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Sheridans

Sport

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Sheridans

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Sport - UK-wide

Band 4

What the Team is Known For

Sheridans has a respected sports practice with a dedicated offering in the digital market and extensive contacts throughout the football world, with further expertise across a diverse range of sports including basketball, tennis and e-sports. It acts for a mixture of governing bodies, clubs, and broadcast and media rights holders on regulatory and commercial matters. It also assists a number of individual players on contractual and commercial arrangements.

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Work Highlights

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  • Sheridans advised Sport England on a range of governance, regulatory and commercial matters, including all of the contracting for its new "Buddle" programme.

Strengths

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  • Great communication, fair and transparent rates, and they proactively network.

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  • They are great for identifying market trends due to the extensive nature of their work. They have their finger on the pulse in terms of the latest nuances and changes within commercial contracts.

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  • Genuinely specialist knowledge and experience in the sports sphere. All cases I have worked on with them have been appropriately staffed by a talented team.

    Sport respondentUK

  • They are methodical in preparation and execution.

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  • They consistently demonstrate a strong understanding of our business context, which allows them to provide advice that is not only legally sound but also commercially practical.

    Sport respondentUK

Notable Practitioners

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  • Andrew Nixon
    Andrew Nixon

    Andrew Nixon

    Andrew Nixon handles a wide range of both contentious and non-contentious commercial and regulatory sports matters. He has a particularly strong reputation for his work in the e-sports sector.
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  • Daniel Geey
    Daniel Geey

    Daniel Geey

    Daniel Geey is an experienced presence in football, having acted on a series of high-profile player transfers, endorsements and club takeovers.

    • He understands clients' objectives and what clients want, Daniel is the visionary of the team, both in the way they market and treat clients, as well as his ideas in litigation too.

      Sport respondentUK

    • Daniel is excellent - he's friendly and communicates well and promptly.

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