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Law In Sport Podcast
A career dedicated to helping players - Brendan Schwab, World Players Association - E139
Brendan Schwab has spent his career helping, and leading, players and sports organisation to be better prepared to face the challenges they face. In this episode, Brendan reflects on his career to date and provides a fascinating insight into sport, law, industrial relations, human rights and leadership. In this interview Brendan talks about: How and why he started working in sport. The biggest challenge to players when he first started representing players and helped establish the Professional Footballers Australia. His journey to become Executive Director of the World Players Association. His biggest influences in professional and personally. What he considers...
2023-02-24
1h 00
Law In Sport Podcast
A trailblazer in Italian and international sports law - Prof Massimo Coccia - E138
Massimo Coccia is founding partner of Coccia De Angelis & Associati law firm. He holds a J.D. degree cum laude from the Law School of the University of Rome Sapienza (1981) and a Master of Laws degree (LL.M.) from the University of Michigan Law School (1984), which he attended with a Fulbright fellowship. It is universally recognized that Mr. Coccia has an extensive experience of, and is an authority in, sports law and in commercial arbitration at international and national level, both as an arbitrator and as a counsel. He has been involved in almost 400 arbitration proceedings (mostly international). He also...
2023-01-26
51 min
Law In Sport Podcast
Shooting for Success: Massimo Coccia's Career in Sports Law - E138
Massimo Coccia is founding partner of Coccia De Angelis & Associati law firm. He holds a J.D. degree cum laude from the Law School of the University of Rome Sapienza (1981) and a Master of Laws degree (LL.M.) from the University of Michigan Law School (1984), which he attended with a Fulbright fellowship. It is universally recognized that Mr. Coccia has an extensive experience of, and is an authority in, sports law and in commercial arbitration at international and national level, both as an arbitrator and as a counsel. He has been involved in almost 400 arbitration proceedings (mostly international). He also...
2023-01-26
51 min
Law In Sport Podcast
The future of African club football - CAF Club Licensing System and Stadiums Regulations
In July 2022, after a delay due the pandemic, the CAF Executive Committee adopted a new regulatory framework for the CAF Club Licensing System and Stadiums framework. The new regulations are the first major reform of CAF's club licensing system and stadiums since first introduced in 2012, which include regulations on men's club licensing, women's club licensing and stadium regulations. We are joined by the following speakers: Farai Razano, Attorney, Razano Attorneys Brian Wesaala, Founder & Project Leader, Football Foundation for Africa Abdallah Shehata, Attorney at Law, Sportiva Law Muhammad Sidat, Head of Professional Football, Confederation of African Football Cynthia Mumbo, Founder & CEO...
2022-12-12
1h 28
Law In Sport Podcast
Football, FIFA & Diego Maradona - Paolo Lombardi - E136
Our guest for this show is Paolo Lombardi, founder of Lombardi Associates. He has had an illustrious career in football and law. In this show Paolo talks about his time at the start of the FIFA's legal department, meeting Diego Maradona in a disciplinary case, starting a sports law firm and more. Paolo Is the founder and managing director of Lombardi Associates, a boutique sports regulatory firm which acts for a range of football stakeholder clients including clubs, players, coaches, intermediaries, associations, leagues and investors, also providing external advice to law firms. Paolo currently assists a significant number of clubs...
2022-12-02
42 min
Law In Sport Podcast
A Pioneer In Sports Law - Pro. Kenneth Shropshire
Professor Kenneth Shropshire is a pioneer in the development of the sports law sector. He has had a distinguished career in sport, business and law over the last 40 years as a professor, business consultant, author, and lawyer. He has experience in a wide range of sports related issues such as race and discrimination issues, leading a global sporting event, stadium and arena construction and financing, the relocation of franchises, the transition of athletes from the playing field into business to focusing on diversity in sports. He is the author of one of the foundational books focused on race and sports...
2022-11-18
29 min
Law In Sport Podcast
An insight into a $300 billion industry - Equine sports law, Luc Schelstraete & Piotr Wawrzyniak
As a $300 billion industry, it is hard to overlook the contribution equine sports law makes to the sports sector and the global economy. In this episode you will hear from leading specialists in equine law about the breadth of interesting, and at time unique, legal issues that arise for owners, trainers, riders and horses. Luc Schelstraete & Piotr Wawrzyniak are lawyers at Schelstraete Equine Lawyers. Schelstraete Equine Lawyers is an international law firm specialized in (Equine) Sports Law and is a leading force in this field. In addition, Schelstraete Equine Lawyers is founder and part of the international Alliance Group ‘European-US-Asian Eq...
2022-10-24
48 min
Law In Sport Podcast
The changing corporate structures of Brazilian football clubs: José Francisco Manssur & Tiago Gomes
This podcast focuses on a new law in Brazil that is encouraging investment in Brazilian football. The new allows for clubs, to incorporate and receive investment while maintaining control of its identify. It is an innovative new approach. In this episode we speak to the drafter of law José Francisco Manssur who is a partner at Ambiel, Manssur, Belfiore, Gomes, Hanna Advogados and his colleague Tiago Gomes. Manssur participated in drafting several laws involving sporting activities, such as recently enacted Law 14,193/2021 which incentivises football clubs, currently incorporated as associations, to convert into corporations. Francisco was also a Vice-President for communication a...
2022-07-18
59 min
Law In Sport Podcast
Boxing, MMA & Helping Others: Mohit Pasricha, Mackrell Solicitors - E132
Mohit Pasricha is a Partner and Head of the Sports & Entertainment Team at Mackrell.Solicitors. He advising and representing a variety of sporting clients within the industry. He provides comprehensive advice on commercial and intellectual property matters in sport. His clients, among which include professional sport clubs, commercial sponsors, sports agents and individual sporting professionals with a particular focus on football, boxing, mixed-martial arts and motor-racing. Mo advises on matters including: sponsorship and endorsement agreements, commercial partnerships, kit-supply contracts and player-agent representation agreements. Mohit also places a significant focus on the continuing need for better education of athletes within various...
2022-07-05
1h 00
Law In Sport Podcast
Bobby Sharma, Special Adviser, Foley & Lardner LLP, trends in the global Esports industry - E131
Bobby Sharma is a special adviser to the Sports & Entertainment Group at Foley & Lardner LLP. He has nearly 20 years of sports, media, and entertainment industry experience. Bobby is founding partner of Electronic Sports Group (ESG), a market-leading esports advisory firm which helps investment and business leaders navigate and operate in the burgeoning billion-dollar esports industry. He is also a partner at GACP Sports, a sports-related private equity firm, and the chairman of Blue Devil Holdings, LLC, an international sports, media, and entertainment investment company. Previously, Bobby served as a senior vice president of the Global Head of Basketball & Strategic Initiatives a...
2022-03-14
55 min
Law In Sport Podcast
Caroline McGrory, Chief Legal Officer, Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games - E130
Caroline McGrory is the Chief Legal Officer for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. She started off her career in private practice before moving in house to IMG (the global sports marketing agency) in 2000. She then moved back into private practice to become the inaugural Head of the Sports Group at Charles Russell Speechlys LLP (then Charles Russell). After this, Caroline joined what was then B.A.R (British American Racing) as Legal Director and as a member of the senior management team. Caroline was part of the Management team who undertook a buy out of the team from Honda in 2009 to...
2022-03-08
1h 19
Law In Sport Podcast
Representing Kevin De Bruyne & FIFA Agent Regs - Daan Buylaert & Sven Demeulemeester - E129
Daan Buylaert & Sven Demeulemeester are founders and Partners of ATFIELD, a collaborations between of full service law firm Altius and the tax law firm Tiberghien, which provides a single point of contact for sports sector. Their clients include football clubs inside and outside of Belgian, investors in acquiring clubs, players, cyclists and cycle teams, Olympic athletes and sports federations. Recently, Daan & Sven advised Kevin de Bruyne during his latest contract renewal with Manchester City, a deal that made headlines because of the player's decision to negotiate the contract without an agent and to use data analytics in order to seek...
2022-02-22
42 min
Law In Sport Podcast
In Conversation With Sohail Ali & Gurpreet Duhra On Discrimination In Cricket And Law - E128
In 2020, Azeem Rafiq publicly spoke about the alleged racism faced at him while he played for the Yorkshire Country Cricket Club (YCCC) between 2008-2014 and 2016-2018. Eventually, YCCC launched its own investigation and Rafiq also appeared before a UK Parliamentary Committee to elaborate on his allegations against the club. In November 2021, two partners at DLA Piper of South Asian descent sat down to discuss their own personal and professional reflections of the recent Azeem Rafiq testimony, together with practical guidance on how to create inclusive workplaces. We sat down with Sohail Ali and Gurpreet Duhra to talk through more around t...
