Henry Goldschmidt is a director in the London Litigation Practice, working within the Sports & Entertainment Industry Group and focusing on contentious and regulatory sports matters.
Henry Goldschmidt has successfully represented stakeholders from across the sports industry, including international federations, national governing bodies, leagues, clubs, teams, competition organisers, agencies, investors, senior executives, coaches and athletes. In addition to the English courts, he has acted before various national and international tribunals and the Court of Arbitration for Sport – many of them high-profile cases.
Henry has advised on a broad spectrum of issues, including financial fair play, multi-club ownership, owners’ and directors’ duties, anti-doping, concussion, agency, governance, eligibility, safeguarding, selection appeals, negligence, contractual claims, the sale and purchase of clubs/teams and international transfers. He has also conducted several investigations (of varying scopes and sizes) in relation to matters of sporting integrity, executive misconduct, athlete welfare and discrimination.
Henry has completed the BASL Post Graduate Certificate in Sports Law from De Montfort University (with distinction). Prior to focusing on the sports sector, Henry spent four years practising commercial litigation and international arbitration at a leading international law firm and has also spent time in-house on secondment.
Sports-related Work
Non-sports Work