Understand The Rules Of The Game 2020 - Annual Conference

The LawInSport's 6th Annual Conference - Understand The Rules of The Game^TM 2020 takes place from 10-20 November 2020. With 50+ speakers, from 10+ countries, discussing and debating 18 topics, over two weeks. This "must attend" sports law conference is one not to be missed. You can follow updates about the conference by using #LISconf20. 

Don't just take our word for it, this is what previous attendees say about LawInSport digital conferences:

"Excellent content brought to life in the virtual world"

"For genuine insight and interaction, in contrast to being able to brag that you were in room when some big shot stayed on message, sports lawyers and executives cannot do better than LawInSport programs." 

"The conference has panels with some of the best people in the industry speaking. It is hugely informative" 

"The level of expertise and willingness to share experience is unparalleled."

"I have found the LawInSport Conference to be a really educative and engaging one dealing with real issues and preferring practical solutions"

"A fantastic conference....A unique opportunity to engage with and learn from the best in the business."

2020 AGENDA

The schedule may be subject to change due to speaker schedules and timezones. All sessions are recorded and available to watch shortly after each session has finished. 

10 NOVEMBER 2020

Esports - The future legal & regulatory challenges in Esports - 14:00 GMT/15:00 CET/9:00 EST

• • Andrew Cooke, General Counsel, Fnatic
  • William Deller, Senior Associate, Bird & Bird
  • Daniel Kozelko, Barrister, 39 Essex Chambers
  • Ian Smith, Commissioner, Esports Integrity Comission 
  • Vyte Danileviciute, Principal Counsel, Riot Games
  • Anna Baumann, Executive Vice President Esports at ReKTGlobal and Managing Director and General Counsel, Rogue Sports

Media Rights - What is the future of sports media rights?  - 17:00 GMT/18:00 CET/12:00 EST

• • Betul Ayranci, former Legal Counsel, Sports Rights & Acquisitions, Europe & Africa, Fox Sports
  • Julian Moore, Head of Sport (London), Mills & Reeve LLP
  • Andrew Ryan, Managing Director, FIBA Media
  • David Murray, Consultant and Former Head Sports Rights at the BBC
  • Ross Sylvester​, Partner, Wiggin

11 NOVEMBER 2020

Artificial Intelligence - Legal considerations for sport - 14:00 GMT/15:00 CET/9:00 EST

• • Patrick Lucey, Chief Scientist, Stats Perform
  • Dr. Jan De Bruyne, Senior academic researcher Center Data & Society, Postdoctoral researcher legal aspects AI Lecturer E-Contracts Law, KU Leuven
  • Michiel Fierens, Legal Counsel, KU Leuven Center for IT & IP Law
    

Player Data - What are the legal rights to player data? - 17:00 GMT/18:00 CET/12:00 EST

• • Jonathan Bellamy, 39 Essex Chambers
  • Timothy Pitt-Payne QC, 11KBW
  • Nick White, Partner, Charles Russell Speechlys
  • Jorge Oliveira e Carmo, CIPM, Head of Data Protection, FIFA

12 NOVEMBER 2020

Athlete Empowerment & Activism - Where is the future of athletes in the decision-making process in sport?  - 14:00 GMT/15:00 CET/9:00 EST

• • David West, Chief Operating Officer, PCL and 2 x NBA Champion with the Golden State Warriors
  • Rob Koehler, Director General, Global Athlete
  • Gigi Alford, Sport & Human Rights, World Players Association at UNI Global Union
  • Nikki Dryden, Human Rights Lawyer, Olympic Swimmer & Founder, Athlete Activist/Lex Athletica

Diversity in sports governance & senior management - 17:00 GMT/18:00 CET/12:00 EST

• • Stephanie David, Barrister, 39 Essex Chambers
  • Elaine Banton, Barrister, 7 Bedford Row & Co-Chair of the Bar Council's, Equality, Diversity and Social Mobility Committee
  • Cassandra Heilbronn, Sport & Entertainment Regulation Legal Manager
  • Paul Elliott, Chair, The FA's Inclusion Advisory Board and former professional footballer

13 NOVEMBER 2020

Safeguarding - new approaches and lessons from recent developments -  14:00 GMT/15:00 CET/9:00 EST

