Mishcon de Reya LLP

Mishcon de Reya LLP‘s sports group continues to advise on complex matters across regulatory, commercial, and contentious work. The team has acted on significant contracts and commercial matters for high-profile athletes, including Marcus Rashford. Its wider commercial portfolio includes involvement in a $1bn OTT streaming deal in boxing and acting for corporates such as TikTok on sports-focused investments. The group has also advised on governance, competition and media issues for clients ranging from international governments to national governing bodies and remains active on a range of financial and disciplinary issues on the regulatory side. In keeping with the firm-wide commitment to innovation, work has continued across the sportstech, data, and AI fields, and is regularly instructed on new ventures and start-ups in these sectors. Key names to note include Peter Nunn , the driving force behind the sport disputes practice, and Kavan Bakhda, joined as a partner from Kennedy’s in 2025.