Football Law 2021 Panel Summary: Legal Considerations When Financing Football Clubs

On 24 May 2021, LawInSport’s Football Law Conference 2021, brought together a panel of experts to discuss ‘Finance: Legal Consideration When Financing Clubs’.  Topics included:

1. the various forms of raising finance that clubs undertake;
2. the legal requirements that need to be consider before accessing the different forms of finance;
3. the risks management aspects of accessing finance;
4. receiving financing that is consider ‘aid” through public authorities;

This article provides a summary of the main points of discussion, however, we have attributed to any particular point to individual speaker.

The speakers were:

• Marianne Clayton: State Aid Specialist, Clayton & Segura
• Michael Savva: Partner, Watson Farley & Williams (Middle East) LLP
• Christopher Flanagan: Managing Editor, International Sports Law Journal & In-House Counsel in a Bank (as moderator)

If you would like to watch the panel discussion and access all the 18 sessions from the Football Law Digital Conference 2021 you can purchase a ticket here.