András Gurovits
Hall of fameNiederer Kraft Frey AGThe ‘very experienced, pragmatic and responsive’ András Gurovits and Thomas Hochstrasser jointly steer the sports offering at Niederer Kraft Frey AG, a team that is noted for its wealth of experience in sports-related commercial disputes, sanctions, doping issues and eligibility work, operating for a range of individuals and associations. Gurovits routinely advises sports governing bodies and athletes on an array of contentious and non-contentious work, while Hochstrasser is highly capable on the acquisitions side of the sports industry. Another key contact in the practice is Daniel Eisele, who is adept at managing a host of commercial sports mandates, from cross-border arbitration to media and marketing rights issues. Boris Vittoz is well-versed in international sports arbitration and crisis management.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Outstanding commitment - beyond expectations. Especially in the highly agile and fast-moving global football arena, 24/7 is a must.’
‘The team holds on against all odds and pressure, led by Tom Hochstrasser.’
‘Niederer Kraft Frey perform with great dedication.'
'The quality of work, drafting and litigating is excellent.’
‘András Gurovits is very experienced, pragmatic and responsive. I am impressed with his skilled leadership and business acumen.’
Key clients
- Junckers Industrier A/S
- Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS)
- Ferencváros Budapest Football Club
- Grasshopper Football Foundation
- Grasshopper Football Ltd
- Hungarian Football Federation
- Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Football Club
- International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF)
- Swiss Ice Hockey Federation
- FC Basel Holding AG, FC Basel 1893 AG
- FC Winterthur
- David Degen
- Philipp Degen
- Daniela Ryf
- Loris Benito
- Gregor Kobel
- SBE Management AG
- Jan van Berkel
- Silvan Dillier
- Yusuf Demir
- Agron Krasnici, Ardon Jashari
- Josef Bieri, Samih Sawiris, Hans Schmid, Marco Sieber
Work highlights
- Advising Grasshopper Football Ltd on a wide range of sports and corporate matters.
- Advised the IIHF on a wide range of sports and corporate matters as well as compliance issues.
- Advised Ferencváros on a wide range of sports and corporate matters as well as in legal proceedings.
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András Gurovits, Thomas Hochstrasser