About Us

The International Sport Lawyers Association - ISLA - is a worldwide association of international, mainly European based sports lawyers that was established under the laws of Switzerland. The legal environment in professional and non-professional sports is expanding constantly.
Also, complexity and commercialization in this field is permanently broaden. Many sports(wo)men and sports clubs are not able to keep pace with the rapid development of the areas that surrounds sports. The role of the media, marketing issues and the incremental development from sports to business requires from legal advisors who are dealing with these matters a continued education and preoccupation with the latest developments.
ISLA membership not only grants the necessary up-to-date expertise. Thanks to the international network of the ISLA members, they can quickly serve their clients at any time with professional advice.

The Goals of ISLA are

The worldwide representation of the interests of athletes
   and sports clubs;
Help with the search for and placement of a legal counsel;
Active cooperation with the respective organizations and
   institutions, such as the International Court of Arbitration
   for Sport

Offering of seminars and events regarding sports law and
   recent sports law related topics;
Publications of reports and important awards with respect to
   sports law;
Offering of a platform where all people dealing with sports
   can meet;
Offering of substantial services for members and third persons.
ISLA is an association of lawyers for athletes and sports organizations. ISLA members take care that the world of sports go round, and that all people dealing with sports can conduct their business free of thoughts of legal problems and, thus, being able to concentrate on the training or on whatever their task in the huge sports world may be

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