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Lois Langton draws on her experience of heading the family law team to lead Howard Kennedy LLP‘s sports group on matters concerning high-net-worth-individuals and high-profile athletes. Criminal, business and regulatory specialist Kyle Phillips is a key contact for client defences following regulatory breaches, namely in the eSports space. Joel Leigh - an expert in complex commercial and professional negligence claims - also deals with contentious issues in the eSports, horse racing and motorsports arenas. Employment practitioner Sam Murray-Hinde provides key support to the team.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘The team has strong experience in the e-sports sector.’

  • ‘Joel Leigh is extremely practical, strategic, and personable. His overall approach, including to negotiations, is highly effective at delivering results for his clients.’

  • ‘The sports team is second to none for sports cases with a commercial core. The team are seasoned litigators, with particular expertise in football cases - although their knowledge of sports law goes well beyond one sport. An absolute go-to for clubs, footballers and managers alike.’

  • ‘Joel Leigh is a star individual in this field. He has impressive knowledge of all commercial-related sports issues, including the complex insolvency issues that so often arise in this field. He is a seasoned litigator, who is second to none on client care and legal acumen. Joel, in turn, surrounds himself with an excellent team who are always ready to help.’

  • ‘Joel Leigh is a superb litigator and an outstanding and balanced lawyer. He has built an impressive specialism in sports disputes, acting for well known professional and amateur sports people. Incredibly easy to engage with, he always delivers for his clients, and his personality enables him to steer his clients through the enormous stress of litigation with aplomb.’

  • ‘First-class capabilities across various interlocking specialisms.’

  • ‘Sam Murray-Hinde is an excellent leader, her specialism spans the employment-sports spaces, and she is absolutely on top of her brief and always a pleasure to work with.’

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Lois Langton

Other key lawyers

Kyle Philips, Joel Leigh, Sam Murray-Hinde