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Mr Gustavo Albano Abreu (1965)
Attorney-at-law (Argentina)
Eng/Sp
Doctor in Law. President of the Antidoping National Disciplinary Tribunal of Argentina (2016- ); Director of Cátedra de Derecho del Deporte, Universidad Austral. Executive Director of LLM, Universidad Austral. Legal Advisor. Member of Tribunal de Disciplina of Ente Nacional de Alto Rendimiento Deportivo (ENARD). |
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Mr Kwadjo Adjepong (1971)
Lawyer (United Kingdom)
Eng
Member of the Standards, Ethics and Rules Committee, UK Athletics (2020- ); Member of the Judicial Panel, Premier League Football (2020- ); Chair of the Independent Eligibility Panel, UK Sport – Olympic and Paralympic Sport ( 2019-); Member of the Independent Disciplinary Panel, Lawn Tennis Association (2019- ); Chair, various independent judicial panels of the Football Association (2018- ); Panel Member, Sport Resolutions (2018- ); Assistant Director within the Enforcement Directorate of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). |
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Mr Salman Al-Ansari (1981)
lawyer (Qatar)
Eng/Ar
Vice-President Foundation of Qatar Sports Arbitration (2016- ); Qatar Player's Association (2015- ); Al-Ansari & Associates (2007- ); Qatar University College of Law (2008- ); Member of the Appeal Committee of the Asian Football Confederation; |
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Mr Saied Al-Zahrani (1977)
Attorney-at-law (Saudi Arabia)
Eng/Ar
Member of the Saudi Bar Association; Owner and manager of Aman Law Firm; Head of Al-Omari Group of Legal Consultations (2007- ); Chair of the Disciplinary Committee of the Saudi Shooting Federation Disciplinary Committee; Member of the Election Committee of the Saudi Football Federation; Former sport arbitrator at the Saudi Sports Center (2016-2021). |
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Mr Ahmed Alosaymi (1987)
Lawyer (Saudi Arabia)
Eng/Ar
Masters degree in Comparative Legal Studies; Bachelor degree in law; Advisor at the Ministry of Sport of Saudi Arabia; Former Head of Integrity at the Asian Football Confederation (2018-2023); Former Senior Legal Manager at International Centre for Sport Security (2013-2017); Former Advisor to the President of Air Sport Federation of Asia (2017-2018); Former member of the Legal Committee of the Asian Football Confederation (2015-2017). |
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Mr Sultan Naser S. Alsowaidi (1987)
Lawyer & Arbitrator (Bahrain)
LLM International Commercial Law, City University; Assistant Secretary General for Legislative & Legal Affairs at the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (Riyadh) (2021- ); Director of the Department of Legislation & the Official Gazette at the Legislative & Legal Opinion Commissions LLOC (Bahrain) (2019- ); Arbitrator in the Bahrain Chamber for Dispute Resolution in Sports BCDR; in-house lawyer for the Bahrain Football Association; Member of the Marketing Committee of the Gulf Football Federation (2016- ); Member of the Board of Directors of Bahrain Football Federation (2017- ); Head of Legal Affairs Committee of Bahrain Football Federation (2017- ); Member of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Legal Committee (2019-2023); Member of the Legal Committee of the Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFAAC) (2019-2023); Member of the Board of Trustees of the Sports Dispute Resolution Authority GCC (2021-2025). |
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Mr Jose Luis Andrade (1980)
Attorney-at-law (Portugal)
Por/Eng/Sp
LLM Georgetown University; MBA IE Business School; General Counsel at the European Club Association (ECA); Single Judge of the FIFA Players’ Status Committee; Member of the FIFA Task Force for the reform of the transfer system; Former Counsel and Head of Mediation at the Court of Arbitration for Sport; Former attorney working in international sports arbitration for David Casserly; Former attorney at the FIFA Players’ Status and Governance Department. |
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Mr Reto Annen (1977)
Attorney-at-law and Notary (Switzerland)
Eng/Deu
Attorney-at-law and Notary; Partner at Kanzlei Kornplatz AG (2008-); Chairman of the Justice Board of the Champions Hockey League (CHL) (2022- ); Single Judge of the Swiss Ice Hockey Federation (SIHF) (2017- ). |
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Dr Rodrigo Arias Grillo (1980)
Attorney-at-law (Costa Rica / Spain)
Sp/Eng
Ph.D. Constitutional Law: Public Law; Master in International Sports Law; Master in Public Law, Constitutional Law; Consultant position with FIFA as Regional Integrity Officer, Governance Services Department – Americas (2023- ); Partner at Sportia Law S.L. (2010-2013 + 2023- ); Former Senior Integrity Officer, group leader of the integrity department of FIFA (2016-2022); Former Responsible Department Legal & Integrity at La Liga, Madrid (2009-2016). |
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Mr Mauricio Arosemena (1974)
Lawyer (Ecuador)
Sp
PhD; International Master in Soccer Law; Lawyer; Legal Director of the Professional Soccer League of Ecuador (2018- ); Secretary General of the Professional Soccer League of Ecuador (2019- ); Partner at RoMA Law Firm. |
