The sports offering at BonelliErede draws on the firm’s many departments to advise on PE acquisitions and M&A involving major sports clubs and companies, complex employment contracts for high-profile football stars, real estate matters, and the lucrative media rights market. With an impressive client list comprising Serie A giants and clients in various other sports, the team is led by Marco Maniscalco and regularly represents players, agents, and other stakeholders in disputes before various disciplinary bodies. Vittorio Allavena and Gianfranco Veneziano are key contacts for sports sector clients.
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Work highlights
Advising Brera Holdings PLC on the acquisition of a 52% majority ownership stake in Italian Serie B football club SS Juve Stabia S.r.l., from prior majority owner XX Settembre S.r.l.
Practice head
Marco Maniscalco
Other key lawyers
Vittorio Allavena; Gianfranco Veneziano