Led by Neeraj Thomas, the group at CMS routinely advises major sports clubs, regulatory bodies and media clients on sports IP matters and regulatory issues in the world of football. Duncan Turner brings experience in handling sponsorship agreements, and Chris Bowie acts on a range of regulatory and commercial work.
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‘Very attentive, proactive, and helpful. Offered good advice regarding how to develop and improve our procedures.’
‘Neeraj has been very attentive. He clearly cares a lot about us as a client and values our relationship.’
‘CMS has taken the time to understand our business and the challenges that we face. They have strong sector knowledge and a wide internal network to call on when unusual circumstances arise. This allows them to provide focused advice and to be proactive in terms of the things we should be thinking about in particular scenarios.’
‘Neeraj Thomas provides sharp, focused advice. He is very good at identifying potential risks for our organisation in specific circumstances, which gives his advice a lot of credibility.’
Key clients
- Scottish Football Association Limited (“Scottish FA”)
- English Premier League
- Discovery Corporate Services Limited
- Game4Padel Limited
- W H Malcolm Limited
- St. Andrews West Limited Liability Partnership
- All England Lawn Tennis Association
Work highlights
Acted for the English Premier League in regulatory investigations.
Advising the Scottish FA on all disciplinary and regulatory matters.
Advising on the enforcement of TNT Sport’s intellectual property rights.
Lawyers
Leading partners
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Practice head
Neeraj Thomas
Other key lawyers
Duncan Turner; Chris Bowie