Sports

In the complex and increasingly global sports industry, getting the right legal expertise at the right time is important. Athletes and their agents negotiating contracts, sports governing bodies facing regulatory and disciplinary challenges and sports-related businesses competing in an international market all need access to specialist sports law advice.

Penningtons Manches Cooper’s enthusiastic and dynamic team of sports lawyers offers an integrated service across a broad spectrum of issues, advising clients on commercial, sponsorship and intellectual property matters; immigration issues and employment contracts; litigation and dispute resolution; and managing reputation, tax and private wealth.

Widely acknowledged for the depth of their market insight, our sports lawyers and business development consultants provide legal services for governing bodies, clubs and teams, players and agents and other sports-related commercial ventures. We work across a variety of different sports - from football, rugby, golf and cricket to sailing, power boat racing and the motor sports arenas of Formula One and Formula E.

Our lawyers also have significant expertise in supporting clients in the broader sports and entertainment field including venue owners, sponsors, retailers and broadcasters who engage us on both commercial and private client related matters.

We have an international outlook, and have taken a lead role in the launch of the Multilaw Sport global service which provides specialist knowledge to sports clients around the world. Our lawyers are pro-active members of sports industry organisations including the British Association for Sport and Law (BASL), Women in Sport and Sports Resolutions’ pro-bono panel.

So from international athletes (and their families) wishing to relocate to the UK or agents, players and clubs with employment questions through to high level and international investigations on finance and regulatory issues, our sports lawyers can help.