Dan Harrington

Dan Harrington is chairman of Level and a founding partner of the firm. He is a commercial lawyer with over 25 years’ experience advising on billions of dollars of deals for some of the biggest names in sport and media.

His practice also covers contentious and non-contentious advice in intellectual property, sponsorship, advertising, data protection and issues relating to digital and social media.

Dan’s clients include international federations, professional sports leagues, event owners, agencies, music and film companies, channel operators, tech companies, players and talent, and production companies.

He is known for his pragmatism, dedication and deal-making ability and has extensive contacts and experience in sport, media and entertainment.

Drawing on this experience, Dan particularly likes to work as a consigliere/external GC to fast-growing businesses, working with them to create value, manage risks and maximise opportunities at each stage of their journey.

Before turning to law, Dan worked in TV production and the music industry.

Client Testimonials:

'Dan Harrington is the UK's leading media rights lawyer.' Legal 500 2025

'Dan has a high level of expertise and dedication.' Chambers & Partners 2025

'Dan is brilliant in the media rights world and does amazing work.' Chambers & Partners 2024

'He's the most commercially astute lawyer in the sports law sector, with a deep understanding of media rights.' Chambers & Partners 2023

'A superb lawyer, steeped in sports law' Chambers & Partners 2023

'A superb commercial solicitor, Dan Harrington’s main area of expertise is broadcasting and media rights' … 'Unbeatable on sports IP matters' Legal 500 2023