2022-02-04
57 min
Law In Sport Podcast
Ricardo De Buen, Founding and Managing Partner, DE BUEN LAW - E127
Ricardo de Buen Rodríguez is the founding and Managing Partner of the Law Firm DE BUEN LAW in Mexico City. He is also a member of the Court of Arbitration for Sport since 2002 and was part of the ad Hoc Division of the Court of Arbitration for Sport during the Olympic Games London 2012. He is a professor at different Universities in Mexico, and visiting professor lecturing Sports Law in Law Schools abroad such as ISDE in Madrid and St. Johns in New York, a member of the Ilustre y Nacional Colegio de Abogados de México, and coordinator of its...
2022-01-14
54 min
Law In Sport Podcast
Mark Kurtenbach, Partner, Hogan Lovells - E126
Mark Kurtenbach represents private and public companies and private equity and venture capital investors in mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity financings, securities offerings, joint ventures, strategic relationships, and general corporate matters. He is a partner at Hogan Lovells in their Denver office. His practice spans a variety of industries, including sports and entertainment, media, telecommunications, technology, travel, hospitality, manufacturing, healthcare, and business advisory and financial services Mark has recently advised MLS team, Inter Miami on the recapitalisation buyout of majority owners which you can read about here. In this interview, Mark talks to Sean Cottrell, LawInSport CEO and Chris...
2021-12-20
45 min
Law In Sport Podcast
Reyes Bellver, Founder, Bellver Sports Law- E125
Reyes Bellver is the Founder and Attorney-at-Law at Bellver Sports – Legal boutique (Madrid, Spain). She started her legal career at EY, but since 2009 she has been working in Sports Law and focused on football issues, defense of players, coaches and clubs before the dispute resolution bodies of FIFA and the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), as well as in advising intermediaries and other sports agents. From 2020, she is an external consultant for FIFA´s Professional Football department. Bellver won a Miki Roqué Prize “Peace Through Sport” in 2017 for her associative work with a focus on gender issues and the defense...
2021-12-13
46 min
Law In Sport Podcast
Ben Rutherford, Senior Director - Legal, ITIA E124
Ben is the Senior Director, Legal at International Tennis Integrity Agency. He is a barrister and solicitor with 12+ years’ experience at top-tier firm and in-house, previously leading World Rugby’s Integrity Unit and now heading the International Tennis Integrity Agency’s new legal department. Ben has a significant amount of experienced in sports law, with experience across corruption, betting, anti-doping, governance, discipline and athlete education in particular. He has worked on various committees and projects with the IOC, WADA, UN and INTERPOL on matters of anti-doping and corruption in sport. In this podcast Ben talks about his extensive career working in-hou...
2021-11-26
52 min
Law In Sport Podcast
Nick Iliffe, Senior Integrity Manager, Stats Perform & Jonathan Hirshler, CEO, Signify - E123
In August 2021, Stats Perform partnered with data-ethics brand Signify to launch an AI and data learning project with the aim of detecting and monitoring online abuse aimed at athletes, organisations, sporting bodies and more. Stats Perfrom CEO Carl Mergele branded the partnership as a headline project for Stats Perform, and stated: “Sports integrity needs to be expanded to include online abuse, given its impact on competing athletes and organisations.” In this podcast Sean talks to Stats Perform Senior Integrity Manager Nick Iliffe and Signify CEO Jonathan Hirshler to discuss the aim of their partnership, tackling online abuse and what we all can do...
2021-11-22
1h 13
Law In Sport Podcast
Oliver Hunt, Partner, Onside Law - E122
Oliver Hunt is a founding partner of Onside Law. Before establishing Onside Law, Oliver worked in-house at IMG and has since gone onto to advertise some of the world’s top professional athletes, particularly in golf and football. He has acted for Sir Nick Faldo for over 20 years, as well as for Rory McIlroy on his ground-breaking Nike deal in 2012 and advising Ryder Cup Europe on the bidding processes for the 2018 and 2022 Ryder Cups. Oliver forms part of Eden Hazard’s management team and played a significant role in his move to Real Madrid in 2019 and he helps manage Matt Fitz...
2021-10-22
55 min
Law In Sport Podcast
How To Approach Networking In The Sports Industry - Daniel Geey & Cynthia Mumbo - E121
As part of our AMA series earlier in the year, we recorded a session with Daniel Geey (Partner, Sheridans) and Cynthia Mumbo (Founder & CEO, Sports Connect Africa) on how to develop your sports and legal network. This session was designed to help people develop the human skills (Simon Sinek), which are often mistakenly referred to as "soft skills". The topics which were covered were: What are the basics of networking Approaching networking in a natural and organic way to build meaningful relationship that lasts over time; Networking remotely via Email Social networking Online Events In-person networking at events Social events Conferen...
2021-10-15
1h 31
Law In Sport Podcast
Andrew L Lee, Former GC, New York Jets & Of Counsel at Foley & Lardner LLP - Part 2 - E120
In this two-part series, Andrew L. Lee of counsel and a litigation and business attorney with Foley & Lardner LLP talks about his 20 years of experience in the sports, media, and entertainment industries, both in-house and as an outside advisor. Andy began his legal career working at a prestigious New York City law firm and was a member of its distinguished Sports Law Practice. Subsequently, he served as General Counsel for the National Football League's New York Jets as well as the NY/NJ Super Bowl Host Committee. Andy is also the founder of ALL Counsel P.C. In part 1, Andy...
2021-10-01
40 min
Law In Sport Podcast
Andrew L Lee, Former GC, New York Jets & Of Counsel at Foley & Lardner LLP - Part 1 - E119
In this two-part series, Andrew L. Lee of counsel and a litigation and business attorney with Foley & Lardner LLP talks about his 20 years of experience in the sports, media, and entertainment industries, both in-house and as an outside advisor. Andy began his legal career working at a prestigious New York City law firm and was a member of its distinguished Sports Law Practice. Subsequently, he served as General Counsel for the National Football League's New York Jets as well as the NY/NJ Super Bowl Host Committee. Andy is also the founder of ALL Counsel P.C. In part 1, Andy...
2021-10-01
39 min
Law In Sport Podcast
How lawyers are supporting Paralympic athletes - E118
This episode highlights the work Hogan Lovells & Global Disability Innovation Hub (GDIH) and other partners are doing to support the fantastic project, Para Sport Against Stigma, a four-year collaborative project that will include free-to-air (FTA) broadcasting of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games to 49 Sub-Saharan African countries provided by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and led in partnership with the Global Disability Innovation Hub (GDIH), Loughborough University London, and the University of Malawi, Chancellor College and which is funded by UK Aid. Speakers: Victoria Austin, CEO of the Global Disability Innovation Hub CIC & Co-Director of the WHO Official Collaborating Center on Assistive...
2021-09-02
47 min
Law In Sport Podcast
A Data Analysis of Outcomes in FA Betting Cases - Alastair Campbell, Partner, LEVEL - E117
Alastair is an experienced litigation lawyer for LEVEL, who acts on behalf of sophisticated clients in all forms of dispute resolution, with a particular focus on sports law and arbitration. He has acted on a broad range of commercial disputes, advising clients on complex issues – from contractual matters to questions of public law – across multiple jurisdictions. He has experience in advisory work and has extensive knowledge of regulatory structures in football. He has written several articles for LawInSport with the latest being an analysis of the FA's past betting cases and has appeared as a speaker for LawInSport conferences including the...
2021-08-24
31 min
Law In Sport Podcast
NCAA v Alston Analysis - Mark Conrad, Associate Prof. of Law and Ethics, Fordham University - E116
Mark Conrad is Associate Professor of Law and Ethics at Fordham University’s Gabelli School of Business, where he directs its sports business concentration. In addition to his full-time responsibilities at Fordham, Professor Conrad has served as an adjunct professor at Columbia University’s master’s program in Sports Management where he teaches international and comparative sports law. Mark is also a member of LawInSport Editorial Board. In this interview Mark talks to Sean Cottrell about: 2:30 - What the NCAA v Alston case means now and in the coming years for US College sport 6:39 - Reflections on the why The NCAA t...
