Practice Areas

Sports

With involvement of big business and corporate houses, high stake commercial dealings, online betting, gambling, advertisement rights, media etc. in sports, there has been emergence of legal disputes amongst athletes, sports governing bodies, corporate house, advertising and media agencies, sports management entities of varied nature with regard to sports contract, sports governing laws, allied rules and regulations for different sports. There has also been involvement of contractual laws, taxation laws, employment laws, competition laws, betting laws, gambling laws, anti-doping laws, media and advertisement laws, international laws, etc. within the arena of Sports Law.

The Firm has a dedicated team of sports lawyers and sports law attorneys who are actively involved in providing effective and time bound legal solution with regard to disputes related to sports law, sports contract, anti-doping laws, betting, gambling.

Our Professionals have represented various role players of the sports fraternity, including national and international sports management organisations, sports persons, sports leagues and sports foundations, clubs, sponsors, corporates, etc. Our team is well versed with all perspectives of sports industry, including broadcasters, governing bodies, brands and sponsors, agencies or athletes and we provide services for anti-ambush marketing strategies, sponsorship, brand acquisition and syndication, merchandising and licensing.

The services provided by the Firm includes advisory, consultation, drafting of requisite contracts/documentation, drafting of pleadings, handling litigations, representation before various Courts and forums with regard to the following practice areas amongst others:

• Anti-doping laws.
• Sports laws.
• Sports contracts.
• Commercial contracts.
• Advertising laws.
• Intellectual Property Laws.
• Insurance laws.
• Licensing, registration and branding.
• Betting.
• Gambling.
• Taxation laws.

Services provided by the Firm includes:

• Advising clients on complexities of laws and approach of dealing with and handling cases related to anti-doping laws.
• Providing assistance in drafting and filing of petitions and representation before Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel.
• Providing assistance in drafting and filing of appeals and representation before Anti-Doping Appellate Authority.
• Providing assistance in drafting and lodging of representations and appearances before National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA).
• Providing assistance in drafting and filing of appeals and representation before Court of Arbitration for Sports, Switzerland.
• Providing assistance in drafting and filing of Writ Petitions before High Courts and Supreme Court of India.
• Providing assistance and advising clients in negotiations and drafting of sports contract, commercial contracts, service agreements, sponsorship agreements, lease agreements, agreements involving advertisement rights, franchise agreements, etc.
• Providing assistance and advising clients in drafting and filing of Trade Mark applications related to sports goods, products, logo, marks, etc., before IPR authorities.
• Providing assistance and advising clients in drafting and filing of trade mark infringement cases related to sports and representation before different courts.
• Providing assistance and advising clients in drafting and lodging of complaints related to betting and gambling in sports.
• Providing assistance and advising clients for registration and quashing of FIR for offences and charges of betting and gambling in sports. and
• Assistance and advising clients in defending offences and charges of betting and gambling in sports.

The Firm has the capability to represent and defend clients before various Courts and forums including National Anti Doping Agency (NADA), National Dope Testing Laboratory (NDTL), Sports Governing Bodies, Disciplinary Panels, World Anti Doping Agency (WADA), Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS), Anti Doping Appellate Panel, Delhi, High Courts, Supreme Court of India.