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Sports and Culture Industry Legal Research Institute

Introduction
Practice areas
Team management
Contact

According to the statistics released by the National Bureau of Statistics on December 29, 2023, the total scale (total output) of the national sports industry in 2022 was 3,300.8 billion yuan, and the value added was 1309.2 billion yuan. Compared with the previous year, the total output of the sports industry increased by 5.9% (without deducting price factors), and the added value increased by 6.9%. The total scale of China's sports industry in 2023 has exceeded 3 trillion yuan. In 2023, the total scale of China's sports industry has exceeded 3 trillion yuan, while in 2025, the total scale will exceed 5 trillion yuan according to the development planning requirements of party and government documents. The sports industry has become an important part of the national economy and plays an important role in boosting domestic demand, promoting consumption and employment. Various sub-industries within the sports cultural industry market are also showing a growth trend.

The sports culture industry covers a wide range of areas, including sports administration, sports events, stadium operation, sports training, sports tourism, sports agent services, sports culture communication, sports competition and performance, sports equipment and related product manufacturing and sales, consumption for fitness and leisure activities, intermediary services, dispute resolution, and foreign-related sports, among many other sub-industries.

China Commercial Sports and Culture Industry Legal Research Institute is a professional legal service team composed of professional, senior lawyers, senior consultants, and expert professors who combine industry, academia, and research, understanding both the law and sports. Based on the laws and regulations, The institute will delve into the characteristics and development of the sports industry, fully leverage the advantages of the China Commercial Headquarters and branches across the country and around the world, gather compound legal talents with both legal and sports expertise, and provide professional and comprehensive legal services throughout the entire process for the development of China's sports and cultural industry, and for sports and cultural exchanges between China and other countries around the world.

Practice areas

(1) Legal services for the whole process of sports events

(2) Legal services for the manufacturing and sales of sports goods

(3) Legal services for sports fitness and leisure activities

(4) Legal services for sports training

(5) Legal services for sports intermediaries

(6) Legal services for sports venues

(7) Legal services for sports consumption

(8) Legal services for sports stars and sports IPs

(9) legal services for the administration of sports government and organizations

(10) Legal services for sports public welfare

(11) Legal services for sports litigation and arbitration

(12) Legal services related to foreign-related sports

(13) Legal services for international sports arbitration

Team management

Consultant: Chen Lin

Director: Yang Guoxing

Deputy Director: Guo Jian Chen Fusheng

Executive Director&Secretary-General: Chen Ying

Contact

yangguoxing@huashang.cn

yingchen@huashang.cn