Star Associates
Provided by Sam Purkiss
Sam is a sports and entertainment industry lawyer advising on commercial and regulatory matters.
He has experience across a range of sports with a focus on cricket, motorsport and football, advising on team, player and participant issues, commercial rights and brand management.
He has particular expertise advising on complex and high value sponsorship and endorsement contracts, acting regularly for both rights holders and sponsors, and is a Board Director of the European Sponsorship Association.
He also advises clients within the publishing industry and other creative industries in relation to the exploitation of intellectual property, including authors, publishers, media and technology platforms, brand owners and licensees.
Sam is recognised as a ‘Star Associate’ for sport in Chambers and Partners and as a ‘Leading Associate’ in The Legal 500. Clients praise his ‘expertise and experience, and his ability to explain everything in plain English.’
Away from the office, Sam is a football referee within the professional game, operating in the EFL.
Provided by Chambers
Sam Purkiss is a managing associate in the sports team at Harbottle & Lewis. He advises clients on commercial contracts and sponsorship deals, and acts for a range of prominent athletes and sporting bodies in the areas of cricket and e-sports.
Provided by Chambers
An extremely impressive lawyer.
Sam is a brilliant lawyer with a great depth of industry knowledge. He is also very responsive and personable, which makes him a pleasure to work with.
Sam has been incredibly helpful and supportive over our time working with Harbottle.
A great commercial lawyer.
An extremely impressive lawyer.
Sam is a brilliant lawyer with a great depth of industry knowledge. He is also very responsive and personable, which makes him a pleasure to work with.
Sam has been incredibly helpful and supportive over our time working with Harbottle.
A great commercial lawyer.