BAT reaches milestone of 2000 cases
We are delighted to announce that the Basketball Arbitral Tribunal (BAT) has just reached the milestone of a total of 2000 cases since its creation in 2007.
Our firm created the BAT at the behest of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) and has been administering all BAT arbitrations ever since. The BAT is widely acknowledged as a highly innovative court of arbitration that has changed the landscape of dispute resolution in sport. Its success is underlined by the fact that despite BAT arbitration being entirely voluntary, and despite BAT proceedings being limited to financial disputes in basketball, its caseload arguably makes the BAT the second-biggest arbitral tribunal in sports world-wide. In recent years, the average number of cases per year was approximately 160.
We are looking forward to many more years of BAT arbitration, and will do our best to help continuously improving this dispute resolution system for the benefit of its users.
Dr Heiner Kahlert publishes Article on the Basketball Arbitral Tribunal (BAT)
Dr Heiner Kahlert and Benjamin Schindler of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) have published an article in the French professional journal jurisport (La Revue Juridique et Economique du Sport). The article first provides an overview of the functioning of the Basketball Arbitral Tribunal (BAT). It further describes the mechanism by which FIBA helps the prevailing party before the BAT to ensure compliance with the BAT's decision.
The French article can be downloaded here.
Welcome back, Dr Paul Fischer!
We are very pleased to welcome Dr Paul Fischer as our new and at the same time old colleague at Martens Rechtsanwaelte. Paul joins us as a Salary Partner, returning to his old workplace after just over three years.
Paul is a great asset to our team and our clients, being a great colleague with particular expertise in association law, advising national and international sports federations, data protection law as well as litigation and arbitration in sports.
We look forward to working together with joy, confidence and a lot of energy!
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Dr Tinusch Jalilvand and David Menz publish article about the “IOC Strategic Framework on Human Rights” in SpoPrax
Dr Tinusch Jalilvand and David Menz published an article about the “IOC Strategic Framework on Human Rights” in SpoPrax 2/2023. In their article the authors deal with the consequences of IOC’s and FIFA’s commitment to Human Rights for other sports federations. In essence the authors recommend to all sports federations to develop concepts for the protection of Human Rights which are not only consisting of empty phrases but are based on actual risks of Human Rights violations caused by or contributed to by sports federations
David Menz and Dr Tinusch Jalilvand joined the “Sportainable” think tank
David Menz and Dr Tinusch Jalilvand have recently become members of the think tank "Sportainable", which is affiliated with the University of Bayreuth. The think tank, based on interdisciplinary research and consulting, is dedicated to the sustainable transformation of sport.
David Menz and Dr Tinusch Jalilvand are responsible for the area of "law" in the think tank. This provides the opportunity to bring current developments in legislation and jurisprudence to the think tank and at the same time to use the enormous potential of voluntary commitments in sport to make a positive contribution to the sustainable development of sport.
We are very much looking forward to all the projects that have been started and those that are coming up, on interdisciplinary research and consultation in these times that are as exciting as they are important.
For more information on the think tank "Sportainable", please click here.
Martens Rechtsanwälte selected as “Top Law Firm for Sports Law” by Wirtschaftswoche
The main German business weekly Wirtschaftswoche (WiWO) has included Martens Rechtsanwälte in its newly created list of "WiWo Top Law Firms – The Most Renowned Law Firms and Lawyers for Sports Law". Moreover, Dr Heiner Kahlert and David Menz are listed as a highly recommended sports lawyers. The listings are based on a survey conducted by an independent expert jury of the Handelsblatt Research Institute among 500 sports lawyers from 333 law firms. In the end, 24 law firms and 34 lawyers prevailed. For the list as published on WiWo.de in German, please click here.
Maximilian Wegge publishes the article on LawInSport
Maximilian Wegge publishes the article "How Cryptocurrencies, Fan Tokens And NFTs Are Regulated In Germany" on LawInSport. The crypto industry is increasingly gaining a foothold in sport. Against this background, Maximilian Wegge shows in his article the legal framework in which cryptocurrencies, fan tokens and NFTs operate and weighs up the opportunities and risks for decision-makers in sport.
