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Sport - UK-wide
4
Band 4
What the Team is Known For

Clifford Chance is a respected firm with an accomplished sports law practice that focuses on handling significant contentious mandates. The team is particularly adept at assisting clients with regulatory and commercial claims, including business interruption and sponsorship disputes, as well as anti-doping and abuse cases in the industry. It has noteworthy strengths in football and athletics, and regularly acts for sports clubs and sporting event organisers.

Work Highlights

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  • Clifford Chance represented Manchester City Football Club in proceedings against the Premier League arising from a Premier League investigation into compliance with its rules.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Christopher Yates
5
Christopher Yates
5
Band 5

Christopher Yates is a sports lawyer with a strong contentious practice that covers the full gamut of commercial and regulatory disputes in the sector. He regularly advises sports clubs and event organisers in relation to sponsorship, broadcasting and branding disputes.

"Chris is an exemplary partner to our organisation and adds real value to our team."

"Christopher Yates is excellent - he is very easy to work with, has great tactical sense and is great with clients."

"A very impressive operator. He is tactically astute and has a very sharp legal mind."

James Cranston
U
James Cranston
U
Up and Coming

James Cranston is a partner with noteworthy experience representing clients in commercial and regulatory disputes in the sports sector. He is particularly adept at assisting with cases relating to cricket, football and athletics.

"James is absolutely outstanding - terrifically clever and really astute tactically. A superstar in the making."

"James is solution-oriented and a joy to work with."

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Christopher Yates
5
Christopher Yates
5
Band 5
James Cranston
U
James Cranston
U
Up and Coming