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Increase competition&trends in sports disputes - John Mehrzad KC - E140 from 2023-12-11T13:01:22
Sports lawyer, barrister and arbitrator, John Mehrzad KC discusses his recent move to Fountain Court Chambers, and what this means for the potential for increased competition in sports law, and imp...
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A career dedicated to helping players - Brendan Schwab, World Players Association - E139 from 2023-02-24T10:13:26
Brendan Schwab has spent his career helping, and leading, players and sports organisation to be better prepared to face the challenges they face. In this episode, Brendan reflects on his career to ...
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A trailblazer in Italian and international sports law - Prof Massimo Coccia - E138 from 2023-01-26T16:24:30
Massimo Coccia is founding partner of Coccia De Angelis&Associati law firm. He holds a J.D. degree cum laude from the Law School of the University of Rome Sapienza (1981) and a Master of Laws degre...
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The future of African club football - CAF Club Licensing System and Stadiums Regulations from 2022-12-12T16:12:34
In July 2022, after a delay due the pandemic, the CAF Executive Committee adopted a new regulatory framework for the CAF Club Licensing System and Stadiums framework. The new regulations are the fi...
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Football, FIFA&Diego Maradona - Paolo Lombardi - E136 from 2022-12-02T15:38:03
Our guest for this show is Paolo Lombardi, founder of Lombardi Associates. He has had an illustrious career in football and law. In this show Paolo talks about his time at the start of the FIFA's l...
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A Pioneer In Sports Law - Pro. Kenneth Shropshire from 2022-11-18T13:01:06
Professor Kenneth Shropshire is a pioneer in the development of the sports law sector. He has had a distinguished career in sport, business and law over the last 40 years as a professor, business c...
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An insight into a $300 billion industry - Equine sports law, Luc Schelstraete&Piotr Wawrzyniak from 2022-10-24T14:49:42
As a $300 billion industry, it is hard to overlook the contribution equine sports law makes to the sports sector and the global economy. In this episode you will hear from leading specialists in eq...
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The changing corporate structures of Brazilian football clubs: José Francisco Manssur&Tiago Gomes from 2022-07-18T15:29:22
This podcast focuses on a new law in Brazil that is encouraging investment in Brazilian football. The new allows for clubs, to incorporate and receive investment while maintaining control of its id...
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Boxing, MMA&Helping Others: Mohit Pasricha, Mackrell Solicitors - E132 from 2022-07-05T15:14:09
Mohit Pasricha is a Partner and Head of the Sports&Entertainment Team at Mackrell.Solicitors. He advising and representing a variety of sporting clients within the industry. He provides comprehensi...
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Bobby Sharma, Special Adviser, Foley&Lardner LLP, trends in the global Esports industry - E131 from 2022-03-14T16:12:06
Bobby Sharma is a special adviser to the Sports&Entertainment Group at Foley&Lardner LLP. He has nearly 20 years of sports, media, and entertainment industry experience. Bobby is founding partner...
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Caroline McGrory, Chief Legal Officer, Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games - E130 from 2022-03-08T10:47:39
Caroline McGrory is the Chief Legal Officer for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. She started off her career in private practice before moving in house to IMG (the global sports marketing age...
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Representing Kevin De Bruyne&FIFA Agent Regs - Daan Buylaert&Sven Demeulemeester - E129 from 2022-02-22T13:14:37
Daan Buylaert&Sven Demeulemeester are founders and Partners of ATFIELD, a collaborations between of full service law firm Altius and the tax law firm Tiberghien, which provides a single point of co...
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In Conversation With Sohail Ali&Gurpreet Duhra On Discrimination In Cricket And Law - E128 from 2022-02-04T17:39:30
In 2020, Azeem Rafiq publicly spoke about the alleged racism faced at him while he played for the Yorkshire Country Cricket Club (YCCC) between 2008-2014 and 2016-2018. Eventually, YCCC launched it...
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Ricardo De Buen, Founding and Managing Partner, DE BUEN LAW - E127 from 2022-01-14T13:38:55
Ricardo de Buen Rodríguez is the founding and Managing Partner of the Law Firm DE BUEN LAW in Mexico City. He is also a member of the Court of Arbitration for Sport since 2002 and was part of the a...
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Mark Kurtenbach, Partner, Hogan Lovells - E126 from 2021-12-20T15:24:07
Mark Kurtenbach represents private and public companies and private equity and venture capital investors in mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity financings, securities offerings, joint venture...
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Reyes Bellver, Founder, Bellver Sports Law- E125 from 2021-12-13T16:03:04
Reyes Bellver is the Founder and Attorney-at-Law at Bellver Sports – Legal boutique (Madrid, Spain). She started her legal career at EY, but since 2009 she has been working in Sports Law and focuse...
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Ben Rutherford, Senior Director - Legal, ITIA E124 from 2021-11-26T18:56:52
Ben is the Senior Director, Legal at International Tennis Integrity Agency. He is a barrister and solicitor with 12+ years’ experience at top-tier firm and in-house, previously leading World Rugby’...
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Nick Iliffe, Senior Integrity Manager, Stats Perform&Jonathan Hirshler, CEO, Signify - E123 from 2021-11-22T16:45:57
In August 2021, Stats Perform partnered with data-ethics brand Signify to launch an AI and data learning project with the aim of detecting and monitoring online abuse aimed at athletes, organisatio...
