Law In Sport Podcast

In this interview Michael Beloff QC, described by Legal 500 as the "The Godfather of Sports Law", talks to LawInSport CEO, Sean Cottrell, about his career in sports law and shares his views on a range of sports law matters. This is a fascinating interview with one of the great minds in sports law. We have split the interview into two parts. Quick reference: 2.12 mins - How did you get into sports...

In this interview Michael Beloff QC, described by Legal 500 as the "The Godfather of Sports Law", talks to LawInSport CEO, Sean Cottrell, about his career in sports law and shares his views on a range of sports law matters. This is a fascinating interview with one of the great minds in sports law. We have split the interview into two parts. Quick reference Part 2: 2.00 mins - Do you think scope an...

Life after sport can be a hurdle for athletes. Many athletes disconnect from the sports world entirely, while others may feel a sort of identity loss. To ease into this transition, retiring from sport is something current athletes continue to prepare for. As a means to assist from current and former athletes with this planning, we decided to speak with a former Olympian and now lawyer about her tr...

Steven Burton is a sports lawyer and expert on legal issues related to the use of data in sport having acted for leading businesses in sport and sports data. Steven is currently the Director of Integrity, Governance & Sports Partnerships at Genius Sports. In this interview Steven speaks to Sean Cottrell, LawInSport founder & CEO, and shares his insights into: - How to build a reputation in sports...

In this podcast, Emma Boggis (@emmaboggis), Chief Executive at Sport and Recreation Alliance, and Leigh Thompson (@Leigh_DT), Policy Manager at Sport and Recreation Alliance, discuss the work of the UK's Sports Betting Group and how this fits into sports governance in the UK and across Europe. Emma and Leigh explain their roles at the Sport and Recreation Alliance, then move on to address the foll...

In this podcast Jeffrey Benz, Sports Lawyer, CAS Arbitrator and former General Counsel for the US Olympic Committee, shares his experience on being involved with some of the highest profile anti-doping cases of the last 12 months. This podcast covers topics such as the future of anti-doping including Jeff’s views on the newly implemented CAS Anti-Doping Division, and whether more training is requi...

Naming rights are not just for national leagues – now college teams, training facilities, and local stadiums are considering selling these rights. In this podcast Rich Brand, a leading sports lawyer at Arent Fox, answers questions about working on naming rights deals including: · Where and when should lawyers be involved in the process of putting together a naming rights deal? · What are the commo...

In this podcast Sean Cottrell, CEO of LawInSport, hosts a roundtable discussion with three leading sports lawyers Nick De Marco, Nick Tsatsas & Richard Berry. The roundtable includes a discussion on the legal issues that arise from the contractual, regulatory and governance structures in football including: • The recent Telegraph sting which led to the departure of the England manager Sam Allardyc...

In this episode, Ben Rutherford, Senior Legal Counsel & Integrity Unit Manager talks to LawInSport's CEO, Sean Cottrell, about how the World Rugby implement and monitor processes to protect the integrity of the Rugby World Cup. In this interview Ben describes: - How World Rugby approach setting up integrity systems for the World Cup. - How World Rugby learn and share best practice with other sport...

Welcome to this new LawInSport podcast. In today's podcast, Mark Hovell, Head of Sport at Mills & Reeve and Arbitrator at the Court of Arbitration for Sport speaks to LawInSport CEO, Sean Cottrell, about his time at the Court of Arbitration for Sport Ad Hoc Division at the Rio Olympic Games. For further expert commentary and analysis on the latest legal issues and developments go to LawInSport.com...

In 2014 Michael Beloff QC, Chair of the Ethics Commission of the IAAF, appointed The Right Honourable Sir Anthony Hooper is to investigate four individuals whose conduct in relation to the Russian marathon runner Lilya Shobukhova was alleged to be in breach of the IAAF Code of Ethics. He finalised the report in August 2015 and the individuals have subsequently been sanctioned by the IAAF Ethics Co...

In this Gerard McEvilly, Head of Discipline at the Rugby Football Union (RFU), speaks to LawInSport CEO, Sean Cottrell, from Twickenham Stadium, about how the RFU: 1) Processes and sets the rules relating to handling of RFU on field disciplinary decisions; 2)Appoints citing commissioners and how they operate on match days; 3)Disciplinary panel operate and how members are selected. Whilst this inte...

