Football Law 2024 - Player Contracts, Agents, Tax And The Business Of Football
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ABOUT
The LawInSport Football Law 2024 conference will be held at 1 Wimpole Street, London, with a schedule spanning two days (20th & 21st May).
Day 1 will include a roundtable, panel discussions on football governance, transfers, compliance, and multi-club ownership, followed by a drinks reception.
Day 2 will focus on the influence of football in Asia and the Middle East, commercialisation of data, criminal investigations into player & coaches conduct & reputation management, and the life of an in-house football lawyer.
Who Should Attend
- Sports executives and administrators (Club Secretaries, CEOs, CFOs, Directors, etc)
- In-house counsel working at clubs, federations, sponsors, media companies, agencies
- Agents
- Athletes and coaches
- Professional services (lawyers, accountants consultants, tax advisers, wealth managers, etc)
- Academics and students (please note there is a limited number of places for students)
In short, if you would like to gain a better understanding of the most important legal issues that will impact football, then this conference will be an invaluable resource and one you will not want to miss.
Interactive Panel Discussions
The conference provides attendees with two full days of interactive panel discussions, with world leading experts discussing the contemporary legal issues impacting football.
Roundtables
Throughout the conference a number of forums for subject matter experts and stakeholders will take place under Chatham House Rule. These forums give attendees greater opportunities to enter into more detailed topics specific discussions and develop relationships with colleagues with subject matter interest.
Professional Development & Knowledge Sharing
Not only will attendees partake in cutting-edge panel discussions, they will also receive a complimentary conference magazine. Attendees will therefore have access to detailed reference materials that will help them when faced with legal issues in their work or studies.
Networking
LawInSport events are renowned for their unparalleled networking opportunities, and this will be a theme that continues at this year’s Football Law Conference. With over 6 hours of networking and two drinks receptions, attendees can take advantage of dedicated time to meet with colleagues in the sector in a friendly and welcoming environment.
Private Work Space
We understand that with all the best intentions to attend every session over the two days, there will be times when attendees may need to check into work or take calls...the work of lawyers and executives never stops!
Therefore to give attendees the best opportunity to be present and make the most of the conference, we have allocated a private room to work in and take calls should you need to. You will never have to be far from the action and be able to take advantage of all the networking opportunities and participate in the conference as much as possible.
CPD/CLE
The Football Law Conference provides 7 hours of self-certified continuing professional development/continuing legal education.
Attending Organisations
Football Clubs & Sports Federations
- Aston Villa FC
- Burton Albion
- Bury FC
- Cambridge United FC
- Celtic Football Club
- Chelsea Football Club
- Colchester United FC
- Confederation of African Football
- European Handball Federation
- Everton FC
- FIFPRO
- Gateshead FC
- International Boxing Association
- League Managers Association
- Liverpool FC
- Maidenhead United FC
- Manchester United FC
- Norwich City FC
- QPR FC
- Rangers FC
- Reading FC
- Rochdale AFC
- Royal Antwerp FC
- Tottenham Hotspur FC
- Turkish Football Federation
- Wycombe Wanderers FC
- Yeovil Town FC
Sports Organisations - Agency, Solution Providers & Consultants
- Alvarez & Marsal
- Ankura Consulting Group
- BL Ballers
- Bloomsbury Football Foundation
- Breaking Down Barriers
- CAA
- CAS
- Credit Suisse (UK) Ltd
- Deloitte
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS)
- DMB Sports Management
- FA Sport
- FACT
- Fiducia Football Agency
- International Sports Agency
- Keno Media Consultancy
- Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team
- Practical GC
- ProDataStack & Winners
- PWC
- Sentinel Sport and Mediation
- Sport Business Connected
- The Player Care Group
Law Firms & Chambers
- 2 Temple Gardens
- 3 Hare Court
- 11KBW
- 12KBW
- 39 Essex Chambers
- Advantage Rule
- Advokatfirman NORDIA
- Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
- Antas Da Cunha ECIJA
- Armstrong Teasdale
- Baker Tilly
- BCL Solicitors LLP
- Bishop & Sewell LLP
- Blackstone Chambers
- BMDW Advocaten
- B P Collins LLP
- Brandsmiths
- Burness Paull LLP
- Capital Law
- CEE Attorneys
- Centrefield
- Chapman Albin LLC
- Clintons
- DAHL
- Ecija & Asociados Abogados Barcelona S.L.
