Sports & Entertainment

Services and Expertise

Our Sports & Entertainment group provides effective, commercial and practical advice to a broad range of clients in the sports and entertainment industries.

We are passionate about sports and entertainment, and we understand the unique issues faced by operators in these industries. Our clients rely on our intimate knowledge of the professional, legal and commercial challenges they face, and value our direct approach.

Our clients include individuals and organisations. We advise on a range of issues, including defamation, governance, commercial contracts, sponsorship and marketing law. We also advise on issues arising in jurisdictions outside of Victoria.

Areas of Industry Expertise

Our expertise covers:

• defamation
• sponsorship and marketing
• personality and image rights
• event and player management
• media rights and broadcasting
• licensing, merchandising and sponsorship agreements
• risk management, mitigation and insurance
• corporate advisory
• commercial contracts, including contract management
• intellectual property and brand protection
• corporate structures and governance issues
• trade practices
• industrial relations
• tax
• dispute resolution

• property and leasing of sporting facilities.

Team Strength

Our Sports & Entertainment team includes senior staff from a range of disciplines. As with all our teams, we draw on substantial resources from around the firm to manage large projects and tight timeframes, ensuring our clients' needs are met.