20 leading sports law lawyers in Italy in 2026
Impact Lawyers' editorial selection brings together twenty professionals with particularly significant experience in sports law in Italy. Lawyers are listed alphabetically by surname: the table order does not establish internal positions or identify one professional as superior to another.
| Lawyer | Firm | Main profile |
|---|---|---|
| Cesare Di Cintio | DCF Sport Legal | Football, contracts and sports justice |
| Cristiano Novazio | DN Law | Football, contracts and sports regulation |
| Eduardo Chiacchio | Studio Legale Chiacchio | Sports justice and professional football |
| Enrico Lubrano | Lubrano & Associati | Sports justice and sports administrative law |
| Fabio Iudica | Professional and academic practice | Sports law and arbitration |
| Federica Ferrari | DCF Sport Legal | Sports law and contractual relations |
| Federico Venturi Ferriolo | LCA Studio Legale | Football, transfers, CAS and sports contracts |
| Flavia Tortorella | LP Avvocati | Sports law and contracts |
| Gianluca Medina | LegisLAB | Sports law and employment relations |
| Jacopo Tognon | JT Lex | Sports arbitration and international regulation |
| Leandro Cantamessa | Studio Legale Cantamessa | Football, contracts and sports litigation |
| Lorenzo Attolico | ADVANT Nctm | Sports, transactions and contracts |
| Mario Gallavotti | Gallavotti Bernardini & Partners | Sports regulation, football and governance |
| Mario Vigna | Coccia De Angelis & Associati | Sports arbitration, football and disciplinary matters |
| Massimo Proto | Chiomenti | Sports law and corporate transactions |
| Mattia Grassani | Studio Legale Grassani e Associati | Sports litigation, football and disciplinary matters |
| Michele Colucci | Specialist sports law practice | International football, regulation and arbitration |
| Pierfilippo Capello | Deloitte Legal | Sports law, transactions and governance |
| Salvatore Civale | Specialist sports law practice | Sports arbitration, regulation and football |
| Stella Riberti | Clifford Chance | Sports transactions, governance and finance |
How the ranking was prepared
This selection was built from scratch through Impact Lawyers’ own editorial review of professional and public information available through 2026. It does not reproduce or adapt the order of third-party directories, awards or rankings. Profiles were identified and cross-checked using current professional biographies, official law-firm information, publicly verifiable matters and transactions, publications, institutional and academic activity and international experience.
For this practice area, particular attention was paid to sports regulation, football, arbitration and disciplinary matters, athlete contracts, media rights, governance and sector transactions.
The editorial assessment combines five dimensions:
- Depth, continuity and genuine specialisation in the practice: 30%.
- Complexity and relevance of publicly verifiable matters, transactions or responsibilities: 25%.
- Technical command and ability to handle complex matters within the specialty: 20%.
- Professional leadership, independent judgement and ability to lead significant mandates: 15%.
- International profile and doctrinal, academic or institutional contribution: 10%.
Impact Lawyers' own editorial approach
Inclusion does not depend on firm size, media visibility or presence in other rankings. The selection is intended to reflect different practice models, combining major firms, specialist boutiques and professionals with a particularly distinctive individual track record. The apparent number of wins, transactions or clients is not used as an automatic measure because public information is uneven and many matters remain confidential.
How to interpret the selection
This ranking is an editorial snapshot of the market based on public information available in 2026. It does not measure fees, guarantee outcomes or claim that any included professional is the right choice for every matter. The choice of counsel should take into account the precise specialty, potential conflicts of interest, jurisdiction, availability, language, budget and relationship of trust.
Professional careers and firm structures can change. Future editions should therefore verify partner moves, new firms, changes of role and potential incompatibilities before publication.
