About
Dan is a Senior Associate in the Commercial Dispute Resolution team and chair of the firm’s cross-discipline sports sector practice group. He advises on a broad range of disputes and regulatory matters, with a particular focus on international arbitration, sports regulation and public law. Dan’s matters often involve high‑value, complex international disputes.
Dan has acted in a broad range of domestic and international arbitrations, including proceedings before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, FA Rule K tribunals, and investor‑state proceedings before ICSID. He also regularly advises sports governing bodies, businesses and individuals on regulatory matters and conducts regulatory investigations.
In addition to sporting regulations, Dan’s advisory and regulatory practice includes advice on competition law, in which area Dan has completed an advanced practitioner course at the London School of Economics. Dan’s broader disputes practice includes a variety of commercial proceedings in the High Court.
Dan also regularly acts for commonwealth governments in proceedings before the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, primarily in relation to final appeals in criminal cases and in judicial review or constitutional proceedings.
Daniel is admitted to practise in England and Wales.
Experience
Recent experience includes:
- Advising a foreign government in ICSID proceedings defending a nine‑figure expropriation claim.
- Acting for an international sports federation in proceedings before the CAS, as well as related litigation overseas, in relation to a major dispute over its flagship event.
- Drafting competition regulations for a new professional football league overseas.
- Acting for the governments of multiple foreign nations in the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council and the courts of England and Wales.
- Advising a candidate for the presidency of a major international sports federation on challenges to the relevant electoral system.
- Conducting regulatory investigations at the elite youth level for a world-renowned sports organisation.
- Advising a major sports league on its dual-interest ownership regulations
Dan has authored articles in both industry and wider publications and has been quoted in The Athletic on the topic of multi‑club ownership in football, as well as Bloomberg on the topic of crypto sponsorships in football. He has also spoken at the LawinSport Football Law Conference.
