Clients

We advised the international coach Choi Kanghee during his and his staff’s employment at the Chinese Super League club Shandong Taishan FC.

Elite Law successfully assisted and represented an agent before the French Olympic Committee against a French sports federation after it refused to register him.

Elite Law advised the international Swedish football player Viktor Gyökeres and his agent, during the player’s transfer from the English club Coventry City to the Portuguese club Sporting Clube de Portugal.

Elite Law successfully represented an assistant football coach before the Swiss Federal Tribunal following an appeal lodged by his former club employer against an award issued by the CAS.

Elite Law represented a first-tier Uruguayan football club in an appeal before CAS in a disciplinary and regulatory matter against another Uruguayan club and the Uruguayan Football Association, whose outcome had an impact on the final table of the Uruguayan first-tier championship.

Elite Law successfully represented a football player before FIFA and then before CAS in appeal in an employment related dispute against a renowned Spanish club of LaLiga in relation to the legal qualification and consequences of a provision linked to bonuses in his employment contract.  

Elite Law successfully advised and represented a professional Swiss football club before the Swiss Football League in an appeal proceeding in order to obtain the license for the club´s participation in its football championship.

Elite Law represented an international football coach in an employment related dispute with a Swiss Super League football club before the ordinary courts of Switzerland.

We advised the international Swedish football player Ludwig Augustinsson and his agent during the player’s move on a temporary basis from the Premier League Aston Villa FC via Sevilla FC to Spanish LaLiga side RCD Mallorca.

Elite Law advised the international Algerian football player Ramy Bensebaini in the employment matters related to his signing with the German Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund.

Elite Law advised the international football player Amin Sarr and his agent during the player’s transfer from the Dutch Eredivisie club SC Heerenveen to the French Ligue 1 historic club Olympique Lyonnais.

Elite Law advised the international Italian football player Nicolò Zaniolo and his agent, as well as the intermediary involved, during the player’s transfer from the Italian Serie A giant AS Roma to the Turkish SüperLig club Galatasaray Spor Kulübü.

Elite Law represented an Uruguayan football agent before the Tribunal of Rome, Italy against a top-tier Italian club in a case dealing with the interpretation of an agreement and its legal consequences with a disputed application of different national laws.

Elite Law represented a prominent international sports agency before CAS in a contractual dispute against a Brazilian football player, whereby the client claimed breach of its mandate and compensation.

Elite Law advised a Swiss company that creates and manages NFTs in sport on intellectual property issues.

Elite Law successfully represented an African player against his former football Chinese club following the termination of his employment contract due to outstanding salaries.

Elite Law advised the international Uruguayan player Lucas Torreira and his agent during the player’s transfer from the English Premier League top club Arsenal FC to the SüperLig Turkish club Galatasaray Spor Kulübü.

Elite Law successfully represented a player against a French football club before the Legal Commission of the French Professional Football League after said player was illegitimately removed from the club’s first team to have him reinstated.

Elite Law successfully represented the Uruguayan player Abel Mathías Hernández Platero before the FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber against the Qatari football club Al Ahli SC in a case dealing with an extension of his employment contract recognized in the context of the Covid pandemic.

We assisted agents and Swiss national team player Denis Zakaria in his move to top Italian club Juventus FC by supporting them in drafting their respective contracts and solving regulatory issues.

We represented the International Chess Federation (FIDE) in a disciplinary dispute against one of its most prominent athletes accused of using his social media to convey political messages that discredited the entire sport of chess. 

We assisted, together with the appointed foreign lawyer, Serbian player Dušan Vlahović and his agent in the legal issues related to his multimillion transfer to Italian club Juventus FC.

We assisted the Italian coach Vincenzo Montella on legal matters linked to the conclusion of a contract with the SüperLig Turkish club Adana Demirspor.

We are advising Al Nassr Club of the Saudi Arabian Pro League, one of the most successful clubs of Saudi and AFC football, in several regulatory and contractual matters.

We advised the Danish player Mohamed Daramy and his agent during the player’s transfer from FC Copenhagen to the Dutch top club AFC Ajax NV.

We successfully represented an Iranian club before CAS in a case of breach of contract. CAS overturned the FIFA res judicata decision, condemned the player and his new club to pay compensation and sent the case back to FIFA for the imposition of disciplinary sanctions.

