Daniel Draper

Daniel is a Joint Managing Partner based in Farleys’ Manchester City Centre office.

Alongside his management role, Daniel is a renowned commercial litigator, with over 16 years’ experience in commercial disputes. He also has particular expertise in the sport sector, acting for a wide range of high-profile names in football, boxing and athletics; and has spearheaded the growth of Farleys’ sports law department over the last 10 years.

Daniel specialises in commercial disputes dealing with breach of contract claims, property claims, partnership disputes, insolvency, and injunctions. With a particular interest in professional negligence litigation, Daniel is a member of the Professional Negligence Lawyers’ Association.

As a leading sports lawyer, Daniel has extensive experience representing clients before FA Arbitrations, Football Disciplinary Commission Panels, applications before the Premier League Board, and has acted for a number of footballers in contract negotiations with English Premier League Clubs. He also represents boxing promotors, managers and boxers in the negotiation of contracts, claims, and disciplinary actions before the British Boxing Board of Control.

Daniel has extensive experience in arbitration and represents clients in sensitive, complex and high value contractual disagreements in all the main arbitral forums.

Daniel is regularly recommended by the Legal 500 for his work, and is often asked to comment in the media with his sports law expertise.