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Thursday 23rd August 2001

SJ Berwin kicked off the new football season by representing Leeds Sporting plc, the parent company of Leeds United football club, in changing its name to Leeds United plc.

The purpose of the change is to focus on the development of the Leeds name as an international football brand.

SJ Berwin's team consisted of partner Adam Plainer and senior assistant Tandeep Minhas.

Jonathan Metliss, head of SJ Berwin's Sports Business Group, said: "We are pleased to be involved in this new stage of development for Leeds, which is a further example of the continuing high level of activity of the Sports Business Group."

• SJ Berwin is at the forefront of legal developments in the world of football.
• In addition, its Sports Business Group advises organisations and clubs from across the sporting spectrum including The England and Wales Cricket Board, The British Ski Federation, Radio First and Ondigital, ENIC plc and The Pentland Group, Harlequins and Saracens (Rugby Football), and a range of Premier League and Nationwide Football Clubs.
• It has most recently represented ENIC on its acquisition of its 29.9 per cent. stake in Tottenham Hotspur.