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48 CHANCERY LANE
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Mr Peter Millichip

Work Department
Sport
Position
Peter is widely renowned as a pioneer of sports law in the UK, and over the past 30 years has represented some of the leading sporting organisations and bodies on a wide range of commercial and contentious matters. He was also the appointed solicitor for the UK bid for the 1996 Olympics.
With a family legacy in the football world as son of Sir Bert Millichip (former Chairman of the FA), Peter has represented many clubs, including West Bromwich Albion, Aston Villa, Leicester City and Leicester Tigers, numerous players, and charities in the sport close to his heart.
When situations escalate, Peter has experience of resolving disputes at the highest level, including appearing before the House of Lords and the European Parliament.
In addition to sporting clients, Peter also advises celebrities from the world of entertainment and music.
Career
Peter qualified as a solicitor in 1976. Prior to joining Keystone Law in 2022, he worked at the following firms:
- Coleridge Law
- Wiggin
- Hammond Suddards Edge
- Edge Ellison
Lawyer Rankings
London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
Offering comprehensive coverage of reputation management, employment and corporate aspects within the sports sector, Keystone Law is hailed for being ‘very strong’. Rachel Flynn specialises in the horseracing and equine sphere, Jamie Horner is knowledgeable on the events and entertainment industries, and Peter Millichip primarily focuses on commercial and contentious matters. Gerard Cukier regularly acts for football managers and Premiership teams, and Paul Daniels is an employment law expert.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market
- Insurance > Insurance: corporate and regulatory
- Insurance > Insurance: corporate and regulatory
- Corporate and commercial > International business reorganisations
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Private client > Court of protection
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Licensing
- Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
- Real estate > Residential property
Firm Rankings
- Employment > Senior executives
- Private client > Agriculture and estates
- Private client > Family
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Gaming and betting
- Finance > Islamic finance
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Film & TV
- Insurance > Product liability: defendant
- Dispute resolution > Professional discipline
- Transport > Travel
- Private client > Art and cultural property
- Transport > Aviation
- Insurance > Clinical negligence: defendant
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech: corporate and commercial
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech: regulatory
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Employment > Immigration: personal
- Insurance > Insurance and reinsurance litigation
- Insurance > Insurance litigation: for policyholders
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Smaller Deals, £10m-£100m
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Music
- Corporate and commercial > Partnership
- Employment > Pensions (non-contentious)
- Insurance > Personal injury: defendant
- Transport > Shipping
- Finance > Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Employment > Employers
- Employment > Immigration
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: patents (contentious and non-contentious)
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Oil and gas
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Real estate > Planning
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Power (including electricity and nuclear)
- Real estate > Property litigation
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Reputation management
- Corporate and commercial > Venture capital
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- Private client > Court of protection
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Insurance > Insurance: corporate and regulatory
- Industry focus > Life sciences and healthcare