What we do

Legal and strategic advisory across sport, media and entertainment
Five areas of expertise, one trusted team – advising clients at every level

Commercial

Advising on transfers, commercial deals and investment opportunities.

We work at the pace of the sports and entertainment industries, getting your deals across the line safely without overcomplicating things. We handle critical commercial agreements across:

Transfers & Talent: transfer agreements, player and manager employment contracts, talent and influencer deals and agent representation contracts.
Sponsorship & IP: sponsorship deals, image rights contracts, brand partnerships and NDAs.
Media & Entertainment: broadcast rights, media distribution and film and TV finance.
Investments & Corporate: structuring commercial deals, joint ventures and buying and selling sports businesses.

Disputes

Resolving disputes fairly and efficiently across sporting and legal forums.

When conflict arises or contracts are breached, we manage the pressure and protect your reputation. We handle contentious matters from initial negotiation through to final resolution across:

Sporting & Arbitral Tribunals: representing clients before national and international governing body panels, domestic tribunals and sports arbitration forums.
Commercial Litigation: handling high-value business disputes, including High Court claims, competition law matters, debt recovery and emergency injunctions.
Employment & Contract Terminations: managing exit terms, breach of contract claims and settlement agreements for talent, managers and executives, alongside resolving representation and commission disputes.
Personal & Reputation Management: proactively protecting clients in private law disputes, enforcing privacy rights, challenging defamatory coverage and managing high-profile media crises.

Governance

Advising on or investigating integrity matters, including corruption and doping.

We advise governing bodies, clubs and individuals on complex regulatory and disciplinary matters. We help sports organisations maintain clear standards and represent clients facing regulatory investigations or charges across:

Integrity & Investigations: advising on or investigating allegations of corruption, match-fixing and betting breaches.
Disciplinary & Regulatory Defence: representing athletes, coaches and clubs facing anti-doping violations, whereabouts failures, safeguarding inquiries and misconduct charges.
Rules & Compliance: guiding clubs and leagues through financial regulations (including PSR and SCR), club licensing and FIFA agent regulations.
Rules & Policy Drafting: writing constitutional frameworks, rulebooks, disciplinary procedures and safeguarding policies for sports organisations.

Management

Acting as a trusted advisor to talent and their teams.

We act as an independent, day-to-day general counsel for high-profile individuals and sports businesses. The team works alongside agents and managers, families and professional networks to protect the client’s interests and handle the practical side of their career, including:

Direct Representation: acting as trusted counsel for elite media talent and athletes on contracts, day-to-day business and commercial negotiations.
Legal Concierge for Families & Teams: providing immediate support to resolve the personal, administrative and legal matters that arise for a client’s family or management team.
Disputes Oversight: managing disputes on behalf of the client – including instructing specialist barristers, managing legal spend and providing high-level strategic input.
Broader Deal Advisory: supporting long-standing clients on non-legal matters, helping them navigate complex situations and advising on major career decisions.

Strategic Advice

Providing the clarity and foresight needed to make impactful decisions.

We provide high-level, discrete counsel on pivotal projects and institutional shifts. We handle complex strategic mandates, including:

Major Event Bidding: structuring and delivering international tournament bids and hosting strategies for governments and federations.
Club Acquisitions & Funding: preparing bank pitch documentation, securing investment funding and managing the strategic process for club takeovers.
Franchise Applications: advising on, drafting and navigating high-stakes franchise bids for professional teams and leagues.
Government & Development Strategy: consulting at ministerial and federation levels on long-term sports policy and grassroots development frameworks.

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