About Us
Unoleda LP is Nigeria's Foremost International Virtual Sports Law Firm.
Unoleda LP operates a boutique Sports Law practice and provides a comprehensive range of legal services throughout the African region, covering all areas relevant to the sports industry.
Our practice comprises a team of experienced Lawyers who work across the Firm's service areas. We provide specialized and custom-tailored sports law advice to international sports federations, national associations, football clubs, basketball clubs, licensed coaches, licensed intermediaries, athletes, public agencies, sports rightholders, sports investors, sports tech companies and sport event management companies on sports industry related matters. We also represent clients before relevant international sports tribunals and decision making bodies on matters relating to our service areas.
Our team members lead the development of Sports law practice in Africa, pushing the envelope towards the pacific and Europe. While we provide bespoke sports law service to our masterful range of clients, we also engage in pro bono cases and thought leadership in the industry, featuring regularly as key contributors in radio, TV media and National Dailies, including local and International conferences.
Unoleda LP's ultimate mission is to provide comprehensive and integrated sports legal advice and representation to clients, who want optimal levels of skill and expertise to match their resources.
Service Areas
We have expertise in a range of areas; our reputable clients depend on us to deliver on the following areas:
Sports Regulatory and Legal Advisory
We assist our clients navigate through legal and regulatory issues
- General legal advice on Sports-related matters
- Regulatory Compliance and Governance
- Investigations and Due Diligence
- Advising sports governing bodies on good governance issues affecting resident member associations, including issues relating to the legal structure and status of member associations under national laws
- Negotiating and concluding contract on behalf of basketball players under Article 3 - 137 of the FIBA Regulation Governing Players Agents
- Drafting contracts in the areas of employment law, transfer of players, image rights and intermediaries' activity
- Football infrastructure Investment Advisory (setting-up of academies, football & constructions, etc)
Sports Dispute Resolution
We represent our clients on matters relating to but not limited to overdue payables, training compensation, solidarity contribution, contractual disputes, disciplinary and ethical issues, before various sports dispute resolution bodies such as:
- Court of Arbitration for Sport
- Basketball Arbitral Tribunal
- FIFA Players' Status Committee
- FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber
- FIFA Disciplinary Committee
- FIFA Ethics Committee
Sports Tech
- Esports Regulatory Advisory
- Development of compliant Cyber Security and Data Protection Policies
- IP Protection of Sports Softwares and Apps, and Development of attendant transaction documents
Nigeria's Foremost International Virtual Sports Law Firm
Team
"Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much"
Hellen Keller
Pius Ndubuokwu
Founding PartnerMember of the Nigerian Bar
Tel: +2347031945201
Email: pius.ndubuokwu@unoleda.com