Eva McHale

Her practice consists of a diverse mix of private individual and corporate clients, including overseas banks, SMEs, high net worth individuals and staff associations, across a variety of sectors, as both claimants and defendants. Eva has experience across multiple forums including the County Court, High Court and specialist arbitration tribunals. As a dedicated disputes solicitor with a particular interest in sports disputes, Eva is an active member of the firm’s sports sector group, with specific expertise in professional football. She is a co-founder and host of the firm’s sports podcast ‘Fair Play’, a series that brings together athletes, sports professionals and lawyers to discuss the challenges faced and achievements celebrated by athletes throughout their playing careers. Recent episodes have covered reputation management, safeguarding, motherhood, and retirement from sport.

Eva qualified in 2019, having joined the firm as a trainee solicitor in 2017. Prior to this, she obtained her undergraduate degree from the University of Bristol before completing the Legal Practice Course, graduating with distinction. She has previously been listed in the Legal 500 as a key lawyer in Penningtons Manches Coopers’ reputation management team, where she was described as ‘impressive’. In addition to her legal practice, she is also co-chair of the firm’s race and faith committee, a key pillar of the firm’s diversity, equity and inclusion strategy.