Why choose us
Why choose us
We have extensive experience in resolving disputes in sports law, whether as arbitrators or as legal representatives.
We will assist you not only in contractual matters, including negotiations (e.g. on the player’s or club’s side) but also in tax, grant, corporate, compliance and much more.
Miloš Olík, Vilém Podešva, Martin Janoušek, and Michal Čáp are active arbitrators of the Arbitration Board of the Football Association of the Czech Republic (FAČR), with Miloš Olík also serving as its chairman. Additionally, we are involved in the National Sports Arbitration Court, where we handle doping cases throughout the Czech Republic. Miloš Olík is a member of its presidium, and Michal Čáp is its secretary.
Who will be dedicated to assisting you
What our clients say about us
Client in the field of sports law
Client in the field of sports law
We provide the Czech Anti-Doping Committee with comprehensive legal advice, focusing on employment law, compliance, public procurement and tax law, supporting both routine operations, specific legal matters and representing it before regulatory bodies.
We provide strategic legal advice to a client in a dispute over breach of a sponsorship agreement with a foreign partner, safeguarding contractual rights, interests and business relations, and negotiating settlement and representing them in arbitration.
We represent the Czech Cycling Federation in expedited CAS arbitration proceedings over Paris 2024 qualification, defending the integrity and transparency of the selection criteria, securing dismissal of the cyclist’s claim and ensuring team eligibility.
We secured a Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) for our client during anti-doping proceedings, enabling medical use of a prohibited substance under stringent conditions, following evidence analysis and defence, concluding the case without sanctions or bans.
We represent a tennis player in legal and strategic review and negotiation of a sponsorship deal with a tennis club, including analysis of contractual terms, benefit adjustments, securing mutual obligations and coordinating communications with the club.
We represent a leading Czech track and field athlete in doping proceedings, providing legal counsel before the national sports federation’s disciplinary committee, the federation’s appeal panel and then at the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne.
We represented an Olympic champion in a disciplinary proceeding before the Slovak Athletics Federation, conducting legal defence and evidence review to secure a finding that he did not breach anti-doping rules despite anomalies in his biological passport.
Whether you are seeking legal consultation or a long-term partner, feel free to contact us without any obligation.
We will get in touch with you no later than the next business day to discuss the next steps.
T +420 224 216 212
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JUDr. Martin Janoušek
JUDr. Vilém Podešva, LL.M.
Mgr. Michal Čáp, LL.M., MCIArb
Mgr. Jan Šlehofer