Hogan Lovells recently guided client Michele Kang in the purchase of a 100% interest in the London City Lionesses, an English Women’s Championship Level Football Club from founder Diane Culligan. A Washington and London-based Hogan Lovells team, working alongside co-counsel Northridge, worked on the transaction. Hogan Lovells previously helped Kang, a businesswoman, investor and philanthropist, purchase controlling interests in the 2021 National Women’s Soccer League champion Washington Spirit in Washington, D.C., and eight-time Champions’ League winner Olympique Lyonnais Féminin in Lyon, France. The timing follows a recent announcement that the Barclays Women’s Super League (BWSL) and Barclays Women’s Championship (BWC) will move to a new governance structure with a club-owned model and away from Football Association control by the time of the 2024-2025 season. Hogan Lovells’ Sports Team representing Kang included U.S. attorneys Steve Argeris, Mark Weinstein and Robert Welp as well as London attorneys Karen Hughes, Daniel Norris, Adela Komorowska, Rosie Shields, and Paola Bruni.
Hogan Lovells represents Michele Kang in acquisition of the London City Lionesses Football Club
