Bob Mitchell

Practice Areas

Bob has been a dedicated sports lawyer and head of the firm’s Sports Group for more than 20 years. He has significant expertise and experience in advising sports focussed clients on both commercial and regulatory issues.

Bob has particular experience in negotiating and providing advice on the terms of commercial sports agreements including sponsorship, participation, staging, promoter and venue agreements, and advising on sports regulatory and disciplinary issues. He advises a cross-section of sports-related clients on a comprehensive range of legal issues. Bob’s clients include governing bodies, national and international sports rights owners, sports marketing and management agencies and some of the leading international brands that regularly acquire sports marketing rights. His experience also includes advising a number of leading sportsmen on the exploitation and protection of both their commercial and playing rights. Bob is also well known for advising national and international player associations.

Bob has also advised a number of high profile cricketers in relation to disciplinary proceedings brought against them by both the ECB and ICC.

Career

Trainee Solicitor - Keene Marsland; qualified 1992;

Assistant Solicitor - Keene Marsland 1992-93; Partner 1993-97;

Senior Associate Harbottle & Lewis 1997-2000; Partner 2000 to date

Personal

Bob enjoys golf and tennis.