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Lombardi Associates offer advice and support to professional sports clubs, players, coaches, FIFA Football Agents, associations, regulators and investors worldwide. We offer unmatched insights into often complex regulations, providing clear and understandable advice for our clients worldwide.
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For Clubs
Dispute resolution, transfer negotiation, transfer contracts
For Players
Legal representation, dispute resolution, disciplinary and doping
For Coaches
Dispute resolution, representation, contract enforcement
For FIFA Football Agents
Representation agreements, employment contracts, contract enforcement and exam preparation
For Associations & Leagues
Expert advice on FIFA Regulations and UEFA Regulations
For Investors
Regulatory issues for investors, access to international networks
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Lombardi Associates operates in English, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and French. If you have a football or sports related dispute or issue, we can help you.
I have been working with Paolo for ten years and I believe that Torino was one of his first clients. Lombardi Associates has assisted Torino Football Club in many transfers and has successfully represented our club in disputes before FIFA, UEFA and CAS. Paolo is our first contact in case of regulatory issues and we have always been pleased with his work.
Urbano Cairo
President of torino FC
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The team is led by CEO Paolo Lombardi, who after more than eight years working at the home of football, FIFA, founded Lombardi Associates in 2010.
Edinburgh Sports Conference
The Edinburgh Sports Conference is a biennial football conference bringing together world class speakers and key footballing stakeholders. The 2019 event was entitled “The Future of Football Transfer and Players’ Agents” and included Fabio Capello, Neymar Senior, Emilio Garcia, Marcos Motta and Omar Ongaro.
Rex Sport
Rex Sport is an organisation founded in Barcelona in 2002 with the purpose of promoting education in the sports law area, with a particular focus on football. It organises educational programmes both at Masters level and professional development conferences.
Football Legal
Football Legal is an international platform dedicated to Football Law, publishing a range of materials such as analysis of important cases and the impact on jurisprudence, news updates and thought leadership pieces. It is widely recognised as an industry leader.
Edinburgh Sports Conference
The Edinburgh Sports Conference is a biennial football conference bringing together world class speakers and key footballing stakeholders. The 2019 event was entitled “The Future of Football Transfer and Players’ Agents” and included Fabio Capello, Neymar Senior, Emilio Garcia, Marcos Motta and Omar Ongaro.
Rex Sport
Rex Sport is an organisation founded in Barcelona in 2002 with the purpose of promoting education in the sports law area, with a particular focus on football. It organises educational programmes both at Masters level and professional development conferences.
Football Legal
Football Legal is an international platform dedicated to Football Law, publishing a range of materials such as analysis of important cases and the impact on jurisprudence, news updates and thought leadership pieces. It is widely recognised as an industry leader.
