Trevor Watkins
Partner, Head of Sports
Trevor delivers industry insight gained from over 20 years working within it not only as an advisor but as a former director and Chairman of a professional football team and from multiple diverse and high profile roles.
Trevor's experience
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Advised a professional football organisation, on the sale of a majority stake in its women’s team to a multi-club group focused on women’s football.
- United Kingdom
- Sport & Hospitality
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Advised a British online car retailer in securing robust intellectual property terms to enable them to fully promote its sponsorship rights, as well as protecting it against IP infringement claims in the territories in which it will be publicising the sponsorship.
- Cross-border
- Retail & Consumer
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Advised ALK Capital, an American consortium with substantial experience of sporting operations, on the acquisition of Burnley Football Club which included advice on all financial matters and tax structuring of the aquisition.
- Cross-border
- Sport & Hospitality
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Advised Team WIT on a major multi-year collaboration deal with Icelandic CrossFit Athlete, Sara Ragnheiður Sigmundsdóttir. Through this deal we were able to understand the history and future aims of the brand, the sport itself and the motivations of the athlete, ensuring the successful creation of the ambassador/endorsement agreement.
- United kingdom
- Sport & Hospitality
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Acted for British Horseracing Authority to perform an independence governance review on the management and operation of a leading racecourse.
- United Kingdom
- Sport & Hospitality
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Advised on the potential acquisition by a Chinese major events organiser of a global sailing event.
- Cross-border
- Sport & Hospitality
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Advised client seeking to invest within European sport on a multi-team basis on opportunities, strengths, weaknesses and strategic recommendations.
- United Kingdom
- Sport & Hospitality
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Advised UK Sport on the implications of the governance investigation into the operation of a national governing body.
- United Kingdom
- Sport & Hospitality
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Advised on all aspects of the potential acquisition of a leading professional football side, including identify commercial partners, executives for recruitment and assembling an operational team for the client.
- Cross-border
- Sport & Hospitality
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Advised on appointment to represent leading South American football team to negotiate transfers on Europe wide transactions.
- Cross-border
- Sport & Hospitality
Credentials
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2017Nordoff Robbins philanthropy committee, Advisory
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2017The English Football League, Director
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2017Nordoff Robbins philanthropy committee, Advisory
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2016Sported – Trustee
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2011Sport Revolution (commercial rights agency), Non-executive Director
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2011Joined Pinsent Masons
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2009National Anti-doping Panel, Non-executive Director
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2008Drive Business (online retail), Non-executive Director
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2007Bournemouth University Business School, Advisory committee
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2006Revolution PR (PR and communications agency), Non-executive Director
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2005Anglia Ruskin - Dip International Sports Law
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2001Nordoff Robbins philanthropy committee, Advisory
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1991Qualified - England and Wales
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