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Oliver Hunt, Partner, Onside Law - E122 from 2021-10-22T15:03:03
Oliver Hunt is a founding partner of Onside Law. Before establishing Onside Law, Oliver worked in-house at IMG and has since gone onto to advertise some of the world’s top professional athletes, pa...
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How To Approach Networking In The Sports Industry - Daniel Geey&Cynthia Mumbo - E121 from 2021-10-15T16:16:07
As part of our AMA series earlier in the year, we recorded a session with Daniel Geey (Partner, Sheridans) and Cynthia Mumbo (Founder&CEO, Sports Connect Africa) on how to develop your sports and l...
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Andrew L Lee, Former GC, New York Jets&Of Counsel at Foley&Lardner LLP - Part 2 - E120 from 2021-10-01T16:52:42
In this two-part series, Andrew L. Lee of counsel and a litigation and business attorney with Foley&Lardner LLP talks about his 20 years of experience in the sports, media, and entertainment indust...
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Andrew L Lee, Former GC, New York Jets&Of Counsel at Foley&Lardner LLP - Part 1 - E119 from 2021-10-01T16:30:47
In this two-part series, Andrew L. Lee of counsel and a litigation and business attorney with Foley&Lardner LLP talks about his 20 years of experience in the sports, media, and entertainment indust...
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How lawyers are supporting Paralympic athletes - E118 from 2021-09-02T16:36:39
This episode highlights the work Hogan Lovells&Global Disability Innovation Hub (GDIH) and other partners are doing to support the fantastic project, Para Sport Against Stigma, a four-year collabor...
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A Data Analysis of Outcomes in FA Betting Cases - Alastair Campbell, Partner, LEVEL - E117 from 2021-08-24T17:15:39
Alastair is an experienced litigation lawyer for LEVEL, who acts on behalf of sophisticated clients in all forms of dispute resolution, with a particular focus on sports law and arbitration. He has...
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NCAA v Alston Analysis - Mark Conrad, Associate Prof. of Law and Ethics, Fordham University - E116 from 2021-08-16T15:58:03
Mark Conrad is Associate Professor of Law and Ethics at Fordham University’s Gabelli School of Business, where he directs its sports business concentration. In addition to his full-time responsibil...
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Will Deller, Senior Associate, Bird&Bird - E115 from 2021-08-06T14:45:31
Will Deller is a Senior Associate in Bird&Bird's market-leading media, entertainment and sport team. As a junior associate Will also founded the firm's rapidly growing esports practice. He now advi...
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Erika Montemor Ferreira, Head of Players’ Status, FIFA - E114 from 2021-07-25T10:52:32
Erika Montemor Ferreira is a Brazilian lawyer who specialized in Sports law. She has previously worked at UEFA as Legal Counsel where she dealt with Disciplinary and financial fair play matters. S...
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Nandan Kamath, Principal Lawyer, LawNK - E113 from 2021-07-16T13:30:53
Nandan is Principal Lawyer at LawNK, based in Bangalore, India. His practice specialises in sports, technology and media laws, with clients ranging from international and national sports federation...
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Dr Catherine Ordway, Restoring Trust in Sport E112 from 2021-06-25T15:20:48
Catherine Ordway, PhD, Sport Integrity Research Lead, Professor at University of Canberra (Sports Management) and Author of Restoring Trust in Sport and Senior Fellow at the University of Melbourne...
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Alex Kelham, Partner and Head of Sports Business Group, Lewis Silkin - E111 from 2021-06-18T14:12:38
Alex Kelham is an an experienced commercial and IP lawyer and is the Head of Lewis Silkin's Sports Business Group. Although Alex has particular expertise in the sports sector, Alex also advises bra...
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Alan Darfi, Chief Executive Officer, Herefordshire FA - E110 from 2021-06-10T14:31:31
Alan Darfi is the Chief Executive Officer at the Herefordshire Football Association. Previously he held roles in private practice and sports organisation including positions as Director at Rugby Le...
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Josep F. Vandellos Alamilla, Founder/Partner at VANDELLOS SPORTS LAW - E109 from 2021-05-14T14:48:09
Josep Vandellos is the Founder/Partner, Vandellos Sports Law with extensive experience in international sports law. During the last ten years, his practice has entirely focused on representing athl...
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Daniel Stuk, Senior Legal Counsel, Tennis Australia - E108 from 2021-05-10T15:53:32
Daniel Stuk is a Senior Legal Counsel with Tennis Australia, who successfully ran the 2021 Australian Open during a global pandemic. Daniel speaks of the logistical and legal challenges he faced in...
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Norman Wain, General Counsel, Chief of Business Affairs at USA Track&Field - E107 from 2021-04-30T12:16:39
Norman Wain is General Counsel, Chief of Business Affairs at USA Track&Field which is the national governing body for the sport of track and field, long distance running, and race walking in the Un...
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The European Super League&The Legal Fallout: Experts' Views - E106 from 2021-04-23T16:24:29
This episode is a recording of the LawInSport webinar with 11 legal and commercial experts analysing the legal fallout from the attempted breakaway European Super League. Despite most of the clubs...
