Leisure is one of the most dynamic sectors in the western economy as people choose to spend an increasing amount of their income on leisure related activities. Our leisure sector serves the needs of corporates, investors and advisers with interests in the leisure sector, covering hotels, gaming, holidays, fitness and entertainment, pubs, and sports.

In 2007 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer was, for the second year running, the number one law firm in the European leisure sector for mergers and acquisitions in value, advising on deals worth €8,178m, significantly ahead of the second ranked firm.

We were one of the first law firms to develop a specialised sector group for Leisure and we continue to invest in developing our knowledge of this industry. We pride ourselves on having a dynamic team who combine their world-leading legal skills with their experience of the markets in which you operate, ensuring you receive specialist expertise.

Our Leisure team has over 100 partners with a proven track record of advising leading multinational companies in the hotels, gaming, pubs, sports, holidays, fitness and entertainment industries on a diverse range of issues.

See how we add value or read our publications in our briefings section.

Our leisure team is particularly well qualified to assist you because:

  • we keep abreast of relevant industry and regulatory developments across all practice areas and jurisdictions;
  • we provide specialised legal advice on all relevant products and services across all the sub sectors within the Leisure industry;
  • we share industry knowledge and developments and help to bring clients together when it is mutually beneficial for them;
  • we can provide international teams for multi-jurisdictional issues across 28 offices in 16 countries;
  • we offer regular networking opportunities for clients; and
  • we have a passion and commitment for this industry sector.

Please contact us if you would like to talk about your legal challenges and opportunities in the Leisure sector.

News

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Briefings

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