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Dan Harrington
Work Department
Sport | Media & Entertainment
Position
Dan Harrington is a commercial lawyer with over 20 years’ experience advising on the acquisition and sale of domestic and international sports rights.
His practice also covers contentious and non-contentious advice in intellectual property, sponsorship, advertising, data protection and issues relating to digital and social media.
Dan’s clients include international federations, professional sports leagues, event owners, agencies, channel operators, tech companies, players and talent, and production companies.
Independent testimonials include:
“A superb commercial solicitor, Dan Harrington’s main area of expertise is broadcasting and media rights” … “Unbeatable on sports IP matters” – Legal 500
“A superb lawyer, steeped in sports law” – Chambers & Partners
“Dan is an excellent lawyer who is knowledgeable, practical and very calm under pressure. He is always available and excellent at meeting tight timelines” – Chambers & Partners
“He is immensely knowledgeable in relation to sports media rights” – Chambers & Partners
Lawyer Rankings
London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
A diverse range of clients turn to Level Law for its ‘professional and knowledgeable’ approach across a host of sports law mandates. Morris Bentata
is a key contact for sports media rights holders across football, basketball and horseracing, advising on production, commercial agreements, and digital licenses for major sporting competitions. Daniel Lowen and Liz Coley work with a number footballers, agents and agencies on contract renewals, transfers and contentious issues – including breaches of contracts and FA intermediary regulations. Beyond football, Lowen works with elite athletes across a number of sports who require advice on media rights, sponsorships and contractual issues, while Coley is noted for her experience in all manner of employment disputes. Tim Lowles focuses on litigation concerning media rights agencies and competition rights holders as well as disputes between governing bodies and its sponsors, most recently in the NFT space. Rowena Samarasinhe remains a key name to note, particularly for Olympic sports, while Victoria Evans‘ expertise covers the contracting of professional golfers and tournament arrangements. The team has deepened its bench strength with the autumn 2022 arrivals of Jodie Seddon and John Reid from gunnercooke LLP and Russells Solicitors, respectively. Seddon, in particular, is noted for her work on anti-doping and safeguarding matters in basketball, hockey and equestrian sports. Fraser Reid, Dan Harrington and Alastair Campbell are further key members of the team.