Our Law Firm is active in Contract and Business Law and has a strong Focus on Sports Law. We provide legal Advise for your daily Business and we represent you in any Arbitration Proceeding as well as before any Swiss State Court.
Practice Areas
Contract and Business Law
Contract Law
- Contract negotiations
- Draw up and review of all kinds of contracts
- Enforcement of contractual claims, judicial as well as extrajudicial
Tenancy Law
- Draw up and review rental and lease agreements
- Extrajudicial enforcement of claims based on rental and lease agreements
- Representation in tenancy and lease court proceedings
Labour Law
- Draw up and review of employment contracts
- Termination of labour contracts
- Labour law proceedings
Inheritance Law
- Drafting wills and contracts of inheritance
- Support in succession-related disagreements
- Representation in succession-related court proceedings
Business Law
- Foundation of companies in Switzerland
- Compliance with Swiss company Law
- Guidance in restructuration of company
Law of Enforcement
- Collecting claims
- Freezing of goods based in Switzerland
- Enforcement of judgments
Sports Law
For Clubs
- Negotiation, draw up and review of Transfer, Sponsor and Marketing Agreements
- Enforce overdue Transfer fees, Training Compensation and Solidarity Contribution
- Representation in proceedings before FIFA, UEFA, CAS, national federations as well as before State Courts
For Players’ Agents/Intermediaries
- Negotiation, draw up and review of agency Agreements
- Enforce agency Provision Payments against Players and Clubs
- Compliance with public Law regarding labour recruitment
For Sponsors and Investors
- Negotiation, draw up and review of Sponsor and Investment Agreements
- Compliance with FIFA TPO-Regulations
- Enforcement of contractual claims
For Athletes
- Negotiation, draw up and review of Labour contracts
- Enforce overdue salary payments
- Assistance in Disciplinary proceedings
For Coaches
- Negotiation, draw up and review of Labour contracts
- Enforce overdue salary payments
- Assistance in case of dismissal
For Associations
- Draw up Regulations and Statutes
- Assistance in Arbitration proceedings
- Compliance with State Law
About me
Dr. iur. Vitus Derungs
Attorney-at-Law
Education
- 2019 ECA Club Management Programme (CMP)
European Club Association (ECA) and Stockholm Business School, Stockholm University - 2012 Admission to the Zurich Bar
(admitted to all Swiss courts) - 2011 PhD in Sports Law (Dr. iur.)
University of Zurich - 2002 Law Degree (lic. iur.)
Universities of Zurich and Lausanne
Career
- Since 2009 Founder and Owner of Vitus Derungs Sports Law Consulting
- 2016 to 2020 General Counsel, Grasshopper Fussball AG
- 2010/2011 Clerk, District Court of Winterthur
- 2009 to 2014 Ad-hoc Clerk, Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS)
- 2003 to 2009 Legal Counsel, FIFA Players’ Status Department
Languages
- German
- English
- French
- Spanish (basic Knowledge)
- Italian (basic Knowledge)
Memberships
- Transfer Committee of the Swiss Football League (SFL)
- Swiss Association for Sports Law (ASDS)
- Former Single Judge of the FIFA Players' Status Committee
- Former ECA Transfer Expert Group and Legal Advisory Board of the European Club Association
Publications
Contact
| Dr. iur. Vitus Derungs |
| Dufourstrasse 48 |
| 8008 Zurich |
| Switzerland |
| E-mail: | info@vitusderungs.com |
| Phone: | +41 76 419 7711 |