PM-Advogados : provides permanent legal advice to clubs, agents, associations, federations and international bodies, namely:
Football Clubs
- Situation of players and respective contracts;
- Tax planning of contracted amounts;
- Issues related to the players' playing conditions, with the preparation of opinions and the adoption of measures when necessary;
- National and international transfers;
- Sports cooperation agreement with Portuguese and foreign clubs to exchange transfers of athletes, coaches and training of young athletes;
- Elaboration of instruments related to the cessation and preservation of the sports bond and economic rights;
- Collection of amounts referring to Training Compensation and Solidarity Clause;
- Diligence and measures in the search for the necessary documents to obtain the Player Passport order;
- Performance and establishment of procedures with the Disciplinary Commissions, Courts of Sports Justice;
- Collection of credits and procedures with UEFA, FIFA and Court of Arbitration for Sport (TAS-CAS).
Football Players
- Advice during negotiation and transfer to national and international clubs, with appreciation and drafting of employment contracts;
- Analysis and monitoring of the temporary transfer of players to other clubs or sports companies;
- Explanation to the player of the contractual rights and obligations established in his sports contract or sports training contract and the respective sports entities;
- Collection of overdue amounts (wages, premiums);
- Legal advice and drafting contracts with clubs, companies and sponsors related to Image Rights (License to use) Marketing and Merchandising;
- Creation of a partnership for the athlete to license the use and commercial exploitation of his image;
- Tax planning of contracted amounts;
- Monitoring of disciplinary proceedings initiated by clubs, sports corporations, associations or federations;
- Monitoring in the Doping process;
- Monitoring the termination process for just cause of the employment contract on the player's initiative and based on the failure to pay the salary;
- Appeals to the Sports Justice Courts;
- Collection of credits and procedures with UEFA, FIFA and Court of Arbitration for Sport (TAS-CAS);
- Claims for compensation for accidents in the exercise of sports activities
Athletes from other sports
- Legal advice on drafting contracts, transfers;
- Legal support in negotiation for national and foreign clubs;
- Monitoring of disciplinary proceedings, doping;
- Collection of overdue amounts (wages, premiums);
- Performance and establishment of procedures with Associations, Federations, Olympic Committee, Courts of Sports Justice;
- Claims for compensation for accidents in the exercise of sports activities
Player agents
- Legal advice on national and international transfer, with drafting contracts and advice on procedures for regularizing the player with the National Association of the destination club;
- Preparation of representation contracts in accordance with the requirements of the FPF and FIFA;
- Advice and development of instruments related to players' economic law;
- Extrajudicial collection of commissions, interest, fines and other unfulfilled contractual obligations;
- Consultancy and assistance for releasing amateur athletes;
- Legal support in the negotiation intermediation for national and foreign clubs.
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