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Dalton Odendaal

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Work Department

Sport

Position

Dalton advises on all aspects of the commercial exploitation of rights in the sports industry, ranging from sponsorship, endorsements, licensing, broadcasting, ticketing and hospitality through to the digital/new media aspects of such rights.

He advises rights holders, sports governing bodies, teams, sportspersons, sponsors, brands and other commercial entities on the exploitation of their rights in a sporting context.

Dalton has specialist knowledge of all the legal aspects involved in hosting sports and entertainment events.

Career

  • Trained Sonnenbergs, Cape Town; qualified 1997;
  • Solicitor, tax department Freshfields 1997-2000;
  • Associate then Senior Associate Harbottle & Lewis 2000-05; Partner 2005;
  • Head of Legal: Commercial London Organising Committee of Olympic Games 2007-12;
  • Harbottle & Lewis 2013 to date.
  • Current directorships: Dalton Sports Ltd; DMS Sports Consulting Ltd, The Platinum Jubilee Pageant Limited.

Languages

English
Afrikaans

Education

  • Paul Roos Gymnasium, South Africa;
  • University of Stellenbosch, South Africa (1989 B Comm; 1991 LLB);
  • Cambridge University (1993 LLM);
  • Oxford University (1996 BCL)

Leisure

Tennis, All England Lawn Tennis Club

Lawyer Rankings

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

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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