Lentze Stopper focuses on sports law and advises football clubs and governing bodies on ticketing, merchandising and related licensing matters as well as the protection of IP rights. Gregor Lentze focuses on contract drafting, particularly in connection with major events, while Martin Stopper advises on antitrust issues in addition to sports law. Christian Keidel regularly acts before CAS and other association courts and advises on the transfers of football players, and Felix Holzhäuser regularly assists with contentious and strategic matters regarding ticketing. Tim Bagger von Grafenstein covers the interface between sports law and digitisation, the latter is also experienced in NFT and e-sports matters.
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'The firm's expertise is unique in the market as they specialize exclusively in sports-specific topics.'
Key clients
- Deutscher Fußball-Bund
- DFB Euro GmbH
Work highlights
- Comprehensive advice to the DFB, DFB EURO GmbH and EURO 2024 GmbH on the planning, organisation and hosting of the UEFA EURO 2024 in Germany.
- Comprehensive support to Deutsche Sport Marketing GmbH in the drafting of partner, licensing and other contracts, regarding the organization of the German House for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris, as well as in issues pertaining to athletes and other stakeholders.