Withers

Withers' diverse team provides comprehensive, integrated legal counsel across a variety of jurisdictions for the full range of commercial, corporate, regulatory, and private client issues facing individuals and organizations in the sports and entertainment industries.

Our team is comprised of lawyers from across offices and a wide array of legal specialties including: corporate, intellectual property, employment, litigation, real estate, tax, trust and estate planning, immigration, and family law. This broad experience fosters a broad and deep understanding of our clients and the complex and multifaceted issues and opportunities facing stakeholders in the industry.

We have assisted all major stakeholders in the sports industry, including sports professionals, rights holders, clubs, team owners/investors, governing bodies and sports associations, sports foundations and charities, sponsors and sponsorship agencies, sports management and marketing companies, promoters, broadcasters and agents. We offer a unique perspective on the sector by taking on work from clubs, governing bodies and athletes/players. 

AREA OF SPECIALISM

Our team regularly advises in the following areas:

• Commercial contracts
• Corporate finance
• Mergers and acquisitions
• Employment
• Litigation and dispute resolution
• Commercial and residential real estate
• Reputation management
• Intellectual property
• Data privacy and cybersecurity
• Cryptocurrency and digital assets
• Trust and estate planning
• International arbitration (Rule K, CAS or commercial arbitration)
• Wealth structuring
• Philanthropy 
• Corporate and personal tax 
• Immigration
• Family law
• Sponsorships
• Image/publicity rights
• Regulatory
• Investigations (both individuals and corporates)
• Debt financing