Sport legal advice from Pitmans, the Thames Valley's leading law firm, with offices in Reading and the City of London
Pitmans' specialist legal advice:
We provide legal and commercial advice and support to sports stars, athletes and sports governing bodies and advise on all transactions relating to sport
Who our Sport lawyers act for:
Ascot Racecourse, Jockey Club Racecourses, the Royal Parks Foundation Half Marathon, World Rowing and the England and Wales Cricket Board. Premiership footballers such Rob Green, Jimmy Bullard, Luke Young and Craig Gordon. We work for Olympic gold medal athletes including the world’s fastest man Usain Bolt and rowers Andy Hodge and Zac Purchase. We also represent world champion triathlete Tim Don.
Our lawyers have held key positions at Olympic and Commonwealth Games as well as the Doha Asian Games 2006 and the World Rowing Championships 2006. Together with Premiership players, we have acted for some of the most respected personalities in football.
Pitmans' legal expertise:
Agents such as World in Motion advising them on all commercial and business affairs from disputes in relation to representation agreements to player’s image rights deals.
We have also advised Formula 1 management teams, Le Mans drivers, Grand Prix race circuits, top ranked golfers, Premiership Rugby Union and Superleague teams and players. In addition we have acted for a Volvo Ocean Race syndicate and other yacht race teams and regattas as well as several sports national governing bodies and international federations and their sponsors.
We have protected key sporting properties and trademarks from The Ashes to Royal Ascot, England Cricket to Usain Bolt famous “Lightning Bolt” pose. We have advised the extreme sports sector in particular the freestyle motocross event, FMX Gladiator Games & World Tour and the BMX World Championships to be staged in 2010.
We work closely with the firm’s other departments including: Corporate, Tax, Finance, Property and Matrimonial to provide a wide range of additional services and guidance in all aspects of a player’s career.
Pitmans' specialist customer service:
Representation agreements, sponsorship, brand management and image rights, sports events, partnership, hosting, ticketing and hospitality, participation and supplier agreements; licensing, merchandising, endorsement and intellectual property protection including trade mark protection. We also advise on all sports regulatory issues and offer mediation and dispute resolution services.
Pitmans' solicitors deliver astute legal advice:
Through our deep-understanding of the sports industry and sports market, we are able to provide fast, cost-effective and commercial advice to all our clients.
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