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Achta Mahamat Saleh, Director of Legal Affairs&Compliance, CAF - E105 from 2021-04-16T13:49:51
Achta Mahamat Saleh is the Director of Legal Affairs&Compliance Confederation Africaine de Football (CAF). Achta has an impressive and inspiring journey into sports law. Having completed her Mast...
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Expensive mistakes: Why European sports need to be on top of State aid law - Clayton&Segura from 2021-04-09T13:23:28
Marianne Clayton and Maria Segura are specialist State aid lawyers and experts who represent sports organisations on State aid cases. Both have worked in senior positions at the Competition and Sta...
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Aahna Mehrotra, Founder&Principal Lawyer at AM Sports Law&Management Co - E103 from 2021-03-25T11:57:27
Aahna Mehrotra is the founder and principal lawyer at AM Sports Law&Management Co. She serves as the Chairperson on the National Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel and is a member of the Arbitrational...
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A?lvaro Go?mez De La Vega Jime?nez, Sports Legal Manager, RCD Espanyol De Barcelona S.A.D - E102 from 2021-01-12T15:20:32
Álvaro Gómez de la Vega Jiménez is the sports legal manager at RCD Espanyol de Barcelona S.A.D. Álvaro speaks to LawInSport’s CEO, Sean Cottrell, about:
1:42 - Getting into football and sp...
Sports Law News Roundtable - a legal view on the rugby players concussion litigation - E2 from 2020-12-16T21:06:47
For this second LawInSport Sports Law News Roundtable our guests discuss the legal implications of the reported potential litigation from retired rugby players against the governing bodies in Engla...
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10 Years of LawInSport - Sean Cottrell - E100 from 2020-12-16T18:42:06
For the 100th podcast, the tables are turned on LawInSport's Founder, CEO and podcast host, Sean Cottrell, as he is interviewed by Gabriella Lowe about the 10 year anniversary of LawInSport and loo...
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Entry requirements for overseas players post Brexit - Stephen O'Flaherty - E99 from 2020-12-03T08:51:31
Stephen O'Flaherty (@OFlahertySJP) is a Managing Associate and immigration specialist on the movement of players and coaches in the sports industry at Lewis Silkin. He works in the sport, fashion&....
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Sarah Solémalé, Senior Governance Services Manage, FIFA E98 from 2020-11-27T15:04:30
LawInSport · Sarah Solémalé, Senior Governance Services Manage, FIFA Sarah Solémalé is the Senior Governance Service Manager at FIFA. Sarah speaks to LawInSport’s founder and CEO, Sean Cottrell,.....
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How to become a sports lawyer with LawInSport, Founder, Sean Cottrell E97 from 2020-11-16T09:05:35
In this podcast LawInSport Founder and CEO, Sean Cottrell gives advice on how to become a sports lawyer and the nuances of the advice provided in his popular article 'Top 10 tips to become a sports...
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The Premier League COVID-19 testing - legal&logistical with Prenetics E96 from 2020-11-02T16:19:51
Andrew Steele, Olympic Athlete and Head of Product at DNAFit/Prenetics International, who are conducting the COVID-19 testing for The Premier League amongst other organisation, and their lawyer,......
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Launch of Sports Law News Roundtable E1 from 2020-10-09T15:59:48
This the first episode of LawInSport Sports Law News RoundTable podcast brings together experts to discuss current legal events in sport. Our guest for this episode are Danielle Sharkey (Associa...
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Ricky Volante, Chief Executive Officer at the Professional Collegiate League - E95 from 2020-10-02T13:05:05
Our guest today is Ricky Volante. Ricky is the Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of the PCL (The Professional Collegiate League) which is the first professional collegiate sports league. He is...
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#Justice4Navid - How should sport respond? from 2020-09-30T21:34:07
This is a recording of a webinar hosted? following the horrific execution of champion Iranian wrestler, Navid Afkari. This tragic event pulls into sharp focus the role of sport in promoting peace a...
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Moving from exclusive to inclusive models of sport - Takuya Yamazaki - E93 from 2020-09-02T09:09:31
Takuya Yamazki is one of Japan's leading sports lawyers. In this interview Takuya describes difficulties the COVID-19 pandemic has on the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games. He puts forward a...
Brent Nowicki, Head of the CAS Anti-Doping Division - E92 from 2020-08-18T09:53:55
Brent Nowicki is the Managing Counsel and Head of the Anti-Doping Division, Court of Arbitration for Sport (TAS/CAS). Brent speaks to LawInSport's founder and CEO, Sean Cottrell, about the...
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How sports diplomacy can help the sport sector respond to COVID19 crisis - Dr J Simon Rofe E91 from 2020-04-08T21:01:06
Our guest today is Dr J Simon Rofe, Reader in Diplomatic and International Studies, CISD (SOAS)&author of Sport and Diplomacy: Games within Games (Key Studies in Diplomacy) outlines how the...
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The changing relationship between sport and gambling with Paul Darling OBE QC E90 from 2020-03-06T09:04:43
Paul Darling OBE QC has a wide experience of commercial and construction disputes and regulatory issues in the sports and gambling world. He was awarded the Officer of the British Empire in...
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Working in an esports giant - Andrew Cooke, General Counsel, Fnatic E89 from 2020-02-08T17:57:37
Our special guest today is Andrew Cooke, General Counsel at the Global esports Brand, Fnatic. He is the former General Counsel and Head of Strategy for Flash Entertainment in Abu Dhabi where he...<...
