Nandan Kamath, Principal Lawyer, LawNK - E113

Law In Sport Podcast

English - July 16, 2021 13:30 - 1 hour - 89.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
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Nandan is Principal Lawyer at LawNK, based in Bangalore, India. His practice specialises in sports, technology and media laws, with clients ranging from international and national sports federations, to leagues, teams, sponsors and athletes.

He is a recipient of the prestigious Rashtriya Khel Protsahan award from the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports of India and is also a member of the Editorial Board at LawInSport.

Nandan graduated with a B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) from the National Law School of India University, B.C.L. and Msc degrees from the University of Oxford (on a Rhodes Scholarship) and an LL.M. from Harvard Law School. He acts as Managing Trustee of GoSports Foundation, a non-profit that provides scholarships and support to junior Indian athletes.

In this podcast Nandan talks about his career path in Indian sports law and gives advice to those wanting to break into the market

Topics:

3:20 – His background and what made him get into law
10:48 – His career path and how he ended up setting up his own law firm
22:22 –Where does he see potential growth in Indian Sports Law and what potential opportunities are there for aspiring sports lawyers
24:11 – His take on the commercialisation of the IPL
28:52 – Advice for international colleagues trying to break into the Indian sports law market
36:01 – How data and tech is influencing Indian sport law
42:55 – Overcoming adversity in Indian sports law sector
45:18 – LawNK’s conferences and why he runs them
50:30 – Having a meaningful impact in the world through sports law

We thoroughly enjoyed the interview and took a lot away from it. We hope you do the same.

The host is Sean Cottrell (@spcott), founder and CEO of LawInSport.

For more sports law news, commentary and analysis go to LawInSport.com
Upcoming Events: www.lawinsport.com/sports-law-events
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Follow us on Twitter @LawInSport and Sean at @spcott.

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