Enforcementpower.
Holding a claim is not holding a cent. Enforceability is a discipline of its own.
Disputes in professional sport rarely run before state courts. They run before association arbitration bodies, before the FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber, before the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne — procedures with their own rules, their own deadlines, their own procedural logic. Those who approach them with the reflexes of ordinary civil litigation often lose on admissibility formalities before the substantive dispute has even begun.
When this counsel is needed.
Four to five recurring constellations in which the mandate typically begins. The list is not exhaustive — it shows the spectrum.
Unpaid bonus or residual compensation claims
Bonuses are withheld, seasonal premiums are retained, a termination agreement is not honoured. The question is not only how high the claim is, but which procedural track will lead to payment fastest — DFL arbitration, FIFA DRC, ordinary labour court, or arbitration-clause-based proceedings.
Disciplinary proceedings and suspension challenges
Suspension, association ban, match ban. These measures hit market value immediately and must be challenged swiftly — possibly through interim relief before the CAS or via civil-law emergency motions.
Inter-club transfer dispute
Contract dispute over an unpaid transfer fee, breach of a sell-on clause, breach of a contingency trigger. These proceedings typically run before the FIFA PSC or before the CAS — with their own filing deadlines, their own evidentiary requirements, and their own enforcement mechanisms.
Anti-doping proceedings
Anti-doping allegations proceed via the national anti-doping agency and regularly end before the CAS Anti-Doping Division. Defence requires not only legal competence but coordination with medical experts and, where applicable, scientific specialists.
What is concretely addressed.
The capabilities below do not stand as standalone services side by side, but interlocked — as the mandate requires.
Sports tribunal proceedings
Representation before DFL and DFB sports tribunals, including appeal and emergency proceedings. Structured preparation of hearings, evidence taking, written submissions.
FIFA proceedings
Representation before the FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber (for employment disputes between players and clubs) and before the FIFA Players' Status Committee (for club-side disputes).
CAS appeal and arbitration proceedings
Representation before the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne — both in appeal proceedings against association decisions and in ordinary proceedings under contractual arbitration clauses. Procedural language typically English.
Interim relief
Emergency proceedings in time-critical constellations — transfer window, imminent match ban, upcoming competition. Before the CAS regularly via the Provisional Measures under Article R37 of the CAS Code.
Enforcement of international arbitral awards
Recognition and enforcement of CAS awards under the New York Convention, including coordination with enforcement counsel in the relevant jurisdiction.
Dispute resolution in professional sport begins before the filing. Those who do not know which forum offers the fastest enforcement of their claim — and whether a pre-arbitration stage applies — lose time, money, and occasionally the substantive claim itself. Forum selection is the most important tactical step.
You have a concrete matter?
A first assessment is provided confidentially and without obligation — typically within 24 hours.
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