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Gareth Farrelly - Lawyer, Arbitrator and Former Pro Football Player E88 from 2020-01-27T10:22:16
Gareth Farrelly, a former international football player, lawyer and arbitrator. As a professional football player he represented the Republic of Ireland and played for Premier League sides Aston......
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Lord Dyson, one of the leading lawyers of his generation, shares his perspective on sports law - E87 from 2020-01-03T19:21:54
Described “one of the leading lawyers of his generation”, Lord Dyson was Master of the Rolls (President of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales and Head of Civil Justice) for four years until h...
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Jonathan Taylor QC explains WADA's decision to sanction Russia from 2019-12-20T15:41:43
In this interview, Jonathan Taylor QC, chair of WADA's Independent Compliance Review Committee (CRC)&Co-Head of Sport at Bird&Bird provides a detailed explanation CRC’s recommendations, that were.....
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Data, integrity and controlling risks in sport - Jake Marsh&Jonny Gray - E85 from 2019-12-05T16:56:27
Jake Marsh, Head of Integrity at Stats Perform and Jonny Gray, Senior Partner at Control Risks join Sean Cottrell to discuss how data, integrity systems and risk specialists, used by FTSE100...
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Cassandra Heilbronn - career and business development in sports law #84 from 2019-10-28T16:02:47
Cassandra Heilbronn is the Regulation Legal Manager - Sports&Entertainment, The Royal Commission for AlUla.
In this podcast Cassandra talks about her career in private practice in Australia...
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Adam Lovatt, Head of Legal&Business Affairs, OTRO #83 from 2019-08-23T16:50:45
On this show our guest is Adam Lovatt, Head of Legal&Business Affairs, OTRO. In this interview he talks about his journey from wanting to be a sports journalist to becoming a construction lawyer......
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Daniel Geey advice on Football Law&Career Development #82 from 2019-07-12T15:36:45
Daniel Geey (@FootballLaw), Partner in the Sheridans Sport, Entertainment&eSports Team and author of Done Deal a book that "lifts the lid on the inner workings of modern football". Daniel talks.....
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Takuya Yamazaki - Inclusion at Tokyo 2020, football development in Asia&mentoring lawyers #81 from 2019-06-28T14:04
In this interview Takuya Yamazaki, one of the leading Japanese sports lawyer, CAS Arbitrator, and LawInSport Editorial Board members discusses his work on inclusion&diversity at Tokyo 2020 Games,.....
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David Lampitt, MD Group Operations, Sportradar AG - sport tech&media #80 from 2019-06-07T12:40:29
David Lampitt is the Managing Director Group Operations at Sportradar AG. In this interview David talks about his broad ranging career in sport, his role at Sportradar, the growth of the business a...
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Jeffrey L. Kessler, Co-Executive Chairman of Winston&Strawn #79 from 2019-05-03T10:14:22
Jeffrey L. Kessler is the Co-Executive Chairman of Winston&Strawn and one most prominent lawyers in the USA regularly engaged in high-profile sports litigation. The interview was recorded at the......
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Rob Koehler, Director General, Global Athlete #78 from 2019-04-18T14:41:18
Rob Koehler, former World Anti-Doping Agency Director of Education and Deputy Director General, and Director General of Global Athlete. In this episode Rob talks about his perspective of the role...
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Stephen Ridgway - Head of Legal at beIN Sports on the piracy of sports media - Part 2 #77 from 2019-03-25T17:14:06
In this two-part interview Stephen Ridgway talks to LawInSport CEO, Sean Cottrell, about his career having initially started out in a commercial role IMG before deciding to qualify as a lawyer&...<...
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Stephen Ridgway - VP, Head of Legal&Business Affairs at beIN Sports - Part 1 #77 from 2019-03-25T17:08:56
In this two-part interview Stephen Ridgway talks to LawInSport CEO, Sean Cottrell, about his career having initially started out in a commercial role IMG before deciding to qualify as a lawyer&...<...
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Report from Sports Law Ireland 2019 conference - #76 from 2019-02-27T12:20:09
On 8 February 2019, LawInSport in partnership with the Sports Law Bar Association of Ireland hosted a one-day conference in Dublin (see...
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Interview with Nick De Marco QC - "Mr Football" #75 from 2019-02-11T12:27:05
In this episode Nick De Marco QC, Blackstone Chambers, describes his unusual and inspiring journey into law and how he become one of the world's leading sports lawyers. In this interview Nick...<...
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Providing independent medical support to MMA fighters - Izzy Carnwath, Safe MMA - #74 from 2019-02-04T09:55:01
Isobel (Izzy) Carnwath, Trustee of Safe MMA and Director of Brand&Communications at the International Mixed Martial Arts Federation. In this podcast Izzy explains the work of Safe MMA, the first....
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Brendan Schwab (World Players Association) on the Hakeem al-Araibi case #73 from 2019-01-18T16:04:01
In this podcast Brendan Schwab, Executive Director of the World Players Association talks about the case of Hakeem al-Araibi, a Bahraini footballer player with refugee status in Australia, who was....
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Interview with Kevin Carpenter - a career in sports law and sports integrity - #72 from 2019-01-11T17:44
In this episode Kevin Carpenter discusses his career as well as the international developments in sports integrity&governance.
