It’s more
than a game.

We are a specialised sports law firm offering all relevant legal services in the context of professional and amateur sports – from major international sports events, associations & federations, leagues, clubs as well as corporations, start-ups and agencies to athletes and their management.

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Our legal and strategic advice, marked by our broad sport specific and analytical expertise, is pragmatic and solution-oriented.

Services

As a specialised sports law firm with more than 15 years of international experience, we offer legal and strategic advice in all relevant areas of professional and amateur sports.

Media & Marketing Law

Major Sports Events

Dispute Resolution

Associations & Leagues

Corporate & Finance

Clubs

All Services

References

Our clients from many different professional and amateur sports seek our advice in all relevant legal areas.

German Football Association (DFB)

Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB)

German Ski Association (DSV)

Athletia Sports

FC Bayern München AG

Deutsche Sport Marketing (DSM)

All References

The Team

Our team offers comprehensive expertise in jointly developing solutions and contributes its sports law specific experiences.

The Team

Quotes

"Lentze Stopper as one of the most renowned sports law firms in Germany has advised and represented the Bavarian Football Association (BFV) for years: Lentze Stopper is a highly competent, service-oriented law firm with an international network."
Dr. Rainer Koch
former President Bayerischer Fußball-Verband e.V. (BFV)
"Due to their many years of expertise, Lentze Stopper are important and strong partners for DFB EURO GmbH, from the bid for the UEFA EURO 2024 through the UEFA EURO 2020 to the organisation of the UEFA EURO 2024."
Markus Stenger
Managing Director DFB EURO GmbH
"Lentze Stopper has legally advised and supported the German Basketball League (BBL) for years. We strongly appreciate Lentze Stopper’s overall experience and competence in the field of law as well as the professional and solution-oriented approach."
Dr. Stefan Holz
Managing Director BBL GmbH
"A professionally organized, highly competent and solution-oriented team! At the same time, they are faithful and dedicated within our cooperative partnership."
Stefan Schwarzbach
Managing Director DSV Marketing GmbH
"The advice of Lentze Stopper is not only highly competent, profound and analytic but provides even more solution-oriented pragmatism."
Michael Meeske
Managing Director VfL Wolfsburg Fußball GmbH
"True sports lawyers! On federation and ticketing matters I have gladly used the team and I’ve never been disappointed!"
Dr. Michael Gerlinger
Vice President Sports Business and Competitions FC Bayern München AG
"The team of Lentze Stopper has always provided us with outstanding legal advice in complex legal matters and negotiations and always proactively takes into account the specific needs and our market. In the future we will definitely engage the team again."
Christian Holzer
Managing Director Sportec Solutions AG
"Lentze Stopper maneuvered us through an extraordinary time during the last period of Olympic and Paralympic Games. They are reliable partners in drafting complex contractual frameworks. Lentze Stopper always strengthens our back!"
Claudia Wagner
Managing Director Deutsche Sport Marketing GmbH
"We highly appreciate to have Felix Holzhäuser and the whole team as a partner for advice to all our legal matters. It is more than crucial to us to combine speed and quality in different areas within the fast-growing digital environment."
Lukas Klumpe
Founder & Managing Director Athletia Invest GmbH & Athletia Sports GmbH
"Lentze Stopper are important to us and belongs to our team in bidding processes and organisation such as Munich Mash 2022 or the European Championships Munich 2022 – competent, practical and outcome-oriented!"
Frank Seipp, Local Organising Committee Management European Championships Munich 2022
Klaus Cyron, Founder & Managing Director S&K MARKETING GMBH
"We enjoy cooperating with Lentze Stopper in the context of hosting international sport events. Hence, we are delighted to have Lentze Stopper as a reliable and efficiently acting partner on our side."
Mark Schober
CEO Deutscher Handballbund e.V. (DHB)
"As a globally networked sports marketing agency, we were looking for a real team player for legal issues who could help us quickly and pragmatically with an eye for the essentials. We can always rely on Felix Holzhäuser's team thanks to their in-depth knowledge of the industry."
Philip Schmitt-Thiel
Client Service Director & Management Board Rapid Peaks GmbH

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