Author: Blaž Tomažin Bolcar

By providing advice to federations, associations, clubs and leagues in preparing and implementing their statutes, rules and regulations, we are laying foundations for our clients. Forming understandable and legally incontestable rules and regulations is of crucial importance for their successful implementation. In this context, we offer our services to sports organizations in their development, modification and transformation of key rules in individual disciplines, including disciplinary rules and rules of commercial nature.

A good reputation is an invaluable asset of our clients and a substantial building block of their personal brand. We are aware of the importance of the reputation gained by our clients with their hard work and countless secrifices; therefore, we advise them on managing, protecting and building their reputation.

An athlete transfer to a foreign club is linked to a number of issues, such as the residence rights, permit to play or compete and taxation. Our office provides expert advisory services in registration of players, transfer agreements, compensation, termination of contracts and other legal issues related to a transfer.

The sports industry is the fastest developing and the fastest growing industry in the world. In the constantly changing environment of sports transactions, the important part of our work is advising right holders and business partners in concluding sponsorship contracts, marketing contracts and licensing.

Events are an indispensable part of recreational and professional sports. We advise our clients in preparation of legal and conceptual solutions when they compete for hosting of a national or international sport event or when they intend to organize and execute it themselves. Our office has extensive experience of participating in organizing sports events and advising organizers, sponsors and other stakeholders of sporting events.

Prevention and resolution of conflicts is a central point of our work. We represent our clients before internal bodies of federations and associations, as well as before national courts and international arbitration courts …