Stephen Sampson Email & Phone Number

I am the head of Squire Patton Boggs UK Litigation Practice and the industry group leader and Global Head of the Sports & Entertainment Group. My expertise covers commercial, regulatory and contentious work, particularly for clients in the sports, media, and entertainment and sectors, developed over the past 25 years.For a decade I have been recommended in Band 1 in Chambers UK 2023 for Sports Law UK-wide and ranked in the Hall of Fame in The Legal 500 UK 2023 for Sports. I am included in the 12th edition of The Best Lawyers in the UK for Sports Law. I am an Arbitrator at the Court of Arbitration for Sport, the Vice Chair of the UEFA Club Financial Control Body Appeals Chamber and (pro bono) a member of the World Triathlon Tribunal. The Legal 500 UK 2022 interviewees describe me as: “One of the most experienced sports lawyers in the UK with unrivalled knowledge. He is also one of the most hard working, well prepared and thoughtful solicitors in the space, who gives 100% to his clients and has very good judgment.”“An exceptional litigator, not only with a vast knowledge but with a very down-to-earth practical way of applying that knowledge to what was a very novel area of law.”The Legal 500 UK 2023 interviewees describe me as:“Exceptional experience – Stephen Sampson. You can rely on Stephen doing a first-class job (and you know he will leave no stone unturned in ensuring the instruction is given the attention it requires and is completed on time).”“Stephen Sampson is one of the most experienced solicitors in sport. He has excellent judgement and gives 100% to his clients.”“Stephen Sampson is cerebral, conscientious and committed – leaves no stone unturned.”

Listed skills include Arbitration, Dispute Resolution, Commercial Litigation, Intellectual Property, and 4 others.

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  Head Of The Sports Law Group

  Squire Patton Boggs

  Sep 1996 - Present - London, United Kingdom

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  University Of Nottingham