Northridge Law LLP

Corporate and Commercial

Ian’s practice spans a wide range of transactional and regulatory areas of sports law.  His expertise includes the financial regulation of sport (including salary caps and financial fair play), mergers and acquisitions, financing, governance, integrity, rules and regulations, sponsorship agreements, player transfers, player contracts and image rights.

He has a particular expertise in the use of data in the sports industry, has spoken widely on the subject, advises a number of companies in the area and sits on the board of STATSports as a non-executive director.

Ian’s recent work highlights include advising Chelsea FC on its acquisition for £4.25 billion by the Boehly/Clearlake consortium, advising Spotify on its first-of-its-kind partnership with FC Barcelona and advising Elliott Advisors on the sale of AC Milan to Redbird Capital Partners for €1.2 billion.

2017 – Present: Founding Partner, Northridge Law LLP 2010 – 2017: Partner, Charles Russell Speechlys 2007 – 2010: Associate, Charles Russell Speechlys 2004 – 2007: Associate, Slaughter and May 2003 – 2004: Associate, Arthur Cox (Dublin) 2000 – 2003: Trainee, Arthur Cox (Dublin)

English, French (basic), Irish (basic)

Law Society of Ireland New York State Bar Association British Association for Sport and Law Co-chair International Forum of Sports Law

Harvard University, The Business of Entertainment, Media and Sports (2019) Kings College London, Postgraduate Certificate in Sports Law (2006) University College Dublin, Bachelor Civil Law (1999)