HUBERT RADKE

LEGAL EXPERTISE IN SPORT

Hubert Radke  

"Sports is a metaphor for overcoming obstacles and achieving against great odds. Athletes, in times of difficulty, can be important role models."

Bill Bradley - American Hall of Fame basketball player and U.S. Senator

SPORTS LAWYER

 

Sports Law Expert

Players’ Representative & Athletes’ Rights Advocate

EDUCATION

I am the graduate of Law and Administration Faculty at Nicolas Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland (1999-2000, 2001-2005), where I obtained Master of Laws degree with overall grade ‘A’.

I was a student-athlete under a scholarship at Loyola University Chicago (2000-2001), where I was named to the College of Arts and Sciences’ Dean’s List.

I successfully completed the Summer Programme on International Sports Law: The Expanding Area of Sports Law organised by the Asser Institute International Sports Law Centre, in Hague, Netherlands (2013) and the online course: Representing the Professional Athlete organised by Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, USA (2014).

I graduated from Instituto Superior de Derecho y Economia (ISDE) in Madrid, Spain, where I finished the prestigious Global Executive Master in International Sports Law program and obtained the LL.M. degree in international sports law (2017).

I was among one hundred persons from all around the world selected to participate in the renowned Sports Business Classroom course on NBA & NBPA Collective Bargaining Agreement and the business aspects of basketball, held by the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas (2022).

Currently, I am pursuing doctoral degree in sports law.

6 BOOK CHAPTERS
                                                                          
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15 SPORTS LAW ARTICLES
                                                                          
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25 CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS APPEARANCES read more
17 MEDIA APPEARANCES
                                                                          
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Since 2014, I have practiced law at Radke Law, my family law firm located in Włocławek, Poland. I have developed a specialized sports law practice under the #RadkeSportsLaw brand, focusing on the representation of athletes and coaches. Additionally, I provide legal consultancy to sports clubs and organizations on various legal matters. I advised on the creation of the Basketball Players Labour Union in Poland. I regularly draft and negotiate sports contracts, represent clients in disciplinary proceedings, and handle arbitration cases. I have appeared before sports tribunals including the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), the Basketball Arbitral Tribunal (BAT), and the Disciplinary Panel of the Polish Anti-Doping Agency (POLADA).

Concurrently, I have served as a basketball agent representing players since 2014. I am certified by both the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) and the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA). As a representative of Comsport, an international basketball agency with headquarters in Paris, France and Dallas, USA, I facilitate career opportunities and contract negotiations for athletes across global markets.

My academic contributions include lecturing on sports law within the “Sport Manager” program at Poznań University of Economics and Business in Poland. I previously served as a guest lecturer at Instituto Superior de Derecho y Economía (ISDE) in Madrid, Spain, where I developed and taught a specialized course on basketball contracts. I have also lectured on sports law in postgraduate studies in sports management organized jointly by CIES, FIFA, Stadion Narodowy PL.2012+, and Koźmiński University in Warsaw, Poland.

Since 2024, I have served on the board of the Polish Association of Sports Law in Poznań, Poland. I am also a member of international sports law associations, including the International Association of Sports Law in Athens, Greece, and Sport & European Union. From 2015 to 2024, I served as a pro bono member of the Sports Council in Włocławek, Poland, acting as a sports advisory body to the town’s mayor.

I co-authored Poland’s first modern sports law textbook and have authored and co-authored numerous legal articles while providing media interviews on legal aspects of sport. I regularly attend and speak at sports law conferences and seminars at both national and international levels.

Commentator

Basketball Analyst

From 2007 to 2025, I served as a basketball analyst for Canal+ television in Poland. As a color commentator, I analyzed games of the NBA, EuroLeague, FIBA Champions League, and various European national leagues. I provided live commentary for the NBA Finals from the United States from 2010-2015 and covered NBA All-Star Weekend in 2016 and 2017. Additionally, I regularly presented basketball analysis and explained the legal aspects of the sport in the #legalbasket series for #BasketOffice magazine, which was broadcast on Canal+Sport channels. I have also given numerous interviews to media outlets in Poland and internationally, discussing basketball strategy as well as the legal and business dimensions of professional sports.

Basketball Player

13 GAMES FOR POLISH NATIONAL TEAM
414 GAMES IN BASKETBALL LEAGUES IN POLAND
28 GAMES IN NCAA BASKETBALL COMPETITION
17 GAMES IN EUROPEAN BASKETBALL CUPS COMPETITION
1992
I started regular basketball practices in the youth club of Junak Wloclawek under coach Janusz Maliszewski in 1992.
1994
Over the period of 1994-1998 I played for a youth club of Junak Włocławek under coach Grzegorz Karólewski.
1998
In 1998 I made a debut in senior basketball for Anwil Włocławek basketball club under coach Eugeniusz Kijewski and in the season 1998-1999 I was a member of Polish Basketball League (PLK) runner-up team.
1999
In the years 1999-2000, after starting the legal studies at Law and Administration Department of Nicolas Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland, I represented AZS Toruń basketball club in PLK and junior team competition. Also I played for AZS UMK Toruń university team in the Academic Basketball League (LAK) competition, where I was a part of the winning squad.
2000
In the years of 2000-2001 I played NCAA basketball being a student-athlete of Loyola University Chicago under an athletic scholarship.
2001
After returning to Poland in 2001 I signed my first professional contract and played over the period of 2001-2004 for Notec Inowroclaw basketball club in PLK.
In the season 2001-2002 I played again in LAK competition, where I was a member of AZS UMK Toruń runner-up squad in 2002.
2002
In 2002 I was awarded as the Best Student-Athlete of Nicolas Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland.
2004
In 2004 I was called to the All-Star Game of PLK and later that year also to the Polish National Basketball Team camp.
Since 2004 over the period of 6 basketball seasons I played at the top basketball level in Poland, consecutively for basketball clubs of Anwil Włocławek, Turów Zgorzelec, Energa Czarni Słupsk, Kotwica Kołobrzeg, Polonia Warsaw, and PBG Basket Poznań.
In seasons 2004-2005 and 2005-2006 I played with Anwil Włocławek basketball club in European basketball competition, consecutively in FIBA Europe Cup and ULEB Cup.
2005
In seasons 2004-2005 and 2005-2006 I was a member of Anwil Włocławek runner-up teams in PLK.
In summer 2005 I made my debut in Polish National Team and represented Poland in 13 international games.
2010
I spent half of the 2010-2011 season playing for MMKS Siden Toruń in Polish Basketball Federation (PZKosz) 2.Liga competitions being the best scorer of the league.
In the second half of 2010-2011 season and in the 2011-2012 season I played for Rosa Radom in PZKosz 1.Liga competitions.
2012
In seasons 2012-2013 and 2013-2014 I coninued my career in Rosa Radom, playing with this club in PLK competitions.
In 2012 I have been awarded as a Best Big Man of PZKosz 1.Liga competitions by sportowefakty.pl
2014
My basketball career ended with an injury that occurred during the PLK regular season game between Rosa Radom and Anwil Włocławek, at my "home arena" in Włocławek, in March 2014. Several times during my basketball career I was named as on of the Top-10 Polish Centers and Power Forwards by polskikosz.pl