A diverse range of clients turn to Level for its ‘professional and knowledgeable’ approach across a host of sports law mandates. Morris Bentata is a key contact for sports media rights holders across football, basketball and horseracing, advising on production, commercial agreements, and digital licenses for major sporting competitions. Daniel Lowen and Liz Coley work with a number footballers, agents and agencies on contract renewals, transfers and contentious issues – including breaches of contracts and FA intermediary regulations. Beyond football, Lowen works with elite athletes across a number of sports who require advice on media rights, sponsorships and contractual issues, while Coley is noted for her experience in all manner of employment disputes. Tim Lowles focuses on litigation concerning media rights agencies and competition rights holders as well as disputes between governing bodies and its sponsors, most recently in the NFT space. Rowena Samarasinhe remains a key name to note, particularly for Olympic sports, while Victoria Evans’ expertise covers the contracting of professional golfers and tournament arrangements. The team has deepened its bench strength with the autumn 2022 arrivals of Jodie Seddon and John Reid from gunnercooke LLP and Russells Solicitors, respectively. Seddon, in particular, is noted for her work on anti-doping and safeguarding matters in basketball, hockey and equestrian sports. Fraser Reid, Dan Harrington and Alastair Campbell are further key members of the team.
Testimonials
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‘We have worked with Level Law for over ten years now. Their collective knowledge of the sports industry is absolutely vital to our business, and they are always our first point of call when we need legal services. The team at Level Law are not only professional and knowledgeable, they are all extremely personable and as such, always a pleasure to deal with.’
‘We primarily work with Dan Lowen and would not hesitate to recommend his services. Dan's industry expertise and experience is invaluable to us a company. We have complete confidence in his advice, judgement and ability to manage any situation on our behalf.’
'No matter the time or situation, Level will do their very best to promptly attend to any matter.’
‘Liz Coley will go above and beyond to help. Furthermore, she is extremely thorough and provides a service that is extremely high quality and detailed. She has my full trust, and I know our organization is indebted to Level and Liz for their brilliant work over the years.’
‘Level Law has very significant expertise in media rights, which combined with strong commercial outlook, makes for a great a legal service provision.’
‘Dan Harrington is arguably the best sports media rights lawyer in the UK. Tom Lowles is a high-class litigation lawyer.’
Key clients
- FIFA
- AFC
- UEFA
- DAZN
- CAA11
- Pitch
- Atalanta
- Astro
- Pierre Emerick Aubameyang
- Wesley Fofana
- Reece James
- LIV Golf Ltd
- FIBA
- Interregional Sports Group Limited
- RDA Television LLP
- Rugby Football Union
- Professional Squash Association
- British Mountaineering Council
Work highlights
- Advised FIBA and FIBA Media in relation to a variety of production agreements and media rights agreements around the world.
- Advising LIV Golf Ltd on pre-launch and actioning the contracting of professional golf players in connection with the set-up of the LIV Golf League.
- Advising on over 140 premier league transfers and new contracts during the Summer 2022 transfer window, including deals for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Wesley and Reece James.