Alex Kelham
UK Guide 2025
Band 3 : Sport
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About
Provided by Alex Kelham
Practice Areas
She is a commercial/IP lawyer, specialising in the exploitation of commercial rights in sport. Her clients include federations, teams, events, athletes and venues, as well as brands and agencies. She advises on commercial matters, including sponsorship, talent agreements, image rights, arrangements relating to the hosting of sports events, media rights, advertising regulation and brand protection. Alex benefits from a detailed understanding of copyright, trade marks and passing off but takes a very commercial approach to helping clients protect, exploit and enforce their IP assets. Alex is also leading global expert on ambush marketing and the special legislation that sports rights holders implement in relation to major events.
Career
Prior to setting off on her legal career Alex was an international swimmer, winning a gold and two silver medals with the relays at the 1994 Commonwealth Games. Her swimming career was cut short by injury but she continues her involvement in the sport as a non-executive board member of British Swimming.
Professional Memberships
Alex is on the Editorial Board of lawinsport.com (the leading sports law resource) and regularly writes for this site, as well as other leading sports law and business publications such as World Sport Law Reports and Sports Business magazine.
Chambers Review
UK
Alex Kelham co-heads the sports business group at Lewis Silkin and advises across the gamut of commercial and regulatory matters in the sector. She has significant experience assisting clients with media rights deals and sponsorship arrangements.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"With Alex weknow she would not just be looking from our perspective but from her experience with other clients. She is on top of all the issues within sport when doing the work."
"I'm always impressed with the work that Alex does and it is a joy to work with her."
"Alex is very commercial and responsive. I like working with her because she gives good advice as an external lawyer and she can look at matters through an in-house lens."
"Alex and her team have always provided, and continue to provide, excellent legal insights, support and counsel for all things commercial contracting, regulation and compliance."
"With Alex weknow she would not just be looking from our perspective but from her experience with other clients. She is on top of all the issues within sport when doing the work."
"I'm always impressed with the work that Alex does and it is a joy to work with her."
"Alex is very commercial and responsive. I like working with her because she gives good advice as an external lawyer and she can look at matters through an in-house lens."
"Alex and her team have always provided, and continue to provide, excellent legal insights, support and counsel for all things commercial contracting, regulation and compliance."
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