Former Millwall and Charlton chief executive lands new role

Former Millwall and Charlton chief executive Steve Kavanagh has been appointed as the head of a specialist sport division launched by international corporate law firm gunnercooke.

gunnercookeSport will provide a full-service offering to sports clubs and players across alllevels and stages of their journey, including legal advice, operations expertise and sports management. 

The offering will cover a broad range of areas such as contract negotiations, sponsorship and image rights, regulatory compliance, employment issues, business review and interim support, personal finance and tax, transfer and loan deals, real estate and facility management, and mergers and acquisitions.

Both Charlton and Millwall won promotion during Kavanagh’s time in charge.

Kavanagh commented: “I’m really excited to be joining gunnercooke for this unique opportunity.

“The team have experience working with some of the biggest sports clubs and organisations and I’m looking forward to bringing them together to create a specialist full-service offering that is completely unique to the market.”

Darryl Cooke, founder of gunnercooke, added: “With the regulatory environment evolving, there is more pressure on clubs, players and the sports community to do the right thing.

“They need advice and guidance from trusted advisors and we have developed gunnercookeSport to meet this need. 

“Steve is the perfect candidate to lead the department, having a wide breadth of experience in sports business management, meaning he truly understands the industry’s needs. 

“I believe he will help bring a uniqueness to gunnercooke and our sports work and we’re thrilled to welcome him to the team.”

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