4 www.lemansolicitors.com Leman Solicitors, 8-34 Percy Place, Dublin 4 SPORTS LAW The Sports industry has undergone prolific change in the last decade, with the challenges of professionalism, the emphasis on governance and the ongoing funding issues that affects every athlete, club and governing body. Athletes and governing bodies are coming together to create high performance units with excellent results. Club membership is under pressure for a variety of financial reasons with the very existence of some under threat. National Governing bodies are increasingly sophisticated organisations, learning from past mistakes and determined to create an environment that encourages participation and investment from stakeholders. At Leman Solicitors, we are specialist advisors to athletes, clubs and governing bodies. Larry Fenelon Larry is an experts in Sports law. He advises the GAA central council at DRA sports arbitration. Larry regularly chairs the FAI disciplinary and appeal hearings. He has represented athletes at Olympic, international and domestic levels in challenge cases. Larry is a keys advisor to over 25 sports governing bodies in Ireland. He is at the forefront of Sports arbitration in Ireland, and has lectured extensively in Sports Law. Telephone: +353 (0)1 639 3000 Email: [email protected] Over 1.7 million that actively participate in Sport in Ireland with over 270,000 adults who volunteer in sport each week. There are 64 National Governing Bodies in Ireland and 12,000 clubs. The industry is worth over 1.8 billion to Ireland annually and makes up 1.4% of the GDP. Over 38,000 people are employed through sport and sport related activities. Sport-related tourism supports almost 3,000 jobs with 150,000 sporting contributing 110 million to the economy annually. CONTACT THE INDUSTRY We aim to provide value to our clients through a variety of innovations such as: Expertise With over 20 years combined experience our sports law team bring efficiencies to resolving the common challenges of athletes, clubs and sports bodies. Our hourly rates are substantially below our competitors. Transparency We provide online access to insurers to our files, giving real time progress on both files and costs. We are one of the first Irish law firms to provide a Client Extranet Service. Reporting We provide an initial report on liability and quantum, to enable them to manage their technical reserve in relation to each claim. We also provide monthly progress reports. Cost Management As part of our service offering we can agree fee arrangements at the outset of an instruction. We are amenable to provide a discount on a volume basis. VALUE SPORTS LAW 4 1