Helmed by Jean Marguerat and Peter Schramm, MLL Legal works with a wide variety of football, cycling, beach volleyball and gymnastics clients across the spectrum of contentious and non-contentious sports mandates, such as contract negotiation and litigation. Marguerat excels on the disputes side, whereas Schramm bolsters the firm’s offering with his extensive expertise on the IP side of the sports sector. Dmitry A Pentsov and Urs Boller are also recommended.
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‘They are smart and demonstrate good knowledge.'
'They are very nice to work with and very successful.’
‘Jean Marguerat is a great expert in sports law. His experience, expertise and his approach are unique features.’
‘Jean Marguerat is very open for communication while assessing the negative and positive consequences.’
Key clients
- FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football)
- Blake Leeper
- P.R.O. International AG
- Curaçao CSOF
- Alexander Povetkin & Universe of Sport LLC (formerly, World of Boxing LLC)
- BWF (Badminton World Federation)
- Watford Association Football Club Limited
- Federación de Fútbol de Nicaragua
- Federación Boliviana de Fútbol
- Federación Ecuatoriana de Fútbol
Work highlights
Represented Alexander Povetkin and Universe of Sport LLC (formerly, World of Boxing LLC) in arbitration proceedings before the CAS in a case against Don King Productions, Inc and Bermane Stiverne.
Represented Watford Football Club in arbitration proceedings before the Court of Arbitration for Sport in a dispute regarding a breach of contract.
Acted as co-counsel to Federación Boliviana de Fútbol in FIFA and CAS proceedings regarding the termination of contracts.
Lawyers
Practice head
Jean Marguerat; Peter Schramm
Other key lawyers
Dmitry A. Pentsov; Urs Boller; Philippe Vladimir Boss; Tomás Navarro Blakemore; Yannik Hässig