- Farrer & Co LLP
- Fieldfisher
- Field-R Law
- Five Paper
- Freemans Solicitors
- Front Row Legal
- Gowling WLG
- Hall Brown Family Law
- Harbottle & Lewis
- Hickman & Rose
- Hugh James
- Hugo Paris Avocat
- IPS Law LLP
- J+Legal
- JMW Solicitors LLP
- Kancelaria Prawna Maciej Bałaziński i Współpracownicy
- Kellerhals Carrard
- Law Office Kraljičković
- Lawrence Stephens
- LEVEL
- Lewis Silkin
- Linklaters
- Lombardi Associates
- MAQS Advokatbyrå
- Matrix Chambers
- Mills & Reeve LLP
- Moore Barlow LLP
- Nelson Guest & Partners
- Newfields Law Ltd
- Northridge
- Norton Rose Fulbright
- Onside Law
- Penningtons Manches Cooper
- Pinsent Masons
- Pirola Pennuto Zei & Associati
- Reynolds Porter Chamberlain
- Sheridans
- SILA Lawyers
- Sportlegis
- Squire Patton Boggs
- Stephenson Harwood LLP
- Taylor Wessing
- Telles de Abreu E Associados Sociedade de Advogados SP RL
- Thackray Williams
- Tyr
- Vitus Derungs Sports Law
- Walker Morris
- Withers
- Wordley Law
Academic
- Birmingham City University
- BPP University
- Edge Hill University
- Erasmus University Rotterdam
- UCFB
- University of Liverpool Management School
- University of York
AGENDA
Day 1 - Monday 20th May
09:00 - 13:30: Registration Opens
09:20 - 10:10: Dispute Resolutions roundtable (Wheatley Room)
10:20 - 11:10: Commercial developments roundtable (Wheatley Room)
11:10 - 12:00: Player contracts, welfare and tax roundtable (Wheatley Room)
Facilitated by:
- Mario Tenore, Associate Partner, Pirola Pennuto Zei (Tax Expert)
12:10 - 13:00: Private In-house Counsel and Football Club Representatives roundtable (Wheatley Room)
- Alistair Maclean, Founder Practical GC and Former Group Legal Director, The FA & Former Group General Counsel, World Rugby
12:00 - 14:00: Lunch & Networking
14:00 - 15:00: Football Governance Bill & the Independent Regulator for Football
- Nick De Marco KC, King's Counsel Barrister, Blackstone Chambers
- Sean Jones KC, King's Counsel Barrister, 11KBW
- Karandeep Gill, Senior Policy Advisor, Football Regulation, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS)
- Kieran Maguire, Football Finance Lecturer, Award winning Price of Football Podcast Presenter, University of Liverpool Management School
15:05 - 15:55: Current developments impacting players & coaches
- Carol Couse, Head of Sports Entertainment and Media, Mills & Reeve LLP
- Dr Alex Culvin, Head of Strategy and Research: Women’s Football, FIFPRO
- Stella Riberti, Solicitor/Avvocato, Withers
- Beryly Lubala, Professional Football Player, Wycombe Wanderers & Founder, BL Ballers
- Lindsay Gordon, Director | In-House Lawyer, League Managers Association
15:55 - 16:20: Coffee Break
16:20 - 17:05: Compliance and Risk Management in Clubs
- Philip Draper, Senior Governance, Ethics & Compliance Manager & Legal Counsel, Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team
- Jonny Gray, Senior Managing Director - Sport, Ankura
- Abi Ijasanmi, Former Chief Operations Officer, Confederation of African Football
17:10 - 17:50: Dealing with criminal investigations into player & coaches conduct & reputation management
- Tom Rudkin, Partner, Farrer & Co LLP
- Peter Csemiczky, Partner, Hickman & Rose
- Jane Mulcahy KC, Barrister, Blackstone Chambers (moderator)
17:50 - 18:15: Refreshments & Networking
18:15 - 19:00: What does Multi-Club & Multi-Sport Ownership mean for the future of football?
