Image caption (L-R: Jo Trip (Birmingham Panthers Head Coach), Rebecca Sherwin (Head of Gateley Birmingham), Aliyah Zaranyika (Birmingham Panther), Victoria Garrad (Gateley COO), and Gabriella Marsall (Birmingham Panther).
Colmore Business District based leading professional services group, Gateley has been unveiled as a new Official Partner of the Birmingham Panthers, the city’s first Netball Super League franchise.
Gateley has also become the Panthers’ Official Legal Adviser and will leverage its extensive expertise and experience in sports law to support the team and its players navigate the complex legal landscape of professional sports.
The partnership will also see both organisations collaborate on a range of initiatives including sharing knowledge and best practice through reverse mentoring opportunities, coaching, and masterclasses on leadership, reputation management and motivation, amongst others.
Alison Kay, Co-Founder, CEO and Chair of the Board at Birmingham Panthers, said: “Gateley is the perfect partner for the Panthers. They understand the unique environment that sporting organisations, teams and elite athletes operate within. They are also innovative and ambitious, set the highest standards in all they do, have an ethos of teamwork and cooperation, and share a vision for increasing female empowerment.
“There are great similarities between business and sport, and as a values-based organisation, we are proud that Gateley wants to work with us on what will prove to be a new chapter for female representation and sport in the city.”
Rebecca Sherwin, Partner & Head of the Birmingham office, added: “With our deep-rooted history in Birmingham we are proud and excited to become an Official Partner of the Birmingham Panthers in their inaugural season.
“The partnership aligns perfectly with our stellar credentials advising governing bodies, clubs and individuals in both grassroots and professional sport. It also underscores our shared vision and values in the pursuit of excellence and promoting greater gender equality, diversity and inclusion in the legal sector and beyond.
“Birmingham has a proud and rich sporting heritage, and we are looking forward to working closely with the team and contributing to its future success, both on and off the court.”
