Work Area: Sport law

Brazilian private equity fund Treecorp has hired Machado Meyer Advogados and Bichara e Motta Advogados to invest 1.3 billion reais (US$263 million) in local football club Coritiba, in return for a majority stake.

16 May 2023

Bichara e Motta Advogados – one of Brazil’s leading sports and entertainment boutiques – has helped Spanish footballer Alex Moreno transfer from Seville’s Real Betis to Premier League team Aston Villa.

17 January 2023

US businessman John Textor, majority owner of Brazilian football club Botafogo, has enlisted three DLA Piper LLP offices and its associated firm Campos Mello Advogados in São Paulo to restructure its shareholdings and acquire French football team Olympique Lyonneis (Lyon) for €330 million (US$347 million).

10 January 2023

A panel at the Court of Arbitration for Sport has cleared Ecuador to play in the World Cup after confirming the eligibility of its player Byron Castillo – despite finding the country liable for using false information about his place and date of birth.

11 November 2022

São Paulo-based football team Sport Club Corinthians has hired Machado Meyer Advogados to restructure 611 million reais (US$118 million) worth of debt related to its stadium, Neo Química Arena.

10 November 2022

CSMV Advogados has helped UK holding company City Football Group invest 1 billion reais (US$185 million) in Brazilian football club Esporte Clube Bahia.

12 October 2022

Brazilian sports and entertainment law boutique Bichara e Motta Advogados has been involved in the transfer of Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski to FC Barcelona, a deal worth some 50 million euros (US$51 million).

28 July 2022

CQS/FV – Cesnik, Quintino, Salinas, Fittipaldi e Valerio Advogados has strengthened its corporate and M&A practice by hiring the governance and compliance director of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF).

28 July 2022

Martinelli Advogados has helped São Paulo-based football club Ferroviária Futebol Clube restructure into a Sociedade Anônima de Futebol (SAF).

14 July 2022

Brazilian firm Felsberg Advogados has hired an entertainment and sports lawyer with both in-house and private practice experience as counsel.

13 June 2022