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DLA Piper and Max Bitel Greene's sports lawyers have helped put in place one of the highest profile sports sponsorships in the UK. Virgin will be title sponsor of the London Marathon from the period after the 2009 event until at least 2014. The sponsorship will see the annual race being known as the Virgin London Marathon. Virgin’s sponsorship extends to the associated wheelchair and mini-marathons. continue
It is with great sadness that Max Bitel Greene announces the death of its founder and long-term senior partner Max Bitel at the age of 88, one of the country’s longest serving solicitors. continue
Added to the site: "Football Bungs: all in the game?". An article written by Mel Goldberg and Simon Pentol. continue
Nick Bitel and Louise Roberts acted for the victorious Ryder Cup 2006 team. They have represented and continue to represent professional tennis players in connection with disciplinary proceedings brought by the ITF as a result of players testing positive for banned substances in various competitions.
In the Chambers UK 2005-2006 entry Nick Bitel is listed as “one of the best sports lawyers in Britain” and is described as “an incredibly commercial lawyer who always talks sense” and is placed joint third. Max Bitel Greene has been placed joint fourth of the top sports law firms (above large firms such as Simmons & Simmons and Addleshaw Goddard). These rankings are made on merit assessed by fellow professionals within the law.