2021-08-16
36 min
Law In Sport Podcast
Will Deller, Senior Associate, Bird & Bird - E115
Will Deller is a Senior Associate in Bird & Bird's market-leading media, entertainment and sport team. As a junior associate Will also founded the firm's rapidly growing esports practice. He now advises some of the biggest names in sport on issues ranging from media rights, sponsorship and event staging, through to image rights, advertising and merchandising. Will clients include with game publishers, teams, agents and service providers on a similarly wide variety of issues, and has also lead Will to become increasingly involved in the games sector more broadly. In this podcast Will discusses: 3:30 - His journey into sports law and...
2021-08-06
1h 03
Law In Sport Podcast
Erika Montemor Ferreira, Head of Players’ Status, FIFA - E114
Erika Montemor Ferreira is a Brazilian lawyer who specialized in Sports law. She has previously worked at UEFA as Legal Counsel where she dealt with Disciplinary and financial fair play matters. She is currently the head of FIFA Players’ Status Department, responsible for the resolution of contractual disputes, training compensation, international transfer related matters and protection of minors. In this podcast Erika talks about her career path in sports law, working in international federations such as UEFA and FIFA and how she manages her work/life balance following overcoming personal adversity. Topics: 2:05 - Journey into law, sport and football 7:42 - Th...
2021-07-25
1h 02
Law In Sport Podcast
Nandan Kamath, Principal Lawyer, LawNK - E113
Nandan is Principal Lawyer at LawNK, based in Bangalore, India. His practice specialises in sports, technology and media laws, with clients ranging from international and national sports federations, to leagues, teams, sponsors and athletes. He is a recipient of the prestigious Rashtriya Khel Protsahan award from the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports of India and is also a member of the Editorial Board at LawInSport. Nandan graduated with a B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) from the National Law School of India University, B.C.L. and Msc degrees from the University of Oxford (on a Rhodes Scholarship) and an LL...
2021-07-16
1h 05
Law In Sport Podcast
Dr Catherine Ordway, Restoring Trust in Sport E112
Catherine Ordway, PhD, Sport Integrity Research Lead, Professor at University of Canberra (Sports Management) and Author of Restoring Trust in Sport and Senior Fellow at the University of Melbourne, having developed and lectured in Sports Integrity and Investigations, in the Sports Law program since 2014. She has developed and taught a number of other sports management and sports law subjects at the Masters and undergraduate level at institutions including: La Trobe University, the University of Canberra and the University of New South Wales Catherine was an Australian squad member in the Olympic sport of handball, competed for the Australian Capital Territory...
2021-06-25
37 min
Law In Sport Podcast
Alex Kelham, Partner and Head of Sports Business Group, Lewis Silkin - E111
Alex Kelham is an an experienced commercial and IP lawyer and is the Head of Lewis Silkin's Sports Business Group. Although Alex has particular expertise in the sports sector, Alex also advises brands, marketing agencies and other IP rich businesses on a range of commercial, brand and marketing issues. Alex's sport clients include federations, teams, events, athletes and venues. Alex assists them in the management, exploitation and protection of their commercial rights and advises on all aspects of hosting events, and also works with brands and agencies on a range of sports marketing and commercial matters, ranging from sponsorship, talent...
2021-06-18
45 min
Law In Sport Podcast
Alan Darfi, Chief Executive Officer, Herefordshire FA - E110
Alan Darfi is the Chief Executive Officer at the Herefordshire Football Association. Previously he held roles in private practice and sports organisation including positions as Director at Rugby League European Federation, Director of Projects and Legal at The Rugby Football League and various roles at The Football Association (England FA). He also an Ad-Hoc Hearing Body Member for the International Paralympic Committee, Arbitrator at Sport Resolutions and is on The Football Association (National Anti-Discrimination Chairman's Panel, then National County Football Association Discipline Panel). In this podcast Alan shares his unusual pathway into sport and describes how and why he moved...
2021-06-10
1h 09
Law In Sport Podcast
Josep F. Vandellos Alamilla, Founder/Partner at VANDELLOS SPORTS LAW - E109
Josep Vandellos is the Founder/Partner, Vandellos Sports Law with extensive experience in international sports law. During the last ten years, his practice has entirely focused on representing athletes, clubs, national associations, agents and coaches in front of the different dispute resolution bodies and the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne (Switzerland). He also advises his clients on a regular basis in contract drafting and negotiations (i.a. employment contracts, agency agreements, transfer agreements). Josep is the Academic Director of the ISDE-FC Barcelona Global Master in Sports Management and Legal Skills (on-line edition), and sits as a member of...
2021-05-14
59 min
Law In Sport Podcast
Daniel Stuk, Senior Legal Counsel, Tennis Australia - E108
Daniel Stuk is a Senior Legal Counsel with Tennis Australia, who successfully ran the 2021 Australian Open during a global pandemic. Daniel speaks of the logistical and legal challenges he faced in running a sporting event with spectators during the Covid-19 crisis; and, the personal and professional lessons learned from this experience. Topics 1:01 - Role at Tennis Australia 3:15 - The complications of running a sporting event during the Covid-19 pandemic 5:56 - Managing athletes at the event 8:11 - Legal issues that arose 11:40 - Lessons his organisation learnt from the experience 14:19 - Collaboration between stakeholders and the importance of building relationships 17:40 - Technical...
2021-05-10
42 min
Law In Sport Podcast
Norman Wain, General Counsel, Chief of Business Affairs at USA Track & Field - E107
Norman Wain is General Counsel, Chief of Business Affairs at USA Track & Field which is the national governing body for the sport of track and field, long distance running, and race walking in the United States, since July 2010. His responsibilities include overseeing the USATF legal department (negotiating all contracts, managing corporate governance, handling anti-doping matters, overseeing litigation, managing the Athlete Representative program, etc). He is also currently a member of World Athletics' Governance Commission since 2020. In this podcast Norman shares his journey into sports law and the various roles and responsibilities of a General Counsel with a sports organisation. Norman...
2021-04-30
1h 10
Law In Sport Podcast
The European Super League & The Legal Fallout: Experts' Views - E106
This episode is a recording of the LawInSport webinar with 11 legal and commercial experts analysing the legal fallout from the attempted breakaway European Super League. Despite most of the clubs pulling out of the initiative, the issues covered by our expert spearer will continue to be relevant over the coming weeks and months. The session attracted over 1,000 registered attendees with 650+ tuning into the live session with over 100 questions asked. Sean Cottrell, CEO of LawInSport, host the discussion with experts Country Focus: Alexander Engelhard, Sports Lawyer, ARNECKE SIBETH DABELSTEIN (Germany) Reyes Bellver, Founder/Attorney, Reyes Bellver (Spain) Stefania Genesis, Sports Lawyer, Li...
2021-04-23
2h 15
Law In Sport Podcast
Achta Mahamat Saleh, Director of Legal Affairs & Compliance, CAF - E105
Achta Mahamat Saleh is the Director of Legal Affairs & Compliance Confederation Africaine de Football (CAF). Achta has an impressive and inspiring journey into sports law. Having completed her Masters in Law in International Trade/Business Law from the University of Bordeaux in 2006 before securing a role as Legal Counsel at FIFA (2008-2010). Following a return to Chad she became a member of Chad's Constitutional Council for a period of one year (2017-2018). After which she returned to football in her role as Director of Legal Affairs & Compliance at CAF. In this podcast Achta shares her journey into sports law and...
2021-04-16
1h 12
Law In Sport Podcast
Expensive mistakes: Why European sports need to be on top of State aid law - Clayton & Segura
Marianne Clayton and Maria Segura are specialist State aid lawyers and experts who represent sports organisations on State aid cases. Both have worked in senior positions at the Competition and State Aid Directorate of the EFTA Surveillance Authority (Maria - Former Deputy Director, Marianne - Former Senior Officer). In this interview Marianne and Maria talk to Sean Cottrell, LawInSport CEO and Chris Bond, LawInSport Editorial Director, about: 1:44 - What State aid law is and how it applies to the sports sector and if its legal principals apply elsewhere or are they unique to the EU 9:11 - How proactive can sports...
2021-04-09
36 min
Law In Sport Podcast
Aahna Mehrotra, Founder & Principal Lawyer at AM Sports Law & Management Co - E103
Aahna Mehrotra is the founder and principal lawyer at AM Sports Law & Management Co. She serves as the Chairperson on the National Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel and is a member of the Arbitrational Tribunal constituted by Football Delhi. Aahna played cricket for the India Under-19 women’s team and several other sports at the state level. Aahna is also a member of the LawInSport Editorial Board. In this podcast Aahna shares her journey into sports law and overcoming prejudices as an India women working in sports and talks about her favourite matters and cases. Aahna speaks to LawInSport’s CEO, Sean Cott...
