Expertise
Our team offers a vast, long-lasting and diversified professional expertise in all sectors of sports law
MCA provides its clients – such as sports organizations, clubs, companies and players/athletes – with an array of legal services at a national and international level. Main areas of activity include:
- Legal representation of clients in dispute resolution/arbitration proceedings in front of sport decision making bodies of FIFA, the AFC, UEFA and/or the CAS
- Legal representation of clients in disciplinary/ethics proceedings in front of disciplinary, ethics and/or appeal bodies of FIFA, the AFC, UEFA and/or the CAS
- Negotiation, draft of transfer agreements
- Negotiation, draft of employment contracts
- Negotiation, draft of commission agreements
- Providing legal advice on the implementation of complex sport projects
- Providing advice in governance-related matters
- Drafting and/or providing advice on articles of association/statutes, regulations and/or any other self-regulatory set of rules of sports federations and clubs
- Drafting of commercial contracts of any nature
- Providing legal advice and/or assistance in any sport-related matter
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Sport Federations/Associations (national and international)
- Assistance in all governance-related matters (preparation/execution of general assembly meetings, draft and/or review of statutes, articles of association, rules and/or regulations)
- Legal representation in mediation/disputes of commercial nature and/or disciplinary/ethics proceedings against the association, its leadership, officials and/or representative team players
- Assistance with regards to the negotiation/draft of commercial contracts and, in particular, sponsorship agreements, broadcasting agreements, image rights agreements, training camp agreements
- Assistance with regards to all matters of eligibility of players for representative teams
- Creation of an association internal dispute resolution mechanism and/or the establishment of an arbitration/mediation tribunal
- Legal assistance with regards to all aspects of the organization of sporting events/tournaments
- Creation of a financial fair-play system
- Assistance related to a (national) licensing system
- Conducting training courses on sports law
Leagues
- Assistance in all governance-related matters (preparation/execution of general assembly meetings, draft and/or review of statutes, articles of association, rules and/or regulations)
- Legal representation in mediation/disputes of commercial nature and/or disciplinary/ethics proceedings against the league, its leadership and/or its officials
- Assistance with regards to commercial contracts of all kind and, in particular, sponsorship agreements, broadcasting agreements, image rights agreements
- Creation of an internal dispute resolution mechanism and/or the establishment of an arbitration/mediation tribunal
- Legal assistance with regards to the organization of sporting events/tournaments
- Creation of a financial fair-play system
- Assistance related to a (national) licensing system
- Conducting training courses on sports law
Clubs
- Legal representation in mediation/disputes of an employment and/or commercial nature (including cases of contractual breaches/termination, training compensations and/or solidarity contribution)
- Legal representation in disciplinary/ethics proceedings against the club, its leadership, its officials and/or its players
- Assistance with regards to the negotiation, draft of employment contracts with players
- Assistance with regards to the negotiation, draft of transfer agreements;
- Assistance with regards to matters of obtaining an International Transfer Certificate
- Assistance with regards to the negotiation, draft of commission agreements between a club and an intermediary/agent
- Assistance with regards to commercial contracts and, in particular, sponsorship agreements, image rights agreements, training camp agreements
- Assistance with regards to matters of eligibility of players in club competitions
- Assistance in all club internal governance-related matters (preparation of club internal general assembly meetings; draft and/or review of club internal statutes, articles of association, rules and/or regulations)
- Assistance in setting up new areas of activity (e.g. e-sports)
- Conducting training courses on sports law
Players/Athletes
- Legal representation in mediation/disputes of employment and/or commercial nature (including cases of contractual breaches/termination, late payment of salary)
- Legal representation in disputes of disciplinary/ethics proceedings (including proceedings related to anti-doping rule violations) against the player/athlete
- Assistance with regards to the negotiation, draft of employment contracts with clubs
- Assistance with regards to the negotiation, draft of commission agreements between a player and an intermediary/agent
- Assistance with regards to commercial contracts, i.e. image rights agreements, sponsorship agreements
- Assistance in legal aspects of career planning
- Assistance with regards to insurance-related matters (e.g. sickness, injury, invalidity)
Intermediaries/Intermediary Agencies
- Legal representation in disputes of a commercial nature (including cases of outstanding commission payment
- Legal representation in disciplinary/ethics proceedings against the intermediary/agent
- Assistance with regards to the negotiation, draft of commission agreements with players and/or clubs
- Assistance with regards to the negotiation, draft of commission-sharing agreements between intermediaries/agents
- Assistance with regards to the negotiation, draft of employment contracts between players and clubs
- Assistance with regards to the negotiation, draft of transfer agreements between clubs
- Assistance with regards to the registration as intermediary with football associations worldwide
- Assistance in setting up an intermediary/agent company and/or agency
Coaches
- Legal representation in disputes of employment and/or commercial nature (including cases of termination of contracts, outstanding salaries)
- Legal representation in disciplinary/ethics proceedings
- Assistance with regards to the negotiation, draft of employment contracts with clubs
- Assistance with regards to negotiation, draft of commission agreements between a coach and an intermediary/agent
- Assistance with regards to commercial contracts, i.e. sponsorship agreements, image rights agreements
- Assistance in legal aspects of career planning
- Assistance with regards to insurance-related matters
Event Organisers
- Assistance with regards to all legal aspects related to the organisation of a sporting event
- Assistance with regards to negotiation, draft of commercial contracts (sponsorship agreements, broadcasting agreements, lease agreements, ticketing agreements)
- Assistance in insurance-related matters protecting the event
- Assistance in the development of strategies to mitigate/prevent ambush marketing
- Assistance in protecting the rights related to an event
- Legal representation in disputes of commercial nature
Investors
- Assistance with regards to all legal aspects related to the investment project, such as the acquisition of a club
- Assistance with regards to the acquisition, lease of naming rights for arenas, stadiums or other venues
- Assistance with regards to negotiation, draft of all relevant commercial contracts
- Assistance concerning the establishment of transfer-related funds
- Assistance in insurance-related matters protecting the investment
- Facilitation and connection of stakeholders interested in investment opportunities in sports
- Legal representation in disputes of a commercial nature
Sponsors, Broadcasters
- Assistance with regards to negotiation, draft of commercial contracts, (i.e. sponsorship agreements, broadcasting agreements)
- Assistance in insurance-related matters
- Development of a strategy to mitigate/prevent ambush marketing and/or the protection of the sponsorship/broadcasting rights
- Legal representation in disputes of a commercial nature
Other Entities
- MCA represents and provides legal assistance to sport managers, match agents, companies and other sport stakeholders in various fields
- Besides the legal representation in dispute cases, we are available to provide legal assistance with regards to the negotiation and draft of any kind of commercial / employment agreement, the development of strategies for the implementation of complex sport projects, among others