International Basketball Law
When the game gets legal.
Representing players, coaches, agents, and clubs in contract negotiations, disputes, debt recovery, and arbitration proceedings before the Basketball Arbitral Tribunal (BAT).
For basketball players, agents and clubs.
From contracts to arbitation, Every step covered.
Contracts cross borders. Payments stall. Disputes arise. When they do, you need counsel who understands not only the commercial realities of sport, but also the regulations, governing bodies, and dispute-resolution mechanisms that shape the industry. We’re that counsel for the basketball industry.
Practice Areas
Where basketball meets the law
Contract negotiations
Structuring and negotiating professional agreements for players, coaches, and agents — from the headline salary to the clauses that actually protect you.
Disputes & debt recovery
Recovering unpaid salaries and fees, and resolving conflicts between players, clubs, and agents — decisively, and with the leverage the rules allow.
BAT arbitration
Full representation in proceedings before the Basketball Arbitral Tribunal — from filing and evidence to award and enforcement.
Clubs & agents counsel
Advising clubs and agencies on transfers, compliance, and the day-to-day legal decisions that keep an organization running clean.
mr. Nick Poggenklaas
Why work with me?
BAT experience
Direct familiarity with the Basketball Arbitral Tribunal’s procedure and jurisprudence.
Independent counsel
We are not involved in deals from a commercial perspective. This allows us to provide the best legal advise for our clients.
One point of contact
You deal with the lawyer arguing your case — not a rotating desk of associates.
Have a contract, a dispute, or an unpaid salary?
Tell me what happened. I’ll tell you where you stand and what it takes to win it — clearly, and before the clock runs down.
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