Max Shephard is a barrister specialising in sports law at 4-5 Gray’s Inn Square, London. He regularly advises on anti-doping and disciplinary proceedings before sports governing bodies and anti-doping panels.

He has been appointed to the International Mixed Martial Arts Federation’s Anti-Doping Committee and advised on drafting of specific disciplinary regulations in this field at a domestic level. He has a busy regulatory and employment law practice and frequently appears for both regulators and registrants.