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About Will

Will is an associate in the corporate and commercial team.  

Prior to joining Russell-Cooke as a trainee in 2023, Will was a professional rugby player for 7 years where he played for the Dragons and represented Wales on the HSBC World Sevens Series.

Alongside his work at Russell-Cooke, Will currently plays for London Scottish RFC. 

Education

  • read law at Cardiff University
  • studied the SQE remotely at the University of Law

Will's highlights

News

16.03.2026

Minority stake sales and asset carve outs: the rise of women’s football and the options available for clubs and investors

As financial pressures intensify across football, clubs are turning to increasingly sophisticated corporate financing techniques to raise capital, manage regulatory...
Will Talbot-Davies, Trainee in the Russell-Cooke Solicitors, regulation and compliance team.
Will Talbot-Davies
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12.11.2024

Game plan: how Russell-Cooke would advise Ted Lasso characters on sports law matters

Ted Lasso is a heart-warming and comedic TV series which follows the journey of the titular American football coach who is unexpectedly hired to manage a struggling...
Matt Bosworth, Partner in the Russell-Cooke Solicitors, regulation and compliance team. Will Talbot-Davies, Trainee in the Russell-Cooke Solicitors, regulation and compliance team.
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Matt Bosworth, Will Talbot-Davies
News

07.11.2023

A ‘try’ at law—how I swapped rugby for Russell-Cooke

Former professional rugby player and first-seat trainee Will Talbot-Davies sheds a light on his journey from the rugby field to embarking on a career as a lawyer...
Will Talbot-Davies, Trainee in the Russell-Cooke Solicitors, regulation and compliance team.
Will Talbot-Davies
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