Kevin is the Principal of Captivate Legal&Sports Solution, and...
Interview with Günter Younger, Director of Intelligence&Investigations, WADA #71 from 2018-12-14T15:47:43
In this podcast Sean Cottrell, LawInSport CEO, interviews Günter Younger the Director of Intelligence and Investigations for the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) about his role, the work of his...
Julian Mihov of PwC on the development of sports law&business in Eastern Europe #70 from 2018-08-31T14:40:43
In this interview Sean Cottrell interviews Julian Mihov, Business Development Director Southeast Europe at PwC. Julian has more than 20 years of experience both in the Big 4 companies environment a...
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Richard Millington and David Murray - sports, money and media #69 from 2018-08-09T14:23:03
On this show our guests are Richard Millington and David Murray from Shoosmiths.Richard is an experienced lawyer who provides counsel on strategic projects across the retail, technology,...
Global sports media trends - an interview with Nick Fitzpatrick, DLA Piper #68 from 2018-07-13T11:26:16
Nick Fitzpatrick, Partner and Global Co-Chair, Media, Sport and Entertainment Sector at DLA Piper sits down with LawInSport’s CEO, Sean Cottrell, to discuss the finding of DLA’s ‘Global Media Secto...
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Interview with Peter Crowther, Winston&Strawn #67 from 2018-06-21T16:19:57
In this interview Peter Crowther, Managing Partner of Winston&Stawn LLP's London and Brussel offices, shares his views on how sport can learn from the corporate world in its approach to tackle...
The psychology of doping and whistleblowing in sport with Dr Kelsey Erickson #66 from 2018-05-11T15:52:41
Dr Kelsey Erickson (@kelslee777 ) is a Research Fellow at Leeds Beckett University. Her primary research interest is the social psychology of doping in sport. Her PhD research was titled "Doping in...
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Professor Jack Anderson - Sports law in Oz, and handling of Russia at Winter Olympics #65 from 2018-04-20T14:55:54
In this interview Prof. Jack Anderson discusses the development of sports law in Australia and analyses the legal issues that arose with Russian athletes competing at the Winter Olympics. If you a...
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Matt Drew, EVP Business Development and Former Director of Integrity&Security at Perform #64 from 2018-04-17T14:55:13
In this podcast Matt Drew, Executive Vice President Business Development and Former Director of Integrity&Security at Perform talks about his views on the future of the sports betting market and......
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eLearning and anti-doping - Tony Cunningham, WADA #63 from 2018-03-09T14:09
Welcome to the LawInSport podcast! This is a podcast for anyone who wants to better to understand the current legal issues and developments from the world of sport, and find our about the...
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The opporunity for sports lawyers at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games - Takuya Yamazaki #62 from 2018-03-07T13:48:26
This is a podcast for anyone who wants to better understand the current legal issues and developments from the world of sport, and find out about the personalities behind these developments. On.....
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Sports Law Bar Association of Ireland - Tim O'Connor and Robert McTernaghan #61 from 2018-03-02T14:38:06
In this episode two founding members of the Sports Law Bar Association of Ireland Tim O'Connor and Robert McTernaghan talk about how the association was established and the topics of the inaugural....
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An interview with Ricardo Oliveras Salva - Head of Sports Law at ECIJA - #60 from 2018-02-23T16:03:04
In this podcast, Ricardo Oliveras Salva, Head of Sports Law and Corporate partner at ECIJA, speaks with Sean Cottrell, Founder and CEO at LawInSport, about his experience with working on...
The evolution of athlete rights with Brendan Schwab of the World Players Association - #59 from 2017-12-19T17:05:25
In this podcast Brendan Schwab, Executive Director, World Players Association talks to LawInSport's CEO and founder, Sean Cottrell, about his work promoting and protecting the fundamental rights of...
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Examining the new agreement between Football DataCo, Genius Sports and Perform Group - #58 from 2017-12-14T11:58:10
In this podcast Ben Paterson, Integrity Operations Director at Genius Sports, Jake Marsh, Head of Integrity at Perform Group and Stephen Emberson, Intelligence and Integrity Analyst at The Football...
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Campaigning for equality and recognition of human rights in sport - Kristen Worley #57 from 2017-11-28T09:04:59
In this podcast Kristen Worley, athlete and, equality and human right campaigner, talks about her personal journey campaigning for the equality and human rights to be recognised in sport. This......
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Nan Sato explains how player contract disputes are treated under Japanese labor law #56 from 2017-11-23T10:15:07
In this interview Nan Sato provides an update on the most recent legal developments in Japanese sport. The issue of athlete rights under Japanese labor law is in the spotlight following a recent....
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Despina Mavromati, Sports Lawyer, Former CAS Managing Counsel & Co-Founder of WISLaw #55 from 2017-10-31T08:08:26
In this interview Despina Mavromati, principal of SportLegis, former Managing Counsel at the Court of Arbitration for Sport and co-founder of Women In Sports Law (WISLaw) speaks to LawInSport's CEO...
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Indian Sports Law : Insights from the Sports Law&Policy Symposium 2017 #54 from 2017-10-24T11:45:23
Nandan Kamath, Principal Lawyer at LawNK, and Manali Kulkarni, Executive Assistant at LawInSport, speak to Sean Cottrell, LawInSport Founder&CEO, about the recent, ground breaking the Sports Law&.....
