SPORTS LAW

Indeed, Lawyer Denis Nunga Lodi handles:

• contracts for sports performance, employment contracts and financial agreements, and registration relationships.

• national and international assistance to athletes, coaches, sports managers, associations, clubs, and other sector entities.

• national and international transfers of football players.

• disputes before national and international sports justice bodies, particularly before FIFA bodies, the Basketball Arbitral Tribunal (BAT), and the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne (CAS-TAS).

• intellectual property, image rights exploitation, licensing, and sponsorships.

• advice on the negotiation and drafting of sponsorship and advertising contracts in sports law.

• legal opinions on doping, insurance protection, image rights protection, and health and safety in the workplace and in athletic activities for athletes.

• managing, on behalf of the client, relations with sports federations and leagues.

• consultations on federal rules and regulations.

• assistance in resolving disputes before regional, national, and international Sports Justice Bodies (Disciplinary Commissions, Economic Dispute Commission, Registration Commission, Arbitration Panels, Federal Court of Justice, Arbitration and Conciliation Chamber, CAS in Lausanne, legal bodies of FIFA and UEFA).

• assistance to athletes at every stage of their careers, offering numerous services, including personal ones, for all types of legal, tax, social security, and asset-related needs.

• resolution of issues related to sports contracts and image rights, providing consultancy for employment, sponsorship, and public relations contracts.
   

National and international regulatory matters, assistance in club management and in affiliation and registration relationships
Immigration law and procedures for obtaining entry visas and residence permits for registered players, managers, and team staff
Contract drafting for athletes and coaches to ensure fair agreements in line with current regulations
Handling sports-related disputes, with legal representation in proceedings before federations, CONI, and arbitration courts
Relations with federations, bodies, and sponsors to support sports clubs and athletes in protecting their rights and interests
Sports regulations and transfers, including assistance in homologation and national/international transfer procedures
Protection of image rights, ensuring proper management of sponsorship agreements and protection of personal and professional reputation
Disciplinary matters, with legal defense in cases of violations of federal regulations

Contracts, Disputes, and Rights Protection in Sports

Lawyer Denis Nunga Lodi provides high-quality assistance to every client, with particular reference to the football sector. The goal is to offer comprehensive and thorough legal consultancy services to all parties operating in the world of sports, with attention to both national and international regulations.

Lawyer Denis Nunga Lodi is able to assist key figures in the world of sports, such as athletes, in legal and insurance matters.

In the field of sports law, the Nunga Lodi Law Firm is able to meet the many needs of every athlete, offering numerous legal services including:

Commercial Contracting – Sponsorships

• Assistance and consultancy in negotiating and drafting all commercial agreements in sports law.

• Assistance and consultancy in negotiating and drafting all commercial agreements in sports law (including, but not limited to: sponsorship and advertising contracts, athlete transfer agreements, agreements between athletes, etc.).

Athlete and Sports Team Rights

• Assistance and consultancy in managing Athlete and team rights in areas such as Safeguarding, Immigration, Sports Medicine, etc.

• Assistance and consultancy in managing image rights

• Employment and non-employment contracts and relationships

Issues related to the immigration of non-EU foreign athletes
Athlete registrations
Athlete–federation relations
Damage compensation litigation

Corporate Business in the Sports Economy

• Trade of audiovisual rights

• Organization of sporting events

• Investment in Real Estate

• Audiovisual Rights Trade

• Sports Event Organization

• Education and Training

• Gaming

• Investment in Real Estate

Litigation – Sports Justice – Arbitration

• Assistance and consultancy in national and international sports litigation.

National and international sports litigation:
National: National and territorial sports courts, national and territorial Federal Courts, Federal Courts of Appeal, Sports Guarantee Board.
International: (TAS and CAS) and other international justice bodies of various federations and confederations.
Arbitration: Before the Arbitration Panels of professional sports leagues and the TAS and CAS Arbitration Courts in Lausanne.

Anti-Doping

Lawyer Denis Nunga Lodi provides assistance, consultancy, and defense in doping-related matters before all national and international sports and ordinary courts.

He offers both scientific analysis of test results to verify the correctness of analysis procedures and expert legal and contentious defense before all national and international sports courts:

• National Anti-Doping Tribunal, Sections I and II

• CAS – TAS Court in Lausanne

He also provides assistance before civil and criminal courts as a consequence of doping regulation violations.