Athletes, clubs, agents, and sports-related businesses operate in a commercial and regulatory environment that runs on its own set of rules — federation regulations, transfer systems, and a dispute-resolution framework centered on the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS/TAS) rather than ordinary civil courts. We advise across that landscape, from day-to-day commercial matters through formal representation in international sports disputes.
Our sports practice covers contract negotiation and drafting for athletes, clubs, and agents; sponsorship and endorsement agreements; and representation before CAS/TAS in disputes ranging from contractual disagreements to regulatory and disciplinary matters. We advise clients at every stage of a career or a deal — from negotiating a new contract or sponsorship arrangement, through resolving a dispute that has escalated to formal arbitration.
Given the international character of most sports careers and disputes today, our approach draws on the same cross-border orientation that defines the rest of our practice — an understanding that an athlete's contract, sponsorship deal, or dispute rarely sits inside the boundaries of a single legal system, and shouldn't be advised on as if it does.