Sports Practice

January 2020 Slaughter and May is one of the most prestigious law firms in the world. Our international sports practice is no different and operates across every aspect of the sector.

The Slaughter and May sports team is made up of specialists in corporate transactions, governance, commercial contracts, intellectual property, dispute resolution, competition, financing, tax, real estate and construction.

We provide integrated advice and a full-service to clients on all sport related matters.

Stadium planning, site acquisition, Onfield matters, such as player construction and other major sports contracts, transfers, registration infrastructure projects issues and disciplinary actions

The governance of sporting bodies Remuneration arrangements for sporting participants

All aspects of broadcasting, media, merchandising, exploitation of image Sports authority disciplinary and rights and sponsorship of major arbitration proceedings sporting entities

Regulation of participants by sports Stadium development and use governing bodies

Major M&A activity Recent Experience

Tottenham Hotspur Football Club Starwood Capital Group on a on the construction and financing strategic partnership with AS Roma of its new state-of-the-art 62,000 to become a real estate capital seat stadium at White Hart Lane partner in AS Roma’s new stadium and adjacent mixed-use real estate complex in the Tor di Valle Everton Football Club on development all aspects of their proposed development and construction of its new stadium at Bramley Moore Shahid Khan in respect of his Dock and the redevelopment of proposed offer to purchase Goodison Park Wembley Stadium from The Football Association

Lendlease Construction Europe on Athletes' Village for the Birmingham Arsenal Football Club on its Commonwealth Games in 2022 transfer dealings and player contracts for more than 15 years

Lendlease Construction Europe on the £2 billion Olympic Village Tottenham Hotspur Football Club at Stratford City, London for the on various player related and other 2012 London Olympics, and its matters including image rights in subsequent conversion to legacy use respect of a number of well-known players

Manchester City Council on the development of Sports City at England and Wales Cricket Board Eastlands in preparation for the (ECB) on matters relating to the 2002 Commonwealth Games and extension of players’ standard on the subsequent letting of the form contract of employment for stadium to Manchester City Football county cricketers, modifications Club to the Performance Related Fee Programme and the eligibility of cricketers under the ECB’s Arsenal Football Club on the qualification regulations financing and development (including real estate and construction) of the Emirates Arsenal Football Club and Stadium, the move from Highbury Croatian international striker, and the subsequent redevelopment Eduardo da Silva in Eduardo’s and regeneration of both Ashburton successful appeal against a two Grove and Highbury match European ban imposed by UEFA

Marylebone Cricket Club regarding its proposals for the redevelopment Christian Klien in respect of his of Lords and various real estate Formula 1 driver’s contract with matters Honda Racing

Arsenal Football Club on an Two prominent football club CEOs extensive programme of upgrade in respect of their appointment works at Emirates Stadium including and complex remuneration a battery powered electricity arrangements storage facility

Fulham Football Club on its real estate matters including the renewal of its stadium and training ground leases A Premier League club on an Arsenal Football Club on the INEOS on its acquisition of Ligue 1 arbitration with its manager development of an international football club, OGC Nice enforcement strategy to combat infringement of its IP portfolio, and Lord Moynihan on his Private counterfeiting Arsenal Football Club on its Member’s Bill “The Governance of takeover by Stan Kroenke (KSE), Sport”, which was introduced in the including the subsequent offer for House of Lords on 11 June 2014 Tottenham Hotspur Football Club the shares of Arsenal not already on their kit supply and sponsorship owned by KSE agreement with Nike British Horseracing Authority (BHA) on its governance review The Board of Liverpool Football A consortium of Championship Club and its parent companies clubs on their negotiations in on the sale of LFC to New England Ben Purkiss, as Chairman respect of the EFL TV deal Sports Ventures including a high of Professional Footballers' profile dispute over blocking the Association (PFA) in relation to the sale structure and organisation of PFA Tottenham Hotspur Football Club and independent review of the PFA on their agreement with the FA to play all matches during the 2017-18 INEOS on its acquisition of Swiss season at Wembley stadium football club, Lausanne-Sport Honda F1 Racing Team on a potential dispute with Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) The Boat Race Company Marcus Evans Limited on the Limited on the broadcasting acquisition of Ipswich Town FC and international commercial The Lawn Tennis Association exploitation of coverage of the boat (LTA) on its corporate structure and race event Ian Lenagan in connection with its agreement with the All England the acquisition of a 65% stake Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club in in the “London Broncos” and an respect of Wimbledon tennis STAR India and STAR Middle intellectual property licence and championships and the related East, wholly owned subsidiaries real estate licence between London sale of the LTA's shares in the All of Twenty-First Century Fox in Broncos and Harlequin Rugby Club England Lawn Tennis Ground plc relation to their successful bid for and the All England Lawn Tennis the global audio-visual rights for Club (Wimbledon) Limited ICC Events from 2015 – 2023 Yacht Squadron Racing Limited in relation to the British challenge for the 35th America’s Cup Cambridge University Boat Club Miami Dolphins on the in relation to a reorganisation of International Champions Cup the club and establishment of football portfolio the Cambridge University Rowing Foundation

Tottenham Hotspur Football Club on its agreement with the National Football League (NFL) to stage and play NFL games at Tottenham’s new 62,000 seat stadium Contacts

Corporate, governance and onfield activities Contruction and Real Estate Andrew Jolly Richard Todd Partner Partner [email protected] [email protected] T +44 (0)20 7090 3034 T +44 (0)20 7090 3782

Jane Edwarde Partner Commercial contracts [email protected] Rob Sumroy T +44 (0)20 7090 5094 Partner [email protected] T +44 (0)20 7090 4032 Financing David Ives Simon Hall Partner Partner [email protected] [email protected] T +44 (0)20 7090 4266 T +44 (0)20 7090 3147

Philip Snell Partner Dispute Resolution [email protected] Sarah Lee T +44 (0)20 7090 3105 Partner [email protected] T +44 (0)20 7090 4311 Competition Damian Taylor Bertrand Louveaux Partner Partner [email protected] [email protected] T +44 (0)20 7090 5309 T +44 (0)20 7090 4173

Anna Lyle-Smythe Partner Tax [email protected] Steve Edge T +44 (0)20 7090 8410 Partner [email protected] T +44 (0)20 7090 5022

Gareth Miles Partner [email protected] T +44 (0)20 7090 5035

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