

Sports are an international growth market and generate significant revenues worldwide. FPS offers wide-ranging expertise and extensive experience in protecting and commercially exploiting valuable marketing rights (for example, advertising on sports jerseys and banner advertising), and in assisting with sponsoring and marketing sporting events. Our clients include sports teams, sponsors, sports marketers, and event organizers, as well as individual athletes, agents and coaches. Our sports law practice focuses on advising clients on corporate, tax, licensing and contract law issues, giving special consideration to aspects peculiar to the sports business.
With help from different departments, we also provide legal counsel and legal project management services for large-scale projects, such as the construction or reconstruction of stadiums or arenas, including counsel on procurement issues. Our lawyers design corporate structures for sports clubs and handle other contract matters.