Chris Walsh > Onside Law LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Onside Law LLP Offices
642A King’s Road
London
SW6 2DU
England
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Chris Walsh
Work Department
Dispute Resolution, Regulatory, Commercial, and Intellectual Property
Position
Chris’ long-term clients include the England and Wales Cricket Board and a number of other national and international governing bodies, rights-holders, clubs, sports agencies, broadcasters, sponsors, investors and prominent individuals operating across all the major sports.
In addition to his commercial practice, Chris is Onside Law’s Head of Dispute Resolution, in which capacity he advises a wide range of sport sector and other clients in relation to a variety of domestic and international disputes, as well as on disciplinary and other regulatory matters. Chris regularly represents clients in proceedings before the English courts, in domestic and international arbitrations (including before the Court of Arbitration for Sport and Sport Resolutions UK) and mediations, and before other quasi-judicial bodies and tribunals.
Chris is recommended as a leading sports lawyer in all of the independent legal directories, in which he is described by commentators as “a brilliant solicitor”, “an excellent all-rounder” and “a go-to lawyer, clever, realistic, wonderful with clients.” He also regularly contributes to sports law and business publications, speaks at sports industry conferences and appears on sports law webinars and television as a sports law expert.
Career
2007 – Present: Partner – Onside Law
2006 – 2007: General Counsel – A1 GP World Cup of Motorsport
2004 – 2006: Lawyer – Athletes 1 Legal
2000 – 2004: Associate Lawyer – Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
1995 – 1999: Professional Cricketer – Kent County Cricket Club
Languages
English
Memberships
Member of Ruth Strauss Foundation Governance Committee
Education
1999 – 2000: College of Law Guildford
1995 – 1998: University of Exeter (Law)
Lawyer Rankings
London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
(Hall of Fame)Sports boutique Onside Law LLP leverages its network of offices in London, Switzerland and Australia to advise clubs, players, managers, international federations and intermediaries on both contentious and non-contentious matters. Co-founder Oliver Hunt
, regularly supported by associate Robin Cumming, is a key port of call for elite golfers and footballers in need of assistance on commercial and business mandates, including sponsorship deals, media, and image rights. Hunt also assists football clubs and competition rights holders. Chris Walsh, supported by newly promoted partner Ross Brown, are key advisors for the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), working with the organisation on a range of disciplinary proceedings and investigations. Brown – alongside Jamie Singer, James Tobias and Ben Hanglin – also support governing bodies in rugby and tennis on anti-doping and anti-corruption matters that reach the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). The quartet also also works with clients in rugby on sponsorship and media rights arrangements. Co-founder and head of the corporate team Simon Thorp works with legal director Harriet Leach, who is a key adviser to a number of female sporting organisations. Specialist technology and digital media practitioner Adam Leadercramer supports on sponsorship deals. Data privacy and protection expert Sophie Wilkinson supports recently promoted partner Leon Farr on instructions from world governing bodies on the hosting and bidding arrangements for major events. Contentious instructions are chiefly handled by commercial litigator Stevie Loughrey.
Lawyer Rankings
- Hall of Fame London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- Sport London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms)