulators, representative bodies, sponsors, teams and participants in sports at all professional levels.

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Charles Russell Speechlys Charles Russell Sppechlys has advised clients in the sports sector for more than 100 years and has acted in many of the leading cases which have helped to shape what is now known as "sports law". 5 Fleet Place London Our client base is made up of household names. We are go-to advisors for governing bodies, EC4M 7RD major clubs, elite athletes, brands and sports rights holders. Our experience spans the full United Kingdom spectrum of sports including football, rugby, horseracing, F1, cricket, athletics, cycling and

T: +44 (0)207 203 5319 greyhound racing. [email protected] www.charlesrussell.co.uk

Areas of Expertise Acquisitions and Financing | ! ! ! Commercial | Contract Drafting | Jonathan Ellis Ian Lynam Jon Walters Contract Negotiations | Corporate | Disciplinary | Dispute Resolution | Partner Partner Senior Associate T: +44 (0)20 7203 5047 T: +44 (0)20 7203 5030 T: +44 (0)20 7203 5319 Employment | Financial Regulation | Governance | Licensing | Litigation | [email protected] [email protected] Jonathan.Walters @charlesrussell.co.uk Player Contracts | Private Client | Regulation | Reputation Management | Sponsorship Agreements | Sports Law ! ! Advisors | UK

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Dentons Sports Group provides commercial solutions for clubs, governing bodies, rights holders, broadcasters and individual sportsmen and women. One Fleet Place London With 79 locations in 52 countries, this means we can offer you a seamless service in even EC4M 7WS more locations – around the world and around the corner. United Kingdom The sports industry presents great opportunities, but also a unique set of challenges. Dentons T: +44 (0)20 7242 1212 Sports Group provides commercial solutions for clubs, governing bodies, rights holders, www.dentons.com broadcasters and individual sportsmen and women.

Areas of Expertise We can cover any type of legal issue, including in particular: Commercial | Competition/Antitrust | Corporate | Governance | Licensing | ! Corporate/M&A Transactions; Regulation | Regulatory | Sponsorship Agreements | Sports Law Advisors | ! Broadcast, New Media and Digital Rights; UK | USA | ! Bidding for Major Events; ! Sponsorship, Merchandising and Licensing Agreements; Sports ! Regulatory and Competition Law issues; Cricket | Football | Golf | Motor Sport | Rugby ! Disputes, including club-agent-player disputes; ! Stadium Development and Financing. Members of our team are regularly quoted in the international press and appear across news outlets, as well as providing insights to the Dentons LawInSport blog available on this site.

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Field Fisher Waterhouse The rapidly growing sports industry is not immune from challenges like cost control regulations, club versus country disputes, and legal issues arising from the growth of social Ibex House 41-47 Minories media. Our sports group can advise you on all these challenges and, drawing upon our London industry expertise and multi-disciplinary approach, provide you with both commercial insight EC3N 1DY and practical solutions. . United Kingdom

T: +44 (0)20 7861 4335 We have an outstanding knowledge of the sports sector that has been recognised by both [email protected] Chambers and the Legal 500 directories. We act for sports bodies and regulators, marketing Twitter: @FFWLawyers agencies, sponsors, sports brand owners, broadcasters and professional clubs. www.ffw.com

Areas of Expertise Whatever the size of your sports transaction, our sports group is uniquely placed to provide Acquisitions and Financing | Anti- you with a genuine full and cross-disciplinary service with specialist lawyers from our Corruption | Anti-Doping | Arbitration | corporate, tax, finance, intellectual property, technology, dispute resolution and regulatory Betting & Gaming | Commercial | Competition/Antitrust | Contract practices. Drafting | Contract Negotiations | Copyright | Corporate | Data Our sports expertise is wide-ranging and encompasses experience in acquisition and Protection | Disciplinary | Dispute funding, brand protection, betting and gaming, commercial agreements, competition, Resolution | Employment | EU Internal Market | Financial Regulation | regulatory and disciplinary issues, endorsements, merchandising, project finance, Freedom of Information | Health & sponsorship and sports marketing, ticketing, TV and media rights and stadia development. Safety | Image Rights | Intellectual Property | Judicial Review | Licensing | Litigation | Media | Mediation | In short, we know your industry inside out. Personal Injury | Player-Agent Cases | Privacy and Confidentiality | Professional Negligence | Regulation | Sponsorship Agreements | Sports Events Management | Sports Law Advisors | Tax | UK

Sports Athletics | Cricket | Cycling | ! ! ! Equestrian | Football | Golf | Patrick Cannon Christine Phillips Daniel Geey Horseracing | Motor Sport | Olympic | Director Partner Senior Associate Rugby | Swimming | Tennis T: +44 (0)20 7861 4290 T: +44 (0)20 7861 4287 T: +44 (0)20 7861 4335 [email protected] [email protected] Twitter: @FootballLaw