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Interview with Takuya Yamazaki - the challenges for football players rights in Asia #53 from 2017-09-15T11:29:16
Takuya Yamazaki, Founder and Managing Partner at Field-R Law Offices and Chairman of Division -Asia/Oceania at FIFPro, talks to Sean Cottrell (CEO and founder of LawInSport) about contractual...
An interview with Brett Clothier - Head of the Athletics Integrity Unit #52 from 2017-08-18T14:29:15
In this podcast, Brett Clothier, the Head of the independent Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) speaks to Sean Cottrell, founder and CEO...
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Maacah Scott, Staff Counsel at Arizona Diamondbacks #51 from 2017-08-14T07:52:38
Maacah Scott, Staff Counsel at Arizona Diamondbacks talks to Sean Cottrell (CEO and founder of LawInSport) about her varied role working in-house as a lawyer for a Major League Baseball (MLB)....
The art of million dollar sports media rights deals: An interview with Bobby Hacker #50 from 2017-07-25T17:53:13
In this podcast, Bobby Hacker, former VP Business and Legal Affairs at FOX Sports speaks to Sean Cottrell, LawInSport's CEO, about his views on the media rights market, the interplay between social...
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Current trends and challenges for international anti-doping movement #49 from 2017-07-20T10:07:28
Paul Greene, the Founder of Global Sports Advocates, LLC and LawInSport Editorial Board member, speaks to Sean Cottrell, Founder and CEO at LawInSport, about the current trends and key issues of th...
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Trade marks for sport events - How Wimbledon secured their colour mark #48 from 2017-07-05T14:08:28
Zane Shihab, partner at Kerman&Co LLP, and Manuela Macchi, partner at Keltie LLP, speak to LawInSport CEO, Sean Cottrell and Editor, Chris Bond about the importance of trade mark registration in.....
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The integrity framework that can save the ‘Game Act’&U.S. sports betting legalization #47 from 2017-06-07T21:36:49
In this podcast Sean Cottrell, CEO of LawInSport hosts a discussion of the co-authors of the article 'The integrity framework that can save the ‘Game Act’ and serve as a model for U.S. sports betti...
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An interview with Alex Slade, Head of Legal, Sport at BT #46 from 2017-06-07T08:48:05
In this podcast, Alex Slade, Head of Legal, Sport at BT, talks about his career trajectory and joining BT Sport prior to its launch in 2013. Alex specifically discusses how he became a lawyer with...
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Amendments to the registration period of minors in football - interview with Christian Keidel #45 from 2017-05-24T08:59:36
In this podcast, LawInSport CEO, Sean Cottrell, interviews sports lawyer and partner at Martens Lawyers, Christian Keidel on the issues surrounding the international transfer of minors, FIFA's rece...
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An interview with Jonathan Taylor QC #44 from 2017-04-12T15:19:25
In this interview Sean Cottrell interviews Jonathan Taylor, one of the world’s leading sports lawyers and asks him about his career and about a hot topics in sports law such as the Russian doping.....
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Inclusive sport - transgender participation from 2017-03-13T14:21:21
For this special podcast LawInSport has partnered with the Sport&Recreation Alliance for 'Alliance Learning Week' to produce a short talk that will discuss how sport and recreation organisations......
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An interview with Michael Beloff QC - described as one of the "Godfathers of Sports Law" #43 Part 1 from 2017-01-31T17:12:16
In this interview Michael Beloff QC, described by Legal 500 as the "The Godfather of Sports Law", talks to LawInSport CEO, Sean Cottrell, about his career in sports law and shares his views on a.....
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An interview with Michael Beloff QC - described as one of the "Godfathers of Sports Law" #43 Part 2 from 2017-01-31T17:01:06
In this interview Michael Beloff QC, described by Legal 500 as the "The Godfather of Sports Law", talks to LawInSport CEO, Sean Cottrell, about his career in sports law and shares his views on a......
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Career transition from athlete to lawyer: Interview with Andréanne Morin #42 from 2016-12-21T14:21:29
Life after sport can be a hurdle for athletes. Many athletes disconnect from the sports world entirely, while others may feel a sort of identity loss. To ease into this transition, retiring from......
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Sports data, betting, governance&the law: Interview with Steven Burton, Genius Sports #41 from 2016-12-16T10:15:07
Steven Burton is a sports lawyer and expert on legal issues related to the use of data in sport having acted for leading businesses in sport and sports data. Steven is currently the Director of.....
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Behind the scenes of the UK's Sports Betting Group: Interview with Emma Boggis&Leigh Thompson #40 from 2016-11-16T10:10:33
In this podcast, Emma Boggis (@emmaboggis), Chief Executive at Sport and Recreation Alliance, and Leigh Thompson (@Leigh_DT), Policy Manager at Sport and Recreation Alliance, discuss the work of th...
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The future of anti-doping: Interview with CAS arbitrator&former General Counsel, USOC #39 from 2016-11-04T11:01:38
In this podcast Jeffrey Benz, Sports Lawyer, CAS Arbitrator and former General Counsel for the US Olympic Committee, shares his experience on being involved with some of the highest profile...
