Sports law in Poland

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DKP Legal

Michał Dudkowiak: Barrister, Managing Partner

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Out of members of our sports law practice you could build up a little multidisciplinary sports club. Number of our attorneys are amateur sports lovers, triathletes, runners, wrestlers, cyclists. Hence we are attorneys but we speak your language! You will encounter understanding of your struggles, efforts and sports environment. That would enable us to go straight to the point of your sport legal matter.

We are advising and representing sports individuals, federations, organizations, clubs and governing bodies regarding wide spectrum of legal matters and in particular:

Sports contacts

We negotiate, draft and advise variety of sports industry contract, incl.:

employment contacts
contracts with players
contact with athletes
transfer contacts
contracts with agents
coaching and management contracts
sponsorship agreements
advertising agreements

IP in sports

sports clubs and organizations brand protection
image protection of sports individuals
licensing of sports IP rights
media & broadcasting rights

Sports arbitration, litigation and dispute resolution

We represent and regarding disciplinary and dispute procedures before:

Tribunals and arbitration bodies of Polish sports federations (PZPN, PZTr, PZTe, PZP, PZM)
Tribunals and arbitration bodies of international sports federations (FIFA, UEFA)
Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS)
Arbitration Court by PKOL
Anti-doping disciplinary bodies, incl. POLADA
Courts for commercial disputes
Courts for IP disputes
Courts for image rights disputes
Courts for media & privacy