August Debouzy advises sports entities on both commercial and corporate matters, with the team’s focus areas extending to restructuring and insolvency matters, litigation proceedings,  and the sale and purchase of sports clubs. The team frequently assists assisting clients with sales and purchases of clubs, financing issues and IP topics. Practice head Alexandra Berg-Moussa brings expertise in sponsorship and contracts, and fellow head Laurent Cotret specialises in restructuring matters. Guillaume Aubatier and Pierre Pérot are both active in the practice.

Clifford Chance combines commercial expertise with strong industry knowledge to advise major sport leagues and governing bodies on both transactional and litigation matters relating to broadcasting rights. Yves Wehrli is a key player both in the practice and in many corporate and M&A matters in football, while also having chairing experience in both UEFA and Olympic and Paralympic Committees. Thibaud d’Alès and Clément Gandibleux are both key contacts for litigation, while Gauthier Martin is a public law expert.

De Gaulle Fleurance & Associés offers clients support drafting and negotiating commercial agreements including for competition organisation and broadcasting rights. Combining strength in commercial, intellectual property, and sport law. Co-heading the practice, Smaïn Guennad 's client base includes governing bodies and organisers of sports events., and fellow co-head Serge Lederman is a key contact for instructions related to intellectual property issues. Also leading the practice alongside them are Louis de Gaulle and Agnès Macaire. Georgie Courtois recently left the firm.

Joffe & Associés assists major players in the sports industry with commercial rights matters and M&A transactions, specifically through the drafting and negotiation process. Romain Soiron leads the practice, and advises a range of high profile clients on media rights, sponsorships and M&A deals. Alvyn Gobardhan is heavily involved in major sports deals in the french market, supporting clients with both contract negotiations and transactions.

DLA Piper‘s sports practice is largely comprised of IP and data protection work, as well as corporate, acquisition and financing matters. Advising international investment institutions, high-value sports teams, sports institutions and more, the team is particularly recommended for supporting international clients entering into the french sports market. Practice lead Frank Valentin offers clients expertise in IP rights, particularly trademark protection and enforcement. Alice Magnan  is active in cross-border M&A and investment matters. Romain Guénin advises international financial institutions and investors on structured finance, including credit facility grants.

FIDAL‘s active sports practice covers the full spectrum of commercial, corporate and M&A matters with focus areas such as financings, investments, and sponsorship negotiations. Jean-Baptise Guillot, who joined the firm as head of the sports department in March 2025, is an expert in the field of sports law and handles a busy workload, including commercial agreements for strategic partnerships, investments and acquisitions. Simon Darricau left the team in July 2025.

With tax advice at the core of its practice, Franklin significantly bolstered its offering in January 2025 with the arrival of  new practice head Jacques Messeca, who excels at the intersection of tax and sports law. The team's client roster extends to clubs, federations, leagues and professional club associations who are benefiting from the departments broad offering, including advice on club takovers, contractual issues in the context of head-coach transfers, and representation in tax litigation.

Leveraging the firm’s capabilities in PE, M&A and TMT matters, Latham & Watkins‘s portfolio includes handling commercial and partnership agreements for major sports events, as well as advising on financings and acquisitions. Led by Jean-Luc Juhan, who is well regarded for his wealth of experience in sponsoring agreements, liciencing issues, and rights distribution, the team frequently advises on topics such as stadium naming rights deals, television broadcast agreements, and the distribution of sports content through social media platforms.

Bignon Lebray advises clients across different sports on real estate, corporate and commercial, including advising clients such as FIFA and Golf de Maisons Laffitte on Paris projects. The practice is led by corporate M&A expert Neil Robertson .

Bird & Bird provide sports clients expertise in IP/trademark and data privacy matters. Alexandre Vuchot  and Géraldine Arbant  both  co-head the practice.

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner is experienced in advising on major commercial transactions in sports, including the sale of TV broadcasting rights. Jean-Louis Martin is heading the practice and is recommended for the negotiation of marketing contracts.

DWF (France) AARPI‘s sports practice is led by French and EU competition law and merger control expert Emmanuel Durand, a key name in the sports sector with notable involvement in the sale of media and marketing rights, as well as assisting in the organisation of international sporting events such as the Paris 2024 and Los Angeles 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Benjamin Templé is another key name in the practice.

Klein Wenner client base includes both sports institutions and event production companies, with the team’s focus areas encompassing compliance and data protection law. Public law expert Eve Derouesné heads the practice alongside Laurent Badiane and is experienced in sports projects.

Sekri Valentin Zerrouk provides expertise in employment law to sports teams and sports events organisers in France. Emilie Meirdjen and Thibaud Perrin are active in the sports practice, and Ophélie Peyrisse heads the team.

Advising professional athletes on commercial disputes is a core pillar of Valther‘s practice, with the team’s varied workload including contentious employment matters as well as litigation related to contractual breaches. Well regarded for its strength in IP and media law, the department is led by Rhadamès Killy, who excels at the intersection of sport regulation and business law.