2021-03-25
57 min
Law In Sport Podcast
Álvaro Gómez De La Vega Jiménez, Sports Legal Manager, RCD Espanyol De Barcelona S.A.D - E102
Álvaro Gómez de la Vega Jiménez is the sports legal manager at RCD Espanyol de Barcelona S.A.D. Álvaro speaks to LawInSport’s CEO, Sean Cottrell, about: 1:42 - Getting into football and sports law 8:25 - Being prepared for transitioning into football 9:46 - Dealing with legal issues for a club with a small legal budget 11:30 - Lessons from working at Malaga CF 14:32 - The structure of Espanyol's legal team and the role of Sports Legal Manager 17:58 - Change in the football landscape 20:53 - The challenge of developing women's football in Spain 23:53 - Salary cap for players in Spain 27:33 - The...
2021-01-12
52 min
Law In Sport Podcast
10 Years of LawInSport - Sean Cottrell - E100
For the 100th podcast, the tables are turned on LawInSport's Founder, CEO and podcast host, Sean Cottrell, as he is interviewed by Gabriella Lowe about the 10 year anniversary of LawInSport and looks back over what LawInSport has achieved since its conception. 1:04 - Some highlights of LawInSpot over the last 10 years 7:52 - Why he first set up LawInSport 16:44 - What the early days of LawInSport were like and the difficulties faced at the start 22:20 - What were the challenges in growing the website to the size it is today 25:43 - What he is most proud of when it comes to LawInSport 31:15...
2020-12-16
41 min
The Law In Sport Podcast
10 Years of LawInSport - Sean Cottrell - E100
For the 100th podcast, the tables are turned on LawInSport's Founder, CEO and podcast host, Sean Cottrell, as he is interviewed by Gabriella Lowe about the 10 year anniversary of LawInSport and looks back over what LawInSport has achieved since its conception. 1:04 - Some highlights of LawInSpot over the last 10 years 7:52 - Why he first set up LawInSport 16:44 - What the early days of LawInSport were like and the difficulties faced at the start 22:20 - What were the challenges in growing the website to the size it is today 25:43 - What he is most proud of when it comes to LawInSport 31:15...
2020-12-16
41 min
Law In Sport Podcast
Entry requirements for overseas players post Brexit - Stephen O'Flaherty - E99
Stephen O'Flaherty (@OFlahertySJP) is a Managing Associate and immigration specialist on the movement of players and coaches in the sports industry at Lewis Silkin. He works in the sport, fashion & entertainment and technology sectors In this interview Stephen talks to Sean Cottrell, LawInSport CEO & Founder, about how Brexit will effect the transfer of players to the Premier League and English Football League and the new entry requirements for overseas players. Stephen has writing an article with more detailed analysis here: https://www.lawinsport.com/topics/item/a-guide-to-the-new-immigration-rules-for-players-coming-to-the-premier-league-and-efl We thoroughly enjoyed the interview and took a lot away from it. We...
2020-12-03
45 min
Law In Sport Podcast
Sarah Solémalé, Senior Governance Services Manage, FIFA E98
LawInSport · Sarah Solémalé, Senior Governance Services Manage, FIFA Sarah Solémalé is the Senior Governance Service Manager at FIFA. Sarah speaks to LawInSport’s founder and CEO, Sean Cottrell, about: - transitioning from art to law; - interviewing and securing a legal role at FIFA; - the differences between the roles and responsibilities of a lawyer in the legal and governance departments at FIFA; - the importance "soft skills" and diplomacy; - the future of sports in Africa and embracing the power of sport; advice on help developing sports in underdeveloped sports markets; - how lawyers can better engage with gove...
2020-11-27
53 min
Law In Sport Podcast
How to become a sports lawyer with LawInSport, Founder, Sean Cottrell E97
In this podcast LawInSport Founder and CEO, Sean Cottrell gives advice on how to become a sports lawyer and the nuances of the advice provided in his popular article 'Top 10 tips to become a sports lawyer' https://www.lawinsport.com/topics/features/item/top-10-tips-on-how-to-become-a-sports-lawyer-2-0. Sean is joined by his colleague Gabriella Lowe who recently graduates from UCFB with a Bachelor's degree in Football Business & Finance. We hope you thoroughly enjoyed the interview and took a lot away from it. The host is Sean Cottrell (@spcott), founder and CEO of LawInSport. For more sports law news, commentary and analysis...
2020-11-16
1h 43
The Law In Sport Podcast
How to become a sports lawyer with LawInSport, Founder, Sean Cottrell E97
In this podcast LawInSport Founder and CEO, Sean Cottrell gives advice on how to become a sports lawyer and the nuances of the advice provided in his popular article 'Top 10 tips to become a sports lawyer' https://www.lawinsport.com/topics/features/item/top-10-tips-on-how-to-become-a-sports-lawyer-2-0. Sean is joined by his colleague Gabriella Lowe who recently graduates from UCFB with a Bachelor's degree in Football Business & Finance. We hope you thoroughly enjoyed the interview and took a lot away from it. The host is Sean Cottrell (@spcott), founder and CEO of LawInSport. For more sports law news, commentary and analysis...
2020-11-16
1h 43
Law In Sport Podcast
The Premier League COVID-19 testing - legal & logistical with Prenetics E96
Andrew Steele, Olympic Athlete and Head of Product at DNAFit/Prenetics International, who are conducting the COVID-19 testing for The Premier League amongst other organisation, and their lawyer, Stephen Taylor Heath, Head of Sports Law at JMW Solicitors. Andrew and Stephen talk to Sean Cottrell, LawInSport CEO & Founder about the challenges and logistical and legal issues faced conducting the COVID-19 testing as well as look to what the future of sport may look like if and when fans return. We thoroughly enjoyed the interview and took a lot away from it. We hope you do the same. The host is S...
2020-11-02
40 min
Law In Sport Podcast
Ricky Volante, Chief Executive Officer at the Professional Collegiate League - E95
Our guest today is Ricky Volante. Ricky is the Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of the PCL (The Professional Collegiate League) which is the first professional collegiate sports league. He is also the Founder of The Volante Law Firm, a boutique firm focused on sports, entertainment, and corporate law. In this interview Ricky speaks to LawInSport's founder and CEO, Sean Cottrell, about the entrepreneurial issues that come with setting up a professional sports league such as venue management, merchandising rights, media rights and employment contracts. Ricky also talks about the importance of funding athletes education without limitations that follow in...
2020-10-02
1h 08
Law In Sport Podcast
Ricky Volante, Chief Executive Officer at the Professional Collegiate League - E95
Our guest today is Ricky Volante. Ricky is the Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of the PCL (The Professional Collegiate League) which is the first professional collegiate sports league. He is also the Founder of The Volante Law Firm, a boutique firm focused on sports, entertainment, and corporate law. In this interview Ricky speaks to LawInSport's founder and CEO, Sean Cottrell, about the entrepreneurial issues that come with setting up a professional sports league such as venue management, merchandising rights, media rights and employment contracts. Ricky also talks about the importance of funding athletes education without limitations that follow in...
2020-10-02
1h 08
Law In Sport Podcast
Moving from exclusive to inclusive models of sport - Takuya Yamazaki - E93
Takuya Yamazki is one of Japan's leading sports lawyers. In this interview Takuya describes difficulties the COVID-19 pandemic has on the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games. He puts forward a compelling argument that this is the time to rethink exclusive centralised business model of the Olympics, Paralympics, and sport more generally, and move to an more inclusive decentralised model for sport. Takuya Yamazki is a Japanese Attorney-at-Law, is the founder and Managing Partner of Field-R Law Offices, a niche sports and entertainment legal practice based in Tokyo. Takuya has vast legal and business experience in sports both in Japan and...
2020-09-02
40 min
Law In Sport Podcast
Brent Nowicki, Head of the CAS Anti-Doping Division - E92
Brent Nowicki is the Managing Counsel and Head of the Anti-Doping Division, Court of Arbitration for Sport (TAS/CAS). Brent speaks to LawInSport's founder and CEO, Sean Cottrell, about the structures, procedures and developments of the CAS Anti-Doping Division and what this means for governing bodies of sport. The host is Sean Cottrell, LawInSport's Founder and CEO. Episode #92 of LawInSport Podcast which is available most podcast apps including iTunes, SoundCloud and Spotify. We thoroughly enjoyed the interview and took a lot away from it. We hope you do the same. The host is Sean Cottrell (@spcott), founder and CEO of...
