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Nir Inbar Sports Law & Business works with players, clubs, agents, federations, sponsors, investors and sports businesses across the international sports industry.

We are always interested in meeting excellent professionals with relevant experience in international sports law, football disputes, governance, sponsorships, sports business, gaming-related sports partnerships, media rights, data, technology and regulated markets.

We are looking for people who combine professional excellence, commercial understanding, strong writing skills, discretion and the ability to operate in an international environment. Experience with FIFA, UEFA, CAS, national football associations, professional clubs, agencies, leagues, sponsors or sports-tech companies is an advantage.

We are looking for a sports law professional based in Mexico City to support the firm’s work in Mexico and Latin America.

The role will involve assisting with the firm’s legal and commercial sports activities in the LATAM market, with a particular focus on Mexico. This may include advising and supporting clients in matters involving football contracts, player and club disputes, agents, sponsorships, regulatory issues, commercial sports projects and international sports business development.

Requirements:

• Strong experience or clear professional focus in sports law
• Excellent knowledge of the Mexican and Latin American sports market
• Native-level Spanish and native-level or excellent professional English
• Legal qualification or significant legal experience in Mexico or another relevant jurisdiction
• Strong drafting, negotiation and client-management skills
• Ability to work independently and communicate with international clients
• Experience with football clubs, players, agents, leagues, federations or sports businesses is a significant advantage
• Familiarity with FIFA regulations, CAS proceedings or football dispute-resolution mechanisms is an advantage

This position is intended for a serious professional who can help develop and support the firm’s sports law and business activity in Mexico and the wider LATAM market.

We are interested in connecting with lawyers and legal professionals with experience in international sports law, especially football-related matters.

Relevant experience may include FIFA proceedings, CAS arbitration, player and coach contracts, club disputes, agent disputes, training compensation, solidarity mechanism, disciplinary proceedings, governance, regulatory matters, integrity issues and commercial sports disputes.

Relevant profiles may include:

• Sports lawyers
• Football regulatory specialists
• FIFA/CAS dispute-resolution professionals
• Lawyers with experience representing players, clubs, agents or federations
• Professionals with strong knowledge of international football regulations
• Lawyers with regional expertise in key football markets

Strong English drafting skills are essential. Additional languages, regional expertise and experience in cross-border sports disputes are an advantage.

We are also interested in professionals with experience in sports sponsorships, commercial partnerships, rights packages, media rights, image rights, brand activations and sports business development.

This profile is relevant for professionals who understand both the commercial and legal sides of sports partnerships, including clubs, sponsors, agencies, rights-holders, investors and sports businesses.

Relevant experience may include:

• Sponsorship strategy and negotiation
• Rights package analysis
• Category exclusivity and activation structures
• Media, digital and social rights
• Commercial partnerships with clubs, leagues or athletes
• Sports business development
• Image rights and athlete brand commercialization
• Cross-border commercial sports projects

We value professionals who can identify commercial opportunities, assess risks and support clients through negotiation, structuring and implementation.

We are interested in professionals with experience in gaming-related sports partnerships, sponsorships, regulated markets and commercial compliance.

This area is relevant to sports sponsorships, sweepstakes and social casino models, betting-adjacent categories, fantasy sports, digital platforms, affiliate structures, media rights, advertising restrictions and sponsorship activation in sensitive or regulated markets.

Relevant experience may include:

• Gaming, betting, sweepstakes, social casino or fantasy sports regulation
• Sports sponsorships involving regulated or sensitive categories
• Advertising, marketing and consumer-protection compliance
• Affiliate, media or performance-marketing structures
• Commercial agreements with clubs, leagues, athletes or rights-holders
• Cross-border regulatory analysis
• Risk assessment for sports partnerships and brand activations

We are particularly interested in professionals who can combine regulatory judgment with commercial understanding and help clients assess whether a sports partnership is legally sound, commercially viable and reputationally appropriate.

We are open to meeting professionals with experience in sports-tech, data, AI-related sports products, athlete technology, digital rights, IP, licensing and platform partnerships.

Relevant work may involve clubs, leagues, athletes, investors, sports-tech companies, data providers, scouting platforms, performance analytics, fan engagement products and digital content businesses.

Relevant experience may include:

• Sports data and athlete data
• AI tools in scouting, performance or fan engagement
• IP and licensing
• Platform agreements
• Club and league partnerships
• Privacy, GDPR and data protection
• Commercialization of digital sports products
• Sponsorship integration and digital activation

This profile is relevant for professionals who understand how technology products are built, licensed, commercialized and integrated into the sports industry.

If you believe your background is relevant to our work, please send:

• CV
• Short introduction explaining your sports-related experience
• Jurisdictions, languages and markets in which you operate
• Selected examples of relevant matters, projects or professional experience, where disclosure is permitted

Applications and introductions may be sent to:

office@nirinbar.com