Steven Bainbridge is a partner and head of the sports law and events management practice at Al Tamimi & Co, the leading Middle East sports law practice representing foreign law firms, individuals, corporate entities, governing bodies and institutions on matters spanning motorsports, horseracing, triathlons, MMA, cycling, golf, tennis, cricket and football across 17 offices in nine countries.

Before establishing the sports practice at Al Tamimi, Steve was General Counsel at Yas Marina Circuit and previously practiced in Tokyo for a number of years representing clients in connection with matters including FIFA World Cups, X-Games, PGA tour sponsorships, videogame licensing, stadium naming rights and athlete endorsements. He is a member of the IAAF Disciplinary Tribunal, an editorial board member of Lawinsport.com, a regular presenter at industry conferences and a contributor to radio, television, print and online media; and, he has lectured in sports law programs at ISDE (Madrid), St John’s University’s Law School (NY) and Temple University Law School (Japan), amongst others.