Sports Law
Our sports law practice is one of the most multi-faceted and developed in the Asia region, offering depth of experience in many areas of the law as it applies to the sports industry.
We have a diverse and high profile client base. We have acted for participants at all levels, including governing bodies, event and venue owners, marketing agents, corporate sponsors, sports foundations, promoters, equipment manufacturers, sporting teams and sports personalities.
We have advised on a broad spectrum of sports law issues, including:
- acquisition of sporting teams;
- anti-ambush marketing strategies;
- anti-counterfeiting investigations;
- brand protection and exploitation;
- broadcasting agreements and copyright protection;
- defamation;
- doping issues;
- merchandising and licensing agreements;
- on-line sporting ventures;
- player disciplinary issues;
- sponsorship agreements;
- sports event management;
- team transfer and competition rules;
- ticketing arrangements;
- trade mark and design registration; and
- venue agreements.
Extensive sports experience
We have an unrivalled sports client base, acting for many of Australia’s and the world’s elite sporting bodies. No other law firm in Australia has the depth of knowledge our team has by way of its involvement with large scale sporting events and sporting organisations. We have advised in relation to numerous Olympic Games and Commonwealth Games, including our Australian and Beijing Intellectual Property Teams having recently advised The Australian Olympic Committee on issues relating to the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
We have advised a vast number of Australia’s major sporting bodies including Cricket Australia, Australian Rugby Union and Australian Racing Board. We have also had considerable involvement in national and international sporting events having advised on several Rugby World Cups, Cricket World Cups, Australia’s Formula 1 Grand Prix and Australia’s Melbourne Cup Carnival.
