Sport
London (Bar)
8 years ranked
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Kendrah Potts is a leading barrister in commercial litigation, sports law and civil fraud. She was on The Lawyer’s Hot 100 Lawyers of 2021, won Sport Junior of the Year in the Legal 500 Bar Awards 2022 and was also nominated in 2023 and 2024. She is described in the directories as “a superstar and searingly intelligent”, who is a “strategic thinker” and “superb team player.”
Kendrah’s commercial practice includes advising on all aspects of civil fraud, corporate and business disputes and breach of contract claims, often involving jurisdiction issues and asset recovery. She is recognised in the directories as a leading junior in civil fraud and commercial litigation and is instructed in high profile, complex cases, including two of the largest commercial and civil fraud cases in recent years (PIFSS v Al Rajaan & Ors and Suppipat & Ors v Narongdej & Ors, which were in The Lawyer’s Top 20 Cases of 2020 and 2022).
Kendrah is ranked in band 1 in the directories for sports law and is regularly instructed on high-profile cases, including for Lucas Paqueta, Kieran Trippier, Jannik Sinner, Felipe Massa, Ollie Robinson and Daniel Sturridge. She also acts for governing bodies (including in disputes resulting from Covid and the invasion of Ukraine), football clubs, players, athletes and agents. She has extensive experience of commercial disputes and disciplinary matters in sport.
Kendrah is an accredited mediator and also sits as an arbitrator. Prior to joining the Bar, Kendrah worked as a solicitor for eleven years.
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Kendrah Potts is widely respected as a leading figure in the sports sector and has expert experience in regulatory matters, match fixing and eventing. She is highly knowledgeable in the football, tennis, Formula 1 and golf spaces and often called upon for complex disciplinary proceedings and sophisticated commercial disputes.
Kendrah Potts is quickly becoming a sought-after junior for multi-jurisdictional, high-value fraud proceedings. She is also experienced acting as sole counsel on matters, and her expertise includes advising on claims of conspiracy and bribery.
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Kendrah is superb. She offers outstanding advocacy and brilliant strategic advice on the most complex of matters. She delivers results.
She is one of my go-tos and qualified way beyond her call. She is great with clients and a phenomenal advocate. You know you are safe in her hands; she is expert at what she does.
Kendrah has an ability to see the strategic ways in which the case will play out and always has been able to find a right answer even in the most difficult situations.
A silk in all but name, she works unbelievably hard for the client and has analytical skills that are second to none,
Kendrah is excellent. She fits seamlessly into a wider legal team and provides cogent, practical advice, as well as excellent written submissions and oral advocacy.
Kendrah Potts is commercial and realistic. She gets into the detail and is a pleasure to deal with.
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