Industries
Sports
& Esports
As a trusted sports law firm, we have advised national and international sporting events, government agencies, clubs, teams, and individual sportsmen on a wide range of legal matters. Our expertise extends to contract negotiations, dispute resolution, regulatory compliance, and intellectual property issues specific to the sports industry. We work closely with our clients to ensure their legal interests are protected while navigating the complex and ever-evolving landscape of sports law.
Overview
As a leading Sports Law Firm in Nigeria, we have extensive experience working with a diverse range of clients in the global sports industry. Our clients include federations, national governing bodies, event organizers, and other sports rightsholders, official data providers, sponsors, clubs and teams, broadcasters, digital platforms, agencies, influencers, and esports organizations. This gives us a comprehensive understanding of the ‘business of sport.’
Competitive video gaming, also known as esports, has evolved from niche events into a global multi-billion-dollar industry, paving the way for professional teams, athletes, and leagues. With this growth, there has been an increasing number of legal issues for esports promoters, venues, teams, game publishers, sponsors, and media companies.
At our Sports Law Firm, we are best known for handling some of the most lucrative and complex media and data rights deals. We frequently work on digital collaborations, publishing and merchandising deals, sponsorship, and endorsement agreements, including those involving our clients in the betting industry and computer games.
Our Sports Lawyers are experienced in advising, negotiating, and drafting contracts on media rights, domestic and international rights protection, sports data, brand packaging, anti-ambush marketing strategies, publishing deals, DVD distribution arrangements, and sponsorship agreements.
General Sports Services
- Sports broadcasting in new media,
- Strategies for sports governing bodies and organizations looking to exploit their rights
- Brand protection and licensing programmes
- Sponsorship
- Event management, innovative ticketing solutions
- Player representation, image rights
- Corporate governance
- Stadia and other property related transactions
Esports advisory includes services
- Gamer developers
- Streaming providers
- Hardware manufacturers
- eSports gaming venues
- Sponsors, and other event promoters
- Commercial organizations and businesses that service the industry