Morgan Sports Law

Morgan Sports Law is an international sports law firm headquartered in London, advising athletes, sports organisations, clubs, teams, governing bodies and other participants across the global sports industry.

Founded in 2013 by Mike Morgan, Morgan Sports Law specialises in sports disputes, arbitration, litigation and sports regulatory matters. The firm represents clients in complex and high-profile disputes before international sporting bodies, arbitral tribunals and courts, while also providing strategic advice on the regulatory issues that affect athletes and organisations operating in sport.

The firm acts across a broad range of sports, including football, cycling, equestrian sport, athletics, boxing, rugby, tennis and esports, with particular expertise in areas including anti-doping, athlete welfare, disciplinary and regulatory proceedings, eligibility disputes, contractual disputes and sports arbitration.

Morgan Sports Law has extensive experience acting on an international basis and has represented clients in proceedings before bodies including the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), FIFA, UEFA, national governing bodies and other international sports federations and tribunals. Its lawyers advise clients throughout the lifecycle of a dispute, from early strategic advice and negotiation through to arbitration and litigation.

The firm acts for a diverse client base that includes elite athletes, professional sports clubs and teams, athlete associations, governing bodies and other organisations within the sports industry. Its clients have included individuals such as Tyson Fury, Neymar Jr and Maria Sharapova, Premier League and Ligue 1 football clubs, INEOS Grenadiers and UCI WorldTour cycling teams, and athlete associations including FIFPRO, the Professional Footballers’ Association and the International Jumping Riders Club and many more.

With a team focused predominantly on sports law, Morgan Sports Law combines specialist knowledge of the sporting regulatory landscape with experience of complex international disputes. The firm’s focus is on providing clear, strategic and commercially informed advice to protect clients’ interests in the fast-moving and highly regulated world of sport.