We successfully advised an international coach before CAS in a case against his former club which illegitimate terminated his employment contract due to the Covid pandemic.

We represented a French football club before CAS against FIFA in an atypical case of international registration of a minor player which involved regional and national associations.

We represented a Kosovan football club before CAS against UEFA in the first case ever of a UEFA competition match (UCL) not played due to the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequently declared forfeited.

We advised the rider Primož Roglič, two-time winner of La Vuelta 2019, 2020 and 2021, in the negotiations and conclusion of a sponsorship agreement with the famous Swiss watchmaker Tissot.

We successfully represented a coach before the internal bodies of the Italian Football Federation in a disciplinary matter.

We successfully represented a futsal player before FIFA against his former club AC Sparta Prague in an employment related dispute.

We advised the French football Club Montpellier HSC in the transfer of its female player Valerie Gauvin to the English side Everton FC.

We successfully represented before the CAS a top Asian intermediary agency against a first-tier UAE club involving a contractual fraud linked to a mandate.

We advised the Swedish player Armin Gigovic and his agent during the player’s transfer from Helsingborgs IF to the Russian top-flight FK Rostov.

We advised the Moroccan player Oussama Idrissi and his agent during the player’s transfer from AZ Alkmaar to the Spanish top-flight and UEFA Champions League club Sevilla FC.

We advised the Greek player Vasileios Barkas and his agent during the player’s transfer from AEK Athens to the Scottish top-flight Celtic PLC.

We successfully represented an international Uruguayan player and related company against the player’s foreign club in a dispute related to his image rights.

We advised the Danish player Martin Braithwaite on the legal matters linked to his employment contract with FC Barcelona in the framework of his transfer from CD Leganés by the exercise of his rescission clause.

We successfully advised a Spanish cycling team in a doping matter before the UCI Disciplinary Commission.

We advised the rider Primož Roglič, champion of La Vuelta 2019, in the negotiations and conclusion of his agreement with the Olympic Committee and Cycling Federation of Slovenia for his participation and the use of his image during the XXXII Olympic Games in Tokyo 2020.

We successfully represented a technical director of a first-tier Italian football club in a disciplinary matter obtaining his acquittance by FIGC.

We represented before the CAS the top-flight Russian football club FC Krasnodar and its coach Murad Musaev against UEFA in a regulatory and disciplinary proceeding involving the coach’s license.

We represented an athlete and his gym before the internal bodies of the Italian Boxing Federation in a disciplinary matter.

We advised the Gambia Football Federation, together with its regular international legal counsels, in a high-profile dispute against CAF related to eligibility rules for the African Cup of Nations 2019 edition.

We represented a coach before the internal bodies of the Italian Volleyball Association in a disciplinary matter.

We advised the international Italian player Nicolò Barella and his agent during the player’s transfer to Italian giant FC Internazionale Milano assisting them in both employment and intermediary matters.

We successfully represented the Football Union of Russia, the national governing body of football, in a high-profile appeal before the Court of Arbitration for Sport in a matter related to regulatory and eligibility rules. The internal decision issued by the Football Union of Russia competent bodies was fully confirmed by the CAS.

We are advising the French Ligue 2 football club Clermont Foot 63 in several regulatory and contractual matters.

We advised the Uruguayan player Diego Polenta and his agent during the player’s transfer to L.A. Galaxy of the MLS in USA.

We assisted the international Peruvian player Jefferson Farfán, together with foreign counsels, before the Court of Arbitration for Sport in the procedures no. CAS 2018/A/5892-5893 against his former UAE club Al Jazira FSC in an employment related dispute and in its subsequent amicable settlement.

We advised the Dutch player Frenkie De Jong on the legal matters linked to his employment contract with FC Barcelona in the framework of his record-breaking transfer from AFC Ajax.

We assisted a Swedish professional club in negotiating with a potential foreign investor interested in funding the club’s youth academy.

We are advising a Swiss football club in matters involving the draft of statutes of association and judicial relevant steps

We advised the international Uruguayan player Lucas Torreira and his agent during the player’s transfer from Italian side UC Sampdoria S.p.A to the English Premier League top club Arsenal FC.

