Sports Law

Sports Law includes a series of rules in the employment field, but also in the administrative, sanctioning and international fields.

While the work contract of Professional Athletes (for the athletes as well as the coaches) is a specific type of work contract and therefore is subject to other normative and employment jurisdictions, the formation and management of Clubs and their relationships with National and International Associations and Federations is essentially regulated by Administrative Law and supranational rules (for example, of FIFA and UEFA).

Sports and economic rights for athletes and their relationships with representatives are regulated by national and international guidelines, not forgetting moreover the question of image rights and their relevance (and sometimes confusing work and tax category) as salaries or non-salary payments.

The regulation and management of sport competitions and the sanctions given to clubs and athletes are also under the remit of National Administrative Law and International Regulations.

It is therefore a multidisciplinary matter, legally rich and dynamic, where sometimes innovative solutions appear.

In this field, we provide advice to Clubs, Athletes and Coaches in:

• Creation and Administrative Management of Clubs       
• Relationships between Clubs and National and International Federations
• Regulations and Discipline of Competitions
• Agreement of Work Contracts with Athletes
• National and International Transfer of Sporting Rights for Athletes
• International Collaboration Agreements between Clubs
• Third Party Ownerships
• Image Rights
• E-sports Competitions, Clubs and Athletes