about us
Three Points was founded in 2025 to bridge the gap between traditional law and modern client needs. Created by experts with over 25 years’ experience at top international firms, we’ve earned an international reputation as leaders in:
Technology
Sports
Commercial/IP law
Our team is trusted by everyone from innovative tech businesses and multinationals to elite sports professionals and leading brands.
Big law is broken
It clings to 20th century processes and outlook. We’re building a firm for the future. Whether we’re advising a scale-up through rapid growth, guiding global tech businesses, or helping an elite athlete negotiate a landmark deal, we approach every matter the same way: with focus, creativity, and a commitment to getting results for our clients.
Not your typical law firm
We challenge the status quo. We’re invested in our clients’ success, not billable targets. We’re passionate about using technology to deliver quality work. We act as an extension of your team, getting to know your world, your business, your goals, your pressures and solve problems with:
Practical
Commercial
Strategic advice
That’s why leading entrepreneurs, global businesses and elite professionals choose us to navigate their most complex challenges.
Your team
Tom Murray
Founding Partner
Tom is a sports, tech and commercial lawyer with almost a decade of experience advising international athletes, global technology suppliers and innovative commercial businesses. His clients include international athletes, agents, teams, event organisers, sponsors, technology suppliers and customers.
Profile & Recognition
Tom is recognised as a “Next Generation Partner” in Legal 500 and described by his clients as “superb”, “first class” and “an absolute joy to work with”. He is regularly called upon by the global media, including the Financial Times and Sky Sports News, for his expertise in sports and tech matters.
Tom provides practical, commercial and strategic advice. As the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of NIVO, a global esports and interactive entertainment management business that represents the world’s best esports players and coaches, Tom has a strong understanding of the pressures that his clients face and the interaction between law and business.
Work Highlights
Sports
- Drafting and advising on the contractual framework to host, broadcast and commercially exploit the Rage on the Red Sea World Heavyweight Championship bout between Oleksandr Usyk and Anthony Joshua in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
- Advising Marcus Rashford in respect of his agreements opposite Manchester United, Aston Villa and FC Barcelona as well as commercial partnerships and image rights arrangements.
- Representing an F1 driver on his driver agreement alongside multiple sponsorship and endorsement deals and successfully defending the Former Joint Administrators of the Force India Formula One Team in High Court litigation.
Technology
- Advising a multinational information technology company in respect of a £1.2billion collaboration with the Met Office to use enhance supercomputing capabilities to better predict the weather and improve climate change modelling.
- Acting as principal counsel to international SaaS businesses, drafting SaaS templates, producing technology collaboration agreements and advising on disputes.
- Advising a global technology supplier in respect of a £225m partnership to develop the UK’s most powerful supercomputer, built to harness the potential of AI in climate research, drug discovery, big data and robotics.
Commercial
- Advising a global esports tournament operator on a multi-year collaboration with Epic Games to run their prestigious competitive tournaments in Fortnite and Rocket League.
- Supporting the family of the late Gianluca Vialli, in respect of his inclusion as an FC 24 Hero in Electronic Arts’ EA Sports FC which included designs produced by Marvel Studios.
- Acting for a leading water supplier on their daily operations, including in respect of multi-million dollar sponsorship agreements.
Expertise, Publications and Media
Tom has a particular focus on the financial regulation of sport, having co-authored the Financial Regulation and Financial Fair Play chapter of Nick de Marco KC’s Football and the Law. He regularly contributes to thought leadership on the topic, having featured on Blackstone Chambers’ The Sports Law Podcast and Kieran Maguire’s The Price of Football podcast. He regularly advises football clubs on their compliance with financial regulations.
As the Founder and CEO of NIVO, he has significant expertise in the field of esports including advising orgs, tournament operators, players and coaches.
Here is a selection of recent client feedback:
“Tom is outstanding. He grasped our objectives early and shared across the firm to bring in the right team together. His sports expertise delivers proactive, value-adding insights.”
“Tom is superb.”
Legal 500 2026
“They have excellent knowledge. Simon Leaf and Tom Murray are exceptional”
Legal 500, 2025
“He is well versed on what is happening in the industry and can think laterally about a problem.”
