Sports law
Sport is a passion, but also a significant economic factor. That's why our lawyers are not only passionate about sport, but also offer tailor-made solutions for all players in the world of sport - from clubs and associations to athletes, agencies, sponsors and event organisers. Our claim as a full-service law firm: excellent, practice-orientated advice in every situation.
Our areas of specialization:
- Employment law and contract law: Drafting and negotiating player, employment, sponsorship, licence, equipment and event contracts; advising on contract terms and transfers
- Data protection: increasingly important in sport - utilisation of performance data for tracking and marketing. Passing on scouting data are just two examples
- Licensing and trademark law: protection and marketing of trademark rights, licences and merchandising, advice on image and naming rights
- Dispute resolution and arbitration: representation before national and international state courts and arbitration tribunals (including CAS, DIS, association arbitration tribunals)
- Competition and antitrust law: Advice and representation in antitrust and association law disputes
- IT and digitalisationAdvice on e-sports topics and digital business models, data protection advice, support for social media campaigns
- ESG and sport:Adviceon supply chain issues, e.g. for sporting goods manufacturers; support with the implementation of due diligence and reporting obligations
- Corporate/M&A: Advice on the formation and structuring of clubs, associations and corporations, tax law support
- Financing and investments: Advice on the financing of sports projects and the acquisition of investors
When realising your international projects, you can also benefit from the trusting cooperation with our international partner law firms and our global network of sports law experts worldwide.
In addition, we support social commitment and provide pro bono advice to important players in the sports sector who have set themselves the goal of promoting sport and using sport as a driver for participation and integration.
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BuntKicktGut – Pro Bono for a project of great importance
For Richard Lungstras, a lawyer at GvW, his pro bono project was quickly decided: as an avid soccer player, he was interested in BuntKicktGut - an organization that uses street soccer to connect people from all backgrounds. He contacted Rüdiger "Rudi" Heid, the founder of BuntKicktGut. They hit it off immediately, and a short time later Richard was able to provide legal support on the first issue. In the meantime, he and other GvW attorneys advise BuntKicktGut free of charge on various local, national and international projects.
elbgym: a Hamburg success story conquers the fitness market
Wilhelm Schröter opened his first elbgym location at Gorch-Fock-Wall in Hamburg in February 2012. Since then elbgym has opened two more five-star gyms in the heart of Hamburg and will continue its growth without diluting the brand. elbgym is all about doing real and down-to-earth workouts in a classy environment, as members of the GvW team were able to check out themselves during a workout class which they took at Gorch-Fock-Wall and which we documented on camera.