Football Law 2025

ABOUT
The LawInSport Football Law 2025 conference will be held in London, with a schedule spanning two days (12th & 13th May).
The conference provides a professional forum to meet and develop meaningful relationships with colleagues working in the sector.
Who Should Attend
- Sports executives and administrators (Club Secretaries, CEOs, CFOs, Directors, etc)
- In-house counsel working at clubs, federations, sponsors, media companies, agencies
- Agents
- Athletes and coaches
- Professional services (lawyers, accountants consultants, tax advisers, wealth managers, etc)
- Academics and students (please note there is a limited number of places for students)
In short, if you would like to gain a better understanding of the most important legal issues that will impact football, then this conference will be an invaluable resource and one you will not want to miss.
Interactive Panel Discussions
The conference provides attendees with two full days of interactive panel discussions, with world leading experts discussing the contemporary legal issues impacting football.
Roundtables
Throughout the conference a number of forums for subject matter experts and stakeholders will take place under Chatham House Rule. These forums give attendees greater opportunities to enter into more detailed topics specific discussions and develop relationships with colleagues with subject matter interest.
Professional Development & Knowledge Sharing
Not only will attendees partake in cutting-edge panel discussions, they will also receive a complimentary conference magazine. Attendees will therefore have access to detailed reference materials that will help them when faced with legal issues in their work or studies.
Networking
LawInSport events are renowned for their unparalleled networking opportunities, and this will be a theme that continues at this year’s Football Law Conference. With over 6 hours of networking and two drinks receptions, attendees can take advantage of dedicated time to meet with colleagues in the sector in a friendly and welcoming environment.
Private Work Space
We understand that with all the best intentions to attend every session over the two days, there will be times when attendees may need to check into work or take calls...the work of lawyers and executives never stops!
Therefore to give attendees the best opportunity to be present and make the most of the conference, we have allocated a private room to work in and take calls should you need to. You will never have to be far from the action and be able to take advantage of all the networking opportunities and participate in the conference as much as possible.
CPD/CLE
The Football Law Conference provides 7 hours of self-certified continuing professional development/continuing legal education.
Members Discount
Institutional Members, Plus Yearly and monthly (with 3 or more months membership) members benefit from a £100 discount on full price tickets. (Discounts are applied at the time of purchase, provided you are signed into your account).
Each attendee only needs to register once for the Conference and they will receive registration details for each session in advance of the event. Discounts are applied automatically during the registration and checkout. Please note that all tickets are non-refundable.
Group Tickets
If 4 or more colleagues from your organisation would like to attend and benefit from a group discount, please email
Please note, group tickets are designed specifically with the demands of sports organisations and government departments in mind. These tickets allow for people within sports organisations to share and invite colleagues who may otherwise not be able to attend, either due to time or cost restrictions to benefit from the Football Law Conference.
Athlete Tickets
Full-Time Current Athlete & Esports Players/Managers/Coaches = FREE.
If you represent your country at the Olympics and Paralympics or you are a full-time professional athlete, manager or coach, please email
Please reach out to
Organisations That Have Previously Attended
Football Clubs & Sports Federations
- Aston Villa FC
- Burton Albion
- Bury FC
- Cambridge United FC
- Celtic Football Club
- Chelsea Football Club
- Colchester United FC
- Confederation of African Football
- European Handball Federation
- Everton FC
- FIFPRO
- Gateshead FC
- International Boxing Association
- League Managers Association
- Liverpool FC
- Maidenhead United FC
- Manchester United FC
- Norwich City FC
- QPR FC
- Rangers FC
- Reading FC
- Rochdale AFC
- Royal Antwerp FC
- Tottenham Hotspur FC
- Turkish Football Federation
- Wycombe Wanderers FC
- Yeovil Town FC
Sports Organisations - Agency, Solution Providers & Consultants
- Alvarez & Marsal
- Ankura Consulting Group
- BL Ballers
- Bloomsbury Football Foundation
- Breaking Down Barriers
- CAA
- CAS
- Credit Suisse (UK) Ltd
- Deloitte
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS)
- DMB Sports Management
- FA Sport
- FACT
- Fiducia Football Agency
- International Sports Agency
- Keno Media Consultancy
- Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team
- Practical GC
- ProDataStack & Winners
- PWC
- Sentinel Sport and Mediation
- Sport Business Connected
- The Player Care Group
Law Firms & Chambers
- 2 Temple Gardens
- 3 Hare Court
- 11KBW
- 12KBW
- 39 Essex Chambers
- Advantage Rule
- Advokatfirman NORDIA
- Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
- Antas Da Cunha ECIJA
- Armstrong Teasdale
- Baker Tilly
- BCL Solicitors LLP
- Bishop & Sewell LLP
- Blackstone Chambers
- BMDW Advocaten
- B P Collins LLP
- Brandsmiths
- Burness Paull LLP
- Capital Law
- CEE Attorneys
- Centrefield
- Chapman Albin LLC
- Clintons
- DAHL
- Ecija & Asociados Abogados Barcelona S.L.
