"All timelines kept, highest and unexcited expertise as well as the right feeling for the sport. Everything comes together here to provide absolutely top-notch advice."
Frank Bohmann
Managing Director
Handball-Bundesliga GmbH
"You can rely on the expertise of KERN CHERKEH Rechtsanwälte in all legal matters relating to arena and security."
Thomas Franke
Head of Infrastructure and Organization
VfL Wolfsburg-Fußball GmbH
"The team of KERN CHERKEH Rechtsanwälte accompanies us and our complex legal issues with high professional competence, efficiently and successfully. The trusting and professional cooperation with these sports law experts, who are extremely experienced in international professional sports, has been an important component of our WorldTour team's success for years."
Ralph Denk
CEO
Denk Pro Cycling GmbH & Co. KG
"The law firm KERN CHERKEH Rechtsanwälte Partnerschaft mbB took a greenfield approach to the preparation of a complex expert opinion and demonstrated an excellent sense of the unclear time required. Professor Cherkeh's expertise is reflected in the content of the report."
Dr. Hendrik Pusch
Legal Counsel
Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund
"KERN CHERKEH Rechtsanwälte is a fast and competent partner for all legal issues relating to the law of associations and organisations. Above all, we value proactive client support on current legal issues."
Sascha May
Head of Legal
Fortuna Düsseldorf 1895 e.V.
"An experienced team led by Rainer Cherkeh. Professionals in the right of handball, whose know-how is of great value to us and an essential part of successful further development."
Benjamin Chatton
Managing Director
TSV Hannover-Burgdorf Handball GmbH
"We rely on the expertise of KERN CHERKEH Rechtsanwälte in legal matters relating to match operations and stadium/event security. In this subject area, we appreciate the professionally competent and goal-oriented advice and support."
Jörg Wassmann
Head of Match Operations
1. FC Kaiserslautern e.V.
"The law governing associations is very complex and not always easy to understand. So it's good to have a competent and reliable partner at your side with the team from KERN CHERKEH Rechtsanwälte!"
Olaf Jähner
Managing Director Communication and Gymnastics Youth
Niedersächsischer Turner-Bund e.V.
"In extrajudicial and judicial matters, we rely not only on the extraordinary competence, but also on the many years of experience of KERN CHERKEH Rechtsanwälte. It is an indispensable partner for us, who represents our interests with great commitment and with whom the cooperation is extremely profitable and enjoyable."
Peter Fechner
President
1. FC Magdeburg e.V.
"Prof. Cherkeh's firm is a valuable companion in our contract and other legal issues. Superior expertise, in-depth knowledge of the industry, fast and straightforward. A top partner in professional sports."
Matthias Stroot
Managing Director
HSG Nordhorn-Lingen GmbH
"Sports labor law has many special features. In the law firm KERN CHERKEH, we have a reliable partner who has provided us with competent and efficient assistance in revising the contracts with our players. We know that we can rely on Professor Cherkeh in all legal matters and will continue to do so in the future."
Thilo Späth-Westerholt
Managing Director
VfB Friedrichshafen Volleyball GmbH
"In an exceptional situation such as the Covid-19 pandemic, professional crisis management is essential for survival. The KERN CHERKEH team was an important support for our crisis management by providing solution-oriented and trustworthy assistance with complex association and labor law issues."
Michael Klatt
Managing Director
MSV Duisburg GmbH & Co. KGaA
"Professor Dr. Cherkeh and his team have provided sound legal and strategic advice to the Deutscher Segelflugverband DSV e.V. as a professional association during its foundation and positioning within the national umbrella organization. We continue to work with him, relying on his advice, which is informed by practice and theory in equal measure."
Dr. Mario Wichmann
Chairman
Deutscher Segelflugverband e.V.
"We were happy to call on the expertise of KERN CHERKEH Rechtsanwälte for both stadium and security training for employees and a difficult legal construct."
Christian Hüneburg
Director of Finance and Administration
F.C. Hansa Rostock e.V.
"We obtained the Bundesliga license in the arbitration proceedings with the German Rugby Federation through Prof. Cherkeh's expert representation. In addition to expertise, Prof. Cherkeh's ability to target the different characters of the parties involved also played an important role."
Michael Bukowski
Director
Verein für Rasenspiele von 1906 e. V.
"Prof. Cherkeh and his team work in a highly professional manner, are extremely committed and build their actions on a recognizably profound fund of great experience. We trust the technical expertise to the highest degree and greatly appreciate the strategic advice beyond that, with the right feel for the situation."
Michael Scholisch
Director
Tennis Borussia Berlin e. V.
"Especially in difficult times, you need a competent team when dealing with complex issues of association law. With the support of the law firm KERN CHERKEH, the AFCVN was able to cancel the season, which was not feasible due to the COVID pandemic, with legal certainty."
Olaf Uhrbach
Vice President Sports
American Football und Cheerleading Verband Nds. e.V.
"We have come to appreciate Prof. Cherkeh's law firm as a comprehensive service provider in sports law with expert and goal-oriented advice. Our interests were represented with great commitment and the cooperation proved to be very profitable."
