Law In Sport Podcast

Nick Fitzpatrick, Partner and Global Co-Chair, Media, Sport and Entertainment Sector at DLA Piper sits down with LawInSport’s CEO, Sean Cottrell, to discuss the finding of DLA’s ‘Global Media Sector Trends 2018 Report’ and the key developments in the sports media industry. The interview was recorded in May 2018. We thoroughly enjoyed the interview and took a lot away from it. We hope you do the sa...

In this interview Peter Crowther, Managing Partner of Winston & Stawn LLP's London and Brussel offices, shares his views on how sport can learn from the corporate world in its approach to tackle corruption such as doping and misconduct of officials within sports organisations. The interview took place at the Sport Resolution 2018 Annual Conference in London. https://www.sportresolutions.co.uk/even...

Dr Kelsey Erickson (@kelslee777 ) is a Research Fellow at Leeds Beckett University. Her primary research interest is the social psychology of doping in sport. Her PhD research was titled "Doping in Sport: a cross-national (US and UK) analysis of track and field athletes". In this podcast Dr Erickson talks about the psychology of doping and about her research on global whistleblowing programs in sp...

In this interview Prof. Jack Anderson discusses the development of sports law in Australia and analyses the legal issues that arose with Russian athletes competing at the Winter Olympics. If you are interested in sports law education, anti-doping and/or sports arbitration then this will be of interest to you. The host is Sean Cottrell, founder and CEO of LawInSport. For more sports law news, comme...

In this podcast Matt Drew, Executive Vice President Business Development and Former Director of Integrity & Security at Perform talks about his views on the future of the sports betting market and associated legal and regulated landscape in United States of America. This is ahead of the upcoming decision of the Supreme Court ruling on the New Jersey sports betting case. In this podcast Matt discus...

Welcome to the LawInSport podcast! This is a podcast for anyone who wants to better to understand the current legal issues and developments from the world of sport, and find our about the personalities behind these developments. On this show our guest is Tony Cunningham, Senior Manager Education at the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) who provides an insight into the newly released eLearning platfo...

This is a podcast for anyone who wants to better understand the current legal issues and developments from the world of sport, and find out about the personalities behind these developments. On this show our guest is Takuya Yamazaki, a Partner and Head of Sport at the Japanese law firm Field-R, provides a fascinating insight into some of the key legal and cultural issues to be aware on in the lead...

In this episode two founding members of the Sports Law Bar Association of Ireland Tim O'Connor and Robert McTernaghan talk about how the association was established and the topics of the inaugural conference on 23 February which included presentations on evidence-based changes to sports rules, concussion and anti-doping. Tim O'Connor BL (@timoconnorbl ) and Robert McTernaghan (@nisportslaw ) are b...

In this podcast, Ricardo Oliveras Salva, Head of Sports Law and Corporate partner at ECIJA, speaks with Sean Cottrell, Founder and CEO at LawInSport, about his experience with working on international sporting events, FIFA World Cup bidding process, particularly the Spain Portugal bid, ISDE Barcelona's academic programs, key sports law issues in Spain, his transition into Corporate law and his pat...

In this podcast Brendan Schwab, Executive Director, World Players Association talks to LawInSport's CEO and founder, Sean Cottrell, about his work promoting and protecting the fundamental rights of players/athletes. This follows the World Players Association publication of the Universal Declaration of Player Rights, which is the first comprehensive articulation of athletes’ rights, sets a benchmar...

In this podcast Ben Paterson, Integrity Operations Director at Genius Sports, Jake Marsh, Head of Integrity at Perform Group and Stephen Emberson, Intelligence and Integrity Analyst at The Football Association discuss the intricacies of Football DataCo's new "ground-breaking" integrity agreement with Genius Sports and Perform Group. Whilst the agreement is an expansion of Football DataCo’s existin...

In this podcast Kristen Worley, athlete and, equality and human right campaigner, talks about her personal journey campaigning for the equality and human rights to be recognised in sport. This journey led Kristen to take a landmark case to the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario against the Cycling Canada, the Ontario Cycling Association and the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). The case challenge...

In this interview Nan Sato provides an update on the most recent legal developments in Japanese sport. The issue of athlete rights under Japanese labor law is in the spotlight following a recent dispute between Japanese baseball player, Shun Yamaguch, and the baseball team Tokyo Giants. This case provides a working example of how labor disputes are resolved in the Japanese sport and legal systems....

