What the directories say: "extremely refreshing to deal with", "a genuine specialist", "there is no one to touch him in pure sponsorship matters"
Andy is a partner specialising in the commercial aspects of sports law, in particular sponsorship, merchandising and licensing. Having trained in the City, he joined specialist sports law firm Townleys on qualification in 1995, then became a partner when the firm merged with Hammonds in 2001.
Equally comfortable working with rights holders or sponsors, Andy has advised clients in over forty sports. They include FIFA, UEFA, Rugby World Cup, Six Nations Rugby, European Rugby Cup, British Lions Limited, Laureus World Sports Awards, Carlsberg, Gillette, Nike, Nationwide Building Society, npower, Bacardi-Martini and UBS. He has been involved in shirt sponsorship deals with the following football clubs; Everton FC, Fulham FC, Liverpool FC, Middlesbrough FC and Aston Villa FC.
Andy lectures widely to the sports sponsorship industry and at numerous academic establishments including Kings College London (postgraduate certificate in sports law) and Liverpool University (MBA in football studies).
