Rich Hawkins

Partner Australia

Call me on: +61 2 9226 9888

Overview

Rich has been advising sports and media clients on a wide range of matters for over 14 years.

Rich is a partner in our International Media, Entertainment and Sport Group, based in Sydney.

He has a unique combination of private practice and in-house experience having spent 7 years as the General Counsel of Rugby Australia.

Rich advises on a broad range of commercial, regulatory and contentious matters in the sports and media sector. He has particular expertise in sports media and marketing rights, sales and acquisitions of sports clubs, joint ventures, collective bargaining and other stakeholder arrangements, sports governance, and the implementation and enforcement of sports integrity policies and programmes.

Rich is co-author of the "Image Rights" chapter in the 2nd edition of the leading UK sports law textbook, "Sport, Law and Practice", Taylor and Lewis.

Sector and Practice Information

Commercial
Media, Entertainment and Sport

1709-2018

CORSIA - A global market-based measure to offset growth in aviation emissions

A brief summary of the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation, CORSIA, and what airlines should be ready for in 2019
1209-2018

British Airways: the need to find blame

BA's confirmation last week that hackers had accessed customer data by breaching its website and mobile app security has brought a host of unwelcome media attention on the airline and set off a flurry of pointing ...
1109-2018

UK guidance for businesses on the Package Travel Directive implementing regulations – much needed clarity or do ambiguities remain?

Over the summer the UK's Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) published guidance for businesses on the domestic regulations that implement the new Package Travel Directive – the Package Travel ...

0509-2018

Bird & Bird today boosts its International Automotive Group with the appointment of Lawrence Freeman as Senior Counsel in Brussels

Lawrence joins from Tesla Inc. where he spent the past five years as European Counsel. With nearly 25 years of experience as a competition and regulatory lawyer both in-house and in private practice, he advises on a ...
0309-2018

Bird & Bird launches Public Affairs practice in Brussels with the appointment of Francine Cunningham as Senior Public Affairs Manager

International law firm Bird & Bird today launches its Public Affairs practice in Brussels with the appointment of Francine Cunningham as Senior Public Affairs Manager. A specialist in EU policy, Francine has 20 years ...
1308-2018

Bird & Bird achieves top recognition in Chambers Latin America 2019

Bird & Bird has been named as one of only two band 1 international firms for corporate/commercial work in Cuba by Chambers Latin America 2019.

1710-2018

Esports Networking and Tournament

The esports industry has grown at a phenomenal rate in the past few years, presenting a wealth of opportunities (as well as a number of challenges) to those driving the industry forward.
0910-2018

Annual TechLaw Day

Bird & Bird's Tech & Comms Group are delighted to invite you to our flagship event of the year, our Annual TechLaw Day. Standing on the edge of a new world.
1010-2018

UAS Roundtable October

Bird & Bird's UAS roundtable programme provides a forum in which those working in the UAS industry can network in an informal environment, explore industry trends, exchange views on matters of common interest, and share ideas, knowledge and best practice.

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