Sport
UK-wide
14 years ranked
LAWYER PROFILE
Morris Bentata
UK 2026
Ranked in 1 practice area
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Morris is an accomplished sports lawyer and is widely recognised as a leading name in the sector. His practice focuses principally on the creation, acquisition, exploitation and protection of sports media, data and marketing rights. Clients include high-profile governing bodies, agencies, broadcasters, sponsors and individuals.
Morris teaches sports media on the British Association for Sport and Law and De Montfort University Sports Law programme and is a regular speaker at conferences on sports media and sponsorship issues. He is the author of the Broadcasting chapter of the leading textbook ‘Sport: Law and Practice’ and is a Director of the British Association for Sport and Law.
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Sport - UK-wide
Band 2
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Morris Bentata handles the full range of marketing and media rights on behalf of various stakeholders in sport including governing bodies, broadcasters and sponsors. He frequently advises on multi-jurisdictional broadcast and rights deals.
Strengths
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Best in class when it comes to working on media rights agreements, he has excellent agreements knowledge in how broadcast and rights holders operate.
SportChambers Guide to the Legal ProfessionMorris is a great partner of our organisation and we see him as an extension of the legal team within our organisation. He is excellent and we appreciate his partnership.
SportChambers Guide to the Legal ProfessionNo challenge is too big for him, and his depth and breadth of knowledge and experience in the field always ensure a top-tier output. He is also a delight to work with and a genuinely nice guy.
SportChambers Guide to the Legal ProfessionAn exceptional lawyer.
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