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United Kingdom
08 January 2025
Hailed for being ‘exceptionally strong’, Fieldfisher counts sports governing bodies and associations among its key clients, fielding a cross-disciplinary offering based around corporate, dispute resolution and employment matters. Andrew Sanderson leads, boasting vast experience in handling health and safety reviews and defending in prosecutions; Colin Gibson primarily focuses on arbitrations; while Matthew Lohn and Quinton Newcomb are also cited as key ports of call.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘Good mix of litigation experience and sports industry knowledge.’
‘Colin Gibson: extremely sensible and commercial; great at strategy. Daniel Sheehan: v hard-working and always looking for different angles and extra arguments.’
‘A first-rate team.’
‘Quinton Newcombe has outstanding judgement and a calm, measured manner.’
‘The team at Fieldfisher is exceptionally strong. There is great diversity among the team members I have worked with, each delivering high-quality work.’
‘Shiv Haria-Shah is truly exceptional, his ability to understand the intrinsic risks and opportunities within your business is second to none. This is reflected in the advice/work produced. Shiv has the rare ability to foster respect and trust from all stakeholders within the business no matter how brief the interaction may be. Somebody you can really trust who operated with the highest levels of integrity.’
Key clients
- The Football Association
- British Association for Shooting and Conservation ("BASC")
- Pitch Marketing Group Limited
- JD Sports
- Liverpool FC
- Essex County Cricket Club
- Everton FC
Work highlights
Provided support and guidance to the FA disciplinary team over the last two seasons. This has related to supporting the client in dealing with disciplinary matters including; advising on strategy, supporting both the FA itself and the county FAs, and the preparation of cases for disciplinary hearings.
Providing extensive 'on-demand' tech and privacy support to JD Sports, the FTSE100 listed sports fashion retailer, from the UK and EU offices and utilising the firm's network of partner tech and data firms around the world.
Engaged by Liverpool Football Club to provide critical advice and support on various technology-related matters, as well as acting for it in a wider capacity on privacy matters.
Lawyers
Practice head
Andrew Sanderson
Other key lawyers
Colin Gibson; Matthew Lohn; Quinton Newcomb; Shiv Haria-Shah; Daniel Sheehan