- Paolo Lombardi, Founder and Managing Director, Lombardi Associates
- Adam Lewis KC, Barrister, Blackstone Chambers
- Tom Simpson, Senior Associate, Centrefield
- Harriet Leach, Legal Director, Onside Law (moderator)
19:00 - 21:00: Food & Drinks Reception
Day 2 - Tuesday 21st May
08:45 - 09:20: Registration & Networking
09:20 - 10:10: Key cases and update on dispute resolution
- Frans de Weger, Partner, BMDW Advocaten, Chairman of the FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber (DRC) & CAS Arbitrator
- Thomas Horton, Barrister, 3 Hare Court
10:15 - 11:00: New trends and developments in the commercial models in football
- Chris Duffy, Company Secretary, Head of Legal at Celtic Football
- Fiona Green, Founder and CEO, ProDataStack & Winners
- Mike Llewellyn, Partner - Sports, Gambling and Commercial, Squire Patton Boggs
- Paul Musa, Associate, Onside Law
- Sarah Johnson, Associate, Charles Russell Speechlys (moderator)
11:00 - 11:30: Coffee Break
11:30 - 12:05: The growing football landscape in Asia & Middle East
- Takuya Yamazaki, Founder and Managing Partner, Field-R Law
- Takao Toshishige, Former Regional Director, City Football Group Japan, & Former Executive Vice President, Rakuten
- Daniel Geey, Partner, Sheridans
12:05 - 13:00: The life of an in-house football lawyer
- Katie Reed, General Counsel, Tottenham Hotspur Football Club
- Vicky Wilkes, Head of Legal, Aston Villa Football Club
- Rob Hamblin, Associate General Counsel, Chelsea Football Club
- James Hill, Legal and Governance Director. Norwich City Football Club
- Dan Gorelov, Head of Risk and Operations, QPR (Moderator)
13:00 - Conference Finish
PRIVATE ROUNDTABLES
On Monday, 20th, the following forums will take place for subject matter experts and stakeholders, and will take place under Chatham House Rule. These roundtables give attendees greater opportunities to enter into more detailed topics specific discussions and to develop relationships with colleagues with shared subject matter interest.
- 09:20 - 10:10: Dispute Resolutions roundtable
- 10:20 - 11:10: Commercial developments roundtable
- 11:10 - 12:00: Player contracts, welfare and tax roundtable
- 12:10 - 13:00: Private In-house Counsel and Football Club Representatives roundtable
Details on how to to register for the roundtables is in the attendee information email received when you have registered. If you have registered for the conference and not received the attendee email, please contact
BOOK TICKETS
Professional Services
Lawyers, accountants, tax advisors, consultants, etc - Tier 1 |
£696 |
Sports Professional
Sport executives & administrators, in-house counsel and agents - Tier 2 |
£370 |
Academics & Full Time Students - Tier 3
|
£300 |
Former & current elite pro athletes
incl. Olympians & Paralympians - Tier 4 |
FREE |
Should you have any issues registering your tickets please email
Member discounts
Institutional Members, Plus Yearly and monthly (with 3 or more months membership) members benefit from a £100 discount on early bird and full price tickets. (Discounts are applied at the time of purchase, provided you are signed into your account).
Discount codes
Attendees purchasing Tier 2, 3 and 4 tickets should email
Group Tickets
If 4 or more colleagues from your organisation would like to attend and benefit from a group discount, please email
Please note, group tickets are designed specifically with the demands of sports organisations and government departments in mind. These tickets allow for people within sports organisations to share and invite colleagues who may otherwise not be able to attend, either due to time or cost restrictions to benefit from the Football Law Conference.
* To qualify for a free ticket as a current or former pro athlete you must not be qualified lawyers or working as sports business professionals. These tickets are subsidised, and therefore are for the benefit of athletes that may not otherwise have the opportunity to attend such events. We hope giving athletes the opportunity to learn, develop and network will benefit them and their sport.
Event Properties
Event Date | 20-05-2024 8:30 |
Event End Date | 21-05-2024 13:00 |
Individual Price | £100 - £696 + VAT |
Location | The Royal Society of Medicine |
We are no longer accepting registration for this event