‘Barristers at Holland Park Chambers counsel international sporting bodies, corporations, sports clubs and sports personalities on contractual issues, company law, shareholder disputes, and acquisitions and disposals.  Since 1990, Samantha Kane has been a pioneer in foreign direct investment in English football clubs and the changing financial structures of clubs.  She is strategically placed to advise on all aspects of business law specifically relating to football clubs, whether in private or public ownership (i.e., listed on the stock exchange).

Often, clubs are faced with inviting investments from wealthy individuals and/or businesses to transform a club’s performance, which needs to be legally structured.  Barristers at Holland Park Chambers can provide clear and pragmatic advice on strategic and challenging transactions, particularly when it comes to multi-jurisdictional dimensions, in conjunction with the chambers’ international network and expertise.  We advise shareholders, investors and lenders in relation to the football industry, in particular, and corporate and business, in general, wherever they are on the globe.  Our expertise extends to beyond the business of sport to any takeover transactions, mergers and acquisitions, joint venture, restructurings and buy-outs.’