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Full Contact Full Contact is a boutique sports law team that provides legal, commercial and PR representation to clients within the sporting industry. Clients have included Formula 1 teams, Premier League football clubs, players, managers, racing drivers and also leading regulatory 73 The Close bodies. The team have appeared before most major sporting tribunals and courts and has Norwich extensive experience of complex and urgent mediations. With significant experience NR1 4DR conducting major football transfers, the team are also increasingly receiving instructions United Kingdom concerning matters of training compensation and work permits. T: +44 (0)20 7861 4335 [email protected] The Legal 500 describes the team as “commercial, realistic and exceptional value for money” Twitter: @DanFullContact www.fullcontactlaw.co.uk and Full Contact also boasts a player agency division which has a burgeoning reputation for its talent spotting expertise. Areas of Expertise Arbitration | Contract Drafting | Contract Negotiations | Criminal Law | Defamation | Disciplinary | Dispute Resolution | Financial Regulation | Immigration | Insolvency & Restructuring | Mediation | Player- Agent Cases | Player Contracts | ! Press Publication Concerns | Regulation | Reputation Management | Sponsorship Agreements | Sports Events Management | Sports Law ! ! Advisors | UK Dan Chapman Will Buckley Solicitor Barrister Sports T: +44 (0)1603 281109 T: +44 (0)1603 281109 Athletics | Cricket | Cycling | [email protected] [email protected] Equestrian | Football | Golf | Horseracing | Motor Sport | Olympic | ! Rugby | Swimming | Tennis

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Global Sports Advocates LLP Global Sports Advocates is a sports law firm devoted to the protection of athletes' rights, the delivery of trusted advice on sports regulation and policy and the management of crisis One Monument Way 04101 situations. Maine Maine Trusted representation in sports arbitration and litigation including anti-doping, intellectual United States property, contract, salary, sports injury, sports products liability and mislabeled supplement cases. Tel: +1 207 747 5899 Fax: +1 207 773 8832 In the high profile world of sports, when a crisis happens, a wrong move can come back to [email protected] Twitter: @greenesportslaw haunt you. Global Sports Advocates provides trusted advice, guidance and management of www.globalsportsadvocates.com sensitive, crisis situations. Global Sports Advocates delivers trusted advice on sports regulation and policy to athletes, Areas of Expertise Anti-Doping | Arbitration | Contract governing bodies and companies around the world so the law is no barrier to entry into the Drafting | Contract Negotiations | sports world. Dispute Resolution | Governance | Image Rights | Intellectual Property | Global Sports Advocates provides trusted representation in athletic disputes successfully Licensing | Litigation | Personal Injury | handling matters across a broad spectrum including cases in the following areas: Player Contracts | Regulation | Regulatory | Reputation Management | Sports Law Advisors ! Unauthorized use of name, likeness and image (right of publicity) ! Team Selection and Eligibility Sports ! Sports Litigation and Arbitration American Football | Archery | Athletics | Baseball | Basketball | Biathlon | ! Mislabeled Supplement Cases Bobsled | Boxing | Diving | Equestrian ! Sports Products Liability | Football | Hockey | Lacrosse | ! Intellectual Property Snowboarding | Soccer | Softball | ! Cybersquatting Swimming | Taekwondo | Tennis | Track and Field | Triathlon | Wrestling Global Sports Advocates has provided trusted advice to clients from around the world, including: Australia, Bulgaria, Burundi, Bosnia, Brazil, Canada, Cuba, Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Poland, Jamaica, Japan, Rwanda, United States

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Keane Legal Keane Legal is a leading European sports law practice located in Brussels at the heart of the Rue des Deux Eglises 39 European Union, providing counsel on the application of EU law to the regulatory and Brussels 1000 commercial activities of sports organizations. Belgium Benoît Keane counsels on the application of EU law to the regulatory and commercial T: +32 2 280 68 80 [email protected] activities of sports organizations. Also, he assists law firms on a referral basis with European Twitter: @KeaneLegal sports law matters. Benoît often represents sports organizations in cases before the www.keanelegal.com European Courts and European Commission.

