Sports Law

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Provided by Allens

Allens' sports law practice is one of the most multi-faceted and developed in the region, offering depth of experience in the law as it applies to the sports industry. We have a diverse and high-profile client base, acting for participants at all levels, including governing bodies, event and venue owners, marketing agents, corporate sponsors, sports foundations, promoters, equipment manufacturers, sporting teams and sports personalities.

• Racing Australia – RIS merger with the Australian Racing Board;
• Australian Olympic Committee – brand protection and ambush marketing advice for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil;
• FOX Sports – acquisition of subscription television, digital and mobile rights for the 2018 to 2022 National Rugby League seasons, the second largest sports rights deal in Australian history;
• FOX Sports – acquisition of five-year broadcast rights from SANZAAR (South Africa, New Zealand, Australia and Argentina Rugby) – the body which operates Super Rugby and the Rugby Championship competitions in Rugby Union; and
• Commonwealth Games Federation – Australian and worldwide sale of television and digital rights to the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.

Allens also has extensive involvement in doping prosecutions, disciplinary proceedings and selection disputes before the Court of Arbitration for Sport.