• • James Counsell QC, Barrister, Outer Temple Chambers
  • Jennie Smith, Barrister & Safeguarding Advisor
  • Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson, Paralympian, Crossbench Peer in the House of Lords, Motivational Speaker and Broadcaster
  • Anne Tiivas, Chair, SafeSport International
  • John Mehrzad QC, Head of Sport, Littleton Chambers

Protecting against exploitation in women's sport - 17:00 GMT/18:00 CET/12:00 EST

• • Khayran Noor, Advocate of the High Court of Kenya & Founder & CEO, Sports Legal
  • Khalida Popal, Founder & Director, Girl Power Organisation
  • Kat Craig, CEO, Athlead CIC
  • Madalina Diaconu, Lawyer; Managing Partner @SPLC Avocats & Notaires, Associate Professor - University of Neuchatel, Member of UEFA Member of the Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body

16 NOVEMBER 2020 

Tax - how are tax authorities changing their approach to sports organisations and athletes - 14:00 GMT/15:00 CET/9:00 EST

• • Kelly Stricklin-Coutinho, Barrister, 39 Essex Chambers
  • Michelle Sloane, Partner, RPC
  • Rhys Linnell, Sport & Entertainment Tax Adviser at Saffery Champness LLP
  • Mario Tenore, Fiscalista/Tax advisor, Maisto e Associati
  • Carlos Carnero, Abogado, Senn Ferrero Asociados Sports & Entertainment

Insurance - How is the insurance industry adjusting to the demands of the sports sector? - 17:00 GMT/18:00 CET/12:00 EST

• • Joshua Charalambous. Senior Associate, RPC
  • James Hands, Head of Sports & Entertainment, Miller Insurance
  • Deborah Nicholson, Head of Crime and Regulatory, Markel Law

17 NOVEMBER 2020

Financial regulation and salary caps - 14:00 GMT/15:00 CET/9:00 EST

• • Kwadjo Adjepong, Competition Law Expert & Arbitrator, Sport Resolutions
  • Benoit Keane, Solicitor & Avocat at Keane Legal
  • Noah Croom, Managing Partner, Beautiful Game Group LLC & former Major League Sports Executive
  • James Eighteen, Partner, Northridge Law
  • Christopher Stoner QC, Barrister, Serle Court

Private equity investment in sport - 17:00 GMT/18:00 CET/12:00 EST

• • Nic Couchman, Partner, Head of Sport at Charles Russell Speechlys LLP
  • Peter Hanton, Associate, Clifford Chance LLP and former Secondee at CVC Capital Partners and at Blackstone
  • Greg Scott, Senior Associate, Clifford Chance LLP and former Secondee at CVC Capital Partners and at Blackstone

18 NOVEMBER 2020

What is the future of sports integrity functions?  - 13:00 GMT/14:00 CET/8:00 EST

• • Louis Weston, Barrister, Outer Temple Chambers
  • Wayne Barnes, Barrister, Fulcrum Chambers & International Rugby Union Referee
  • Ronan O'Laoire, Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Officer at United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
  • Donna Bartley, Senior Associate, Morgan Sports Law

Anti-doping - Examining contamination cases - 17:00 GMT/18:00 CET/12:00 EST

• • Jonathan Taylor QC, Head of Sports Group (London), Bird & Bird
  • Paul Greene, Sports Lawyer & Founder, Global Sports Advocates
  • Jeff Novitzky, Vice President of Athlete Health and Performance, UFC
  • Janie Soublière, Principal, Soubliere Sport Law and Arbitrator, Court of Arbitration for Sport, Sport Dispute Resolution Center of Canada, Sport Resolutions and UFC Anti-Doping Panel

19 NOVEMBER 2020  

How can you establish an effective independent National Sports Tribunal? -  13:00 GMT/14:00 CET/8:00 EST

• • Professor Jack Anderson, Director of Studies, Sports Law, Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne 
  • Jonathan Bray, Deputy CEO and Registrar, National Sports Tribunal, Australian Government Department of Health
  • Catherine Pitre, Head of Case Management, Sport Resolutions

Dealing with expert witnesses - using hot tubbing for expert witnesses  - 14:00 GMT/15:00 CET/9:00 EST