Areas of Expertise Indeed, Benoît has acted in many of the leading European sports law cases before the Belgium | Commercial | European Courts including: Competition/Antitrust | Dispute Resolution | EU Internal Market | European Advocacy | Litigation | ! QC Leisure / Karen Murphy case (use of unauthorized broadcasts of football Media | Sports Law Advisors matches in bars) ! UK listed events case (listing of major events to be shown on free-TV) Sports Cycling | Equestrian | Football ! Charleroi case (release of football players for international matches) ! Drawing on this experience, Benoît advises sports organizations on a wide range of complex regulatory issues to ensure that sports organizations are acting in compliance with EU law in particular relating to: ! Transfer and player release regulations ! Anti-doping regulations ! Financial control regulations ! Disciplinary sanctions ! Training regulations Benoît also provides practical advice on the application of EU law, particularly EU antitrust law, to the commercial activities of sports organizations including:

! Sale of media rights ! Appointment of exclusive licensing partners ! Appointment of approved suppliers ! Listed events and news access ! Receipt of State subsidy for sporting activities As a Solicitor of England & Wales, Benoît Keane has full rights of audience before the European Courts. Likewise, he has the right to represent parties in EU antitrust investigations carried out by the European Commission or national competition authorities. Benoît also works in partnership with law firms on cases before sports tribunals and national courts where European sports law issues arise. Simply put, Keane Legal is a key player in a sports organization’s or law firm’s team on any European sports law matter.

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Kerman & Co Kerman & Co has a dedicated team of sports law experts advising a wide range of clients on 200 Strand commercial, regulatory and dispute matters. The Team combines the attributes of a specialist London WC2R 1DJ practice with the support offered by a full service law firm, with additional expertise in areas United Kingdom such as tax, property and charity law. The sports business at Kerman & Co. was established over 35 years ago and has been at the forefront of many of the key commercial, regulatory T: +44 (0)20 7539 7319 [email protected] and legal developments in the sports sector. It is independently recognised as being one of www.kermanco.com the leading sports law firms in Europe.

Areas of Expertise The team has led ground-breaking work involving complex litigation on issues such as Acquisitions and Financing | Ambush competition, ticketing and anti-doping as well as advising on all aspects of sport and Marketing | Anti-Corruption | Anti- commercial law. The team has developed an outstanding portfolio of clients including some of Doping | Broadcasting | Child the most prominent sports events (such as Wimbledon, Ryder Cup, London Marathon, Protection | Commercial | Competition/Antitrust | Contract Prudential RideLondon), governing bodies (UEFA, RFU, ECB) and sports talent. Drafting | Contract Negotiations | Copyright | Data Protection | Dispute Resolution | Employment | Financial Regulation | Governance | Image Rights | Integrity | Intellectual Property | Licensing | Media | Merchandise | Personal Injury | Player Contracts | Privacy and Confidentiality | ! ! ! Regulation | Reputation Management | Nick Bitel Zane Shihab Suzanne Proctor Sponsorship Agreements | Sports Head of Sport Associate Partner Associate Partner Events Management | Sports Law T: +44 (0)20 7539 7306 T: +44 (0)20 7539 7312 T: +44 (0)20 7539 7311 Advisors | Tax | Welfare | UK [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

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Littleton has a growing reputation for sports law - particularly in the area of employment, 3 King’s Bench Walk commercial and disciplinary/regulatory sports litigation. London EC4Y 7HR Members have recently appeared before specialist sporting bodies, such as the Court of United Kingdom Arbitration for Sport, FIFA, the FA, the Premier League, and the RFU. Sports-related cases T: +44 (0)20 7797 8600 have also been fought before the High Court and the Employment Tribunal. [email protected] www.littletonchambers.com John Mehrzad and Katherine Apps were appointed as pro bono advocates for the London 2012 Olympics, appearing before ad hoc sittings of the Court of Arbitration for Sport. Areas of Expertise Chambers also regularly contributes blogs for LawInSport, articles in the "World Sports Law Arbitration | Broadcasting | Commercial | Contract Negotiations | Report" and provides speakers for conferences and inhouse talks. Dispute Resolution | Employment | Regulation | Sponsorship Agreements The Littleton Sports Group produces a regular bulletin, Insight into Sport, dealing with topical | Sports Law Advisors | UK issues in the world of sport.

Sports Instructions have involved, amongst others, the following football teams: United Cricket | Football | Motor Sport | FC, Manchester City FC, Liverpool FC, Chelsea FC, Tottenham Hotspur FC, Newcastle Rugby | Rugby Union United FC, QPR FC, West Ham United FC, Wigan Athletic FC, Leeds United FC, Cardiff City FC, Middlesbrough FC, Crystal Palace FC and Sheffield Wednesday FC. Players and managers including Rafa Benitez, Mark Hughes, Steve Kean, Neil Warnock, Luis Suarez, Joey Barton, Dave Jones, Paul Hart, Steve Bruce and Ian Dowie, and several agents, agencies and overseas companies have also been represented. Other well-known sporting clients include a member of the Pakistan International Cricket Team involved in the "spot-fixing" scandal, Phil "the Power" Taylor, Andy "the Viking" Fordham, the Association, and the Jockey Club. Members have also been involved in cases concerning rugby union, rugby league, formula one, horse-racing, boxing, golf, darts and athletics.

