“What was my driving force when I specialized in sports law? On one hand, it touches a broad range of legal fields. I had the possibility to be engaged with both civil and criminal law during my career and both subject areas are needed for sports law. On the other hand, I have had a strong personal relationship with sport as I have been a canoer since my adolescence and now I am a master of this sport. In sports law my hobby meets my professional life, and this is a great motivation for everyday work.

I have realized that parties are rather careless and generous in sport sector. They tend to think of contracting as some kind of formality and as a result, they may face many problems due to poorly defined liabilities and expectations. It is much slower, more problematic and even more expensive to solve such difficulties afterwards. Though it is a huge market that deserves specialized and high-quality work, in most sport sectors you cannot meet professional attitude.

If we look at the organizational side of sport, we can find that sport managers themselves are mainly former sportsmen. Although essential part of their work is related to legal issues, they have also got limited capacity to estimate the importance of legal expertise. Much assistance for their decisions are from external sources, yet their consequences are more widespread and serious. It is great help both for them and for the sponsors if they are provided professional, legal support by an expert who knows the operation and needs of each stakeholder.

Based on its mission Simor Attorneys at Law meets this function.”