Sports Law

The rules and regulations governing the sports industry are quite unique. Partly, the sports industry is regulated by its own norms and systems, such as the transfer rules in football or the anti-doping regulations, which require specialist expertise. The other part of sports law involves the application of traditional legal disciplines, including employment law, tort law, intellectual property law, company law, tax law, and immigration law.

Providing sound advice in this area of sports law requires both a broad range of expertise and specialized knowledge of the specific rules and considerations relevant to this market.

Lawyer and partner Ronny van der Meij is responsible for this area and has extensive experience assisting football clubs, players, coaches, and sports federations. He is also the chairman of the Norwegian Sports Law Association. Additionally, we have a strong tax law team that can assist with all matters related to this field.

Our services include:

rights of associations (sports regulations)
employment disputes (whistleblowing cases, termination or dismissal of e.g. coach, player or administration)
coaching agreements
agency agreements
player agreements
employment agreements for general managers or administration
player transfers (national and international)
claim for solidarity contributions
claims for training compensation
development of commercial cooperation between clubs and investor companies
sponsorship agreements
supplier agreements
management of event rights
disputes or negotiations on market rights
TV deals
doping cases
tax law
e-sports (establishment and management of club, association, competition)
dispute resolution and litigation within the sport's self-regulation structure and for ordinary courts
international negotiations on transitions
applications for international events