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Super Sub: How Simmons Ended Up Advising on Chelsea FC's Sale - Law.com International

Stamford Bridge is a football stadium located in Fulham, London. It is the home ground of Chelsea F.C.

No sale process is ever 100% straightforward for any client. But Chelsea Football Club’s search for a legal adviser, amid the glare of public scrutiny over its former owner, the sanctioned Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich, proved trickier than most.

The club went up for sale on March 2, just over a week after Russia invaded Ukraine and the U.K. Government cracked down on Russian oligarchs with major U.K. investments. Abramovich, who had owned Chelsea for over 18 years, was sanctioned on March 10.

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