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Sport & Entertainment

We advise sports organisations globally on governance, commercial rights, and regulatory disputes - offering strategic guidance and representation that shapes the business of sport.

Our business of sport and entertainment team of over 150 members includes experts in legal disciplines who also bring considerable hands-on experience as advisors, owners, investors, sponsors and participants in the industry.

Providing full-service support across all aspects of sport and entertainment we work across key markets including North America, Europe and the Middle East, with additional regional expertise in Australia, Asia Pacific and India.

With our depth of experience and global connectivity gained from being longstanding advisors to the sector, we aim to add considerable value - whether it be in relation to making an acquisition or a disposal, event bid, competition governance, dispute resolution or infrastructure delivery. In addition, our work extends to advice on gambling, gaming and e-sports.

Clients come to us not only for legal advice but also for guidance to help set their strategy, identify solutions to challenges, finalise and deliver against objectives and best realise commercial opportunities.

Our innovative, practical and pragmatic approach is always commercial, responsive to the fast-moving nature of the industry and vested in our market leading position as advisors – a winning formula enabling clients to act with confidence in the decisions they make.

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Our advisers act on domestic and international projects of all shapes and sizes, working with many of the leading names across this diverse sector. Browse our experience below, or use the filters to look-up recent work in particular geographies and legal disciplines.

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    With over 490 partners and 3000 people around the world, we are well-placed to support you across a full range of legal and advisory services.

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    Pinsent Masons appointed to Government legal panel for public sector

    Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has been named as a supplier on Government Commercial Agency’s (GCA) RM6374 Legal Panel for Public Sector framework, a major legal services framework expected to be a key route to market for public sector organisations across the UK over the coming years.

    Pinsent Masons advises FTI Consulting on sale of CX Lavender key client business to Omnicom Oceania

    Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has advised FTI Consulting, in its capacity as administrators of the CX Lavender group, on the sale of the company's key client-related business and associated workforce to Omnicom Oceania via its subsidiary, Clemenger BBDO Pty Ltd. The transaction completed in Q2 2026.

    Pinsent Masons advises University of Manchester on landmark student accommodation redevelopment

    Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has advised The University of Manchester on the largest student accommodation design, build, finance and operate (DBFO) project ever undertaken by a UK university.

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