2020-08-18
42 min
Law In Sport Podcast
How sports diplomacy can help the sport sector respond to COVID19 crisis - Dr J Simon Rofe E91
Our guest today is Dr J Simon Rofe, Reader in Diplomatic and International Studies, CISD (SOAS) & author of Sport and Diplomacy: Games within Games (Key Studies in Diplomacy) outlines how the framework of sports diplomacy can help sports leaders come to better decision during and post the COVID-19 crisis. We thoroughly enjoyed the interview and took a lot away from it. We hope you do the same. The host is Sean Cottrell (@spcott), founder and CEO of LawInSport. For more sports law news, commentary and analysis go to LawInSport.com https://www.lawinsport.com/ Upcoming Events: https://www.lawinsport.com...
2020-04-08
44 min
Law In Sport Podcast
The changing relationship between sport and gambling with Paul Darling OBE QC E90
Paul Darling OBE QC has a wide experience of commercial and construction disputes and regulatory issues in the sports and gambling world. He was awarded the Officer of the British Empire in recognition of his services to sport safety and horse racing. In this podcast Paul gives his perspective on the evolution of the betting industry and the changing attitudes towards betting in the UK, and particularly sports betting. Paul shares his views on the business practices in the gambling sectors, the state of research and the understanding of addiction gambling, the use of technology and its impact on responsible...
2020-03-06
57 min
Law In Sport Podcast
Working in an esports giant - Andrew Cooke, General Counsel, Fnatic E89
Our special guest today is Andrew Cooke, General Counsel at the Global esports Brand, Fnatic. He is the former General Counsel and Head of Strategy for Flash Entertainment in Abu Dhabi where he supported in delivering live events to more than 8 million people, from sponsorship activations through to global football tournaments. In this interview Andrew discusses the history of Fnatic, the exciting partnership with UNICEF, managing risk in a fast growth business in the esports sector, duty of care in esports, esports media rights, the role of in-house lawyers and lawyers having meaningful purposes in their work. Andrew has a...
2020-02-08
1h 36
Law In Sport Podcast
Gareth Farrelly - Lawyer, Arbitrator and Former Pro Football Player E88
Gareth Farrelly, a former international football player, lawyer and arbitrator. As a professional football player he represented the Republic of Ireland and played for Premier League sides Aston Villa, Everton and Bolton. Post retirement he retrained as a lawyer, is a member of the Football Association’s Judicial Panel. a member of Sports Resolutions’ independent Panel of Arbitrators and Mediators. In 2019 he was appointed as a Court of Arbitration for Sport Arbitrator. Gareth, also sits as a Premier League Match Delegate helping review and supporting Premier League referees. In this podcast Gareth shares his story, it is emotive, powerful and inspiri...
2020-01-27
58 min
Law In Sport Podcast
Lord Dyson, one of the leading lawyers of his generation, shares his perspective on sports law - E87
Described “one of the leading lawyers of his generation”, Lord Dyson was Master of the Rolls (President of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales and Head of Civil Justice) for four years until he retired in October 2016. He was a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom from April 2010 until October 2012. Over his career Lord Dyson has been involved in many high profile sports cases, some resulting in the establishment of the Premier League and the introduction of all-seater football stadiums in the UK. More recently he has adjudicated the Peter Beardsley racism case for The FA an...
2020-01-03
1h 20
Law In Sport Podcast
Jonathan Taylor QC explains WADA's decision to sanction Russia
In this interview, Jonathan Taylor QC, chair of WADA's Independent Compliance Review Committee (CRC) & Co-Head of Sport at Bird & Bird provides a detailed explanation CRC’s recommendations, that were endorsed by the WADA Executive Committee on the 9 December 2019, to declare the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) as non-compliant with the World Anti-Doping Code for a Period of Four years. A transcript of the podcast is available on LawInSport. We thoroughly enjoyed the interview and took a lot away from it. We hope you do the same. The host is Sean Cottrell (@spcott), founder and CEO of LawInSport. For more sports law ne...
2019-12-20
41 min
Law In Sport Podcast
Data, integrity and controlling risks in sport - Jake Marsh & Jonny Gray - E85
Jake Marsh, Head of Integrity at Stats Perform and Jonny Gray, Senior Partner at Control Risks join Sean Cottrell to discuss how data, integrity systems and risk specialists, used by FTSE100 companies, are helping sport to tackle issues that come with working in a global sector. This is a podcast for anyone who wants to better understand the current legal issues and developments from the world of sport, and find out about the personalities behind these developments. We thoroughly enjoyed the interview and took a lot away from it. We hope you do the same. The host is Sean Cottrell...
2019-12-05
43 min
Law In Sport Podcast
Cassandra Heilbronn - career and business development in sports law #84
Cassandra Heilbronn is the Regulation Legal Manager - Sports & Entertainment, The Royal Commission for AlUla. In this podcast Cassandra talks about her career in private practice in Australia working with sports clubs, leagues and players and her new role in Saudi Arabia. We thoroughly enjoyed the interview and took a lot away from it. We hope you do the same. The host is Sean Cottrell (@spcott), founder and CEO of LawInSport. For more sports law news, commentary and analysis go to LawInSport.com https://www.lawinsport.com/ Upcoming Events: https://www.lawinsport.com/sports-law-events LawInSport Recruitment: https://www.lawinsport.com...
2019-10-28
19 min
Law In Sport Podcast
Adam Lovatt, Head of Legal & Business Affairs, OTRO #83
On this show our guest is Adam Lovatt, Head of Legal & Business Affairs, OTRO. In this interview he talks about his journey from wanting to be a sports journalist to becoming a construction lawyer who transitioned to work within some of the world's largest sports media agencies. He gives his perspective on networking and how private practice lawyers can work better with in-house counsel. We thoroughly enjoyed the interview and took a lot away from it. We hope you do the same. The host is Sean Cottrell (@spcott), founder and CEO of LawInSport (@LawInSport). For more sports law news, commentary...
2019-08-23
1h 05
Law In Sport Podcast
Daniel Geey advice on Football Law & Career Development #82
Daniel Geey (@FootballLaw), Partner in the Sheridans Sport, Entertainment & eSports Team and author of Done Deal a book that "lifts the lid on the inner workings of modern football". Daniel talks about his approach to: - career & business development in sports - balancing life work & family life as a partner in a law firm - how he approached writing Done Deal & more The host is Sean Cottrell (@spcott), founder and CEO of LawInSport. For more sports law news, commentary and analysis go to LawInSport.com https://www.lawinsport.com/ Upcoming Events: https://www.lawinsport.com/sports-law-events LawInSport Recruitment: https://www...
2019-07-12
56 min
Law In Sport Podcast
Takuya Yamazaki - Inclusion at Tokyo 2020, football development in Asia & mentoring lawyers #81
In this interview Takuya Yamazaki, one of the leading Japanese sports lawyer, CAS Arbitrator, and LawInSport Editorial Board members discusses his work on inclusion & diversity at Tokyo 2020 Games, football development Asia and his role as a mentoring on the LawInSport Mentoring Scheme. The host is Sean Cottrell (@spcott), founder and CEO of LawInSport. For more sports law news, commentary and analysis go to https://www.lawinsport.com/ Upcoming Events: https://www.lawinsport.com/sports-law-events LawInSport Recruitment: https://www.lawinsport.com/jobs LawInSport Annual Conference: https://www.lawinsport.com/annual-conference LawInSport Academy Mentoring Scheme: https://www.lawinsport.com/announcements Follow us...
2019-06-28
41 min
Law In Sport Podcast
David Lampitt, MD Group Operations, Sportradar AG - sport tech & media #80
David Lampitt is the Managing Director Group Operations at Sportradar AG. In this interview David talks about his broad ranging career in sport, his role at Sportradar, the growth of the business and future trends in sport data/media. We thoroughly enjoyed the interview and took a lot away from it. We hope you do the same. The host is Sean Cottrell (@spcott), founder and CEO of LawInSport. For more sports law news, commentary and analysis go to LawInSport.com https://www.lawinsport.com/ Upcoming Events: https://www.lawinsport.com/sports-law-events LawInSport Recruitment: https://www.lawinsport.com/jobs LawInSport Annual...