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Macfarlanes ' sports practice provides a first class offering for a range of different sports 20 Cursitor Street including cycling, motorsports and football. We have a strong reputation in sports retail and London the sourcing and manufacture of sportswear and goods. We provide advice to a number of EC4A 1LT United Kingdom leading brands both in terms of their retail and wholesale operations, and in respect of all aspects of their sports marketing operations and dealings with athletes. T: +44 (0)20 7849 2341 [email protected] Our expertise in various different legal disciplines (commercial, contractual, litigious and IP) Twitter: @MacfarlanesLLP and our sector-specific regulatory knowledge means we are well placed to provide cohesive www.macfarlanes.com/ advice on behalf of businesses and individuals operating in the sports arena. We also act for Areas of Expertise a number of governing bodies (winter sports and rowing) and have significant experience in Ambush Marketing | Arbitration | the conduct of high-profile independent sporting inquiries. Commercial | Corporate | Litigation | Regulatory | Sports Law Advisors | UK The following are some more detailed highlights of recent work we have done:

Sports Cycling - we advised the independent commission set up by the sport's worldwide governing Cycling | Football | Motor Sport | body, the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), which looked into the issues and allegations Rowing | Rugby | Winter Sports against the UCI arising out of the Reasoned Decision of the US Anti-Doping Agency in relation to Lance Armstrong and the US Postal Service professional cycling team. Motorsports - we have acted for Formula One teams for over a decade and have advised various Formula One sponsors. Our broader motor-racing experience also extends to advising on the World Rally Series, GT1 Series and the new Formula E electronic racing series. Football - we have advised a number of premiership football clubs on matters requiring commercial, regulatory, litigious and employment advice and have acted for a number of clients in their acquisition and sale of various interests in a number of different football clubs.

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Matrix Chambers Matrix has been involved in many sports related cases since it was established 14 years ago. These cases derive from the core expertise that the set offers in a broad range of areas. Our Griffin Building members have provided advocacy, advice and investigatory expertise in a number of high- Grays Inn profile and complex sport cases. We offer expertise in all areas of sports related disputes London including commercial law, competition and regulatory law, employment law, public law, WC1R 5LN United Kingdom criminal law, immigration law, media law and EU law. Our members work in a number of sports related dispute resolution forums, including disciplinary tribunals and arbitrations. T: +44 (0)20 7404 3447 Professor Philippe Sands QC sits as an arbitrator at the Court of Arbitration for Sport in [email protected] Lausanne, Switzerland. Nicholas Randall QC is a member of the Premier League arbitration Twitter: @matrixchambers www.matrixlaw.co.uk panel and is also a member of the Sports Resolutions UK arbitration panel. He also sits regularly as an arbitrator in FA Rule K Arbitrations. Areas of Expertise Anti-Corruption | Arbitration | Our client list includes sports bodies (UEFA; the Premier League; the Football League; the Broadcasting | Competition/Anti-trust | ECB), Premier League clubs (Manchester City; Newcastle United; West Ham United; QPR; Criminal | Defamation | Employment | Aston Villa; Hull City; Crystal Palace), managers (Sir Alex Ferguson; Sir Bobby Robson; Image Rights | Immigration | Privacy Kevin Keegan; ; George Graham; David O’Leary), representative bodies (PFA, and Confidentiality | Regulation | Regulatory | Sponsorship | Sports Law LMA) players (; Ronaldo; Wayne Rooney; Rio Ferdinand; John Terry; Ryan Advisors | UK Giggs; Sol Campbell; David Platt), athletes (Katarina Johnson Thompson), broadcasters (BT; BBC), administrators (Clive Woodward, Tim Wright), promotors (Barry McGuigan); agents Sports Athletics | Boxing | Cricket | Cycling | and others. Football | Rowing | Rugby | Skiing | Tennis All sports are covered with a strong emphasis on Football, Cricket, Rugby Union, Rugby League and Athletics.

We have provided advocacy, advisory and investigatory services on a wide variety of issues including FFP, transfer restrictions, contract issues, image rights, state aid, third party ownership, broadcasting rights, competition disputes, playing name changes, agents disputes, policing, privacy, defamation, phone hacking and restraint of trade.