• • Brent Nowicki, Head of Anti-Doping Division, Court of Arbitration for Sport
  • Lord Dyson, Arbitrator, Sport Resolution and Court of Arbitration for Sport, Former Master of the Rolls & Justice of the Supreme Court, 39 Essex Chambers
  • Jim Bunting, Founding Partner, Tyr LLP
  • Hon. Dr Annabelle Bennett, AC, SC, FAA, Arbitrator, Court of Arbitration, Chancellor, Bond University, President, Anti-Discrimination Board and retired Judge of the Federal Court of Australia 

20 NOVEMBER 2020 

What legal and governance lessons have been learned from the COVID-19 pandemic? - 14:00 GMT/15:00 CET/9:00 EST

• • Mike​ Herbert, Associate, Northridge Law
  • Stephen Taylor Heath, Partner and Head of Sport, JMW Solicitors
  • Norman Wain, General Counsel, Chief of Business Affairs at USA Track & Field, Inc
  • Ashley Ehlert, Legal Director, International Ice Hockey Federation

In-House Counsel Forum - 17:00 GMT/18:00 CET/12:00 EST

• • Sarah Crowther QC, Barrister, Outer Temple Chambers
  • Jeff Gewirtz, Executive Vice President of Business Affairs and Chief Legal & Compliance Officer, BSE Global (Brooklyn Nets)
  • James Stebbing, General Counsel at Six Nations Rugby / British & Irish Lions
  • Cliodhna Guy, Head of Licensing, Legal & Compliance (Legal Counsel), The Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board
  • Alejandra Salmerón García, Senior Legal Counsel at Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA)

Buying Your Ticket 

It is recommended you use or a Standard or Plus account and login to your account when you are purchasing your ticket to ensure you can watch the video recordings. 

General Admission

• Standard Ticket: £140
• LawInSport Plus Member Ticket: £90
• Corporate Group Tickets: For organisations with teams of 5 or more people wishing to attend email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Student rate (50% discount) only for FULL TIME STUDENTS

• Full-Time Standard student ticket: £70
  To claims your non plus member full-time student ticket enter the coupon code 'LISconf20Stu' when you are logged into your account.
• Full-Time Student with LawInSport Plus/Academic Membership Ticket: £45
  To claims your full-time student Plus member enter ticket use the coupon code 'LISconf20StuPlus' when you are logged into your account.
  
  Please be aware that we check each student status as a full-time student before the conference starts. If you purchase a student when you are not Full-Time Student (i.e. a working student) you will be prevented from viewing the conference until the balance is paid and your membership may be revoked.
  
  

Athletes & Coaches 

• Full-Time Current & Former Athlete & Esports Players/Managers/Coaches = FREE

If you are have represented your country at the Olympics and Paralympics or you have been a full-time professional athlete, manager or coach, please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with your details about the club or country you currently or have represented. If you are currently working in the professional services sector or you are in an executive position for a sports organisation you will not be eligible for free ticket. 

For all inquiries please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Each attendee only needs to register once for the Conference and they will receive registration details for each session advance of the event. Discounts are applied automatically during the registration and checkout.

Please note that all tickets are nonrefundable. 

Further Discounts

As with all LawInSport's activities we set the price to be as inclusive as possible. A full price ticket equates to less than 1 hour of  billable time for the majority of lawyers around the world. For students it is less than the price of a couple cups of coffees for each session, and is around than 5% of the costs of many online courses. Therefore we hope you will understand why we do not offer any additional discounts.

Interactive Panel Discussions

The conference provides attendees interactive panel discussions, with world leading experts discussing the contemporary legal issues impacting global sport. You get to engage will fellow attendees in the chat feature and ask your questions throughout the sessions. 

Professional Development & Knowledge Sharing

Not only will attendees partake in cutting edge panel discussions, they will also be given live links to relevant documents, case law and more to help with professional development and provide a truly interactive experience.  

The conference provides 16 hours of self-certified CPD points.

Networking

The LawInSport Annual conference is well known for its unparalleled networking opportunities, and this will be a theme that continues at this year’s conference. We will be introducing digital open forums for attendees to network and share ideas and opinions. 

