Sport
UK Guide 2025 : UK-wide
Band 5
Email address
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(020) 3375 7000Chambers Review
Farrer & Co is instructed on matters across the whole sporting sphere, with acknowledged expertise in advising major governing bodies including Olympic organisations and The FA. It assists sports clubs with a wide range of commercial, property and governance matters. Also represents a number of elite athletes in commercial and private matters, including image rights, tax planning and reputation management. Offers a full-service approach with strength in safeguarding and employment matters.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Farrer have exceptional knowledge of the sector, lots of experience and knowledge within the team. They are responsive and always appreciate when something needs to be dealt with particularly quickly."
"Farrer & Co's thorough and robust approach, providing oversight and steering us through the complexities of legal obligations for sporting bodies, has been invaluable."
"They have talent available across a range of topics."
"Farrer is my go-to firm when something has gone wrong. They are very responsive and my favourite firm for important and strategic matters. Great value for money, in my view."
"I found them really responsive, very knowledgeable and very practical. We were dealing with multinational, multi-stakeholder meetings and they were very good at managing that world."
"Farrer have exceptional knowledge of the sector, lots of experience and knowledge within the team. They are responsive and always appreciate when something needs to be dealt with particularly quickly."
"Farrer & Co's thorough and robust approach, providing oversight and steering us through the complexities of legal obligations for sporting bodies, has been invaluable."
"They have talent available across a range of topics."
"Farrer is my go-to firm when something has gone wrong. They are very responsive and my favourite firm for important and strategic matters. Great value for money, in my view."
"I found them really responsive, very knowledgeable and very practical. We were dealing with multinational, multi-stakeholder meetings and they were very good at managing that world."
Notable Practitioners
Julian Pike is held in high regard for his expertise in reputation management on behalf of individual athletes and sports governing bodies.
"Julian is our go-to lawyer for serious situations encompassing reputation or any other strategic matter."
"Julian is very good at dealing with highly sensitive situations. He is also very robust and gives the client the advice they need."
Katie Fudakowski is an employment lawyer by métier and leads the firm's sports safeguarding work. She has magisterial expertise in the Equality Act 2010 as it applies to sports organisations.
"Collaborating with Katie on this project has been a pleasure. She has provided a level of expertise, professional curiosity and check and challenge that has resulted in a high-quality product."
"We always receive a great service and expertise from Katie."
"Katie's commercial vision is strong. Very strong."