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Mills & Reeve The sports team at national law firm Mills & Reeve has over 50 years of experience advising 8th Floor, 1 New York Street UK and international associations, clubs and individuals involved in a wide range of sports. Manchester The team is highly ranked in the leading legal directory, Legal 500. M1 4AD United Kingdom

T: 0161 234 8719 [email protected] Team head Mark Hovell sits as an arbitrator for the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Twitter: @millsandreeve Switzerland. He has been involved in a number of high profile cases including; the transfer of www.mills-reeve.com Morgan De Sanctis, arguably the leading Article 17 case (FIFA Regulations on the status of transfer of players); and UEFA’s suspension of Beskitas from European competition which Areas of Expertise was the first appeal from UEFA under the Financial Fair Play regulations. In 2012. Mark has Anti-Doping | Arbitration | Commercial | Dispute Resolution | Employment | sat on CAS ad hoc panels for the Euros, the Olympics and the Commonwealth Games where Integrity | Litigation | Mediation | he was called on to arbitrate on cases regarding athlete selection and doping disputes. Player Contracts | Regulation |Sports Mark’s role at CAS means his clients benefit from up to the minute advice on key issues Law Advisors | UK affecting the sports sector.

Sports Recent work for the team has included: Athletics | Football | Rugby • Advising football clubs on player acquisitions and the liability to pay training compensation • Acting for an international car manufacturer on an endorsement deal with a household name • Providing advice on a full range of employment matters to clubs, organisations and individuals • Assisting associations on corporate governance and updating their formation documentation • Advising organisations and individuals on formation of charities • Representing individuals doping and corruption matters

! ! ! Mark Hovell Walter Nicholls Matthew Chantler Partner Consultant Solicitor T: 0161 234 8810 T: 0161 234 8814 T: 0161 234 8719 [email protected] [email protected] matthew.chantler @mills-reeve.com

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! ! Andrew MacDonald Carol Couse Senior Solicitor T: 0161 234 8806 T: 01223 222 295 [email protected] [email protected]

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Morgan Sports Law LLP Morgan Sports Law LLP is a boutique law firm devoted to sports arbitration and litigation. It Lafone House advises on all sports-related disputes, with particular expertise in doping, corruption and The Leathermarket eligibility disputes. Weston Street London The firm acts predominantly for professional athletes, sports managers and sports SE1 3ER United Kingdom executives.

T: 07538 852 081 Most of the firm’s cases are heard before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, although it also [email protected] represents clients before other domestic and international courts, such as the American Twitter: @morgansportslaw Arbitration Association, the National Anti-Doping Panel (UK), the FIFA Dispute Resolution www.morgansl.com Chamber and the High Court of Justice of England and Wales. Areas of Expertise Anti-Corruption | Anti-Doping | ! ! Arbitration | Dispute Resolution | Integrity | Litigation |Sports Law Advisors | UK ! Sports Mike Morgan Athletics | Olympic Founder Partner T: +44 (0)20 7061 6250 [email protected]

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No5 Chambers No5 Sports Law team offers clients comprehensive in-depth advice and specialist representation in all areas of law related to sport.

Fountain Court Steelhouse Lane Our Sport work includes disciplinary and regulatory matters, contractual and commercial Birmingham disputes, sponsorship and merchandising issues, employment litigation, visa and work permit B4 6DR United Kingdom applications and field of play personal injury and medical negligence claims. ! T 44 (0)845 210 5555 The group's specialist barristers have wide ranging and comprehensive experience [email protected] Twitter: @No5Chambers representing players, agents, clubs, and officials and sporting organisations at all levels from www.No5.com professional to amateur.

Areas of Expertise No5 Sports Law group provides personal, expert and cost effective legal advice and Commercial | Contract Drafting | advocacy services to all those involved. Contract Negotiations | Disciplinary | Employment | Immigration | Litigation | Merchandise | Personal Injury | Player http://www.no5.com/areas-of-expertise/sports-law Contracts | Professional Negligence | Regulatory | Sponsorship Agreements | Sports Law Advisors | UK

Sports Athletics | Boxing | Cricket | Cycling | Football | Hockey ! ! Satinder Hunjan QC RRupert Beloff Partner Partner T: +44 (0)845 210 5555 T: 44 (0)845 210 5555 [email protected]

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Penningtons Manches LLP

Sports Disputes and Investigations Penningtons Manches LLP is a leading UK law firm which provides high quality legal advice tailored to both businesses and individuals. Our sports group includes lawyers from a number of practice areas, including employment, commercial, construction, IP and IT, litigation, Abacus House 33 Gutter Lane professional regulation, immigration and private client. We address the specific objectives of London each client through our flair and technical expertise and offer a personal service founded on a EC2V 8AR strong team ethic. United Kingdom ! T 44 (0)20 7457 3000 We have a track record of providing advice at many levels in the sector, including governing [email protected] bodies, teams, players, agents, venue owners, sponsors and broadcasters, and across a Twitter: @penn_sport www.penningtons.co.uk variety of different sports including football, rugby, golf, boxing and motorsports.

