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Sports law

Specialized legal assistance for entrepreneurs, directors, and organizations

With our broad expertise across the various aspects of sports law, we serve a diverse range of clients. We advise professional athletes, sports clubs, sponsors, agents, and other parties involved in sports law. We provide legal advice at all levels, from the boardroom to the stakeholder. Our practical experience makes us decisive, efficient, and expert.

Lawyers and in-house counsel Practical specialist legal assistance for entrepreneurs
Active for entrepreneurs since 2001. Practical specialist legal assistance for entrepreneurs.
Assessment of position, evidence, and risks. Practical specialist legal assistance for entrepreneurs.
Specialist legal advice from €155 per hour excl. VAT. Clarity regarding the process, approach, and next steps.
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  • MKBjuristen.nl partner
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We worked for, among others:
  • SME Lawyers Partner
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  • SME Lawyers Partner
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Expertise in Sports Law

With our broad expertise across the various aspects of sports law, we serve a diverse range of clients. We advise professional athletes, sports clubs, sponsors, agents, and other parties involved in sports law. We provide legal advice at all levels, from the boardroom to the stakeholder. Our practical experience makes us decisive, efficient, and expert.

Employment contracts and disputes

With our broad expertise across the various aspects of sports law, we serve a diverse range of clients. We advise professional athletes, sports clubs, sponsors, agents, and other parties involved in sports law. We provide legal advice at all levels, from the boardroom to the stakeholder. Our practical experience makes us decisive, efficient, and expert.

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Contracts in sports law

With our broad expertise across the various aspects of sports law, we serve a diverse range of clients. We advise professional athletes, sports clubs, sponsors, agents, and other parties involved in sports law. We provide legal advice at all levels, from the boardroom to the stakeholder. Our practical experience makes us decisive, efficient, and expert.

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Mergers and acquisitions

With our broad expertise across the various aspects of sports law, we serve a diverse range of clients. We advise professional athletes, sports clubs, sponsors, agents, and other parties involved in sports law. We provide legal advice at all levels, from the boardroom to the stakeholder. Our practical experience makes us decisive, efficient, and expert.

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Intellectual property

With our broad expertise across the various aspects of sports law, we serve a diverse range of clients. We advise professional athletes, sports clubs, sponsors, agents, and other parties involved in sports law. We provide legal advice at all levels, from the boardroom to the stakeholder. Our practical experience makes us decisive, efficient, and expert.

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Sponsorship relations

With our broad expertise across the various aspects of sports law, we serve a diverse range of clients. We advise professional athletes, sports clubs, sponsors, agents, and other parties involved in sports law. We provide legal advice at all levels, from the boardroom to the stakeholder. Our practical experience makes us decisive, efficient, and expert.

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Transfer guidance

With our broad expertise across the various aspects of sports law, we serve a diverse range of clients. We advise professional athletes, sports clubs, sponsors, agents, and other parties involved in sports law. We provide legal advice at all levels, from the boardroom to the stakeholder. Our practical experience makes us decisive, efficient, and expert.

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Disciplinary matters

With our broad expertise across the various aspects of sports law, we serve a diverse range of clients. We advise professional athletes, sports clubs, sponsors, agents, and other parties involved in sports law. We provide legal advice at all levels, from the boardroom to the stakeholder. Our practical experience makes us decisive, efficient, and expert.

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Agency and player agency

With our broad expertise across the various aspects of sports law, we serve a diverse range of clients. We advise professional athletes, sports clubs, sponsors, agents, and other parties involved in sports law. We provide legal advice at all levels, from the boardroom to the stakeholder. Our practical experience makes us decisive, efficient, and expert.

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Sports law

Commercial interests in the sports world are growing increasingly. More and more sports are also becoming commercially attractive. With increasing commercial interests, the importance of legal expertise is also growing. In practice, we find that many conflicts can be prevented by properly arranging legal matters upfront.

