Wake Up Call: Manchester City Hires Lawyer to Fight Charges

Feb. 8, 2023, 1:16 PM UTC

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  • Manchester City Football Club have hired elite UK lawyer David Pannick to defend the Premier League champions against league charges that it committed over 100 financial rule violations since 2009. Pannick, who defended former Prime Minister Boris Johnson in the so-called Partygate scandal, could earn as much as 400,000 pounds ($484,000) per week defending the club. That’s comparable to what the team pays its top star player, a report said. (The Lawyer)
  • Fried Frank said its team ...

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