Members of our team have spent time working in-house or on secondments to sports Areas of Expertise Acquisitions and Financing | businesses. Their first-hand understanding is fundamentally important to our practical and Broadcasting | Commercial | Contract solutions-focused approach. Drafting | Contract Negotiations | Corporate | Dispute Resolution | Employment | Intellectual Property | The firm has a broad international focus supported by well-established links with law firms Litigation | Personal Injury | Player throughout the world. Penningtons Manches is a member of Multilaw and the European Law Contracts | Player-Agent Cases | Group, networks with representatives in over 70 countries, and many of our lawyers play Regulation | Sports Events Management | Sports Law Advisors | leading roles in various international bodies. Tax

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Peters & Peters Solicitors LLP Sports Disputes and Investigations Ranked in Legal 500 2013 for Sport, Peters & Peters provide a unique service in the Sports Law market, specialising in sports disputes and contentious litigation. Peters & Peters deal with all forms of commercial, corporate and business disputes, both 15 Fetter Lane domestic and international. Increasingly, as sport develops as a global industry, our cases London EC4A 1BW involve sporting bodies, clubs, managers, administrators and agents. United Kingdom In addition, with the professionalisation and globalisation of sport has come an enhanced T: 44 (0)20 7822 7777 awareness of the potential for market abuses and criminality. This has led to greater [email protected] enforcement action by sporting bodies and governments in relation to corruption, match-fixing Twitter: @PetersandPeters www.petersandpeters.com and doping.

Areas of Expertise As commercial sports disputes increasingly involve allegations of quasi-criminality or fraud of Disciplinary | Dispute Resolution | some complexity, Peters & Peters is able to deploy the expertise of both its commercial and Integrity | Litigation | Sports Law criminal law departments to provide multi-disciplinary teams to meet our clients’ needs. Advisors | UK A snapshot of our recent international and complex cases demonstrates our continuing Sports strength is this area: Cricket | Football | Motor Sport ! Acting for Constantin Medien AG in a claim brought against President and CEO of Formula One ! Management and Formula One Administration Bernard Ecclestone and other for conspiracy to defraud (damages in excess of $171 million); ! Representing a high-profile and wealthy Indian national, founder of a $4 billion sports league, who faces on-going disciplinary, civil and criminal investigations in India; ! Acting for a successful former director of a Dutch travel company in relation to the sale of tickets for the 2012 London Olympic Games. Our “outstanding” team of lawyers have been recognised in the Chambers and Partners UK 2013 rankings by achieving top tier status across the main practice areas of Civil Fraud, Criminal Fraud and White-Collar Crime. Because of that expertise, we are frequently asked to assist sports managers, administrators, clubs and agents in relation to criminal liability, fraud and extradition. The firm has a formidable reputation for representing high-profile clients, including a former England football manager, owners of a Premier League football team, and a leading football agent. Members of the team have considerable experience in the area of Sports Disputes. They have conducted private prosecutions on behalf of the Premier League to protect commercial TV rights, advised both Manchester football clubs on contractual matters, and represented a leading football agent in an FA Disciplinary Hearing which went to the Court of Appeal.

! ! ! Keith Oliver Monty Raphael QC Jonathan Tickner Senior Partner Special Counsel Partner T: +44 (0)20 7822 7722 T: 44 (0)20 7822 7777 T: +44 (0)20 7822 7766 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] !

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PTP LAW LLP PTP Law LLP (trading as Pierre Thomas and Partners) is a niche UK law firm specializing in European insurance and personal injury law with experience and knowledge of liability issues in the context of sports law. The firm acts for individuals and insurers in actions for damages 1 Cambridge Court London for personal injury arising from accidents or deliberate acts in the UK and abroad. W6 7NJ United Kingdom PTP Law has particular expertise in matters involving French law and acts for insurers and claimants in a whole variety of winter sports claims including ski-ing, snow-boarding and other T: 44 (0)20 7602 0305 ski related activities such as snowmobile accidents. [email protected] Twitter: @ptplawllp The firm represents the insurers of the Federation Française de Rugby, the governing body www.ptp-law.co.uk for rugby in France and has acted for an elite French side in relation to a claim pursued Areas of Expertise against it arising from alleged foul play on the part of one of their players. European Advocacy | Personal Injury | Professional Negligence | Sports Law The firm has also acted in cross-border disputes in respect of horse riding, claims relating to Advisors | UK | France veterinary treatment of horses and other equine related claims.

