Mike specialises in advising clients active in the sports industry on a wide variety of commercial contracts, including sponsorship agreements, contracts relating to the supply of services and goods and arrangements relating to the licensing of intellectual property. He primarily advises video games clients on development and publishing arrangements. Mike also has a lot of experience advising on consumer law related issues.
Mike’s works with and advises sports governing bodies, live event organisers, professional sports teams, individual athletes, video game publishers and studios, rights holders and brands, content owners and broadcasters, and sports management agencies/promoters. Recently, Mike has also advised a number of sports related hospitality businesses on their set-up and operation.
Mike has been ranked as a ‘Leading Associate’ in sport by The Legal 500 since 2022.