2019-06-07
52 min
Law In Sport Podcast
Jeffrey L. Kessler, Co-Executive Chairman of Winston & Strawn #79
Jeffrey L. Kessler is the Co-Executive Chairman of Winston & Strawn and one most prominent lawyers in the USA regularly engaged in high-profile sports litigation. The interview was recorded at the Sport Resolutions Conference on 2 May 2019. He has acted for the NFL Players Association (NFLPA), the National Basketball Players Association, the Arena Football League (AFL) Players Association, the National Hockey League Players Association, the Major League Baseball Players Association, the National Invitation Tournament (NIT), CAA Sports, Wasserman Media Group, SCP Worldwide, MVP Sports, the Women’s National Soccer Team, the NFL Coaches Association, Players, Inc., the Women’s Tennis Benefit Association, Exce...
2019-05-03
33 min
Law In Sport Podcast
Rob Koehler, Director General, Global Athlete #78
Rob Koehler, former World Anti-Doping Agency Director of Education and Deputy Director General, and Director General of Global Athlete. In this episode Rob talks about his perspective of the role athletes can play in the positive development of world sport. The host is Sean Cottrell (@spcott), founder and CEO of LawInSport. For more sports law news, commentary and analysis go to LawInSport.com https://www.lawinsport.com/ Upcoming Events: https://www.lawinsport.com/sports-law-events LawInSport Recruitment: https://www.lawinsport.com/jobs LawInSport Annual Conference: https://www.lawinsport.com/annual-conference LawInSport Academy Mentoring Scheme: https://www.lawinsport.com/announcements Follow us...
2019-04-18
26 min
Law In Sport Podcast
Stephen Ridgway - Head of Legal at beIN Sports on the piracy of sports media - Part 2 #77
In this two-part interview Stephen Ridgway talks to LawInSport CEO, Sean Cottrell, about his career having initially started out in a commercial role IMG before deciding to qualify as a lawyer & later joining Sky Sports as their Head of Legal before moving onto be Vice President, Head of Legal & Business Affairs at beIN Sports. In Part One, Stephen talks about his unusual career path. In Part Two, Stephen provides a detail explanation of the piracy battle beIN Sports and beIN Media Group are undertaking against the Saudi based BeoutQ in the Middle East region(see here for more info https...
2019-03-25
36 min
Law In Sport Podcast
Stephen Ridgway - VP, Head of Legal & Business Affairs at beIN Sports - Part 1 #77
In this two-part interview Stephen Ridgway talks to LawInSport CEO, Sean Cottrell, about his career having initially started out in a commercial role IMG before deciding to qualify as a lawyer & later joining Sky Sports as their Head of Legal before moving onto be Vice President, Head of Legal & Business Affairs at beIN Sports. In Part One, Stephen talks about his unusual career path. In Part Two, Stephen provides a detail explanation of the piracy battle beIN Sports and beIN Media Group are undertaking against the Saudi based BeoutQ in the Middle East region(see here for more info https...
2019-03-25
20 min
Law In Sport Podcast
Report from Sports Law Ireland 2019 conference - #76
On 8 February 2019, LawInSport in partnership with the Sports Law Bar Association of Ireland hosted a one-day conference in Dublin (see https://www.lawinsport.com/sports-law-events/past-events/conference/73-sports-law-ireland-conference-2019) For a ground-breaking conference in Ireland, the expert panels discussed current issues in the world of eSports, media rights, sports betting, and MMA and athlete welfare. In this podcast, Sean Cottrell, CEO and Founder of LawInSport, speaks with the following panel chairs and attendees about their takeaways from the conference, the key topics that were discussed, and the importance of shared aims to upskill and better educate the international sports law community. ...
2019-02-27
12 min
Law In Sport Podcast
Interview with Nick De Marco QC - "Mr Football" #75
In this episode Nick De Marco QC, Blackstone Chambers, describes his unusual and inspiring journey into law and how he become one of the world's leading sports lawyers. In this interview Nick provides insights into how he has grown his sports practice and particularly his football practice. He provides insights into his favourite and most unusual cases as well and providing his perspective on how the sports law has changed during his career. We thoroughly enjoyed the interview and took a lot away from it. We hope you do the same. The host is Sean Cottrell (@spcott), founder and CEO...
2019-02-11
53 min
Law In Sport Podcast
Providing independent medical support to MMA fighters - Izzy Carnwath, Safe MMA - #74
Isobel (Izzy) Carnwath, Trustee of Safe MMA and Director of Brand & Communications at the International Mixed Martial Arts Federation. In this podcast Izzy explains the work of Safe MMA, the first and only voluntary medical organisation set up for the public benefit of protecting the health and safety of mixed martial arts competitors in the UK & Ireland. *There were some technical issues with audio equipment and therefore the sound quality does vary throughout the recording. The host is Sean Cottrell (@spcott), founder and CEO of LawInSport. For more sports law news, commentary and analysis go to LawInSport.com https://www...
2019-02-04
31 min
Law In Sport Podcast
Brendan Schwab (World Players Association) on the Hakeem al-Araibi case #73
In this podcast Brendan Schwab, Executive Director of the World Players Association talks about the case of Hakeem al-Araibi, a Bahraini footballer player with refugee status in Australia, who was arrested on arrival in Thailand for a vacation, and is being held there pending deportation to Bahrain. In this interview Brendan provides: 1)details of the case; 2)outlines the response from football community; 3)identifies the parties in the football community who have so far been silent; and, 4)outlines the resolution he would like to see. After discussing Hakeem's case Brendan provides an insight into how he started working in the players...
2019-01-18
33 min
Law In Sport Podcast
Interview with Kevin Carpenter - a career in sports law and sports integrity - #72
In this episode Kevin Carpenter discusses his career as well as the international developments in sports integrity & governance. Kevin is the Principal of Captivate Legal & Sports Solution, and Special Counsel for Sports Integrity at leading global sports technology and data company Genius Sports. Kevin specialises in integrity, regulatory, governance and disciplinary matters. His expertise and knowledge has led him to be engaged by major private and public bodies, including the IOC, FIFA, the Council of Europe, INTERPOL and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), as well as making regular appearances internationally delivering presentations and commenting in the...
2019-01-11
47 min
Law In Sport Podcast
Interview with Günter Younger, Director of Intelligence & Investigations, WADA #71
In this podcast Sean Cottrell, LawInSport CEO, interviews Günter Younger the Director of Intelligence and Investigations for the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) about his role, the work of his department, working with whistleblowers and the challenges of running investigations in international sport and anti-doping. Mr. Younger was previously Head of the Cybercrime Division at the Bavarian Landeskriminalamt (BLKA) in Germany, which he created as the central point of contact for police, State departments and private companies in all cybercrime matters of Bavaria. While fulfilling this role, in 2015, Günter was seconded to WADA’s three-person Independent Commission that investigated and...
2018-12-14
24 min
Law In Sport Podcast
Julian Mihov of PwC on the development of sports law & business in Eastern Europe #70
In this interview Sean Cottrell interviews Julian Mihov, Business Development Director Southeast Europe at PwC. Julian has more than 20 years of experience both in the Big 4 companies environment and in the professional sport business. Throughout his career he has served as tax, legal and business advisor to a number of sport federations, football clubs and professional athletes, as well as has acted as tax advisor to large corporations regarding their involvement in sport as sponsors. In this interview Julian describes the development of the sports industry in Eastern Europe over the last 20 years and explains what this means for the...
2018-08-31
34 min
Law In Sport Podcast
Richard Millington and David Murray - sports, money and media #69
On this show our guests are Richard Millington and David Murray from Shoosmiths. Richard is an experienced lawyer who provides counsel on strategic projects across the retail, technology, entertainment and sports sectors. As well advising on some of the sporting world’s biggest deals his experience includes negotiating cross border joint ventures, developing and executing litigation strategies in multiple jurisdictions and working on key outsourcing, IP exploitation (including content/broadcast rights), sponsorship, distribution and agency arrangements. As Legal Manager for the Nike Football Business Units, General Counsel for Umbro and then VP International Counsel for Iconix Brand Group Inc he ma...