Gerald Glöde
Managing Director
Handball-Verband Niedersachsen e.V.
"Since the first planning phase, Dr. Cherkeh's team has supported us professionally and purposefully in building up our start-up, and continues to do so today. The bundled knowledge of sports, media and IT law, along with the personal, customer-oriented support, is the foundation of our long-standing business relationship. Especially in our sensitive environment of working with personal data, we feel in excellent hands and accompanied."
Jochen Lang
Managing Director
myTischtennis GmbH
„Legs of Steel grew into one of Europe’s biggest ski film / extrem sport film production company within only 3 years. This “jump into cold water” has put our company through various risks and quickly approaching challenges. Mr. Cherkeh and his team where able to adapt to our industry remarkably fast and guide us into the right direction.“
Tobi Reindl
Founder. Business. Producer.
Sales Legs of Steel
"We simply feel well advised by the law firm KERN CHERKEH in the operation of our online platforms Golf.de, mygolf.de and mytischtennis.de and the resulting legal issues!"
Klaus Albrecht
Director
Sporthouse.de AG
"In sport, many heads have to come together to form a common denominator. This often happens to the detriment of the athlete. So it's good to have enough backing. With KERN CHERKEH Rechtsanwälte, I have this."
Kristina Vogel
2-time Olympic and 11-time World Champion
"The complexity of the individual agreements with players, their parents and possible advisors is multi-layered. In particular, the interconnectedness between the association, TennisBase Hannover, the top association and possible other stakeholders must also be closely examined. In these and also in numerous individual cases of daily business life, the law firm KERN CHERKEH has always been a reliable partner, advisor and stakeholder at our side."
Michael Wenkel
Managing Director
Niedersächsischer Tennisverband e.V.
"We have been cooperating with KERN CHERKEH Rechtsanwälte for many years. Genuine specialists in sports law, who have mastered the business of professional soccer and have an eye for the essentials. They are highly competent, have a wealth of experience and are practice-oriented. They are therefore an important and reliable partner for our legal issues, no matter how complex they are."
Christian Seifert
Sponsorship and Events Department; Head of Events
VfL Wolfsburg-Fußball GmbH
"For a modern Olympic sports federation, comprehensive and competent legal advice from the sports law firm KERN CHERKEH, especially in the areas of anti-doping as well as arbitration proceedings, is essential."
Michael Müller
Sports Director / Secretary General
Deutscher Boxsport-Verband e.V.
"We benefit from KERN CHERKEH's extensive experience and expertise in professional sports. They understand the business of league sports and are important sources of advice and ideas for us when it comes to tailor-made solutions for sports and association law issues."
Holger Kaiser
Managing Director
Handball-Bundesliga GmbH
"KERN CHERKEH Rechtsanwälte has accompanied us from the beginning in a highly competent manner as well as with great experience in the sports segment and is an important component for the further development of our company. Even in complex contract negotiations, the team around Rainer Cherkeh is always a reliable advisor and strong representative of our interests."
Marcel Schäfer
Co-inventor and professional soccer player
„Dein Team“-App
"Professional. Competent. Reliable. We work with the team at KERN CHERKEH Rechtsanwälte on a high level of trust and benefit from their expert knowledge in sports law."
Sascha Nensel
Co-founder and head coach
nensel academy
"The team of Dr. Cherkeh accompanied us professionally and purposefully during the establishment of our company and continues to do so today. The combined knowledge of sports, media and IT law, along with the personal, client-oriented support, is the foundation of our long-standing business relationship."
Peter Mayer
Managing Director
TDS Tennis Deutschland Service GmbH
"With KERN CHERKEH Rechtsanwälte, we have a strong and competent partner at our side when it comes to complex legal issues in our non-profit association with two sports school locations. We very much appreciate the targeted advice that results from the combination of expert legal knowledge and a great deal of insight into processes in sports."
Dr. Albert Emmerich
President
Landes-Kanu-Verband Niedersachsen e.V.
"The law firm KERN CHERKEH is our very competent partner in sports law matters for our association in the professional environment as well as in non-profit matters."
Matthias Limbach
Sports Manager
TSV Havelse 1912 e.V.
"Prof. Cherkeh's law firm works in a professional, highly professional, solution-oriented manner and provides very competent advice backed up with expert knowledge. Extremely fast communication and great commitment were shown to us by the team of KERN CHERKEH in any legal issues. Alemannia Aachen GmbH says thank you!"
Sascha Eller
Managing Director
TSV Alemannia Aachen GmbH
"We have come to know Prof. Dr. Cherkeh and his team as a goal-oriented and highly professional law firm that gets the best out of everything for everyone involved. The highest level of specialist expertise and appropriate strategic advice with the right feel for the situation at hand."
Dieter Kahle
CEO
TuS Vinnhorst Turnen GmbH
"In an international and political legal case, Prof Dr Cherkeh provided us with comprehensive advice and explained possible solutions and their consequences. Thanks to the clarity he provided, we were able to make a balanced decision in the club's favour. Many thanks for that!"
Christian Hüneburg
Managing Director
SSC Palmberg Schwerin