We assisted the international Swedish goalkeeper Robin Olsen and his agent during the player’s transfer from Danish side FK Copenhagen to the Italian top tier club AS Roma S.p.A.

We advised the international Belgian player Radja Nainggolan and his agent during the player’s transfer between the Serie A and UEFA Champions League teams AS Roma S.p.A. and FC Internazionale Milano.

We assisted the international Norwegian player Mohamed Elyounoussi and his agent during the player’s transfer from the Swiss club FC Basel to the English Premier League club FC Southampton in the second most expensive signing of their history.

We advised the Uruguayan player Rodrigo Aguirre and his agent during the player’s transfer from the Italian club Udinese Calcio to the Brazilian club Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas.

We are advising the French Ligue 1 football club Montpellier Hérault SC in several regulatory and contractual matters.

We are involved in the Saudi Pro League task force to set up new regulations on Club Licensing and Financial Fair Play.

We represented a professional tennis player against an insurance company in a case related to compensation for damages suffered from an injury.

We assisted the South Korean agency Twobeone Entertainment in several matters on behalf of its clients.

We assisted the Saudi Pro League club Al Qadsiyah FC in various regulatory and contractual matters.

We represented a Swiss professional football club against the Swiss Football League (SFL) before its internal bodies and lately the Court of Arbitration for Sport on a disciplinary and regulatory matter.

We assisted an agent of a prominent cyclist in the development of the latter’s career solving regulatory and contractual matters.

We acted on behalf of a foreign player against an English Premier League Club in the context of an internal disciplinary proceeding.

We assisted and represented an Euroleague basketball club before the Basketball Arbitral Tribunal (BAT) against its former head coach and technical staff.

We successfully represented the Greek club Asteras Tripolis before the Court of Arbitration for Sport against the Kuwaiti club Al Arabi SC, in relation to a matter related to the misuse of FIFA TMS.

We advised the foreign legal counsels to a professional boxer in some matters regulated by Swiss law in relation to his participation to a leading international boxe event.

We advised the Uruguayan national team player Gaston Ramirez and his agents during the negotiations and his transfer from English Premier League side Middlesbrough FC to the Italian Serie A side UC Sampdoria S.p.A.

We advised the agent of the Moroccan player Achraf Lazaar during the negotiations and his transfer from English Premier League side Newcastle United to the Italian Serie A side Benevento Calcio.

We advised the Uruguayan player Naithan Nandez and his agents during the negotiations and his transfer from Uruguayan Club Atletico Peñarol to the Argentinean side Club Atletico Boca Juniors.

We represented an Italian football club in all the ordinary activities and then before FIGC judicial bodies in matters related to the sharing of its stadium with another professional football club.

We provided a legal opinion to a professional driver competing in the championship Lotus Cup Europe on a matter concerning the final results of a race.

We successfully represented an European first-tier football club before the Court of Arbitration for Sport against an international player in relation to a breach of contract and its forgery. CAS overturned the FIFA decision, completely acquitting the Club.

We assisted the Uruguayan national player Gullermo Varela during the negotiation and his transfer on loan from English top side Manchester United to the German Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt.

We advised the Uruguayan player Nico Lopez during the negotiation and his transfer from the Uruguayan side Club Nacional to the prominent Brazilian side SC Internacional of Porto Alegre.

We assisted the Uruguayan national team player Gaston Ramirez and his agent during the negotiation and his transfer to the English Premier League club Middlesbrough FC.

We acted for a Swiss Super League club before the Swiss Football Association (ASF) bodies in its claim for compensation against a former player, in relation to an unilateral option extension issue.

We advised the Guinean player Amadou Diawara and his agents during the negotiation and his transfer from the Italian Serie A Bologna FC SpA to the other top Italian side SSC Napoli.

We successfully represented an international Spanish player before the Court of Arbitration for Sport against a top Mexican club in a dispute involving personality rights.

We successfully assisted the top Russian club FC Rubin Kazan before the Court of Arbitration for Sport in the procedure CAS 2014/A/3686 against Dimitri Yevgenyevich Torbinski & Football Union of Russia, in connection with employment related matters.