Dr Heiner Kahlert publishes article on constitutional law issues in arbitration
In the current issue 1/2023 of the German Arbitration Journal (SchiedsVZ), Dr Heiner Kahlert has published an article on the constitutional framework of arbitration. This topic has gained increased attention in recent years, particularly due to the public debate on investment arbitration tribunals as well as on sports arbitration. In his article, Dr Heiner Kahlert explains to what extent German constitutional law protects arbitration, but also sets limits to it.
Heiner Kahlert, David Menz and Maximilian Wegge listed by “Who’s Who Legal” in “Germany – Sports and Entertainment 2023”
We are thrilled that Heiner Kahlert, David Menz und Maximilian Wegge have been listed by “Who's Who Legal” in the category “Germany - Sports and Entertainment 2023”.
Here's what WWL says about us:
Merry Christmas and a happy and healthy new year!
- The “excellent” Heiner Kahlert is a smart lawyer with incredible experience in sports arbitration.
- The "excellent" David Menz is a very highly regarded sports expert with a varied contentious and advisory practice.
- Maximilian Wegge garners widespread plaudits for his extensive experience in contract drafting and arbitration proceedings.
Merry Christmas and a happy and healthy new year!
Dr. Tinusch Jalilvand as lecturer in the training programme “Sustainability management in sports and sports business”
Dr. Tinusch Jalilvand joined the training programme "Sustainability Management in Sports and Sports Business" organised by the Leuphana University Lüneburg, SPONSORs and the German Football League (DFL) as lecturer for the topic of "Law and Sustainability" in October 2022. In this programme, he gives lectures on various legal aspects of sustainability, including human rights due diligence obligations of sports organisations towards internal and external stakeholders (e.g. in the sports organisations’ supply chain). For more information on the training programme, please click here.
Maximilian Wegge wins Lexology Client Choice 2022 Award for Sports & Entertainment in Germany
Congratulations to Maximilian Wegge for winning the Lexology Client Choice 2022 Award for Sports & Entertainment in Germany!
Lexology bases its awards on surveys of in-house counsel subscribers to Lexology as well as on feedback from international in-house counsels and the Lexology Client Choice website.
Client Choice recognises those individuals around the world that stand apart for the excellent client care they provide and the quality of their service. The criteria for this recognition focus on an ability to add real value to clients’ business above and beyond the other players in the market.
We are very pleased to be recognised for the above as the Martens Team is constantly working on providing the best care and services to our clients. Sports law is our passion!
Lexology bases its awards on surveys of in-house counsel subscribers to Lexology as well as on feedback from international in-house counsels and the Lexology Client Choice website.
Client Choice recognises those individuals around the world that stand apart for the excellent client care they provide and the quality of their service. The criteria for this recognition focus on an ability to add real value to clients’ business above and beyond the other players in the market.
We are very pleased to be recognised for the above as the Martens Team is constantly working on providing the best care and services to our clients. Sports law is our passion!
NJW Report on the Development of Sports Law
Dr Heiner Kahlert and David Menz published a report on the development of sports law in 2022 in the Neue Juristische Wochenschrift (NJW – 46/2022 edition, p. 3334 et seq.). The report picks up where the report for 2021 (NJW – 51/2021 edition, pp. 3700 et seq.) left off and provides an overview of relevant decisions from various legal fields affected by sports law.
Maximilian Wegge published article in SpuRt
Maximilian Wegge published the article "Kryptowährungen, Fan-Tokens und NFTs - ein Blick durch die Sportbrille" (cryptocurrencies, fan tokens and NFTs - a peek through sports glasses) in "SpuRt" (Journal for Sport and Law). The crypto industry is increasingly gaining ground in sports. With that in mind, Maximilian Wegge illustrates in his article the legal framework in which cryptocurrencies, fan tokens and NFTs operate and evaluates the opportunities and risks for decision-makers in sport.
David Menz and Dr Tinusch Jalilvand publish article in LawInSport
David Menz and Dr Tinusch Jalilvand publish the article "Going Green? A first look at the German Football League's Sustainability Criteria." in LawInSport.
The authors place and categorize the new DFL Sustainability Criteria legally within the DFL Licensing Regulations. Moreover, they compare the DFL Sustainability Criteria with their legal sources and, on this basis, look for ways for further development of the DFL Sustainability Guideline."
