Jon Walters Bio

Jon provides commercial and corporate advice to clients. He is recognised by the directories as a “real go-to adviser” and a “commercial and regulatory expert”, with particular expertise on governance, corporate advice and commercial rights. Recent work highlights include acting for the Rugby Football League (RFL) on significant changes in the sport’s commercial, governance and strategic relationships, acting for long-standing client the WRU on a range of strategic projects, advising Bruin Capital on the acquisition of Interregional Sports Group (ISG), as well as supporting Betway, London Stadium and AEG Worldwide with their sponsorship programmes. He is also frequently involved with prominent governance mandates, including reforms for The FA, World Rugby and the RFL. Jon has a broad client base across the sports, leisure and technology sectors. He leads the innovative Northridge TRACK programme, acting for high growth technology businesses and participants in the sports and entertainment industry. He is ranked as a “Leading Individual” in Legal 500 for Sport, who describe him as having a “vast amount of industry knowledge and expertise” and “stands out for his work in sports governance reforms”. Jon is also ranked in Chambers, who describe him as “incredibly knowledgeable on all things sport-sponsorship”. Jon is an editorial board member of LawInSport, an independent disputes panel member for British Fencing, and a contributing author to the “BASL Sports Law Yearbook” and Chambers “Global Practice Guide for Sports Law”.