Max Eppel (Employed Barrister) MaxEppel@mcfaddenslaw.co.uk
Max was called to the Bar in 2002 and proceeded to carve out a successful career which included Corporate & Civil Litigation, Bankruptcy, Housing, Employment and various other general non-contentious contractual and tortious matters. Having appeared in Court in well over 1,000 cases involving his clients Max decided that he wanted to combine his legal skills with football, one of his true passions, and hence qualified as a Players’ Agent Licensed by The FA in 2007. As far as he knows, Max is the only Barrister who is also a Players’ Agent which thereby enables him to provide professional services over a very broad range of legal and professional footballing matters. He has an extensive list of contacts at football clubs and other sporting institutions the world over which have been built up over time and enable him to provide services in the placement of players and coaches, advice and representation in disciplinary proceedings within The FA and FIFA where has had success and of course general career advice and representation for players and coaches. In addition to that, he is also available to provide legal services within McFaddens LLP’s areas of practice in his role as an Employed Barrister with a particular emphasis on Sports Law.
Max is a member of the British Association for Sport & Law.
Max is frequently asked for his expert opinion on a diverse range of sports law and commercial matters by major radio, TV and satellite broadcasters. Please see below for recent examples of his media appearances.
12th October 2010
Interview for The Liverpool Echo
14th October 2010, Premier League Productions TV News
Liverpool FC takeover
15th October 2010, Premier League Productions TV News
Liverpool FC takeover
4th March 2011, Premier League TV
Kolo Toure doping report
15th June 2011, Sky Sports News
Alex McLeish/Aston Villa/Birmingham City dispute