Chambers and Partners, 2025
“An exceptional lawyer – precise, approachable and knowledgeable.”
Chambers and Partners 2024
“Tom Murray’s level of service, understanding of the issues and environment and commercial acumen are first class”
“An absolute joy to work with. He understands our industry very well and his advice is always practical, succinct and accurate”
“A fantastic, highly capable and likeable member of the team. He is always available, polite and thorough”.
Simon Leaf
Founding Partner
Simon is a highly experienced technology, sports and commercial lawyer trusted by entrepreneurs, FTSE-listed companies, nation states, rightsholders and elite athletes across multiple industries.
Profile & Recognition
Simon brings more than 15 years’ experience advising clients across technology, sport and commercial law matters. He acts for entrepreneurs, FTSE-listed companies, nation states, rightsholders, and elite athletes on a range of transactional, IP and regulatory issues — including clients operating in the advertising, retail, property and SaaS sectors.
He is consistently recognised as one of the UK’s leading lawyers in these fields and has been listed as a leading Partner in both the Legal 500 and Chambers directories.
Work Highlights
Technology
Advising a leading international tech supplier on the UK’s most powerful AI supercomputer.
Working with several FTSE250-listed property companies on key technology-related contracts, including full IT outsourcing, cloud migrations and the development of bespoke B2B platforms.
Acting for several fast-growth SaaS businesses on drafting template terms, privacy notices, and bespoke contractual arrangements — including reseller deals with Amazon, the BBC and Nationwide.
Sports
Acting for international athletes and agents on high-profile transfers, contract negotiations, image rights and sponsorship arrangements — including opposite all of the “big six” football clubs and several top racing teams.
Advising international governing bodies, government departments and related stakeholders on major sports investments across football, motorsport, rugby and boxing — including hosting rights, sponsorship deals and the creation of a new private equity-backed league.
Supporting football clubs and their owners on key commercial and regulatory matters — including PSR/P&S-related advice, sponsorship agreements and template development.
SportsTech
Acting for a leading blockchain-based platform for sports and entertainment on marketing, IP and regulatory matters.
Advising one of the world’s largest social media companies on major sports-related investments — including opposite UEFA and 6 Nations — and coordinating international advice on rights exploitation.
Assisting fast-growth sports tech suppliers and the leading athlete investment fund on sensitive contractual negotiations, international expansion and IP protection.
Commercial
Advising one of the world’s largest Saudi-owned investment vehicles, as well as institutional real estate clients, on complex, high-value commercial and asset management agreements.
Representing a leading independent advertising agency and a major privately owned media company on key contracts with Hasbro, Channel 5 and Aldi.
Acting for a well-known non-profit organisation on commercial and data contracts related to engagements with international governments and subcontractors.
Expertise, Publications and Media
Simon regularly appears on the BBC and Sky News, and wider national and industry press, providing expert insight in sports, technology and commercial law matters. He co-authored the Financial Regulation chapter in Football and the Law and was featured in the 2025 Pro-Bono Recognition List for his extensive voluntary legal work.
Here is a selection of recent client feedback:
Simon is absolutely brilliant to work with… there are few others I would trust to assist me with complex, sensitive matters.”
“He has a great style, wants to help solve concerns and is very pragmatic and calm.”
Chambers & Partners, 2026
The Legal 500 2026 highlights Simon’s leadership and commitment to client outcomes, noting that he “goes above and beyond” when handling client matters.
“Simon Leaf – always helpful and supportive, knows our risk appetite, and has a good commercial knowledge of the end goal we strive to get to.”
Legal 500, 2026
“Simon provides fantastic, commercially realistic and risk-adjusted advice on a wide range of technology and commercial matters.”
“Simon is incredibly responsive, articulate, humble and commercially astute.”
“Simon is an outstanding legal mind and savvy about the commercial realities of [our] business.”
Chambers and Partners, 2025
“I work directly with Simon Leaf, he has exceptional depth of knowledge, is a wonderful communicator and out-of-the-box thinker. “
Legal 500, 2025
“By far the best lawyer I have worked with to date.”
“An exceptional lawyer – precise, approachable and knowledgeable.”
“A consummate professional with an expert grasp of both sports and technology.”
Chambers and Partners 2024
