Football Law 2019 - Player Transfers, Agents, Politics and the Business of Football
Following the success of our previous two Football Law conferences in 2018 & 2019 (see videos here) which was over 270 attendees last year, LawInSport will be hosting our 3rd Football Law conference on 21st & 22nd May 2020 in central London..
The year's conference will provide one full day of panel discussions and presentations and two evenings of networking opportunities, giving attendees the opportunity to meet and develop meaningful relationships with their colleagues working in the sector.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
- In-house counsel
- Sports executives and administrators
- Agents
- Players
- Coaches
- Current and former players
- Private practice lawyers
- Academics
- Students
TICKETS
The conference is restricted to 200 attendees and tickets are sold on first serve basis. If you are not able to purchase a ticket you will be able to apply to be on our waiting list.
Early Bird (Ends 31st January 2020)
Standard: £350+VAT
LIS Plus members: £250+VAT
Full Price (From 1st February 2020)
Standard: £500+VAT
LIS Plus members: £400+VAT
Please note that all tickets are nonrefundable.
LawInSport events are designed to help build meaningful relationships with colleagues working in, or wishing to work in the sector. It is important that we create a welcoming, engaging and enjoyable environment for everyone wishing to, and attending our events. We encourage all attendees to networking and met other attendees. However, we ask all attendees to refrain from undertaking aggressive sales activities (emails, cold calls, in person sales, etc) that would undermine this. Should we be made aware of any attendees involvement in such practices we reserve our right to deny entry to this and future LawInSport events.
For all over inquiries please email
Venue & Location
Central London
Sponsors
If you would like to contact us about sponsorship opportunities please email
Professional Development
The conference offers 6 hours of self-accredited CPD.
PREVIOUS ATTENDING COMPANIES
2019 AGENDA & Speakers
The agenda may be subject to change.
Day1
08:30-09.20 Registration & networking breakfast
09:20-09.30 Welcome speech
- Sean Cottrell, CEO & Founder, LawInSport
09:30-09:50 - Moving players: Immigration & tax update
- Stephen O'Flaherty, Associate, Lewis Silkin
- Pete Hackleton, Head of Sports and Entertainment Group, Saffery Champness
10:00-11:00 - Are agents a necessity in modern football? (Debate)
- Kendrah Potts, Barrister, 4 New Square (Chair)
- Nick De Marco QC, Barrister, Blackstone Chambers
- Roberto Branco Martins, EFAA General Manager, The European Football Agents Association (“EFAA”)
- John Mehrzad, Barrister, Littleton Chambers
- Eniola Aluko, International Footballer, Juventus FC Women
11:00-12.00 - Governance & regional development of football
- Yama Otung, Consultant, LawInSport & Trustee Palace for Life Foundation (Chair)
- James Johnson, Senior VP of External Affairs, City Football Group
- Adam Lewis QC, Barrister, Blackstone Chambers
- Andrew Mercer, Deputy Legal Director, Legal Divisional Asian Football Confederation
- Sarah Solémale, MA Governance Services Manager, FIFA
12.00-12.25 Coffee Break
12:25-13:25 - Creating inclusive football: what steps need to be taken?
- Steven Flynn, Barrister, Kings Chambers (Chair)
- Alexandra Gómez Bruinewoud, Senior Legal Counsel, FIFPro
- Leon Mann, broadcaster and founder of the pioneering Sports People's Think Tank, the Black Collective of Media in Sport, and Football's Black List
- Piara Powar, Executive Director, FARE Network
- Jane Purdon, CEO, Women In Football
- Kate Gallafent QC, Barrister, Blackstone Chambers
13:25-14:30 Lunch break
14:30-14:45 - Running and maintaining club & player foundations/charities
- Genevieve Gordon, CEO, Tactic Connect
- Gary Stannett MBE, Director, Tactic Connect & Founder of Active Communities Network
14:45-15:45 - Insurance: Liability for injury to players and loss of income to club
- Tiran Gunawardena, Associate, Mills & Reeve (Chair)
- Daan de Jong, Head of Sports Legal, European Club Association
- Nick Cusack, Assistant Chief Executive, The PFA
- Oonagh Webster, Solicitor, Healthcare and Sport, Keoghs
- David Griffiths, Senior Advisor, Sport and Entertainment at Miller Insurance Services LLP
15:45-16:45 - How to build an in-house legal team within clubs
- Liz Coley, Senior Associate, Walker Morris (Chair)
- Tim Greenwell, Director of Legal & Risk, Southampton FC
- Polly Handford, Director of Legal and Governance, The Football Association
- Sabrina Buljubasic, General Manager, CEO, FK Sarajevo
- Alvaro Garcia-Alaman de la Calle, Corporate Projects and Regulation Direction, Real Madrid C.F.
