Graham Shear, UK | Chambers Profiles

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Ranked in 3 Practice Areas

3

Band 3

UK-wide

14 Years Ranked

4

Band 4

Commercial and Corporate Litigation

London (Firms)

5 Years Ranked

5

Band 5

Defamation/Reputation Management

UK-wide

18 Years Ranked

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About

Provided by Graham Shear

UK

Practice Areas

Graham Shear is the EMEA Leader of BCLP’s Litigation & Investigations Department. He also co-leads the firm’s Sports, Media & Entertainment Sector. Graham has over 35 years’ experience as a commercial litigator both in the UK and internationally. Graham acts for banks, corporates, governments, high net worth individuals and entrepreneurs together with a broad mix of those in the sport and entertainment industry. Graham is recognised in the legal directories as a leader in commercial litigation, defamation, sport law and civil fraud.

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

Sport - UK-wide

3

Band 3

Individual Editorial

Graham Shear handles a wide range of disputes arising in the sports sector, including regulatory and employment matters. He also has experience advising on sports finance and M&A transactions.

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Commercial and Corporate Litigation - London (Firms)

4

Band 4

Individual Editorial

Graham Shear is co-head of commercial disputes at BCLP. He represents corporate and high net worth individual clients in a range of matters including breach of contract claims and investment funds litigation.

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Defamation/Reputation Management - UK-wide

5

Band 5

Individual Editorial

Graham Shear is the EMEA leader of the litigation and investigations department at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner. He is an experienced litigator noted for his strength in advising leading corporations and high net worth individuals on a range of reputational matters. He is recognised for particular expertise in the sports industry.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Graham is a world-class litigator and a phenomenal sports lawyer.

Sport respondent
Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

Graham is just excellent in sports law and very active commercially speaking.

Sport respondent
Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

I was very happy with his support.

Sport respondent
Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

A titan of the sports law world. He's been there and done it.

Sport respondent
Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

Graham has good experience in commercial litigation in football, but also regulatory and FFP rules. If I had to recommend someone as a top sports lawyer and an individual expert, then it would be him.

Sport respondent
Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

Graham is very commercial in his approach, he is always looking to what makes sense from clients commercial needs. He is clever and has a big and successful practice.

Commercial and Corporate Litigation respondent
Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

Graham has all the experience and legal knowledge you could want.

Commercial and Corporate Litigation respondent
Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

Graham is a world-class litigator and a phenomenal sports lawyer.

Sport respondent
Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

Graham is just excellent in sports law and very active commercially speaking.

Sport respondent
Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

I was very happy with his support.

Sport respondent
Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

A titan of the sports law world. He's been there and done it.

Sport respondent
Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

Graham has good experience in commercial litigation in football, but also regulatory and FFP rules. If I had to recommend someone as a top sports lawyer and an individual expert, then it would be him.

Sport respondent
Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

Graham is very commercial in his approach, he is always looking to what makes sense from clients commercial needs. He is clever and has a big and successful practice.

Commercial and Corporate Litigation respondent
Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

Graham has all the experience and legal knowledge you could want.

Commercial and Corporate Litigation respondent
Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

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London (Firms)

Commercial and Corporate Litigation

4

Graham Shear

4

Band 4

Competition Law

4

Andrew Hockley

4

Band 4

Construction: Contentious

2

Shy Jackson

2

Band 2

6

James Clarke

6

Band 6

Construction: Non-contentious

1

Nazir Dewji

1

Band 1

3

Gareth Stringer

3

Band 3

U

Kimberly Roberts

U

Up and Coming

Corporate Finance: Mid-Market

2

Emma Howdle-Fuller

2

Band 2

Corporate/M&A: £100-800 million

E

John Bennett

E

Eminent Practitioners

2

Benjamin Lee

2

Band 2

3

Jinal Shah

3

Band 3

Employment: Employer

1

Rebecca Harding-Hill

1

Band 1

3

Lisa Mayhew

3

Band 3

5

Catherine Turner

5

Band 5

U

Katherine Pope

U

Up and Coming

Information Technology & Outsourcing

3

Marcus Pearl

3

Band 3

Planning

1

Tim Smith

1

Band 1

2

Christian Drage

2

Band 2

3

James Good

3

Band 3

4

Giles Pink

4

Band 4

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