Midlands firm Wright Hassall has launched a sports management arm for professional athletes and snared an Aston Villa player as its first client.
The Leamington Spa-based firm has set up Wright Sports Management, which will use the firm’s own lawyers and consultants but will operate as a separate business. It will be fully owned by Wright Hassall.
19-year-old Aston Villa midfielder Courtney Cameron has signed up as the management business’ first client. Cameron joined the Birmingham club from Northampton Town in 2009 for £35,000.
The firm said the management arm would remove the middle man and bring the entire service to professional athletes in-house.
The three-man team will consist of Wright Hassall senior partner and real estate lawyer Nick Abell, disputes partner Stuart Cutting and litigation solicitor Nathan Talbott - a former Wolverhampton Wanderers professional.
Talbott said: “The wheels were set in motion early last year and Wright Sports Management is the result. We have since been liaising with ex-professional footballers and other people within sport to gain an insight into the business side of it all.
“It’s a complete management service on a transparent basis and this year we’ll be looking to increase the size of the business.”
Readers' comments (3)
Anonymous | 21-Feb-2012 1:38 pm
another firm trying to act as sports lawyers. Why are they liasing with ex footballers to gain an insight about the sports business. Don't they already know there stuff!
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Anonymous | 21-Feb-2012 5:42 pm
I think you'll find its their stuff, rather than there stuff.... That aside I think it is a tricky area to practice in, having done so previously. May be why they have set the business up as a stand alone!
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Rob | 21-Feb-2012 7:28 pm
I think you'll find that, unless you're American, it's 'practise', not 'practice'.
Ah, Wright Hassall - great name for a law firm when spoken!
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