Mr Kwadjo Adjepong (1971)
Lawyer (United Kingdom)
Eng
Member of the Standards, Ethics and Rules Committee, UK Athletics (2020- ); Member of the Judicial Panel, Premier League Football (2020- ); Chair of the Independent Eligibility Panel, UK Sport – Olympic and Paralympic Sport ( 2019-); Member of the Independent Disciplinary Panel, Lawn Tennis Association (2019- ); Chair, various independent judicial panels of the Football Association (2018- ); Panel Member, Sport Resolutions (2018- ); Assistant Director within the Enforcement Directorate of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). |
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Mr James Bonington (1978)
Solicitor (United Kingdom)
Eng
LLB English and German Law, Liverpool University; Legal Practice Course, Nottingham Law School; Postgraduate Certificate in Sports Law, Kings College London; Member of the Law Society of England and Wales; General Counsel at Chelsea Football Club (2014- ); Former Head of Legal - Corporate at The Football Association (2011-2014). |
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Mr Edward Canty (1975)
Solicitor (United Kingdom)
Eng
Centrefield LLP, Sport – Law – Media, partner (2015- ); James Chapman & Co Sports Department, solicitor (1999-2006); Brabners LLP Sports Department, partner (2006-2015); non-executive Board Director of the Professional Footballers Asscoiation Company, PFA Enterprises Ltd.; |
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Mr Nicholas Coward (1966)
Solicitor (United Kingdom)
Eng
LLB University of Bristol; Solicitor, England & Wales (non-practicing); Consultant, Star India/Pro Kabaddi League; Chair, Sportable Technologies; Expert Partner, Portas Consulting; Chair of the Regulatory Committee of the England & Wales Cricket Board; Chair, England Golf; Chair & Interim CEO of UK Athletics; General Secretary, Premier League; CEO British Horseracing; Non-Executive Director/Corporate Legal Football Association. |
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Ms Svenja Geissmar (1964)
lawyer (Germany)
Eng/Deu
General counsel of Arsenal Football Club; Chair of the Arsenal Foundation; Member of the Executive Committee of Arsenal Football Club |
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Mr Jamie Herbert (1982)
Solicitor (United Kingdom)
Eng
Solicitor (England & Wales); BA Modern European Studies; Graduate Diploma in Law; Legal Practice Course; Director of Governance at Premier League (2015- ); Formerly Solicitor at Bird & Bird LLP (2006-2015). |
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Mr Mark Hovell (1968)
Solicitor (United Kingdom)
Eng
Solicitor, Partner - Head of Sports Law Department Mills & Reeve LLP, Manchester; Former Secretary of British Basketball Players Association; external legal advisor to Professional Footballers Association and British Athletes Commission. Member of the National Anti-Doping Panel (NADP) in United Kingdom. Licensed Insolvency Practitioner. Member of "Rex Sport Asociación de Asesores del Deporte" |
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Mr Rod McKenzie (1958)
Solicitor (United Kingdom)
Eng
LLB, N.P., Solicitor; Legal Counsel at the Scottish Professional Football League; Member of the judicial and appeal panels of the European Rugby World Cup, 14 club European and South Africa League, Rugby World Cup and World Rugby Panels. |
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Mr Michael Nicholson (1976)
Solicitor (United Kingdom)
Eng
Bachelor of laws, University of Glasgow ; Director of Football and Administration and Legal at Celtic plc ; Company Secretary at Celtic plc ; Member of the Professional Games Board, Scottish Football Association ; Member of the Rules Revision Committee, Scottish Football Association ; Member of the Football Regulatory and Administration Group, Scottish Football Association ; Member of the Competitions Working Group, Scottish Professional Football League ; Member of the Legal Advisory Panel, European Club Association ; Former Head of Dispute Resolution Department at Harper Macleod LLP (1998-2013). |
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Dr Leanne O'Leary (1974)
Solicitor (New Zealand / United Kingdom)
Eng
PhD LLM (Hons) University of Dublin, Trinity College Law School; Reader in Law (Associate Professor)/Solicitor Edge Hill University (2012 - ); Member of the Governance Committee of World Netball (2017 - ); International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) Ethics Commission (2023 – current); International Orienteering Ethics Panel (2020 – present); Premier League Judicial Panel (2019 – present). |
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Mr Jonathan Rennie (1976)
Lawyer (United Kingdom)
Eng
LLB and Diploma in Law at Glasgow University; Qualified as a Solicitor in Scotland, and England & Wales; Notary Public; Partner at TLT LLP; Qualified Chartered Company Secretary; Judicial Chair; Scottish football Association (SFA); Arbitrator, Scottish Football Association; Judicial Chair, Scottish Rugby Union (SRU); Arbitrator, Sport Resolutions; Appointed to the Federation Court of the Commonwealth Games (2022); Appointed to the Federation Court for the Rugby League World Cup (2022). Director and Trustee of UK sports employability and football charity, Street League. |
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Mr Stephen Sampson (1972)
Solicitor (United Kingdom)
Eng
BA (hons); Postgraduate Diploma in Law; Solicitor (England & Wales); Partner, Global Head of the Sports & Entertainment Group and Head of the Litigation Practice at Squire Patton Boggs (UK) LLP; Lecturer on sports law; pro bono non-executive Chair of Parkour Earth, Member of the World Triathlon Tribunal. |
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Mr Patrick Stewart (1972)
Solicitor (United Kingdom)
Eng
Bachelor of Laws, University of Glasgow; General Counsel, Manchester United Football Club; Member of the Legal Advisory Group of the Premier League; Member of the Medical Working Group of the Premier League; Member of the Legal Working Group of the European Club Association; Former Senior Legal Counsel at TEAM Marketing AG (2001-2006). |
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Mr Takuya Yamazaki (1970)
Attorney-at-law (Japan)
Jap/Eng
LLB Waseda University, Tokyo; Arbitrator and mediator of the Japan Sports Arbitration Agency; Chairman of FIFPro Asia/Oceania; member of the Advisory panel in the grievance mechanism for the Tokyo 2020 sustainable sourcing code; Board member of the World Players’ Association; former member of the FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber; former committee member of special committees of sports organizations such as Japan Sports Arbitration Agency, Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics organizing committee and Japan Sports Association. |