Alex Kelham's guest appearances

Alex Kelham

Law In Sport Podcast

Lewis Silkin Radio

Lance Armstrong

Peter Crowther

David Murray

Katherine Grainger

Nick Fitzpatrick

Alastair Campbell

Travis Tygart

Cassandra Heilbronn

Adam Lovatt

Daniel Geey

Kevin Carpenter

Richard Millington

Takuya Yamazaki

Brett Clothier

Bobby Hacker

OwlTail

Andrew Osborne

In this first episode of our inaugural series of the Future of Sport podcast, our host (JJ Shaw) is joined by Alex Kelham and Andrew Osborne – Partners at Lewis Silkin and Co-Heads of the Sports Business group.  We explore some of the biggest and most interesting commercial and regulatory issues facing the sports industry over the coming years – including the emergence of new technologies and NFTs, the impact of Brexit on global mobility, athlete activism and funding in sport.  Don’t’ forget to subscribe to Lewis Silkin Radio for more on this series as well as others. Visit www.lewissilkin.com/sports to find out more. 

In this first episode of our inaugural series of the Future of Sport podcast, our host (JJ Shaw) is joined by Alex Kelham and Andrew Osborne – Partners at Lewis Silkin and Co-Heads of the Sports Business group.  We explore some of the biggest and most interesting commercial and regulatory issues facing the sports industry over the coming years – including the emergence of new technologies and NFTs, the impact of Brexit on global mobility, athlete activism and funding in sport.  Don’t’ forget to subscribe to Lewis Silkin Radio for more on this series as well as others. Visit <a href="http://www.lewissilkin.com/sports" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.lewissilkin.com/sports</a> to find out more.

Future of Sport: Trends you should know about (with Alex Kelham and Andrew Osborne)

Lewis Silkin

Alex Kelham is an an experienced commercial and IP lawyer and is the Head of Lewis Silkin's Sports Business Group. Although Alex has particular expertise in the sports sector, Alex also advises brands, marketing agencies and other IP rich businesses on a range of commercial, brand and marketing issues.Alex's sport clients include federations, teams, events, athletes and venues. Alex assists them in the management, exploitation and protection of their commercial rights and advises on all aspects of hosting events, and also works with brands and agencies on a range of sports marketing and commercial matters, ranging from sponsorship, talent agreements and TV production, to social media and brand protection.Alex previously worked at the 2012 London Olympic games and is also a board member for British Swimming.In this podcast Alex shares her journey into sports law and gives advice to those aspiring to work in the sector.Alex speaks to LawInSport’s CEO, Sean Cottrell.1:51 - Her journey into law3:32 - Her swimming career5:50 - When did she start working with sports clients8:12 - Being involved in the 2012 London Olympic Games11:22 - Her take on the Tokyo Olympics and the issues surrounding the Games13:41 - Her life after the Olympics; transitioning back into private practice16:50 - Becoming Head of Sport at Lewis Silkin17:38 - How to raise your profile whilst keeping your ego in check21:52 - What work she finds the most interesting26:51 - What she pays attention to outside of her work29:30 - Politics in sport - will this be necessary for younger lawyers to learn about33:34 - What characteristics she looks for in colleagues39:55 - Her and the team's plans for the futureWe thoroughly enjoyed the interview and took a lot away from it. We hope you do the same. The host is Sean Cottrell (@spcott), founder and CEO of LawInSport.For more sports law news, commentary and analysis go to LawInSport.comUpcoming Events: www.lawinsport.com/sports-law-eventsLawInSport Recruitment: https://www.lawinsport.com/careers/recruitment-services.LawInSport Academy Mentoring Scheme: www.lawinsport.com/announcementsFollow us on Twitter @LawInSport and Sean at @spcott.Listen to podcast on:Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/lawinsportiTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/lawlnsport-sports-law-podcastSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7zNCAlkXxL2XEfypDApye8?si=nViULnknQeSAKSdXKUL2kA

Alex Kelham is an an experienced commercial and IP lawyer and is the Head of Lewis Silkin's Sports Business Group. Although Alex has particular expertise in the sports sector, Alex also advises brands, marketing agencies and other IP rich businesses on a range of commercial, brand and marketing issues. Alex's sport clients include federations, teams, events, athletes and venues. Alex assists them in the management, exploitation and protection of their commercial rights and advises on all aspects of hosting events, and also works with brands and agencies on a range of sports marketing and commercial matters, ranging from sponsorship, talent agreements and TV production, to social media and brand protection. Alex previously worked at the 2012 London Olympic games and is also a board member for British Swimming. In this podcast Alex shares her journey into sports law and gives advice to those aspiring to work in the sector. Alex speaks to LawInSport’s CEO, Sean Cottrell. 1:51 - Her journey into law 3:32 - Her swimming career 5:50 - When did she start working with sports clients 8:12 - Being involved in the 2012 London Olympic Games 11:22 - Her take on the Tokyo Olympics and the issues surrounding the Games 13:41 - Her life after the Olympics; transitioning back into private practice 16:50 - Becoming Head of Sport at Lewis Silkin 17:38 - How to raise your profile whilst keeping your ego in check 21:52 - What work she finds the most interesting 26:51 - What she pays attention to outside of her work 29:30 - Politics in sport - will this be necessary for younger lawyers to learn about 33:34 - What characteristics she looks for in colleagues 39:55 - Her and the team's plans for the future We thoroughly enjoyed the interview and took a lot away from it. We hope you do the same.  The host is Sean Cottrell (@spcott), founder and CEO of LawInSport. For more sports law news, commentary and analysis go to <a href="http://LawInSport.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LawInSport.com</a> Upcoming Events: <a href="http://www.lawinsport.com/sports-law-events" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.lawinsport.com/sports-law-events</a> LawInSport Recruitment: <a href="https://www.lawinsport.com/careers/recruitment-services" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.lawinsport.com/careers/recruitment-services</a>. LawInSport Academy Mentoring Scheme: <a href="http://www.lawinsport.com/announcements" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.lawinsport.com/announcements</a> Follow us on Twitter @LawInSport and Sean at @spcott. Listen to podcast on: Soundcloud: <a href="https://soundcloud.com/lawinsport" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://soundcloud.com/lawinsport</a> iTunes: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/lawlnsport-sports-law-podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/lawlnsport-sports-law-podcast</a> Spotify: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/7zNCAlkXxL2XEfypDApye8?si=nViULnknQeSAKSdXKUL2kA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://open.spotify.com/show/7zNCAlkXxL2XEfypDApye8?si=nViULnknQeSAKSdXKUL2kA</a>

Alex Kelham, Partner and Head of Sports Business Group, Lewis Silkin - E111