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Harbottle & Lewis LLP Offices

Harbottle & Lewis LLP
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LONDON
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England
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Bob Mitchell

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Work Department

Sports group

Position

Bob has been a dedicated sports lawyer and head of the firm’s Sports Group for more than 20 years. He has significant expertise and experience in advising sports focussed clients on both commercial and regulatory issues.

Bob has particular experience in negotiating and providing advice on the terms of commercial sports agreements including sponsorship, participation, staging, promoter and venue agreements, and advising on sports regulatory and disciplinary issues. He advises a cross-section of sports-related clients on a comprehensive range of legal issues. Bob’s clients include governing bodies, national and international sports rights owners, sports marketing and management agencies and some of the leading international brands that regularly acquire sports marketing rights. His experience also includes advising a number of leading sportsmen on the exploitation and protection of both their commercial and playing rights. Bob is also well known for advising national and international player associations.

Career

  • Trained Keene Marsland; qualified 1992;
  • Assistant Keene Marsland 1992-93; Partner 1993-97;
  • Senior Associate Harbottle & Lewis 1997-2000; Partner 2000 to date

Memberships

Law Society;
Bob is also Director of the European Sponsorship Association and is its legal adviser.

Education

  • Hipperholme Grammar School, Halifax;
  • Brunel University;
  • College of Law, Chester.

Leisure

Playing golf and tennis and watching all sports.

Lawyer Rankings

London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport

(Leading individuals)

Bob Mitchell  – Harbottle & Lewis LLP

Harbottle & Lewis LLP‘s workload regularly covers sports marketing and sponsorship. regulatory disputes, disciplinary proceedings, and reputation management issues – namely advising sports bodies on how to protect their privacy and information rights. Team head Bob Mitchell, regularly working in conjunction with Mike Jones, focuses on the intersection between sports, technology and entertainment. Mitchell is also a key contact for cricketers playing at the national level, who are seeking advice in relation to commercial, employment and disciplinary matters. Alongside Mitchell, Sam Purkiss advises both sponsors and sports entities, while Michael Lister focuses on athlete contract, sponsorship and endorsement arrangements. Dalton Odendaal is a key name to note for work concerning the hosting and staging of major sporting events, including merchandising, ticketing, and ceremonies.

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