Sports & Entertainment
We advise and represent clients in the sports and entertainment industry, specifically sports associations, clubs, athletes, agencies, artists, and event organisers, in all legal matters. Our experts possess comprehensive industry knowledge, gained through their education and previous/current work in relevant sectors.
We particularly offer advice, negotiation support, and litigation representation in the following areas:
- Sports-related investigations and disciplinary procedures
- Representation before state courts as well as association tribunals and sports arbitration tribunals
- Matters relating to anti-doping and allegations regarding match-fixing, betting fraud or corruption
- Association law
- Media law and personality rights
- Data protection and IT law in sports and entertainment
- Event and venue law
- Contract law (e.g. transfer, player, sponsorship, licensing, ticketing, merchandising, marketing, and management contracts)
- Drafting association statutes, rules and regulations (e.g. competition rules, and codes of conduct)
- Good governance and compliance
- Selection and nomination matters
- Safeguarding (prevention and appropriate response to discrimination and all forms of interpersonal violence)