Jonathan Ellis

Practice Areas

Jonathan is a commercial litigator who specialises in the sports sector. He is a trusted advisor to some of the biggest names in sport, with clients describing him as “technically excellent and extremely responsive” and as being “a superb litigator” and “one of the leading sports regulatory lawyers in the industry”. He has extensive experience of appearing before domestic arbitral tribunals, the Court of Arbitration for Sport and in proceedings before FIFA.

He has been The FA’s primary advisor on contentious and regulatory matters for more than 15 years, undertaking a wide range of work from advising on the regulation of intermediaries through to advising The FA on the implications of the Government’s high-profile Fan-Led Review. Jonathan also acts for leading Premier League and European football clubs, the Welsh Rugby Union and Premiership Rugby.

Career

2017 – Present: Founding Partner at Northridge Law LLP

2011 – 2017: Partner, Charles Russell Speechlys

2004 – 2011: Associate / Senior Associate, Charles Russell

2002 – 2004: Trainee, Charles Russell

Professional Memberships

British Association for Sports and Law