Christopher Mort is an English lawyer and former chairman of Newcastle United Football Club.
Mort is a lawyer for Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, where he is head of their sports and gaming practice.
[1] Mort worked for Mike Ashley on his takeover of Newcastle United,[2] and took over as chairman of the club on 24 July 2007.
[3] Mort sacked manager Sam Allardyce and appointed Kevin Keegan as his successor in January 2008.
[7] It was claimed, in January 2020, that he had been asked by Amanda Staveley to lead negotiations in connection with a possible Saudi-backed takeover of the club.