We acted for an Italian Serie B football club against an English Championship club in a contractual dispute before the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

We successfully represented a prominent Belgian top tier club against an Italian Serie A club in the recovery of outstanding transfer fees before the ordinary Italian courts.

We advised the organizers of the major event Donna & Sport in Lugano, Switzerland, throughout the process of its development and implementation.

We advised a prominent local sport association in relation to regulatory and eligibility issues toward the National Federation of Sailing concerning its recognition and athletes Olympic ranking.

We advised – with an in-house legal counsel – a Qatari basketball club before the Basketball Arbitral Tribunal (BAT) against an agent in relation to a contractual dispute.

We advised a sport intermediaries company in the registration process with the Swiss public authorities (SECO).

We advised the Belgian international player Radja Nainggolan in the negotiation and drafting of image rights and commercial contracts, such as Nike endorsement agreement and Paddy Power sponsorship agreement.

We successfully represented an Italian professional team before the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) disciplinary bodies in relation to a match fixing scandal.

We represented a first-tier Belgian club against a top Italian Serie A club in regard to disciplinary issues linked to a transfer of a minor player.

We advised a prominent French player against a top Turkish club in connection with contractual issues and their amicable settlement.

We successfully represented – with a team of legal counsels – the Italian Serie A club UC Sampdoria before the UEFA Appeals Body in regard to an eligibility issue in relation to its participation to the UEFA Europe League competition 2015/16.

We assisted a prominent Swiss agent before the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) bodies in relation to disciplinary proceedings.

We assisted an international player before the Spanish ordinary courts, within the bankruptcy procedure of his former football club participating in top tier La Liga championship.

We represented the UCI in relation to a high-profile case concerning technological doping in cycling, in cooperation with the Italian police authorities.

We advised the Russian club FC Rubin Kazan in regard to employment/transfer issues between its player Yann M’Vila and the borrower Italian Club FC Internazionale and, subsequently, the English club Sunderland AFC.

We acted for an Italian Serie B club against a top tier Uruguayan Club in relation to a transfer contractual claim before FIFA Player Status Committee.

We successfully represented before FIFA Player Status Committee the top Russian club FC Rubin Kazan in regard to an international contractual dispute, against three former Spanish coaches.

We advised with other counsels the international coach Claudio Ranieri in the negotiation and drafting of the employment contract as manager of the Greek National Team.

We successfully represented the top Russian club FC Rubin Kazan before FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber against the Finnish football player Roman Eremenko and the top Russian club CSKA Moscow, in a matter related to breach of contract.

We successfully represented before FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber and the Court of Arbitration for Sport a prominent Uruguayan player in a dispute related to breach of contract against a Mexican Club.

We successfully represented before the FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber the international football player Houssine Kharja against the Qatari Club Al Arabi in relation to a contractual dispute for breach of contract and disciplinary matters.

We advised the Belgian international football player Radja Nainggolan and his agent during the negotiation of his transfer to the top Italian club AS Roma S.p.A.

We successfully represented the Russian club FC Rubin Kazan before the FIFA Player Status Committee against the Dutch club PSV Eindhoven in connection with a contractual dispute linked to a player’s transfer. FIFA PSC rejected in full the multimillion request of PSV Eindhoven.

We successfully represented an Italian professional football club before the Italian National Sport Arbitral Tribunal (TNAS) in regard to an eligibility issue of one of its players. TNAS annulled the request for sanctions against the Club.

We successfully represented a prominent Italian agent in a dispute before FIFA against a Qatari Club, in connection with outstanding agent’s fees

We acted on behalf of top Emirati club Al Ahli Dubai before the Court of Arbitration for Sport in the procedure CAS 2013/A/3374 against coach David Anthony O’Leary, in a dispute concerning breach of contract.

We successfully represented the top Czech football club AS Sparta Praga against the Italian club Genoa CFC S.p.A before FIFA, in a dispute related to an international player’s transfer.

Abbiamo difeso con successo il top club uruguaiano Club Atlético Peñarol davanti al TAS nella procedura CAS contro il club italiano Genoa CFC, in relazione a percentuali di rivendita di un calciatore derivanti da un accordo di compartecipazione.

We successfully represented a prominent Italian football club before the Court of Arbitration for Sport in a procedure against an Argentinean agent in connection with agent’s fees for a player transfer.