2018-08-09
1h 18
Law In Sport Podcast
Global sports media trends - an interview with Nick Fitzpatrick, DLA Piper #68
Nick Fitzpatrick, Partner and Global Co-Chair, Media, Sport and Entertainment Sector at DLA Piper sits down with LawInSport’s CEO, Sean Cottrell, to discuss the finding of DLA’s ‘Global Media Sector Trends 2018 Report’ and the key developments in the sports media industry. The interview was recorded in May 2018. We thoroughly enjoyed the interview and took a lot away from it. We hope you do the same. The host is Sean Cottrell, founder and CEO of LawInSport. For more sports law news, commentary and analysis go to LawInSport.com https://www.lawinsport.com/ Upcoming Events: https://www.lawinsport.com/sports-law-events LawInSpo...
2018-07-13
23 min
Law In Sport Podcast
Interview with Peter Crowther, Winston & Strawn #67
In this interview Peter Crowther, Managing Partner of Winston & Stawn LLP's London and Brussel offices, shares his views on how sport can learn from the corporate world in its approach to tackle corruption such as doping and misconduct of officials within sports organisations. The interview took place at the Sport Resolution 2018 Annual Conference in London. https://www.sportresolutions.co.uk/events/conferences/sport-resolutions-annual-conference-2018. We thoroughly enjoyed the interview and took a lot away from it. We hope you do the same. The host is Sean Cottrell, founder and CEO of LawInSport. For more sports law news, commentary and analysis go...
2018-06-21
48 min
Law In Sport Podcast
The psychology of doping and whistleblowing in sport with Dr Kelsey Erickson #66
Dr Kelsey Erickson (@kelslee777 ) is a Research Fellow at Leeds Beckett University. Her primary research interest is the social psychology of doping in sport. Her PhD research was titled "Doping in Sport: a cross-national (US and UK) analysis of track and field athletes". In this podcast Dr Erickson talks about the psychology of doping and about her research on global whistleblowing programs in sport. Kelsey's principal research interest is doping in sport. Her doctoral studies were completed in January 2016 and were assisted by the financial support of the International Athletic Foundation (IAF). The program of study adopted a holistic approach...
2018-05-11
53 min
Law In Sport Podcast
Professor Jack Anderson - Sports law in Oz, and handling of Russia at Winter Olympics #65
In this interview Prof. Jack Anderson discusses the development of sports law in Australia and analyses the legal issues that arose with Russian athletes competing at the Winter Olympics. If you are interested in sports law education, anti-doping and/or sports arbitration then this will be of interest to you. The host is Sean Cottrell, founder and CEO of LawInSport. For more sports law news, commentary and analysis go to LawInSport.com https://www.lawinsport.com/ Upcoming Events: https://www.lawinsport.com/sports-law-events LawInSport Recruitment: https://www.lawinsport.com/jobs LawInSport Annual Conference: https://www.lawinsport.com/annual-conference LawInSport Academy...
2018-04-20
41 min
Law In Sport Podcast
Matt Drew, EVP Business Development and Former Director of Integrity & Security at Perform #64
In this podcast Matt Drew, Executive Vice President Business Development and Former Director of Integrity & Security at Perform talks about his views on the future of the sports betting market and associated legal and regulated landscape in United States of America. This is ahead of the upcoming decision of the Supreme Court ruling on the New Jersey sports betting case. In this podcast Matt discuss issues around rights to data, media and betting distribution methods, integrity operations, how a future sports betting market in the US has an opportunity to develop an effective regulatory and licensing system. If you are...
2018-04-17
1h 06
Law In Sport Podcast
eLearning and anti-doping - Tony Cunningham, WADA #63
Welcome to the LawInSport podcast! This is a podcast for anyone who wants to better to understand the current legal issues and developments from the world of sport, and find our about the personalities behind these developments. On this show our guest is Tony Cunningham, Senior Manager Education at the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) who provides an insight into the newly released eLearning platform, ADeL (Anti-Doping eLearning), https://adel.wada-ama.org/ - which purpose is to serve as a central hub for all of WADA’s eLearning courses and resources. In this podcast Tony explains why and how ADeL was cr...
2018-03-09
42 min
Law In Sport Podcast
The opporunity for sports lawyers at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games - Takuya Yamazaki #62
This is a podcast for anyone who wants to better understand the current legal issues and developments from the world of sport, and find out about the personalities behind these developments. On this show our guest is Takuya Yamazaki, a Partner and Head of Sport at the Japanese law firm Field-R, provides a fascinating insight into some of the key legal and cultural issues to be aware on in the lead up to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and importantly highlights some of the challenges and opportunities this creates. This interview specifically addresses the following questions: [4:47] What do you see as...
2018-03-07
36 min
Law In Sport Podcast
Sports Law Bar Association of Ireland - Tim O'Connor and Robert McTernaghan #61
In this episode two founding members of the Sports Law Bar Association of Ireland Tim O'Connor and Robert McTernaghan talk about how the association was established and the topics of the inaugural conference on 23 February which included presentations on evidence-based changes to sports rules, concussion and anti-doping. Tim O'Connor BL (@timoconnorbl ) and Robert McTernaghan (@nisportslaw ) are both a practising barrister. Tim has a special interest in rugby and the law. He has published, spoken and blogged on concussion, liability, player eligibility issues and disciplinary challenges in rugby, as well as appearing for clients in rugby-related cases. Robert is a sports...
2018-03-02
14 min
Law In Sport Podcast
An interview with Ricardo Oliveras Salva - Head of Sports Law at ECIJA - #60
In this podcast, Ricardo Oliveras Salva, Head of Sports Law and Corporate partner at ECIJA, speaks with Sean Cottrell, Founder and CEO at LawInSport, about his experience with working on international sporting events, FIFA World Cup bidding process, particularly the Spain Portugal bid, ISDE Barcelona's academic programs, key sports law issues in Spain, his transition into Corporate law and his path to becoming one of Spains top sports lawyers. For further insight into Ricardo's career, please also see: http://ecija.com/en/abogados/ricardo-oliveras/ Ricardo is the Head of Sports Law and Corporate partner at ECIJA. Attorney with extensive experience...
2018-02-23
46 min
Law In Sport Podcast
The evolution of athlete rights with Brendan Schwab of the World Players Association - #59
In this podcast Brendan Schwab, Executive Director, World Players Association talks to LawInSport's CEO and founder, Sean Cottrell, about his work promoting and protecting the fundamental rights of players/athletes. This follows the World Players Association publication of the Universal Declaration of Player Rights, which is the first comprehensive articulation of athletes’ rights, sets a benchmark for international sporting organisations to meet their obligations to protect, respect and guarantee the fundamental rights of players. “The rule books of world sport impose thousands of pages of onerous obligations, but none clearly spell out the internationally recognised human rights of athletes,” said Brenda...
2017-12-19
25 min
Law In Sport Podcast
Indian Sports Law : Insights from the Sports Law & Policy Symposium 2017 #54
Nandan Kamath, Principal Lawyer at LawNK, and Manali Kulkarni, Executive Assistant at LawInSport, speak to Sean Cottrell, LawInSport Founder & CEO, about the recent, ground breaking the Sports Law & Policy Symposium 2017 held in Bangalore, India this year. This interview specifically highlights the overarching themes from the Symposium, such as the need to prioritize transparency and focus on developing good governance in Indian sport. For unique insight into the world of Indian sports law, this interview showcases excerpts from interview with Justice Mukul Mudgal, current head of the FIFA Governance Committee, and Abhinav Bindra, Olympian and former professional shooter, on their views...
2017-10-24
16 min
Law In Sport Podcast
Interview with Takuya Yamazaki - the challenges for football players rights in Asia #53
Takuya Yamazaki, Founder and Managing Partner at Field-R Law Offices and Chairman of Division -Asia/Oceania at FIFPro, talks to Sean Cottrell (CEO and founder of LawInSport) about contractual disputes in Asian sports law, and the challenges facing football player contracts in Asia. Takuya specifically provides an overview of the current key issues in Asian sports law, and contractual disputes that are prevalent in Asia at the moment. He also provides his thoughts on what football players should do if they are transferring to another club or ending their contracts. For more podcasts, videos, articles, events and news focused sports...
2017-09-15
28 min
Law In Sport Podcast
An interview with Brett Clothier - Head of the Athletics Integrity Unit #52
In this podcast, Brett Clothier, the Head of the independent Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) speaks to Sean Cottrell, founder and CEO of LawInSport, providing an overview of the AIU's current structure, the AIU's future plans to improve integrity in athletics, as well as what his views on the biggest issue facing sport today in terms of integrity. Brett specifically addresses: - The importance of checks and balance and provides an exclusive snapshot into the AIU's current governance structure as well as his role in the AIU - What integrity means in terms...
