AREA OF SPECIALIZATION

Sports Law

Specialized legal counsel for athletes, agents, and organizations, backed by in-depth sector expertise.

Sports specialists

Through our Sports Law practice, we provide national and international legal advice to organisations, clubs, federations, athletes and professionals in the sector. Since 1987, we have worked in the field of law as applied to sport, tailoring each engagement to the regulatory complexity of professional and amateur sport.

✓ Entities and clubs

Incorporation and legal advice for clubs, sports public limited companies, federations, consortiums, associations and foundations.

✓ Discipline and appeals

Intervention in disciplinary proceedings, challenges to decisions and defence before sports and judicial bodies.

✓ Contracting

Drafting, review and negotiation of sports, employment, sponsorship, image rights, merchandising, transfer and representation contracts.

✓ Litigation and arbitration (TAS-CAS)

Defence in arbitration and court proceedings before national and international bodies and courts, including CAS-TAS.

✓ Doping

Legal advice on doping matters and intervention in cases and proceedings before competent entities and bodies.

✓ Civil liability and insurance

Advice on civil liability, risk management and insurance in sport.

Other areas of action:

  • Drafting and review of statutes and organisational, disciplinary, competition and financial regulations.

  • Legal advice on electoral processes for federations, clubs and sports entities.

  • Drafting of collaboration agreements with public administrations.
  • Drafting of regulatory projects for regional governments and other public administrations.
  • Preparation of legal reports and opinions.

  • Contracts related to the management and operation of sports facilities.

Who we advise

Our extensive track record allows us to offer customized solutions to all agents involved in the sports industry.

  • Professional and amateur athletes.

  • Coaches and technical staff.

  • Sports agents, representatives and intermediaries.

  • Directors, administrators and managers of sports entities.

  • Clubs and sports limited companies.

  • Sports federations and professional leagues.

  • Public administrations and sport-related entities.

  • Event organisers and promoters.

  • Sponsors.

  • Communication companies and audiovisual media.

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Juan Antonio Landaberea

San Sebastián

  • Camino Mundaiz, 8-1° 20012 San Sebastián

    Tel. 943327625

    landaberea[at]landaberea[dot]com

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Borja Osés

Zamudio (Biskaia)

  • Edificio 101, Oficina 109 48170 Zamudio (Parque Tecnológico de Bizkaia)

    Tel. 944317954

    bilbao[at]landaberea[dot]com

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Toni García

Barcelona

  • Passeig de les Lletres, 13, 2-2 08221 Terrassa (Barcelona)

    Tel. 934124379

    barcelona[at]landaberea[dot]com

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