SPORTS LAW
The Law Firm provides legal advice and legal representation in matters of contractual, commercial and disciplinary nature, to all major sports players, such as National and Regional Associations, Leagues, Clubs, Players, Coaches, Intermediaries, as well as investors in general, in a negotiation or litigation phase, before Common Courts (Portugal and Brazil) or National and International Sports Instances, namely, at the following levels:
- Analysis, Review and Drafting of Statutes and Sports Regulations (Clubs, National and Regional Associations);
- Advice on the certification process of training entities promoted by FPF;
- Disputes before the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF), the Portuguese Professional Football League (LPFP), the Sports Arbitral Tribunal, Portugal (TAD) and the subsequent bodies, Central Administrative Court, Supreme Administrative Court and Constitutional Court;
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- National Training Rights;
- National Solidarity Contribution;
- Club disputes related to the national transfer of players;
- Disciplinary matters (FPF & LPFP);
- Labor disputes between Clubs / Federations and Players / Coaches (principals and deputies).
- Disputes before the Union des Associations Européenes de Football (UEFA), the Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF), the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) and the Arbitration Court for Sport, Lausanne (CAS):
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- FIFA Training Rights;
- FIFA Solidarity Contribution;
- Labor disputes between Clubs / Federations and Players / Coaches (principals and deputies);
- Disciplinary matters (UEFA, CAF, FIFA & CAS);
- Labor disputes between Clubs / Federations and Players / Coaches (principals and deputies);
- Player records, including minors, following international transfers or first records;
- Registration and protection of Industrial Property Rights inherent to the sports sector (Registration of Trademarks and Logos);
- Negotiation, Acquisition and Constitution of Clubs and / or respective Sports Societies (SAD & amp; SDUQ);
- Negotiation, Conclusion, Modification and Extinction of Agreements on Television Broadcasting Rights;
- Negotiation, Conclusion, Modification and Extinction of Player Transfer Agreements;
- Negotiation, Conclusion, Modification and Extinction of Sponsorship Contracts and Image Rights (Clubs and Players / Coaches);
- Negotiation, Conclusion, Modification and Extinction of Representation Contracts (Clubs and Players / Coaches);
- Negotiation, Conclusion, Modification and Extinction of Sports Work Contracts (Players and Coaches).