Sports Law

Andersen provides legal support for amateurs, professionals, and organizations in the sports sector, addressing issues such as legal status, disciplinary procedures, doping, sponsorship contracts, transfers, and representation before sports and civil courts. Their expertise extends to intellectual property, including portrait rights.

Expertises

Corporate Law and M&A Commercial and Economic Law Insolvency Law Finance and Banking Employment Law Art Law Construction Law Real Estate, Renting and Co-ownership Liability and Insurance Administrative Law and Public Procurement Urban Planning and Environmental Law IP – Data Protection Law Sports Law

Litigation and Arbitration Sustainability Tax Law Competition Law EU Law and EU Sanctions

Amateurs and professionals in the sports sector encounter several specific sports-related issues.

Our Sports Law specialists are passionate about sport and provide services and assistance to all kinds of sport-related clients: sport practitioners, amateurs, sports agents, sports clubs, sport(s) federations and government.

Legal support from the front row

We provide services relating to:

Legal status of amateurs and professionals
Sports disciplinary procedures
Doping matters in sport
Drafting and negotiating sponsorship contracts
Transfers: advice and assistance for amateurs and professionals and their clubs
Representing amateurs and professionals before sports courts and authorities (national and international), sports arbitrage, civil, commercial, labour and criminal courts
Intellectual property rights, such as portrait rights