Recognised for its multidisciplinary service offering, Pérez-Llorca acts for a wide range of sporting institutions, including clubs and leagues, as well as financial institutions and multinational corporations. The group is regularly tasked with assisting on transactional, disputes, and regulatory advice mandates. Marcel Enrich leads the team and demonstrates extensive expertise in structuring multijurisdictional club acquisitions and sport-related real estate investments, while Norma Peña i Bagés has a strong focus on international tax structuring, player remuneration and image rights, with a special emphasis on motorsports.
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Testimonials
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- ‘The Pérez-Llorca team offers complete guarantees thanks to their professionalism, expertise, and maximum availability. Furthermore, they stay up-to-date on all the latest developments.’
- ‘The Pérez-Llorca team inspires confidence and peace of mind. They are always available to provide advice and can handle any eventuality, no matter how urgent, with the highest guarantees of success.’
Key clients
- FC Barcelona
- LaLiga
- Liberty Media Corporation
- Ares Management
- Forus Deporte y Ocio
- WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment)
- Callaway Golf Europe
- Virgin Active
- Kosmos
- Sportbox San Bernardo / Buenavista Equity Partners
Work highlights
Providing judicial advice to FCB regarding the mandate agreement entered into with SCORES SPORTS MANAGEMENT LIMITED, a football intermediary based in Switzerland, in relation to the transfer of a former player of FCB.
Advised Liberty Media Corporation, in coordination with O'Melveny & Myers LLP, on the legal due diligence process covering Dorna Sports, S.L., the company holding exclusive commercial rights to the MotoGP™ World Championship (among other sports competitions), and its Spanish subsidiaries.
Advised LaLiga on its appeal before the Spanish Supreme Court against the Spanish Government’s very restrictive regulations on publicity on gambling.
Practice head
Marcel Enrich
Other key lawyers
Norma Peña i Bagés; Andy Ramos; María Domingo