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Vogt & Wiig consolidates its position as market leader in sports and media – and welcomes Vålerenga onboard

Vogt & Wiig has signed a co-operation agreement with Vålerenga Football Club, which involves that Vogt & Wiig will be the exclusive provider of legal services to Vålerenga.

The sports club is thus in good company with a number of athletes, organizations and clubs who have already chosen to make use of our services. The list of clients includes amongst others the clubs ‘Rosenborg’, ‘Lyn’, ‘Frigg’ and ‘Manglerud Star’, as well as The Arctic Challenge, 'Tjalve', Grete Waitz, Ingrid Kristiansen and the action sport athletes Terje Håkonsen, Andy Finch, Danny Way and Lene Nordermoen.

- We have wanted to seize and maintain a leading role in Norwegian football, and are now unquestionably the best positioned law firm within this field, says a very satisfied leader of the Sports and Entertainment Group in Vogt & Wiig, Partner Joakim Marstrander.

- Of course we are very glad that Vålerenga has chosen us as partners in competition with other law firms, and we see this as an evidence that we have succeeded in our strategy to have an impact on Norwegian sports. Vålerenga is one of Norway’s strongest brands, and we can hardly wait to get started working with them, says Partner and Head of the Marketing Department, Anders Monrad.

Vålerenga states that they could not have wished for a more qualified partner.

- Vogt & Wiig has an offensiveness and energy that goes perfectly with our values, and we look forward to bring that with us into our future work together, says Marketing Director Rune Hansen. Vogt & Wiig’s professionalism and in depth knowledge of the industry will bring us – as well as the other co-operation partners - valuable competency states Hansen. He adds that this is the first time the club has a cooperation partner from this market segment.

Vogt & Wiig covers the whole specter within sports and media. We have in debt knowledge from inter alia license and sponsor agreements, handling media, collective administration of rights, labour law, preparing contracts and dispute resolution.

           

  

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30.03.2010