16:45-17:15 Refreshments
17:15-18.00 - Media rights: Cross comparison of buying, selling and distribution across for clubs, leagues and federations
- Clodagh Curran, Senior Director Legal (Olympics) at Discovery Corporate Services Limited (Chair)
- Georg Pangl, General Secretary, European Leagues
- Mark Vinall, Barrister, Blackstone Chambers
18:00-18:05 Closing speech
18:05-22:00 Drinks reception
Day 2
08:30-09.20 Registration & networking breakfast
09:25-09.30 Welcome speech
- Sean Cottrell, CEO & Founder, LawInSport
09:30-10:00 - Dispute Resolution: Football case law update
- Michele Bernasconi, Partner, Rechtsanwalt, Attorney-at-law, LL.M. and Arbitrator at the Court of Arbitration for Sport
- Mark Hovell, Partner, Mills & Reeve and Arbitrator at the Court of Arbitration for Sport
10:00-11:00 - Financing, buying and running football clubs
- Jake Cohen, Sports Lawyer,& Commercial Consultant and Director, whampoo (Chair)
- Dr Jan Råker, Legal Director, VfB Stuttgart 1893 AG
- Pedro Henrique Mendonça, Partner at Camargos, Melo, Moraes e Mendonça Advogados,
- Daniel Geey, Partner, Sheridans
- Timothy Bridge, Director, Sports Business Group, Deloitte LLP
11:00-12.00 - Transfer of minors & safe sport - finding the right balance
- Lydia Banerjee, Barrister, Littleton Chambers (Chair)
- Emilio Garcia Silvero, Chief Legal Officer, FIFA
- Enric Ripoll Gonzålez, Sports Lawyer, Ruiz-Huerta & Crespo
- Paul Stewart, co-founder of SAVE Association, former professional football player & author of the book 'Damaged: My Story'
- Dr Serhat Yilmaz PhD, LLM, School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, Loughborough University
12.00-13.30 Lunch break
13:30-13:50 - Integrity Update: match-fixing & doping
- Rick Liddell, Barrister, 4 New Square
13:50-14:50 - Developments in player & managers contracts
- Jane Mulcahy QC, Blackstone Chambers (Chair)
- Josep Vandellos Alamila, Principal, Vandellos Sports Law
- Rebecca Todd, Legal Counsel, Fulham FC
- Sébastien Ledure, Partner at CRESTA, boutique sports law firm - Founder of CRESTA TALENTS and footballparents.be
- Erika Montemor, Head of Players’ Status Department, FIFA
- Daniel Lowen, Parnter, LEVEL Law
15:00:-16:00 - Stadium development: Planning for domestic and international requirements for stadium safety
- Chris Bond, Editor, LawInSport (Chair)
- Rob Elvin, Partner, Squire Patton Boggs
- John Roberts, Director, AFLArchitects
- Darren Whitehouse, Director of Sport and International Projects, The Sports Grounds Safety Authority
16:00-16:30 Refreshments Break
16:30-17.40 - Investigation Update
- Celia Rooney, Barrister, Blackstone Chambers
16:30-17:30 - Sponsorship and developing a brand protection strategy
- Jennifer O'Sullivan, Partner, Arent Fox
- Sean Corbett, Brand Protection Consultant, Pit Stop Brand Consultancy
- Martin Taylor, Senior Brand Protection Investigator, Carpinvest Group
17:40-17.45 Closing speech
18:00-22:00 Drinks reception
Event Properties
| Event Date | 21-05-2019 17:00 |
| Event End Date | 22-05-2019 21:30 |
| Individual Price | £500+ VAT |
| Location | London |