We are sports enthusiasts with a passion for the law. We are driven to advise various parties within the sports sector. Things operate just a little differently in the sports sector than in other sectors. Consequently, the scope of our sports law team extends across a variety of topics. These include, among others:

  • Employment law
  • Contract Law
  • Intellectual property
  • (Directors') liability
  • Arbitration and disciplinary law
  • Privacy
  • Mergers and acquisitions

We offer guidance with, among other things:

  • Transfer agreements
  • Trainer agreements
  • Agency and player agency
  • Distribution agreements
  • General Terms and Conditions
  • Contracts regarding portrait rights
  • Tax issues
  • Negotiations and closing
  • Dispute resolution
  • Employment contracts
  • Sponsorship agreements
  • Disciplinary matters
  • Arbitration
  • Mergers and acquisitions

We have the knowledge and expertise to assume diverse roles: from advice to dispute resolution. We have an experienced team of lawyers and legal experts in the field of sports law. Contact us to discuss the possibilities.

What we help with

We assist with legal issues where speed, strategy, and careful assessment are important.

  • Assessment of legal position and supporting documents
  • Disputes with customers, suppliers, shareholders, or directors
  • Liability, defense, and damage claims
  • Demand letters, notices of default, and legal correspondence
  • Negotiations and settlement proposals
  • Process strategy and procedural guidance
  • Contractual disputes and interpretation of agreements
  • Directors' liability and corporate law conflicts

When do you engage this team?

In legal disputes, the initial assessment is often decisive for the further course of events. Have your position assessed in a timely manner before you respond substantively, make commitments, or take a position that could later be used against you.

You have received a demand letter, claim, or notice of liability

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An opposing party threatens legal action

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There is an ongoing dispute regarding contractual agreements or payment

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You are unsure whether to respond, negotiate, or litigate

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There are deadlines, supporting documents, or litigation risks

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The financial or reputational stakes are high

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Assess first, then respond

In disputes, an initial response can be decisive. An admission, incomplete explanation, the wrong tone, or a missed notice of default can weaken your position. Therefore, we first assess the facts, documents, evidentiary position, legal basis, and business interests. Subsequently, we determine whether responding, negotiating, issuing a demand, settling, or litigating is advisable.

Our approach

You will not receive an abstract legal account, but a practical assessment of your position, risks, and next steps.

1

Intake and initial assessment

We discuss the current situation, the available documents, and your primary interests.

2

Analysis of position and evidence

We assess contracts, correspondence, deadlines, supporting documents, and legal grounds.

3

Determine strategy

You will receive advice on the best course of action: responding, negotiating, issuing a formal demand, settling, or litigating.

4

Execution

We assist with correspondence, negotiations, litigation strategy, or further legal support.

Mr. Jaime Boogaers
Mr. Jaime Boogaers Corporate Law · Lawyer

In a legal dispute, it is not just about being right. It is also about evidence, timing, negotiating position, and the business consequences of every step.

Specialists in Sports Law

Our specialists combine legal analysis with experience in cases for entrepreneurs, directors, and organizations.

Our legal experts and lawyers possess broad knowledge of sports law. In addition, they have specialized in one or more areas of focus. We have organized several areas of focus into various practice groups. Based on his or her specialism(s), each lawyer is part of one or more practice groups. Clients can go directly to the appropriate practice group for each case. Here, they are assisted by the lawyer or legal expert best suited to the case. Where necessary, we draw upon the expertise and experience of our specialist colleagues from other practice groups.

Frequently asked questions about sports law

Below, we answer frequently asked questions about this area of ​​law, our approach, and seeking legal assistance.

When is legal assistance advisable in a conflict?

Seeking legal assistance is advisable as soon as pressure arises, deadlines are approaching, an opposing party takes a formal position, or when the financial or strategic interests are significant.

Do I need to respond to the other party myself first?

Not always. An incorrect response, admission, or promise can weaken your position. Therefore, first have your legal standing assessed and determine what response would be sensible.

Can MKB Juristen also negotiate or litigate?

Yes. We can assist with correspondence, negotiation, settlement, litigation strategy, and further legal assistance.

How much does specialist legal assistance cost?

Specialist advice is provided on an hourly basis in principle. Where possible, we provide clarity in advance regarding the expected approach, costs, and next steps.

Discuss your situation with a specialist. Do you have a legal dispute, claim, or procedural question? Discuss your situation with a lawyer or in-house counsel.
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