Lawyer for sports law
Sports law: Overview of relevant areas of law
The term sports law covers various areas of law such as association law, employment law, company law, commercial law, administrative law, criminal law, media law, copyright law, press law and European law which relate to the rights of or vis-à-vis sports associations or athletes.
Athlete and club management: legal support
We advise you in the area of athlete and club management and support you in legal relationships with the association. We review and negotiate your contracts with the media and finalize these contracts. We are also happy to assist you with our legal knowledge in matters of sports event management and sponsoring.
Sports marketing and media: focus on legal aspects
In addition to the sports facility, there are a variety of marketing measures such as merchandising, advertising contracts with athletes, interview agreements or own TV documentaries, right through to the development of a brand through brand building. Athletes must also observe the advertising regulations, imprint obligations and third-party usage rights on social media.
Founding associations and advising board members on sports law
In association law, the correctness of the procedure must be observed when founding associations, including the drafting of the statutes of the sports association. This often involves providing the right advice to the management board, including the issues of liability, rights and obligations. In this respect, sports law also includes compliance with data protection regulations in the club.
Sports contracts: Individual advice and negotiation
In the case of individual player contracts, whether in soccer, handball, basketball or other sports, the focus is on the review of individual offers from sports clubs under sports law. Contract negotiations in sports law involve the individual examination and negotiation of individual clauses such as exit clauses, transfer clauses, continued payment of remuneration or non-employment clauses. In international soccer, it may be necessary to deal with the Fifa arbitration (soccer tribunal).
Player recruitment: contract negotiations and remuneration issues
Another important topic in sports law is the cooperation with players’ agents and consultants. This often involves the negotiation and review of brokerage contracts. In practice, the question of the correct remuneration of the player agent through commissions is always relevant under sports law. In this area of sports law, including social law (player and thus employment agency), our law firm has already successfully conducted numerous court proceedings.
