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Sports law

We have extensive experience advising on a wide range of legal issues within the sports industry, including:

  • Proceedings before corporate sports bodies and the Court of Arbitration for Sport
  • Agency and representation agreements, sports-related financial transactions such as player transfers, franchise acquisitions, and operational issues concerning sports federations
  • Marketing, promotion, privacy, sponsorships, domain names, social media, and other intellectual property matters
  • Sports sponsorship, event contracts, TV rights, and broadcast programming
  • Protection of personalities, names, and brands for professional athletes in all aspects of their personal, professional, and charitable activities, encompassing domain names, social media, trademarks, corporate matters, representation issues, inheritance law, and charitable foundations.

We represent athletes, agents, coaches, clubs, national federations, and other entities involved in disputes before the Court of Arbitration for Sport. Our team members have litigated cases against major global sports associations, bringing decades of experience to assist clients in asserting their rights effectively.

News Litigation & Arbitration

Procedural Rules | Prohibition for a lawyer to act in cases involving a personal interest or prior involvement

Règles de procédure | Interdiction de postuler de l’avocat ayant un intérêt ou ayant joué un rôle dans la cause, iusnet DP-PP, 29/10/2025   The Bar is subject to strict...
13 November 2025

Beneficial owner and status of injured party: confirmation of case law

Règles de procédure | L’ayant droit économique d’une entité juridique distincte et dotée de la personnalité juridique ne dispose (toujours) pas de la qualité de lésé, iusNet DP-PP 25.09.2025  ...
13 October 2025

Geneva is currently contemplating the establishment of a Commercial Court

In the latest edition of the FER’s magazine Entreprise Romande, our Partner, Jean-René Oettli, together with Sandrine Giroud, President of both the Geneva Bar Association and the Geneva International Legal...
30 September 2025