Sports and Entertainment Law
Castrillón & Cárdenas
Legal services to athletes, agents, and sports entities include prevention and resolution of national and international disputes, recruitment, image, sponsorships, good governance, discipline, doping, and taxation.
Likewise, advice on image rights, copyright, and related rights in the entertainment industry.
Legal services to athletes, agents, and sports entities include prevention and resolution of national and international disputes, recruitment, image, sponsorships, good governance, discipline, doping, and taxation.
Likewise, advice on image rights, copyright, and related rights in the entertainment industry.
Contractual Advice
Negotiation, elaboration and review of:
Negotiation, drafting of: Contracts between clubs, athletes, coaches, and other professionals related to sports activities, including eSports.
Contracts for the definitive and temporary transfer of athletes, nationally and internationally.
Contracts between clubs, both amateurs and professionals.
Sport representation.
Licence agreements and transfer of image rights.
Licensing and assignment of copyright and related rights contracts.
Licensing and assignment of trademarks, distinctive signs, patents and other intellectual property assets.
Sponsorship, advertising and merchandising contracts.
Contracts for sporting and artistic events.
Confidentiality agreements and data protection protocols.
Advice to sports entities
Constitution
Drafting and review of bylaws and internal rules of operation of sports entities, disciplinary and competition regulations, codes of conduct, among others.
Advice on compliance with requirements for participation and licensing in national and international competitions
Implementation of systems of good governance, transparency, compliance, integrity and social responsibility, as well as the standardization of internal processes and regulatory updates.
Procedural
Claims and preliminary rulings
Advice and representation in labor, contractual, disciplinary and ethical procedures before national and international organizations (Colombian Football Federation, FIFA, CONMEBOL, UEFA, CAS, among others)
Defense in anti-doping procedures
Advice and representation in contentious and registration procedures related to trademarks, distinctive signs, patents, works and other intellectual property assets.
Advice and representation in civil, labor, commercial and administrative or judicial procedures.
Advice to sports entities
Club constitution
Drafting and reviewing statutes and internal rules of operation of sports entities, disciplinary and competition regulations, and codes of conduct.
Advice on compliance with the requirements for participation and licensing in national and international competitions.
Implementation of good governance, transparency, compliance, integrity and social responsibility systems, as well as the standardization of internal processes and regulatory updating.
Confidentiality agreements and data protection protocols.
Taxation
Tax
Planning and compliance with the tax obligations of the different agents in the sports and entertainment sector.
Advice on international taxation and double taxation avoidance agreements.
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