Nandan Kamath, Principal Lawyer at LawNK, and Manali Kulkarni, Executive Assistant at LawInSport, speak to Sean Cottrell, LawInSport Founder & CEO, about the recent, ground breaking the Sports Law & Policy Symposium 2017 held in Bangalore, India this year. This interview specifically highlights the overarching themes from the Symposium, such as the need to prioritize transparency and focus on deve...

Takuya Yamazaki, Founder and Managing Partner at Field-R Law Offices and Chairman of Division -Asia/Oceania at FIFPro, talks to Sean Cottrell (CEO and founder of LawInSport) about contractual disputes in Asian sports law, and the challenges facing football player contracts in Asia. Takuya specifically provides an overview of the current key issues in Asian sports law, and contractual disputes that...

In this podcast, Brett Clothier, the Head of the independent Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) speaks to Sean Cottrell, founder and CEO of LawInSport, providing an overview of the AIU's current structure, the AIU's future plans to improve integrity in athletics, as well as what his views on the biggest issue facing sport today in terms...

Maacah Scott, Staff Counsel at Arizona Diamondbacks talks to Sean Cottrell (CEO and founder of LawInSport) about her varied role working in-house as a lawyer for a Major League Baseball (MLB). Maacah also says shares her personal story of how her determination, initiative and hard work helped to ensure she secured her dream job post qualification as a lawyer. There are lots of great points for tho...

In this podcast, Bobby Hacker, former VP Business and Legal Affairs at FOX Sports speaks to Sean Cottrell, LawInSport's CEO, about his views on the media rights market, the interplay between social media and online streaming platforms with broadcasters, and his journey into sports law, specifically media rights. Bobby also provides an inside look into his own career. Bobby provides his unique view...

Paul Greene, the Founder of Global Sports Advocates, LLC and LawInSport Editorial Board member, speaks to Sean Cottrell, Founder and CEO at LawInSport, about the current trends and key issues of the international anti-doping movement. Paul specifically discusses: - The need for access to representation and scientific experts - The importance of global harmonisation and its potential impact on anti...

Zane Shihab, partner at Kerman & Co LLP, and Manuela Macchi, partner at Keltie LLP, speak to LawInSport CEO, Sean Cottrell and Editor, Chris Bond about the importance of trade mark registration in sport and take review the merits of Wimbledon's successful registration of the purple and green colour mark. For more podcasts, videos, articles, events and news focused sports law visit LawInSport.com o...

In this podcast Sean Cottrell, CEO of LawInSport hosts a discussion of the co-authors of the article 'The integrity framework that can save the ‘Game Act’ and serve as a model for U.S. sports betting legalization' Daniel L. Wallach, Kevin Carpenter Leigh Thompson. The article suggests enhancements to the proposed bill called the Gaming Accountability and Modernization Enhancement Act (the “GAME Ac...

In this podcast, Alex Slade, Head of Legal, Sport at BT, talks about his career trajectory and joining BT Sport prior to its launch in 2013. Alex specifically discusses how he became a lawyer within the sports & media sector, the importance of having passion for the industry one aims to work in, and gives advice for an aspiring media lawyer in the sports sector. Alex also provides unique insight i...

In this podcast, LawInSport CEO, Sean Cottrell, interviews sports lawyer and partner at Martens Lawyers, Christian Keidel on the issues surrounding the international transfer of minors, FIFA's recent change of practice regarding the transfer of minors, and specifically its impact on the case of minor player Nikolas Nartey. Christian discusses the Court of Arbitration for Sport's decision to overru...

In this interview Sean Cottrell interviews Jonathan Taylor, one of the world’s leading sports lawyers and asks him about his career and about a hot topics in sports law such as the Russian doping scandal and hyperandrogenism. Jonathan is co-head of Bird & Bird's Sport Group, based in London. He advises a wide range of sports bodies (including international and national governing bodies, public age...

For this special podcast LawInSport has partnered with the Sport & Recreation Alliance for 'Alliance Learning Week' to produce a short talk that will discuss how sport and recreation organisations can create an inclusive culture, specifically for trans people. The podcast covers current legal guidance and features practical advice from the Amateur Swimming Association’s experience of the Transgend...