2017-08-18
16 min
Law In Sport Podcast
Maacah Scott, Staff Counsel at Arizona Diamondbacks #51
Maacah Scott, Staff Counsel at Arizona Diamondbacks talks to Sean Cottrell (CEO and founder of LawInSport) about her varied role working in-house as a lawyer for a Major League Baseball (MLB). Maacah also says shares her personal story of how her determination, initiative and hard work helped to ensure she secured her dream job post qualification as a lawyer. There are lots of great points for those looking for in-house positions or trying to advance their careers within or outside their organisation. We hope you enjoy the podcast. You can follow LawInSport at @LawInSport or Sean Cottrell at @spcott on...
2017-08-14
18 min
Law In Sport Podcast
The art of million dollar sports media rights deals: An interview with Bobby Hacker #50
In this podcast, Bobby Hacker, former VP Business and Legal Affairs at FOX Sports speaks to Sean Cottrell, LawInSport's CEO, about his views on the media rights market, the interplay between social media and online streaming platforms with broadcasters, and his journey into sports law, specifically media rights. Bobby also provides an inside look into his own career. Bobby provides his unique viewpoint on the necessity to never portray doubt when approaching deals, the significance of teamwork, the importance of humility, and the value of maintaining perspective throughout one's career. Bobby specifically addresses the following: - His thoughts on the...
2017-07-25
38 min
Law In Sport Podcast
Current trends and challenges for international anti-doping movement #49
Paul Greene, the Founder of Global Sports Advocates, LLC and LawInSport Editorial Board member, speaks to Sean Cottrell, Founder and CEO at LawInSport, about the current trends and key issues of the international anti-doping movement. Paul specifically discusses: - The need for access to representation and scientific experts - The importance of global harmonisation and its potential impact on anti-doping hearings and decisions - Legal aid and the financial aid process, where it is applicable - The definition of a doper - Contaminated substances, specifically the issues arising from the lack of athlete awareness regarding these substances For more podcasts...
2017-07-20
18 min
Law In Sport Podcast
Trade marks for sport events - How Wimbledon secured their colour mark #48
Zane Shihab, partner at Kerman & Co LLP, and Manuela Macchi, partner at Keltie LLP, speak to LawInSport CEO, Sean Cottrell and Editor, Chris Bond about the importance of trade mark registration in sport and take review the merits of Wimbledon's successful registration of the purple and green colour mark. For more podcasts, videos, articles, events and news focused sports law visit LawInSport.com or follow us on Twitter @LawInSport. You can follow the host Sean Cottrell on Twitter at @spcott. It can be listened to on Soundcloud, iTunes or most Android podcast apps.
2017-07-05
19 min
Law In Sport Podcast
The integrity framework that can save the ‘Game Act’ & U.S. sports betting legalization #47
In this podcast Sean Cottrell, CEO of LawInSport hosts a discussion of the co-authors of the article 'The integrity framework that can save the ‘Game Act’ and serve as a model for U.S. sports betting legalization' Daniel L. Wallach, Kevin Carpenter Leigh Thompson. The article suggests enhancements to the proposed bill called the Gaming Accountability and Modernization Enhancement Act (the “GAME Act”) that would repeal the federal prohibition against state-sanctioned sports gambling (under PASPA - The Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act), and allow states to legalize sports betting if appropriate consumer protections are in place. The authors of this art...
2017-06-07
22 min
Law In Sport Podcast
Amendments to the registration period of minors in football - interview with Christian Keidel #45
In this podcast, LawInSport CEO, Sean Cottrell, interviews sports lawyer and partner at Martens Lawyers, Christian Keidel on the issues surrounding the international transfer of minors, FIFA's recent change of practice regarding the transfer of minors, and specifically its impact on the case of minor player Nikolas Nartey. Christian discusses the Court of Arbitration for Sport's decision to overrule FIFA and allow the registration of minor player Nikolas Nartey, the role of Article 19 of the Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players, the obligations on the football clubs, as well as the requirement to obtain the subcommittee's approval and...
2017-05-24
22 min
Law In Sport Podcast
Career transition from athlete to lawyer: Interview with Andréanne Morin #42
Life after sport can be a hurdle for athletes. Many athletes disconnect from the sports world entirely, while others may feel a sort of identity loss. To ease into this transition, retiring from sport is something current athletes continue to prepare for. As a means to assist from current and former athletes with this planning, we decided to speak with a former Olympian and now lawyer about her transition into "life after sport" and what can be done to prepare for and manage it. This podcast will also be useful to aspiring lawyers to learn about how to search for...
2016-12-21
23 min
Law In Sport Podcast
Sports data, betting, governance & the law: Interview with Steven Burton, Genius Sports #41
Steven Burton is a sports lawyer and expert on legal issues related to the use of data in sport having acted for leading businesses in sport and sports data. Steven is currently the Director of Integrity, Governance & Sports Partnerships at Genius Sports. In this interview Steven speaks to Sean Cottrell, LawInSport founder & CEO, and shares his insights into: - How to build a reputation in sports law and specifically, sports data in private practice. - Why he transitioned from private practice to an in-house role. - His work as Director of Integrity, Governance & Sports Partnerships. - The trends developing in...
2016-12-16
38 min
Law In Sport Podcast
Behind the scenes of the UK's Sports Betting Group: Interview with Emma Boggis & Leigh Thompson #40
In this podcast, Emma Boggis (@emmaboggis), Chief Executive at Sport and Recreation Alliance, and Leigh Thompson (@Leigh_DT), Policy Manager at Sport and Recreation Alliance, discuss the work of the UK's Sports Betting Group and how this fits into sports governance in the UK and across Europe. Emma and Leigh explain their roles at the Sport and Recreation Alliance, then move on to address the following questions: - What initiated the formation of the Sports Betting Group and what was the catalyst for that? - What is the purpose of the revised Code of Practice? - Who is involved with...
2016-11-16
44 min
Law In Sport Podcast
How does the transfer market influences the integrity of football? #37
In this podcast Sean Cottrell, CEO of LawInSport, hosts a roundtable discussion with three leading sports lawyers Nick De Marco, Nick Tsatsas & Richard Berry. The roundtable includes a discussion on the legal issues that arise from the contractual, regulatory and governance structures in football including: • The recent Telegraph sting which led to the departure of the England manager Sam Allardyce; including how would the Allardyce situation be handled in other professions? • The prevalence of "under the table" deals which are either in breach of the regulation or at least present a real or potential conflict of interest and/or loyalty in f...
2016-10-10
43 min
Law In Sport Podcast
Interview with Katherine Grainger and Vijay Parbat on their work with International Inspiration #32
Given the recent scandals in sport we thought there is a need to focus on some of the more positive outcomes that sport can deliver. In this show, LawInSport’s CEO, Sean Cottrell, is joined by Olympic gold medallist, Katherine Grainger, who holds the title of being is Britain’s most successful female rower and Vijay Parbat, Head of Legal at UK Sport and a LawInSport Advisory Board Member. In this interview Katherine and Vijay talk about their roles working with the sports charity International Inspiration. They share their experiences working with the organisation and highlight the significant role athletes and...
2015-12-11
33 min
Law In Sport Podcast
How can you increase diversity in English football management without a ‘Rooney Rule’? = #23
The lack of representation of ethic minorities at coaching and management levels in English football has been widely discussed in the media over recents weeks and months. The debate on how to improve representation of minorities in football has largely been framed around the adoption of something akin to the NFL’s ‘Rooney Rule’. However, whilst it is positive that this is hitting the headlines and raising awareness of the issue much of the debate has overlooked legal practicalities of applying such a rule to English football. There has also been a lack of progressive discussion about what action can be tak...
2014-10-22
30 min
Law In Sport Podcast
Financial Fair Play in Football with Daniel Geey and Trevor Birch - #18
In this episode Sean Cottrell, CEO of LawInSport, interviews Daniel Geey, a senior associate at Field Fisher Waterhouse and Trevor Birch, a partner of BDO about their joint report on “Financial Fair Play in Football - A comprehensive overview of financial controls in UK and UEFA competitions”. Click here to view the Financial Fair Play in Football Report 2014: http://bit.ly/1o3n5wm Follow on Twitter: LawInSport - @LawInSport Sean Cottrell - @SeanLawInSport Daniel Geey - @FootballLaw This information is not intended to be, and should not be used as, a substitute for taking legal advice in any specific situ...
2014-04-28
29 min