Sports law. American students learned about the peculiarities of the Russian national law

Mikhail Prokopets, Head of the Sports Law Group of the Law Firm "YUST", delivered a lecture to the students of St. John NYC university taking the L.L.M. program. The expert was invited to give to the young American lawyers a three-hour presentation of the peculiarities of the Russian sports law and the tendencies of its development. M.Prokopets told them about:

• The subject, the method and the sources of the Russian sports law;
• The legal status of organizers of sports events and of fans;
• The legal regulation of marketing and sponsorship as well as holding large international competitions in the Russian Federation.

The students thanked the lawyer warmly for the interesting lecture and exhaustive answers.

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The L.L.M sports law courses were organized by two well-known Spanish law firms and are counted among the most prestigious sports law courses in the world. They are currently held in Mexico City, Madrid, Barcelona and New York.