Whilst legally recognised in Türkiye, sports image rights are not as extensively developed and exploited as in many other European countries and elsewhere, for example, the United States. But this is likely to change in the foreseeable future. Primarily protected under unfair competition principles and the
Our Managing Partner, Dr Lucien Valloni, participated in a FIFA meeting of representatives of several players’ unions from around the world in New York City, in which players welfare was discussed. The meeting was chaired by the FIFA President, Gianni Infantino. It was held on the eve
In the Paul Pogba Doping Case, on which we briefly reported previously on the website, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has now published its reasoned Award (CAS 2024/A/10443 Paul Pogba v. NADO Italia) for reducing the period of ineligibility and quashing the financial
In the competitive arena of sports broadcasting, where billion-euro sums change hands regularly, fairness is supposed to be the cornerstone of the deals. Rights to air major sporting events are awarded through public or private tenders, where broadcasters and production companies compete to offer the
The introduction of the new UEFA Club Licensing and Financial Sustainability Regulations (FSR), in force since 1 June 2022, has reinvigorated the legal debate on the compatibility of sporting sanctions with European Union (EU) Competition Law. Replacing the earlier Financial Fair Play (FFP) framework, the
On 23 June 2025, the European Commission (Commission) unconditionally cleared the acquisition of Dorna Sports by Liberty Media under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 on the control of concentrations between undertakings (the EU Merger Regulation). The notified transaction, submitted under Article 4 of the EU Merger Regulation, involved Liberty
The South African Olympic champion runner, Caster Semenya, has won a partial victory at the European Court of Human Rights, in a judgement handed down on10 July 2025, in her long legal fight against the World Athletics sex eligibility rules. In a majority ruling of 15-2,
Valloni Attorneys at Law, are very pleased to announce that Kim Gamboni has joined the Zurich office of our Law Firm. She is a Swiss attorney specialising in litigation, sports arbitration, and business consulting for international high-net-worth clients. She brings with her valuable experience, gained in the
VALLONI Attorneys at Law recently achieved a significant outcome in criminal proceedings before the Court of Milan, securing a full acquittal for a Swiss-resident defendant charged with the unlawful possession of firearms, an offence classified as particularly serious under Italian criminal law. Cross-Border Defence Conducted Without
Introduction Sponsorship‑based marketing has become integral to contemporary advertising practice, prompting non‑sponsor enterprises to associate themselves with high‑profile sporting events through indirect promotion. These so‑called ambush marketing strategies can distort consumer perception and erode the exclusive commercial value purchased by official sponsors. Although Türkiye has not enacted a statute devoted