Sectors - Sports & Entertainment
We offer straightforward, practical support to sports and entertainment clients looking to scale up their operations.
Experience
Corporate & Commercial
Whether you’re seeking investors for a new venture or looking to expand an established company, we can help. Clients from a broad range of industries trust us to represent their interests in major corporate and commercial transactions.
Litigation & Dispute Resolution
When disputes occur, we work diligently to limit their impact and to ensure a quick resolution for our clients. We provide offer sophisticated, tactical litigation and alternative dispute resolution support. Clients appreciate our strategic vision, our judgment, and our meticulous preparation.
Regulatory & Compliance
The rules that govern commercial activity in Qatar are complex, as business practices are subject to oversight from a number of governmental agencies. As a result, it’s important to anticipate and address potential issues before they become problems. We offer timely & relevant advice to our clients on a broad range of regulatory and compliance issues.
Overview
With a number of successful major sporting and cultural events under its belt and the 2022 FIFA World Cup just a few short years away, Qatar is quickly making a name for itself as a premier destination for sporting and entertainment events. Whether you’re expanding your organization or planning for your next major event, we can help you move forward with confidence.
Al-Ansari & Associates can assist you with:
- Establishing a new organization
- Acquisition and sale of assets
- Employment matters
- Sponsorship contracts and licensing agreements
- Negotiations and contracts with vendors
- Grants and production agreements
- Litigation & Arbitration
Experience
- Assisted in the creation of a local sports association, the first players’ union in Qatar.
- Advised a local football association in the setup of an arbitration court of sports.
- Assisted a local professional football league in revising its human resources manual, drafting labor contracts, reworking its dispute resolution procedures, and negotiating and drafting sponsorship contracts worth QAR 25 Million.
- Advised a local film institute on a multimillion - Qatari Riyal production agreement.
- Advised a local film institute on corporate and employment matters including drafting the incorporation document, restructuring, and general compliance matters.
- Advised a local museums authority in establishing a grant of QAR 14 million for educational films.
- Advised a government-owned media services company and its subsidiaries on operations, opening new theaters, employment and commercial disputes, and production agreements.
- Assisted a company with its negotiations with vendor and suppliers in preparation for an annual festival held in Qatar.
