Clifford Chance

Clifford Chance provides the gamut of sports law services to key clients in the sector, including the French Football Federation, French Tennis Federation and the French Rugby Federation. The team has extensive experience dealing with major sponsorship deals, mergers and acquisitions, IPOs and TV tenders, as well as infrastructure contracts, and construction and financing deals. In addition, the team is involved in high-profile corporate and commercial matters and represents clients in highly sensitive litigation matters, including advising the French Tennis Federation on the sale of the French TV rights to the Roland Garros Grand Slam tournament. The team is jointly led by Yves Wehrli, who isa specialist in corporate law and M&A across the media and sports sectors, and Thibaud d’Alès, who has strong litigation and arbitration expertise in the field of football, and regularly advises the French Football Federation on strategic matters. Gauthier Martin has developed a recognised public law practice for national and international federal sports bodies. Diego De Lammerville , Alexandre Manasterski and Clément Gandibleux are other names to note.