Sports / Entertainment

Mori Hamada provides comprehensive support to all sports stakeholders, including international and national associations, leagues, clubs, teams, players and sponsors across professional sports. These services range from traditional fundraising (including finance and sponsorship), broadcasting rights agreements, merchandising rights agreements, handling of scandals, player labor issues (including visas), and publicity management to legal advice on e-sports, sports in the metaverse, and transgender issues. Our lawyers, with experience as arbitrators for the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) and the Japan Sports Arbitration Agency (JSA) achieve prompt and appropriate dispute resolution tailored to the characteristics of the sports industry. With its extensive experience and flexible thinking, our Sports Law Practice Group delivers powerful support for enhancing the excitement and impact of sports and promoting the development of sports businesses.

Our firm supports television stations, film companies, game companies, animation and program production companies, platformers, advertising agencies, promoters and sponsors, as well as creators, artists and their agencies. We cover areas such as movies, music, games, entertainment events, and the performing and cultural arts. These fields require not only legal expertise but also a deep understanding of industry practices and customs. Our lawyers, with their exceptional knowledge and experience in these fields, support clients in various aspects of their businesses and help resolve issues based on that understanding.