Given the recent scandals in sport we thought there is a need to focus on some of the more positive outcomes that sport can deliver. In this show, LawInSport’s CEO, Sean Cottrell, is joined by Olympic gold medallist, Katherine Grainger, who holds the title of being is Britain’s most successful female rower and Vijay Parbat, Head of Legal at UK Sport and a LawInSport Advisory Board Member. In this...

Dimitrios Efstathiou, Vice President, Legal at Major League Soccer (MLS), addresses these question as he talks with LawInSport’s CEO, Sean Cottrell and consultant, Jake Cohen, about his experience working at Major League Soccer as the organisation has experienced an incredible growth over the last ten years. If you are a sports lawyer or you are in sports business and want to find out: - How the M...

Takuya Yamazaki is one of the most prominent Japanese sports lawyers in Japan and is a member of the LawInSport Editorial Board. Takuya is heavily involved in the development of sports law in Japan having established the Japanese Baseball Players Association and is member of FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber, a position held since 2009. In 2011 he became the Deputy Chairman of FIFPro Division Asia/O...

In this interview, LawInSport's Sean Cottrell talks Jim Bunting, a lawyer at, Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg was part of the legal team that successfully represented Dutee Chand before the Court of Arbitration for Sport against the IAAF and the Athletics Federation of India. The case centred on the IAAF's 'Regulations Governing Eligibility of Females with Hyperandrogenism to Compete in Women’s Co...

For eight-years, from 2006, Julian Moore worked in Singapore as the sole in-house lawyer for Football Media Services (FMS), a 50/50 joint venture between the Swiss-owned sports marketing agency, Infront Sports & Media AG, and the Japanese advertising giant, Dentsu Inc. FMS had one client – FIFA - acting as its exclusive sales representative in Asia with respect to media rights to the 2007-2014 FIF...

In this interview Nick Bitel, Lawyer, CEO London Marathon & Chair of Sport England talks to Sean Cottrell, CEO of LawInSport about his career as a sports lawyer and sports business executive, the challenges facing sports governing bodies including good governance, sports data, piracy and what makes a good sports lawyer. You can read the transcript of the interview here: http://www.lawinsport.com/f...

In this podcast, we have an exclusive interview with Ulrich Harmuth, President of Sportradar US. Recently, Sportradar US agreed to a deal with the NFL to be the exclusive worldwide distributor of comprehensive NFL statistics to a range of media companies, digital platforms as well as fantasy sport providers. In this interview, we discuss the business model of Sportradar, the sports data analytics...

In this interview Marc Roth, a partner at the US law firm Manatt, Phelps & Phillips explains the risks associated to US sports teams that are not compliant with the TCPA, which can result in significant fines. Earlier this year, several sports teams were hit with lawsuits under the TCPA including the Buffalo Bills who paid $3 million in a class action settlement after the team was accused of sendi...

The lack of representation of ethic minorities at coaching and management levels in English football has been widely discussed in the media over recents weeks and months. The debate on how to improve representation of minorities in football has largely been framed around the adoption of something akin to the NFL’s ‘Rooney Rule’. However, whilst it is positive that this is hitting the headlines and...

In this week's show Dan Jones, Lead Partner of the Deloitte Sports Business Group, and Mark Hovell, Head of Sport at Mills & Reeve compare and contrast the business models of Manchester City and Manchester United. Dan and Mark discuss the different approaches taken by both clubs specifically focusing on talent and infrastructure investment, global commercial growth and fan engagement. The recordin...

In this episode leading sports lawyer Juan de Dios Crespo Pérez, a partner of the firm Ruiz Huerta & Crespo, talks to Sean Cottrell about his experience of representing hundreds of sports clients at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). Juan has an enviable record of successful cases before the CAS and has been involved in some of the highest profile football cases to go before the CAS includi...

In this episode Matthieu Reeb, Secretary General of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), talks to Sean Cottrell, about the structures and processes of the CAS, the CAS pro bono services, offers his opinion on what it takes to be a good sports lawyer and CAS arbitrator and talks about his own journey into sports law and what the future holds for CAS and much more. For more sports law commentar...

In this episode Sean Cottrell, CEO of LawInSport, interviews Travis Tygart, Chief Executive Officer, US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA). In this interview Travis talks about USADA’s experience investigating and successfully sanctioning the co-conspirators involved in the US Postal Service Cycling team doping scandal, including Lance Armstrong. Travis also talks about anti-doping policy in US major leag...