Lending & Secured Finance
Switzerland
01 May 2025
Able to draw upon its corporate, tax and finance teams, the ‘versatile’ Homburger routinely advises on cross-border issues and contractual and IP related issues within the sports industry. The group is headed up by former professional football player Stefan Blunschi, who handles sponsorship, advertising and governance work. Gregor Bühler and Georg Rauber leverage their extensive experience to routinely advise sports marketing companies and organisations.
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Testimonials
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‘They have sports business know-how and an ability to find solutions.'
- 'Flawless legal expertise paired with business sense and negotiation skills.’
‘The team is very versatile and extremely client oriented.'
'They are savvy in the sports industry and advise us with a business focus that has no match in the rest of the legal market.’
‘Gregor Bühler is a tremendous lawyer, capable of bringing a top-notch multidisciplinary legal team to deliver best-in-class advice, at an extremely fast-moving pace.'
Key clients
- FIFA
- Pure Gym
Work highlights
Advising Google on ambush marketing during the 2024 Olympics.
Advised European gym operator PureGym on its senior secured notes offering and its new credit facility.
Represented an international sporting goods company in a $300m cross-border dispute related to a distribution agreement with a global sports shoes producer.
Practice head
Stefan Blunschi
Other key lawyers
Gregor Bühler; Georg Rauber