Mr Kwadjo Adjepong (1971)
Lawyer (United Kingdom)
Eng
A qualified lawyer since 1998; Commission Chair, Judicial Panel, Premier League (Football) (2020- ); Commission Chair, Judicial Panels, the Football Association (2018- ); Chair, Eligibility Panel, UK Sport (Olympic and Paralympic Sport) (2019- ); Commission Chair, Judicial Panel, Lawn Tennis Association (2019-); Board Director, Table Tennis England (2021- ); Member, Standards, Ethics & Rules Committee, UK Athletics (2020- ); Assistant Director, Competition and Markets Authority; Former Arbitrator, Disputes Commission, English Football League; Former Chair, Board of Appeal, UK Athletics; Former Disciplinary Commission Member, International Tennis Federation & International Tennis Integrity Agency; Former Arbitrator, Sport Resolutions; Former Executive Director, Goldman Sachs International. |
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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
Partner, Sport – Law – Media, Centrefield LLP (2015- ); Solicitor, James Chapman & Co Sports Department (1999-2006); Former Partner, Brabners LLP Sports Department (2006-2015); Former non-executive Board Director of the Professional Footballers Association Company, PFA Enterprises Ltd (2012-2021). |
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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, Regulatory Committee of the England & Wales Cricket Board; Chair, England Golf; Chair & Interim CEO, UK Athletics; General Secretary, Premier League; CEO British Horseracing; Non-Executive Director, Corporate Legal Football Association. |
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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; Assistant Professor/Solicitor Maynooth University (2025- ); World Netball Governance Committee Member (2017- ); International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) Ethics Commission (2023- ); Premier League Judicial Panel (2019- ). |
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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 Level Law (2024- ); 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
Arbitrator & Solicitor; Bachelor of Laws, University of Glasgow (UK) and Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz (Germany); Former CEO, Board Director and General Counsel, Manchester United Football Club (2006-2024); Former Member of the Legal Advisory Group of the Premier League (2012-2024); Former Member of the Financial Controls Advisory Group of the Premier League (2021 - 2022); Former Member of the Medical Working Group of the Premier League (2016-2021); Former Member of the Legal & Regulatory Working Group of the European Club Association (2017-2024) and the FA's CEO Advisory Group for women's professional football; Former Senior Legal Counsel at TEAM Marketing AG (2001-2006). |