Ian Lynam
Ian’s practice spans a wide range of transactional and regulatory areas of sports law. Ian’s recent work highlights include advising: Blue Heaven Holdings on the sale of Everton FC to The Friedkin Group; Red Bull on its investment in Leeds United FC; Atairos on its investment in Aston Villa FC; Michele Kang on her acquisition of London City Lionesses; Al Nassr on the signing of Cristiano Ronaldo; Chelsea FC on its acquisition by the Boehly/Clearlake consortium; Elliott on the sale of AC Milan; and Spotify on its partnership with FC Barcelona. Ian is a contributing author to a number of leading textbooks including “Sport: Law and Practice”, “Football and the Law” and “The Negotiator’s Desk Reference”. He regularly speaks at conferences (including previous MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conferences) and lectures on a number of undergraduate and postgraduate university programmes. · Northridge Law LLP
About
Founding Partner at Northridge Law LLP with a wide-ranging transactional and regulatory sports law practice, advising on major football club sales, investments, player signings and commercial partnerships. He is a contributing author to leading sports law textbooks and regularly speaks and lectures on sports law and related topics.
Practice areas
Office
Expertise
Education
- Harvard University, The Business of Entertainment, Media and Sports (2019)
- Kings College London, Postgraduate Certificate in Sports Law (2006)
- University College Dublin, Bachelor Civil Law (1999)
Admissions
- Law Society of Ireland
- New York State Bar Association