Genevieve Gordon-Thomson

Chair

Genevieve Gordon-Thomson, is a sports lawyer and the CEO of Tactic Connect. Since 2001 Gen has worked actively within sports law; advising organisations such as: the Netball Players Association, Rio Ferdinand Foundation, Imperial Motorsport, and other major sports organisations. Her personal client work is extensive and ranges across various sports, but with a general focus on motorsport and netball athletes. She was an initial advisory for British Polo Enterprises and has worked as a legal commercial consultant for Major League Baseball International, primarily on The World Baseball Classic and MLB Academies.

Genevieve is a Director of De Montfort University’s Centre of Research and Innovation for Sport, Technology and Law (CRISTAL), and runs both the International Sports Law LLM and BASL Sports Law in Practice Certificate . She launched Sports Law onto the syllabus at Birkbeck, University of London, where she lectured for 9 years. Genevieve also speaks annually at Cambridge University, on the English Legal System and Comparative Systems with a Sports Law focus.

Genevieve holds the following appointments:
- Independent Trustee - Football Regulatory Board
- Vice Chair - British Association for Law and Sport (BASL)
- Chair - SportExcel UK
- Legal Advisor Board member - Stoolball England
- Editorial Board member - LawinSport