Sport

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Legal services tailored for sport industry clients including players, athletes, clubs, agents, managers, governing bodies, broadcasters, digital platforms, media rights owners and event organisers.

Level has been ranked Band 1 for sport in the 2024 Chambers & Partners UK guide.

Expertise

Athlete Representation

We represent players and athletes, their agents and management companies around the globe. We operate at both the elite level, advising global icons and household names, through to the grassroots, helping promising athletes at the outset of their careers.
Betting and Gaming

Our team advises on betting and gaming, lotteries, prize competitions and sales promotions, involving land-based and remote operators.
Broadcast and sport media

We advise governing bodies, agencies, broadcasters and digital platforms on all aspects of the creation, acquisition, exploitation and protection of sports media rights.
Competition/Antitrust

Competition law plays a critical role in shaping the sports, media, entertainment and tech industries by ensuring fair practices, promoting competitive markets, and protecting consumer interests. Competition laws are constantly evolving and both companies and individuals face challenges in keeping up with these complex rules.
Club / Player Representation

We are regarded as leading experts in the football industry and other team sports, advising clubs / teams, players and their representatives on a wide range of commercial and regulatory issues.
Sports Data

We advise event organisers and sports data companies throughout the sector on the collection, commercialisation and protection of data across a wide range of sports.
Sports Disciplinary

We represent players / athletes, agents and clubs in a wide range of disciplinary matters in sport, arising from either on-field conduct or off-field activities.
Sports Disputes

We represent a wide range of clients on all manner of disputes in sport, from commercial, regulatory and disciplinary disputes before national and international sports dispute resolution bodies through to commercial arbitration, civil litigation and mediation.
Equestrian Sports

Our lawyers have extensive knowledge of the equestrian industry and the law and provide commercial advice for a wide range of equestrian and rural businesses. Clients include governing bodies, bloodstock agents, luxury brands, estate managers, PR firms, veterinary practices, yard managers, professional riders and individuals. Level has been ranked Band 1 in the 2024 Chambers & Partners UK guide for Sport: Horse Racing & Equestrian.
eSports

We have the know-how and experience to advise clients in the fast-growing world of eSports.
Sports Events

We have considerable experience in advising on the organisation and management of, and creation of commercial rights programmes around, sports events and competitions, be they high profile one-off events that are regular fixtures in the international sports calendar, the staging of multi-team leagues or mass-participation events.
Image Rights, Brand and Reputation Management

We advise a wide range of players and athletes on image rights structures, the commercialisation of their image and reputational management, from global stars at champions league clubs and Olympic champions, through to promising young players and athletes at the outset of their careers.
Sports Marketing and Sponsorship

We have extensive experience advising clients on using the platform of sport to deliver brand messaging and enhance brand awareness.
Motorsports

Level is home to leading specialist lawyers working in motorsports, with broad experience advising teams, drivers, promoters, commercial rights holders and sponsors in Formula 1 and Formula E. We provide expert counsel on contentious and non-contentious matters at all levels of motorsport. Our team understands the technical and business side of motorsport, garnered from time spent working within the industry itself, resulting in a fresh and unique perspective for clients.
Sports Regulatory and Governance

We advise international federations, national governing bodies, leagues, event organisers, clubs, individual players and athletes and their representatives on a wide range of sports regulatory matters, both contentious and non-contentious, and sports governance issues.

Level Law are not just first-class lawyers – they're also smart businesspeople who fully understand not just legal complexities but also commercial reality.

Legal 500 2025

We have worked with Level Law for over ten years now. Their collective knowledge of the sports industry is absolutely vital to our business, and they are always our first point of call when we need legal services. The team at Level Law are not only professional and knowledgeable, they are all extremely personable and as such, always a pleasure to deal with.

Legal 500 2024