Experience
The game changes.
Experience endures.
For over two decades we have handled matters that cross borders, rules and interests, with football at the heart of the strategy.
BRAZIL · WORLD01 / OUR JOURNEY
Experience built
where football happens.
Since 2004, we have advised clubs, investors, players, coaches, agents and executives on complex disputes, transfers and transactions. We have handled hundreds of cases before Brazilian and international football bodies and advised on hundreds of player transfers. Our experienced lawyers have each devoted more than a decade to football law.
2004Practice dedicated to football
de casosBefore Brazilian and international football bodies
transfersOf players in Brazil and abroad
02 / SELECTED MATTERS
Real experience.
Impact on the game.
Promotion and relegation in Mexican football
Representation of six Liga de Expansión clubs in a structural dispute before the Court of Arbitration for Sport seeking the return of promotion and relegation to Liga MX. The matter received international coverage.
LEONES NEGROS · VENADOS · ATLÉTICO MORELIA · CANCÚN FC · ATLÉTICO LA PAZ · MINEROSJuventus conversion and acquisition of 90% of its SAF
Advising the buyer on the conversion of Clube Atlético Juventus into a football company (SAF) and the subsequent acquisition of 90% of its shares, from the outset through closing.
BUYER GROUP · TRANSFORMATION · ACQUISITION · CLOSINGArturo Vidal, from Internazionale to Flamengo
Advising Arturo Vidal and his agency Vibra on the move from Internazionale to Flamengo, including contractual, employment, image rights and regulatory aspects.
PLAYER · AGENCY · CONTRACTS · REGISTRATION1190 Sports and Série A and B media rights
Advising 1190 Sports on the acquisition of broadcasting rights for Brazil’s Série A and B competitions in the 2020–2023 seasons, negotiating and drafting contracts with 40 participating clubs.
40 CLUBS · NEGOTIATION · CONTRACTS · BROADCASTINGInternational Olympic Committee and Brazil’s Pelé Law
A legal opinion for the International Olympic Committee before Rio 2016 on the application of Brazilian sports law, particularly the Pelé Law, to the Games.
IOC · SPORTS LAW · OLYMPIC GAMES · REGULATIONBoca Juniors and the pepper spray case
Defending Boca Juniors before CONMEBOL following the incident against River Plate in the Copa Libertadores, a widely reported disciplinary case.
DISCIPLINE · LIBERTADORES · INTERNATIONAL HEARINGView coverage ↗The Nelson Cabrera World Cup qualifying case
Representing the Chilean Football Federation in the Nelson Cabrera eligibility case. FIFA deducted points from Bolivia, a decision later upheld by CAS.
ELIGIBILITY · WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS · INTERNATIONAL DISPUTEView coverage ↗Huachipato, Santos and the Soteldo transfer
An international transfer dispute involving Yeferson Soteldo, a substantial payment obligation and proceedings before FIFA and CAS.
TRANSFER · CONTRACTS · PERFORMANCEView coverage ↗Corporate structuring and investor search for a club
Advising Atlético-GO on its corporate transformation and search for investors in the Middle East and Europe.
CLUBS · INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL · STRUCTURINGView coverage ↗Figueirense and its place in Série B
A proceeding directly affecting league standings, relegation and continued participation in a national competition.
SPORTS JUSTICE · STANDINGS · STJDView coverage ↗Fortaleza and broadcasting rights
A competition matter involving alleged discrimination in a media rights contract, linking regulation, revenue and competitive balance.
TV RIGHTS · COMPETITION · BUSINESSView coverage ↗03 / REACH
Brazilian roots.
Global perspective.
We work in Portuguese, English and Spanish, connecting local and international rules across jurisdictions, business cultures and sporting systems.
- FIFA and its decision-making bodies
- Court of Arbitration for Sport — CAS
- CONMEBOL, CBF and federations
- STJD and domestic tribunals
- Clubs, leagues and international investors
Experience is more than repeating formulas.
It is knowing what matters
when every decision counts.
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