Sports Other cases have included a case pursued against the organizers of a professional cycling Horseracing | Rugby | Skiing | race by a spectator who was injured when one of the race followers lost control of his Snowboarding | Winter Sports motorcycle and careered into the crowd PTP Law has in-depth experience of matters of jurisdiction and applicable law and has acted in some of the most significant cases in this area of recent years including Homawoo v GMF, Maher v Groupama Grand Est and Henderson v Jaouen. The firm has extensive knowledge of liability rules in other European jurisdictions and a wide network of European lawyers with whom it works closely in order to find solutions to international and domestic disputes The team of 7 UK solicitors, some of whom are dual-qualified in France, all speak fluent French. Spanish and German are also spoken in the office.

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RPC Our multi-disciplinary sports team provides a full service to our sports clients. Our clients include national sports governing bodies, Premiership football clubs such as Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur and Norwich City Football Club, sponsors, investors, broadcasters and brands such as Everlast, Dunlop, Lonsdale and Slazenger as well as Betfair and Associated Newspapers. Tower Bridge House St Katharine's Way Our practice is primarily based out of the IP and commercial contracts department but London W1W 1AA includes corporate, competition, tax, employment, property and insurance. Our notable United Kingdom specialisms are in the "softer" side of sports law, with core expertise being commercial licensing, sponsorship agreements, sports rights, brand management, advertising and T: +44 (0)20 3060 6125 marketing rights, ticketing, data protection and litigation of sporting disputes. We have [email protected] www.rpc.co.uk recently advised in relation to boxing licensing arrangements for one of the biggest names in boxing. Areas of Expertise Ambush Marketing | Commercial | We also have particular expertise in football regulatory issues, advising on domestic and Contract Drafting | Contract international football rules including FA, PL, UEFA and FIFA. We have also drafted regional Negotiations | Dispute Resolution | constitutions for a national sporting body. Image Rights | Intellectual Property | Licensing | Litigation | Regulation | Our broader strengths include competition issues (including commercial distribution and Regulatory |Sports Law Advisors licensing arrangements, salary caps and nationality restrictions). We also act for insurers on Sports sports related claims such as player injuries, stadium matters and policy coverage, for Boxing | Football | Lacrosse example advising on a golfing dispute regarding a form of contingency coverage, indemnifying sponsors for performance bonus payments under the terms of sponsorship contracts. Our team is committed to sport. Associate Helen Fairhead is a member of the Great Britain fencing team, Nicole Jahanshahi competes internationally representing Great Britain in Dressage and Paul McComb is a semi-professional footballer, playing in the FA Cup.

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Samuel Okoronkwo

Samuel Okoronkwo has a wealth of experience across all areas of sports law with a particular specialisation in professional football. He is an English Football Association Registered Intermediary and has practiced sports law for a decade. 205 Wardour Street London Whether it is advising a multinational company investing in a sports franchise, or representing W1F 8ZJ United Kingdom an athlete or a sports organisation in disciplinary proceedings, Samuel Okoronkwo has unparalleled experience and a proven track record in providing his clients with top quality T: + 44 20 7734 5828 advice in sports law. [email protected] samuelokoronkwo.com/sports- law-barrister/ Samuel advocates in the full range of domestic and international specialist sports tribunals including the Court of Arbitration for Sport, FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber and Player Areas of Expertise Acquisitions and Financing | Status Committee, the FA Arbitration and Disciplinary Panels, The Premier League Broadcasting | Commercial | Arbitration Panels and the Football League Disciplinary Commissions. Contract Drafting | Contract Negotiations | Disciplinary | Dispute Resolution | Image Rights Samuel is regularly instructed in a broad range of disputes between sports agents and | Intellectual Property | Personal players and between clubs and agents and disputes between one club and another as well Injury | Player Contracts | Player- as disputes involving corporations and those involving regulatory authorities. Agent Case | Professional Negligence | Regulation | Regulatory | Sponsorship Samuels Sports Law practice covers: Agreements |Sports Law Advisors | UK • Player Contracts & Renegotiations Sports • Player Transfer Negotiation & Contracts Athletics | Cricket | Cycling | • Personal Injury to Players Football | Golf | Horseracing | • Management & Coaching Contracts Motor Sport | Rugby | Tennis • Employment Contracts & Renegotiations • Commercial Contracts • Intellectual Property Rights • Image Rights • Regulation of Sport • Disciplinary Proceedings • Professional Negligence Proceedings • Commercial Investments in Sport • Third Party Ownership • Agency & Agency Disputes • Takeovers & Buyouts • Sponsorships & Endorsements • Broadcasting Rights

