Sports Law

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Faced with the development of the athletics sector and the considerable increase in the financial aspects of this area, legal needs of the economic players involved (federations, leagues, clubs, athletes, events coordinators, media, etc.) have grown.

 
Transfers of professional athletes: negotiation and drafting of employment contracts for athletes and technical structures with clubs, employees of athletic groups, transfer contracts for players, assistance with athletic structures in function of their specific legal status and assistance in the context of URSSAF audits, etc.

Sponsoring and partnerships: patronage agreements, sponsoring contracts, athletic marketing contracts and advertising brokering etc
Protection of the rights of an athlete’s image and privacy: right of publicity, management and concession of royalties in sports events, marketing of derivative products and services.

Litigation and mediation: disputes and disciplinary issues before Federations and Leagues, the Comité National Olympique et Sportif Français [French National Olympic and Athletic Committee or CNOSF], the Tribunal Arbitral du Sport [Sports Arbitral Tribunal), Judicial and Administrative courts handling disputes in the field of sports.