All Sessions Are Recorded

All recordings will be accessible through a central page on LawInSport.com that will give you access to recordings to all the session.To access the recording you will need to have:

• Purchased a ticket for the conference, with your LawInSport account. If you don't have an account you can register here for free.
• Once registered you can view the recordings at the central page when the conference starts.You will receive a certificate for each recording you have watched in full. 

PREVIOUS ATTENDING COMPANIES

3 Hare Court Chambers
14 Sports Law
39 Essex Chambers
4 New Square
Alexiou Fisher Philipps
All India Football Federation
Anglia Ruskin University
Ararat - Armenia Football Club
Arent Fox
Arsenal FC
Asian Football Confederation
AVENS
Axia Sports and Media Group Limited
Bär & Karrer AG
BBC
BCL Solicitors LLP
Bird & Bird
Blackstone Chambers
BPP University
Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club
Camargos, Melo, Moraes e Mendonça Advogados
Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy, SOAS
Chelsea FC
City Football Group
Clintons Solicitors
CMB-Sociedade de Advogados, R.L.
Cooke, Young & Keidan LLP
Creative Artists Agency
Credit Suisse
Cresta
CRESTA TALENTS
Crystal Palace F.C.
CTP International
Dahl Law Firm
Davidson Chalmers LLP
Deloitte LLP
Dentons
Derby County FC
DFL Deutsche Fussball Liga GmbH
Discovery Corporate Services Limited
DLA Piper
DMU
ECA
ECIJA & ASOCIADOS ABOGADOS BARCELONA, S.L.
Edge Hill University
Effori Sports Law
English Football Association
EPFL
Ethisport
European Club Association
Everton Football Club
European Leagues
Farrer & Co
FC ALVERCA
FIFA
FIFPro
FK Sarajevo
Fletcher Day
Fletcher Sports Law
Football-Support
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Fulham Football Club
Furnival Chambers
Geldards
German Football Agents Association
Hoffmann Liebs
Howard Kennedy
Huddersfield Town Football Club
IMG
IPS Law LLP
Juventus FC Women
K&L Gates
K2 Intelligence
Kings Chambers
lafranchi meyer attorneys at law
LawInSport
Law Office Bolcar
Legia Warszawa SA
Legislab
LEVEL Law
Lewis Silkin LLP
Libra Law SA
Linklaters LLP
Lisbies Pro Finishing Workshop
Littleton Chambers
Lombardi Associates
Loughborough University
Luton Town FC
MACCABI TEL AVIV FC
MAQS Advokatbyrå
Manchester United Football Club
Miller Insurance Services LLP
Mills & Reeve
Mishcon de Reya LLP
Moraes e Mendonça Advogados
Morgan Sports Law
Muckle LLP
National Olympic Committee of Uzbekistan
Nicolaus Copernicus University
Norges Fotballforbund
Northern Cricket Union
Northridge
Norton Rose Fulbright LLP
Norwich City Football Club plc
NYU
Off Field Sports Consulting Ltd
OLYMPIACOS F.C.
omnisports
Onesportfootball.com
Onside Law
Osborne Clarke
Pit Stop Brand Consultancy
Pitch International
PLAUSUS UK LTD
Real Madrid C.F.
Reed Smith LLP
Rock Sports Management
RPC
Ruiz-Huerta & Crespo
Saffery Champness
Saudi Professional League
SB PROFESSIONISTI SRLS
Schweele Law Office
SEG (Sports Entertainment Group)
Serjeants Inn Chambers
Sheridans
Shoosmiths LLP
Silverbeck
Souloukou & Partners Law Firm
Southampton FC
Sports People's Think Tank
Squire Patton Boggs (UK)
Sydney Mitchell LLP
Tactic Connect
The European Football Agents Association (“EFAA”)'
The Football Association of Norway
The Football Association of Wales
The Sporting Way
Triple S Sports Entertainment Group
Thomas Cooper LLP
Tufan Football Club
UCFB
Unicef UK
Unique Sports Management
University of Law
University of Northampton
University of Pretoria
University of Reading
University of Zurich
Uzbekistan Football Association
Vandellos Sports Law
Vassallo Group
VfB Stuttgart 1893 AG
VISCHER
Wasserman Media Group
Watford FC
Women In Football
whampoo