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The rise of stadium naming rights deals in US Sports - interview with Richard Brand, Arent Fox #38 from 2016-10-18T14:08:47
Naming rights are not just for national leagues – now college teams, training facilities, and local stadiums are considering selling these rights. In this podcast Rich Brand, a leading sports lawy...
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How does the transfer market influences the integrity of football? #37 from 2016-10-10T16:30:52
In this podcast Sean Cottrell, CEO of LawInSport, hosts a roundtable discussion with three leading sports lawyers Nick De Marco, Nick Tsatsas&Richard Berry. The roundtable includes a discussion on....
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Protecting the integrity of the Rugby World Cup - Ben Rutherford - Integrity Unit Manager #36 from 2016-10-03T16:49:25
In this episode, Ben Rutherford, Senior Legal Counsel&Integrity Unit Manager talks to LawInSport's CEO, Sean Cottrell, about how the World Rugby implement and monitor processes to protect the...
Life as an arbitrator at the Rio Olympic Games CAS Ad Hoc Division - Mark Hovell #35 from 2016-09-29T13:21:09
Welcome to this new LawInSport podcast. In today's podcast, Mark Hovell, Head of Sport at Mills&Reeve and Arbitrator at the Court of Arbitration for Sport speaks to LawInSport CEO, Sean Cottrell,....
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The former Court of Appeal judge who helped expose corruption at the IAAF #34 from 2016-02-18T12:23:04
In 2014 Michael Beloff QC, Chair of the Ethics Commission of the IAAF, appointed The Right Honourable Sir Anthony Hooper is to investigate four individuals whose conduct in relation to the Russian....
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An inside look at how the RFU deals with on-field misconduct and disciplinary panels in rugby #33 from 2016-01-19T16:47:54
In this Gerard McEvilly, Head of Discipline at the Rugby Football Union (RFU), speaks to LawInSport CEO, Sean Cottrell, from Twickenham Stadium, about how the RFU: 1) Processes and sets the rules....
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Interview with Katherine Grainger and Vijay Parbat on their work with International Inspiration #32 from 2015-12-11T16:01:59
Given the recent scandals in sport we thought there is a need to focus on some of the more positive outcomes that sport can deliver. In this show, LawInSport’s CEO, Sean Cottrell, is joined by.....
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Interview with Dimitrios Efstathiou, Vice President, Legal at Major League Soccer #31 from 2015-12-02T14:15:04
Dimitrios Efstathiou, Vice President, Legal at Major League Soccer (MLS), addresses these question as he talks with LawInSport’s CEO, Sean Cottrell and consultant, Jake Cohen, about his experience....
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How will the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games change sports law in Japan? #30 from 2015-10-09T09:59:40
Takuya Yamazaki is one of the most prominent Japanese sports lawyers in Japan and is a member of the LawInSport Editorial Board. Takuya is heavily involved in the development of sports law in Japan...
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Dutee Chand's lawyer, Jim Bunting, talks about their successful case at the CAS against the IAAF #29 from 2015-08-07T09:23:37
In this interview, LawInSport's Sean Cottrell talks Jim Bunting, a lawyer at, Davies Ward Phillips&Vineberg was part of the legal team that successfully represented Dutee Chand before the Court of....
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Julian Moore: Football, broadcasting&life as a European lawyer in Asia #27 from 2015-07-09T13:59:59
For eight-years, from 2006, Julian Moore worked in Singapore as the sole in-house lawyer for Football Media Services (FMS), a 50/50 joint venture between the Swiss-owned sports marketing agency,......
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Nick Bitel, CEO London Marathon&Chair Sport England: challenges facing sports governing bodies #26 from 2015-07-09T10:54:22
In this interview Nick Bitel, Lawyer, CEO London Marathon&Chair of Sport England talks to Sean Cottrell, CEO of LawInSport about his career as a sports lawyer and sports business executive, the...<...
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NFL's Next Gen Stats and Sportradar US deal explained #25 from 2015-06-05T12:35:46
In this podcast, we have an exclusive interview with Ulrich Harmuth, President of Sportradar US. Recently, Sportradar US agreed to a deal with the NFL to be the exclusive worldwide distributor of.....
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US sports and consumer protection laws around marketing to fans - #24 from 2014-11-03T09:02:34
In this interview Marc Roth, a partner at the US law firm Manatt, Phelps&Phillips explains the risks associated to US sports teams that are not compliant with the TCPA, which can result in...
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How can you increase diversity in English football management without a ‘Rooney Rule’? = #23 from 2014-10-22T11:36:04
The lack of representation of ethic minorities at coaching and management levels in English football has been widely discussed in the media over recents weeks and months. The debate on how to impro...
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A Comparison of Man City's and Man United's Business Models - Soccerex 2014 - #22 from 2014-09-25T08:38:16
In this week's show Dan Jones, Lead Partner of the Deloitte Sports Business Group, and Mark Hovell, Head of Sport at Mills&Reeve compare and contrast the business models of Manchester City and...
Interview with sports lawyer Juan de Dios Crespo - #21 from 2014-09-17T13:20:53
In this episode leading sports lawyer Juan de Dios Crespo Pérez, a partner of the firm Ruiz Huerta&Crespo, talks to Sean Cottrell about his experience of representing hundreds of sports clients at....