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Sheridans Sheridans' industry-recognised Sports Law group comprises lawyers who provide legal and commercial advice exclusively within the sports sector. The Group works with and within a number of sports, including football, cricket, basketball, tennis, athletics, golf, rugby union and Whittington House Alfred Place league, table tennis, cycling, badminton and netball, and regularly advises clients (both in the London UK and internationally) on all commercial matters relating to sports law. WC1E 7EA United Kingdom Types of work include:

T: +44 (0)20 7079 0142 ! the creation, acquisition, licensing and protection of media rights to premium sports [email protected] Twitter: @SheridansSport properties; www.sheridans.co.uk ! the structuring, acquisition and sale of major sports sponsorship programmes; ! domestic and international merchandise licensing programmes for sports brands; Areas of Expertise ! the protection and exploitation of image rights; Arbitration | Broadcasting | Commercial | Corporate | Dispute ! event organisation, management, venue hire and participation agreements; Resolution | Governance | Image ! governance and regulatory advice (including drafting sporting rules, regulations, Rights | Intellectual Property | policies and constitutional documents); Litigation | Media | Regulation | ! anti doping; Sponsorship Agreements | Sports Events Management |Sports Law ! sports discipline; Advisors | UK ! dispute resolution (including litigation, arbitration and mediation).

Sports The Group's enviable client base includes domestic and international governing bodies, Cricket | Football | Horseracing | Motor sports rights owners and agencies, broadcasters, sponsors, merchandising licensees, as well Sport | Rugby as clubs, teams and individual athletes. The Group's in-depth knowledge and experience of the sports market, and its consistently commercial approach, enables it to add real insight and value to clients and their objectives within the sector. The Legal 500 describes Sheridans as "a go-to practice for media and sponsorship rights in football and athletics, as well as rugby union and cricket" and comments that its team provides "an exceptional combination of top level legal work with commercial acumen." Chambers and Partners recognise Sheridans' particular "expertise" and "prowess" for sports media work.

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Squire Patton Boggs (UK) LLP (UK) LLP is a leading international law firm with 39 offices in 19 countries. The Squire Patton Boggs (UK) LLP Sports Law Practice Group offers market leading experience and expertise in the legal, commercial and regulatory issues affecting the 7 Devonshire Square London sports industry around the globe. EC2M 4YH United Kingdom A core team is immersed in the business of sport to provide the quality of service expected of a global practice. We are a young and dynamic team; we operate efficiently to deliver T: +44 (0)20 7655 1481 concise, clear advice and work with our clients to achieve a result on time and on budget. As stephen.sampson you would expect from a leading international legal practice, we offer a full range of related @squirepb.com www.squirepb.com legal services from offices around the globe. We are rated as one of the leading sports law practices in the industry, with many of our Areas of Expertise Acquisitions and Financing | lawyers ranked as leading practitioners by the English and US legal directories. We act for Arbitration | Commercial | Corporate | national and international governing bodies, national Olympic committees, leading clubs, kit Image Rights | Intellectual Property | manufacturers, sports marketing agencies, player agencies, brand name sponsors, banks Licensing | Player Contracts | Player- Agent Cases | Regulatory | Reputation and investors and individual sports people. Management | Sponsorship Agreements | Sports Law Advisors

Sports American Football | Athletics | Basketball | Cricket | Cycling | Football ! ! ! | Motor Sport | Rugby | Tennis Stephen Sampson Fred Nance Lloyd Thomas Partner Partner Partner T: +44 (0)20 7655 1481 T: +1 216 479 8623 T: +44 (0)20 7655 1041 stephen.sampson [email protected] Lloyd.thomas @squirepb.com @squirepb.com ! !

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Thomas Eggar Whether you are a sports club or leisure organisation, a governing body or an expert in your chosen sport, Thomas Eggar has the passion, profile and expertise to support you.

Belmont House In the sport and leisure arena we are leaders in the market, recognised by our clients as the Station Way “top of the tree in terms of a sport brand”. We know it is important to be embedded within the Crawley West Sussex sector with clients appreciating that our team is made up of “people who understand sport RH10 1JA and are passionate about it”. United Kingdom Offices located in London, Gatwick, Southampton, Newbury, Chichester, Worthing. T: +44 (0)1293 742829 [email protected] Twitter: @thesportlawyer www.thomaseggar.com/sport

Areas of Expertise Arbitration | Commercial | Contract Drafting | Contract Negotiations | Corporate | Dispute Resolution | ! ! ! Governance | Image Rights | Hanna Clipston Faye Bargery Thomas Barnard Intellectual Property | Licensing | Partner Partner Associate Litigation | Private Client | Regulation | T: +44 (0)23 8083 1233 T: +44 (0)1293 74275 T: +44 (0)1293 742777 Regulatory | Sponsorship Agreements [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] | Sports Law Advisors | Tax | UK

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