A Boutique Sports Management Firm Built on Legal Expertise
STRATHMORE ®


Founding Partner
David Paxton is the founder of Strathmore and a lawyer with over 20 years’ legal experience advising clients at some of the biggest law firms in London and internationally.
He earned his LLB in Law from the University of Nottingham and studied at Nottingham Law School. He has also studied Venture Capital & Entrepreneurial Finance (Distinction) at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford and was a British Army officer.
David is a FIFA Football Agent and FA Registered Football Agent, combining elite‑level sports representation with experienced negotiation skills, legal acumen and commercial judgement.
Strathmore was founded to bring a professional‑services standard to athlete careers—legal precision from the outset, founder‑led delivery, and a boutique roster by design.