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Interview with Matthieu Reeb, Secretary General of the Court of Arbitration for Sport - #20 from 2014-09-01T21:39:57
In this episode Matthieu Reeb, Secretary General of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), talks to Sean Cottrell, about the structures and processes of the CAS, the CAS pro bono services, offer...
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Travis Tygart talks Lance Armstrong and doping in Major League sport - #19 from 2014-05-12T16:23:49
In this episode Sean Cottrell, CEO of LawInSport, interviews Travis Tygart, Chief Executive Officer, US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA).
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Financial Fair Play in Football with Daniel Geey and Trevor Birch - #18 from 2014-04-28T18:46:31
In this episode Sean Cottrell, CEO of LawInSport, interviews Daniel Geey, a senior associate at Field Fisher Waterhouse and Trevor Birch, a partner of BDO about their joint report on “Financial Fai...
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The Anatomy of The Armstrong Lie - #17 from 2014-02-24T23:34:56
In this exclusive LawInSport interview, Sean Cottrell, LawInSport’s founder, speaks with two of Hollywood’s biggest producers, Frank Marshall and Matt Tolmach (responsible between them for...
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#16 - Discussion on Football Banning Orders with Prof Mark James and Kevin Carpenter from 2013-11-13T15:43:35
Prof Mark James (@prof_mark_james) and Kevin Carpenter (@KevSportsLaw) join Sean Cottrell to discuss the guidelines issued by the Crown Prosecution Service on the “Prosecuting cases involving...
#13 Jeff Benz - Sports Lawyer, Mediator&CAS Arbitrator from 2013-10-07T10:50:10
In this episode Sean Cottrell, founder of LawInSport, speaks to Jeff Benz (@jeffbenz), an American sports lawyer, former General Counsel of the United States Olympic Committee and an Arbitrator for...
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#12 - Sport Law Education&Careers with Andy Gray DMU&BASL from 2013-09-11T18:48:05
In this episode Sean Cottrell, founder of LawInSport, speaks to Andy Gray, Director of Regulatory and Legal Affairs at British Swimming/ASA and Head of Sports Law at De Montfort Law School about......
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#11 - Howard Jacobs on the 3rd draft of the WADA Code Review from 2013-08-29T22:20:27
In this episode Sean Cottrell, founder of LawInSport, speaks to Howard Jacobs "The Athletes Lawyer" about the changes in the 3rd draft of the revised WADA Code including sanctions related to the......
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#10 - Goal Line Technology in Football and Betting on American Sports from 2013-08-15T06:58:44
In this episode Sean Cottrell speaks to Josh Kaye and Kevin Carpenter about the introduction of Goal Line Technology in football and the risk of corruption from sports betting on American...
#9 Anti-doping update from Australia with Paul Horvath from 2013-08-01T14:30:46
In this episode Sean Cottrell speaks to Paul Horvath, an Australian sports lawyer about the fallout from the Australian Crime Commission’s Organised Crime and Drugs in Sport report. This informati...
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#8 WADA Code Review Interview with David Howman from 2013-07-09T08:26:11
In this weeks episode Sean Cottrell, the founder of LawInSport.com, interviews David Howman, the Director General of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), about the draft 2015 WADA Code, proposed......
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#7 Financial Fair Play Seminar Birkbeck Sports Business Centre 18 June 2013 from 2013-07-04T23:10:55
Recorded Financial Fair Play seminar at the Birkbeck Sports Business Centre, University of London on the 18th June 2013 (www.sportbusinesscentre.com/ | @Birkbecksport). Speakers Daniel Geey...
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#6 - The Future of Third Party Ownership in Football - Stay or Go? from 2013-06-24T18:22:13
With UEFA planning to prohibit third party ownership in European football competitions, what does the future hold for third party ownership? Sean Cottrell, founder of LawInSport puts these questio...
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#5 - British&Irish Lions Lawyer Max Duthie from 2013-06-21T16:16:35
The British&Irish Lions lawyer Max Duthie, and a partner at Bird&Bird LLP, speaks to Sean Cottrell about day to day life as a lawyer on tour with team and the type of work he is doing on the tour.....
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#4 Malaga, Football, CAS, MMA, MLB, UKAD, Doping and Golf from 2013-06-12T23:21:39
In this weeks show Sean Cottrell (@SeanLawInSport), Editorial Director of LawInSport speaks to guests about Malaga's dismissed appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, doping in baseball, MMA ...
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#3 Legal and commercial issues facing NGBs - Angus Bujalski RFU from 2013-06-06T23:20:10
Angus Bujalski a solicitor at the Rugby Football Union (RFU) explains some of the commercial issues that national governing bodies of sport have to consider from a legal perspective.
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#2 Law Accord 2013 - Match-Fixing in Sport with Kevin Carpenter from 2013-05-29T19:57:58
In this episode Sean Cottrell interviews Kevin Carpenter about his experience at Law Accord Conference 2013 in St Petersburg, Russia. Kevin shares the key points from his presentation and the...
#1 Daniel Geey - Premier League Salary from 2013-05-12T13:08:34
Sean Cottrell, Founder of LawInSport.com interviews Daniel Geey, Senior Associate at Field Fisher Waterhouse LLP about his latest blog on the potential of the introduction of a salary cap in Premie...
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