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Liz Coley advises football clubs on a wide range of commercial and contractual matters.
Liz Coley
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Band 4 : Sport
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Liz Coley
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Liz is a highly experienced sports lawyer, who offers clients an indepth understanding of the world of professional football. Liz had almost 20 years experience working for 4 professional football clubs and for The FA prior to qualification as a lawyer. Since that time she has worked exclusively in sports law, representing a large number of clubs in relation to player contracts and transfers, compliance and regulatory issues and disputes.
She has undertaken secondments at both Premier League and Championship clubs, assisted clubs with the Club Secretary role when vacant and spent time with a number of clubs undertaking a contract health check and helping them to develop their own precedent documents.
Her experience within club football gives her an unrivalled understanding of how clubs operate and their unique needs. She has also worked with intermediaries in relation to their representation of both players and managers/coaching staff.
Liz is the co-author of the chapters on ‘Contracts – Players’ and ‘Player Transfers’ in the textbook ‘Football and the Law’.
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She is simply fantastic. I could not recommend her highly enough!
Liz's in-depth knowledge of the sector, experience with high-value transactions and strong regulatory understanding enable her to navigate intricate legal issues with confidence and precision.
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Liz consistently delivers clear advice and has played a key role in navigating complex matters efficiently. Her professionalism, responsiveness and engaging style have made her a trusted colleague.
Liz is a key, trusted adviser across the business. There is a strong professional relationship, with good, open communication and commercial consideration.
She is simply fantastic. I could not recommend her highly enough!
Liz's in-depth knowledge of the sector, experience with high-value transactions and strong regulatory understanding enable her to navigate intricate legal issues with confidence and precision.
Liz consistently delivers clear advice and has played a key role in navigating complex matters efficiently. Her professionalism, responsiveness and engaging style have made her a trusted colleague.
Liz is a key, trusted adviser across the business. There is a strong professional relationship, with good, open communication and commercial consideration.
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