Sports

Gone (some may say sadly) are the Corinthian days. Today, sport is big business.

Recognised for our commercial awareness and thorough understanding of complex sports issues, Kingsley Napley's team of specialist solicitors is trusted by professionals throughout the sporting world, acting as legal advisors to clients such as several international football players, Team England, football clubs, professional sportsman, agents and sports media companies.

Our lawyers are well-known for their connections in the sporting world and for advising players and agents, clubs and sporting agencies and institutions on a variety of matters including:

• the negotiation of player contracts
• licensing;
• advertising and sponsorship agreements;
• image rights and intellectual property exploitation;
• constitutional, administrative and regulatory matters;
• corporate acquisitions and disposals; and
• TV and all forms of media rights.

We represent sports men and women before the specific sports disciplinary tribunals, and before national and international sporting bodies such as the Football Association, FIFA etc.

For further information, please contact Gerard Cukier and Michelle Harris