Legal Aspects of Organizing Major Sports Events: Opportunities and Challenges

Speakers feature top-tier legal professionals from sports entities involved in the organization of major sports events. Panelists reflect on the challenges faced in their current or past positions, both on their own and from their organization's perspective.

This program offers unique insights into the intricacies of orchestrating major sports events, as the expert speakers unravel the legal complexities of contract negotiations, risk management, regulatory compliance, ambush marketing and rights protection, sponsorship, broadcasting rights, licensing/merchandising, corporate hospitality and technology.

Speakers

Elisabeth Freinberg, Speaker, Senior Vice President & Deputy General Counsel at LA28

Nathalie Armstrong, Speaker, Head of Business Legal Affairs at Paris 2024 – Comité d'organisation des Jeux Olympiques et Paralympiques de 2024

Piotr Wojtowicz, Moderator, Attorney-at-law, Allegra LAW, Zurich, Switzerland

Paolo Macchi, Speaker, Legal Counsel, IP & Broadcast Rights at Fondazione Milano Cortina 2026

Tim Lamoriello, Speaker, SVP and General Counsel at Legends Hospitality

Daniel Zohny, Speaker, Head of Intellectual Property at FIFA