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Luca is a partner in our Italian corporate team and heads the sports practice globally.
As the firm's global head of sport, Luca leads a team of lawyers based in Withers' main offices in Europe, the USA and Asia, advising on sports-related regulatory, commercial, corporate and tax matters.His work includes high-profile sports transactions such as sponsorship agreements, international football player transfers and football player contracts, management contracts, direct sports investment into sports organisations and the licensing of audio-visual rights.
International sports transactions and governance
In addition to assisting corporate clients such as sponsors, manufacturers of sports apparel and equipment, sports marketing agencies and media companies, Luca also advises football clubs, sports leagues, governing bodies, athletes, coaches, sports managers and sports agents.Advising Italy's leading names across sport, fashion and global markets
As a business lawyer with an international education and background, Luca has been dedicated to sports law and the sports industry since the beginning of his professional career.Over the years, his practice has spanned several sectors of the Italian economy, including fashion, design, hospitality and food and beverage, with a particular focus on the wine industry. In this area he has advised a number of well-known Italian brands on international expansion and cross-border business matters.
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Me in a minute
I became inspired admiring my grandfather, an 'avvocato' in the small North Eastern Italian city of Pordenone
As my long-time friend, Oliver Bierhoff (former AC Milan and Germany international and the current director of the German national team) used to say, I'm one of those failed football players who claim they would have had a brilliant career as a professional player, if that knee injury hadn't stopped them. That's me: a frustrated footballer turned lawyer.
I was lucky enough in my early years to learn my trade, professionally speaking, on matters involving such famous names as Alessandro Del Piero, Gianluca Vialli, Roy Hodgson and Kaká. A kind of Nirvana, if you are passionate about sport.