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European Sports and eSports Law: A Research Companion book cover

1st Edition

European Sports and eSports Law A Research Companion

Edited By Dwayne Bach, Paul Lambertz, Fabian Ziermann Copyright 2027
460 Pages
by Routledge

This book is a comparative and comprehensive guide to sports and eSports in European law, with international and interdisciplinary perspectives included.   With contributions from academics and practitioners alike, including several in-house lawyers employed by football clubs, the book tackles the increasingly intertwined area of sports and eSports law. Chapters will explore the commonalities... Read more

1. The Business of Sports and eSports

Alexander T. Müller and Alexander Wehrle

 

2. Intellectual Property Law

Maria José Schmidt-Kessen, Amy Thomas and Simon Karlin

 

3. Employment Law

Lisa Gerlach, Sarah Rath and Nick Williams

 

4. Data Protection Law

Ansgar Faßbender and Nico Winter

 

5. Competition Law and Foreign Investment Control

Dwayne Bach, Guillermo Íñiguez and Fabian Ziermann

 

6. Platform Regulation

Frederik Junker and Nada Ina Pauer

 

7. Law of Associations

Constanze Winter

 

8. Nomination Law

Paul Lambertz

 

9. Contract Law

Maximilian Wegge and Dev Kumar Parmar

 

10. Dispute Resolution

Björn Hessert and Chui Ling Goh

 

11. Tax Law

Karolina Tetłak and Dominic Reitner

 

12. EU Fundamental Freedoms

Patrick Petschinka

 

13. Sustainability Law

Christian Weber and Dwayne Bach

 

14. Gambling and Betting Law

Lennart Brüggemann

 

15. Criminal Law

Till Pörner and Katie Stoker

 

16. Outro: Conclusion and Future Horizons

Dwayne Bach, Paul Lambertz and Fabian Ziermann

Biography

Dwayne Bach entered the sports and eSports industry through his doctoral research. He then gained practical experience working for a CAS judge, a player agency and several law firms. He now runs his own law firm while also serving as legal counsel at Uniper SE.

 

Paul Lambertz is a specialist lawyer for sports law and founder of Lambertz Sportrecht. Among the first German lawyers to be certified in sports law in 2019, he provides advice to athletes, federations, and companies, publishes on sports law, and is frequently sought after by journalists as an expert commentator.

 

Fabian Ziermann is part of Milberg London LLP’s competition litigation team. He was a doctoral researcher and lecturer at the Vienna University of Economics and Business. His research focused on copyright and competition law in eSports and gaming ecosystems. The opinions expressed in this publication are those of the author alone and do not represent the views of Milberg London LLP, its partners, employees, clients, or any affiliated entities. 

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