Sports law

We provide comprehensive legal services to professional sport. Among our clients number professional sport clubs and organisations supporting the development of sport in Poland and abroad, representatives of sports training staff, active and retired athletes. We represent clients in dealings with national and international partners and before international organisations, federations and arbitration courts.

Lawyers in this practice

Jacek Bieniak Attorney-at-law / Managing Partner | Maciej Iwanejko Attorney-at-law / Partner | Giuseppe La Rosa Attorney-at-law / Partner |

Scope of legal consulting

negotiating and drafting contracts between sports clubs, coaches, players,
negotiating and drafting transfer contracts,
negotiating and drafting endorsement contracts,
handling cases before Polish and international bodies of sport associations,
handling cases before sport arbitration courts,
handling cases before international sport federations (i.e. FIFA),
handling cases before Arbitration Tribunal in Lausanne (CAS),
negotiation and preparation of agreements pertaining to the commercialization of personal rights of sportsmen as well as sport clubs and organizations, and the so-called merchandising and management of disputes in this respect,
providing legal opinions.

Any questions? Get in touch

Jacek Bieniak

Attorney-at-law / Managing Partner

jacek.bieniak@actlegal-poland.com

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Sports law

Lawyers in this practice

Scope of legal consulting

Any questions? Get in touch

Jacek Bieniak

Related news

Maciej Iwanejko makes partner at act BSWW

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Italian desk

Bonds