Trevor Watkins
Partner, Head of Sports
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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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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