Andrew McGregor
Legal Director
0161 836 8875
07342 998 169
andrew.mcgregor@brabners.com
Andrew is a Legal Director in our sports team.
A highly skilled sports lawyer, Andrew leads our football team and is a longstanding trusted advisor to many high-profile clients in the football market and beyond.
Having worked in various in-house capacities, he advises an array of sports sector clients — including governing bodies, associations, organisations and sports agencies, as well as Premier League and English Football League clubs, managers, coaches, athletes and players — on a range of contentious and non-contentious issues.
With considerable experience in sports-related dispute resolution, Andrew regularly represents clients in FA Rule K arbitration proceedings, FA Commission proceedings and High Court proceedings, as well as before the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
He is also experienced at advising on football regulations and the content of football-related contractual documentation, such as domestic and international transfer agreements, player, manager and coaching staff contracts, agency representation contracts, agency consultancy agreements and a variety of other commercial agreements.
Andrew’s clients include the English Football League (EFL), Leicester City FC, Birmingham City FC, Preston North End FC, Plymouth Argyle FC, Blackpool FC, as well as many football agencies, agents and high profile players, managers and coaches.
Andrew is recognised as a Next Generation Partner in The Legal 500. He joined Brabners in 2016 and works across our Liverpool and Manchester offices.
“Andrew McGregor’s knowledge of football’s regulatory framework is exceptional. He really is at the forefront of this area.”
Client feedback
“Andrew McGregor has excellent instincts and a skill for getting to grips with the key issues in a matter — very client-friendly, with excellent connections in professional football, which help reassure clients.”
The Legal 500 client feedback 2025