Mishcon de Reya LLP‘s sports group continues to advise on complex matters across regulatory, commercial, and contentious work. The team has acted on significant contracts and commercial matters for high-profile athletes, including Marcus Rashford. Its wider commercial portfolio includes involvement in a $1bn OTT streaming deal in boxing and acting for corporates such as TikTok on sports-focused investments. The group has also advised on governance, competition and media issues for clients ranging from international governments to national governing bodies and remains active on a range of financial and disciplinary issues on the regulatory side. In keeping with the firm-wide commitment to innovation, work has continued across the sportstech, data, and AI fields, and is regularly instructed on new ventures and start-ups in these sectors. Key names to note include Peter Nunn , the driving force behind the sport disputes practice, and Kavan Bakhda, joined as a partner from Kennedy’s in 2025.
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Key clients
- Socios.com
- Thom Browne
Work highlights
Advised Marcus Rashford and his Image Rights company on a variety of matters – including his recent loan transfer to Aston Villa and commercial/partnership deals with the likes of Panini and Macmillan.
Other key lawyers
Kavan Bakdha; Peter Nunn; Reema Sharma