Tim Copplestone > Clarke Willmott LLP > Bristol, England > Lawyer Profile

Clarke Willmott LLP‘s advisory offering in the sports sector encompasses the full range of major disciplines, as well as a broad variety of other mandates including employment law matters, stadium planning work and commercial litigation. Championship footballers, managers and professional athletes form part of the group’s client roster, which also includes professional sports organisations and governing bodies. Practice head Tim Copplestone is hailed as an ‘absolute superstar in the sporting space’ and specialises in sports-related employment matters. Structuring, governance, finance, and corporate acquisition work are core areas of expertise for Robert Ridd.

Praised for possessing ‘a real strength in depth and a human, personal touch‘, Clarke Willmott LLP’s employment law capabilities span both contentious and non-contentious matters; the team’s regular workload comprises TUPE transfers, dismissals, and tribunal proceedings, particularly in the sports sector. With nearly three decades of experience in the market, Bristol team head Sharon Latham is a seasoned advisor with particular expertise in the manufacturing, property, and retail sectors. Firmwide sports group head Tim Copplestone works with a host of leading clubs, managers, players, and agents on an array of contentious and non-contentious matters, including arbitration tribunals and high-profile terminations. Sarah MacLarty, whose recent workload includes mass redundancy proceedings for blue-chip companies, is also noted.