- Farrer & Co LLP
- Fieldfisher
- Field-R Law
- Five Paper
- Freemans Solicitors
- Front Row Legal
- Gowling WLG
- Hall Brown Family Law
- Harbottle & Lewis
- Hickman & Rose
- Hugh James
- Hugo Paris Avocat
- IPS Law LLP
- J+Legal
- JMW Solicitors LLP
- Kancelaria Prawna Maciej Bałaziński i Współpracownicy
- Kellerhals Carrard
- Law Office Kraljičković
- Lawrence Stephens
- LEVEL
- Lewis Silkin
- Linklaters
- Lombardi Associates
- MAQS Advokatbyrå
- Matrix Chambers
- Mills & Reeve LLP
- Moore Barlow LLP
- Nelson Guest & Partners
- Newfields Law Ltd
- Northridge
- Norton Rose Fulbright
- Onside Law
- Penningtons Manches Cooper
- Pinsent Masons
- Pirola Pennuto Zei & Associati
- Reynolds Porter Chamberlain
- Sheridans
- SILA Lawyers
- Sportlegis
- Squire Patton Boggs
- Stephenson Harwood LLP
- Taylor Wessing
- Telles de Abreu E Associados Sociedade de Advogados SP RL
- Thackray Williams
- Tyr
- Vitus Derungs Sports Law
- Walker Morris
- Withers
- Wordley Law
Academic
- Birmingham City University
- BPP University
- Edge Hill University
- Erasmus University Rotterdam
- UCFB
- University of Liverpool Management School
- University of York
AGENDA
Day 1
09:00 - 13:30: Registration Opens
09:30 - 13:00 - Roundtables & Workshops
12:00 - 14:00: Lunch & Networking
14:00 - 14:50: PANEL 1 - Player & Manager Contracts in Men & Women’s Football
14:55 - 15:45: PANEL 2 - Unique Challenges with Player Welfare in Women’s Football
15:45 - 16:15: Coffee Break
16:15 - 16:45: Key Cases Update
16:50 - 17:40: PANEL 3 - Developing effective approaches to integrity in football
17:40 - 18:10: Refreshments & Networking
18:10 - 19:00: PANEL 4 - Mergers, Acquisitions & Investment
19:00 - 21:00: Networking Reception
Day 2
09:00 - 13:30: Registration Opens
09:30 - 13:00: Roundtables & Workshops
12:00 - 14:00: Lunch & Networking
14:00 - 14:50: PANEL 5 - The evolving landscape for Player Agents
14:55 - 15:45: PANEL 6 - How EU & competition law is shaping the future of football competitions
15:45 - 16:15: Coffee Break
16:15 - 16:45: Topic TBC
16:50 - 17:40: PANEL 7 - Financial Regulations & Governance
17:40 - 18:10: Refreshments & Networking
18:10 - 19:00: PANEL 8 - Key developments in sponsorship & media rights
19:00 - 21:00: Networking Reception
Event Properties
Event Date | 12-05-2025 8:00 |
Event End Date | 13-05-2025 20:00 |
Location | Linklaters, One Silk St, London EC2Y 8HQ |
Ticket Information
Ticket Type | Price |
---|---|
Professional Services - Full Conference Lawyers, accountants, tax advisors, consultants, etc |
£696.00 |
Professional Services - Day 1 Lawyers, accountants, tax advisors, consultants, etc |
£525.00 |
Professional Services - Day 2 Lawyers, accountants, tax advisors, consultants, etc |
£525.00 |
Sports Professionals & Academics - Full Conference Sport executives & administrators, in-house counsel, agents, academics & full time students |
£370.00 |
Sports Professionals & Academics - Day 1 Sport executives & administrators, in-house counsel, agents, academics & full time students |
£270.00 |
Sports Professionals & Academics - Day 2 Sport executives & administrators, in-house counsel, agents, academics & full time students |
£270.00 |