Yves Wehrli
Europe Guide 2024
Senior Statespeople : Sport
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About
Provided by Yves Wehrli
Practice Areas
Yves Wehrli's practice includes general corporate and commercial matters; mergers and acquisitions, sports & media. Yves also specialises in media and sports law.
He is the author of a number of published articles and conference papers on various subjects relating to corporate law, computer law, telecommunications law and sports law.
Career
University Paris XI (Masters in Business Law) 1979
University Paris V (DESS in Business and Tax Law) 1980
Joined Clifford Chance 1980
Seconded to Airbus in 1985
Partner since 1988
Seconded to Clifford Chance New York 1990-1992
Managing Partner of the Paris office 2000-2020
Regional Managing Partner Continental Europe 2014-2018
Avocat of Counsel since 2021
Chambers Review
Europe
Department head Yves Wehrli assists high-profile clients with the sale of TV rights and with commercial litigation. He is also experienced in sponsorship mandates as well as M&A transactions in the sport sector.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Yves is a pioneer in this industry."
"He has very good knowledge of the sport market."
"Yves is a pioneer in this industry."
"He has very good knowledge of the sport market."