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Mr Juan Pablo Arriagada Aljaro (1971)
Attorney-at-law (Chile)
Eng/Sp
Attorney at law at Santiago, Chile; Llm commercial law and labor law; founder and main partner of the law firm "Arriagada & Co. Lawyers", Santiago, Chile; Executive Secretary of Chilean Football Federation (1997 – 2001); Member of the National Court of Arbitration for Sports in Santiago, Chile; Member of the Santiago Arbitration and Mediation Centre; Member of the World Athletics Disciplinary Tribunal. |
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Mr Espen Auberg (1977)
Attorney-at-law (Norway)
Eng
Attorney-at-law mediator, partner and Head of Sports Law at Nova Law. Member of UEFA Legal Committee. President of the Norwegian Sports law Association. Former Legal Director of the Football Association of Norway. Former Board Member of the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise Sports. Master of Law, University of Oslo. BA Media, University of East London. |
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Mr Haris Azmat (1984)
Attorney-at-law (Pakistan)
Eng
LLB; Senior Partner at Kilam Law (2015- ); Member of the Normalisation Committee of Pakistan Football Federation, appointed by FIFA; Legal counsel to some sports federations in Pakistan (volleyball, cycling, athletics) |
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Dr Marco Balmelli (1969)
Attorney-at-law (Switzerland)
Fr/Eng/Deu/It
Dr.iur. Attorney-at-law, Notary Public. Partner, Kellerhals Carrard Basel KlG (sports law including the consultation of professional international athletes, corporate law, M & A and commercial law). |
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Mr Efraim Barak (1957)
Attorney-at-law (Israel)
Eng/Sp
Consultant & Professor of sports law, Efraim Barak Sports Law & Consultancy (2018- ); Senior Partner & head of sports law department, D. Mirkin & Co., Advocates & Notaries (1987-2017); Member of Sports Law and Sports Legislation Committee of the Israel Bar; General Counsel and Head of legal department of the Israel Football Association (2014-2017); Member of UEFA's legal Committee (2015- ); Professor and Academic Director at the Master degree program in international Sport Law, at the Cardinal Herrera University (Madrid, Valencia & Barcelona) (2018- ) and the Instituto Superior de Derecho y Economia (ISDE) in Madrid (2006-2016); Professor of Sport Law in various Universities worldwide; Member of the Board and treasurer of the "Rex Sport Asociación de Asesores del Deporte". Ex-Member (Judge) of the Supreme Court of the Israel Basketball Association. |
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Mr Ahmadreza Barati (1976)
Attorney-at-law (Iran)
Eng
Master in Law, Azad University, Iran; Global Master in International Sport Law, ISDE; 2nd Deputy Chairperson of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Entry Control Body; Chairman of the Legal Committee of the Central Asian Football Association (CAFA); Chairman of legal and regulations compliance of the I.R. Iran Football Federation; Director of the Legal Committee of the Iran Football Clubs’ Union; Director of legal affairs at the Padel Committee of the Iran Squash Federation; Former member of the AFC Legal Committee. |
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Mr Giacomo Bei (1976)
Attorney-at-law (Italy)
Eng/It
Law degree, University of Florence; Lawyer; Founder of BASP Law Firm; Legal advisor Lega Nazionale Calcio Serie A; Legal Advisor to clubs in Serie A and B; Legal advisor with Infront s.p.a (football/volleyball/marathon/Cycling); Legal advisor to the Ryder Cup, Italy; Legal advisor to various sailing teams; Sailor. |
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Ms Reyes Bellver (1983)
Attorney-at-law (Spain)
Sp/Eng
LLM in Sports Law (University of Lleida, 2011); Sports Management Programme (CIES) Founder and Attorney-at-law at Bellver Sports legal boutique; External Advisor to Legal and Compliance Division of FIFA; Sports arbitrator at the European Association of Arbitration; External legal Advisor to the Women's Football Players Union in Spain; Founder and President of “Leadership Woman Football" platform and "Leadership Woman Football Academy”; President of the Madrid Sports Law Association; Member of the Board of FARE Network; Lecturer on Sports Law at the ISDE masters degree course in International Sports Law; Member of the Disciplinary Committee of the Royal Spanish Federation of Karate; Former Disciplinary Investigator at the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF). |
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Me Michele A.R. Bernasconi (1963)
Avocat (Switzerland)
Fr/Eng/Deu/It/Sp
Attorney-at-law. Partner Bär & Karrer AG, Rechtsanwälte. Assistant & Lecturer at Zürich University 1991-1994. LL.M. at Harvard University (Mass., USA) 1995-1996. President of the ASDS, Swiss Sports Law Association. Past Chair of the Committee Telecommunications of the IBA, International Bar Association. WIPO Panelist in ICANN domain name proceedings. Co-Director of the UEFA Football Law Programme. Member of the ASA, Swiss Arbitration Association. Chair of the Committee Sports Law of the Swiss Bar Association. Chair of the Sports Law Committee of the ABA, Business Law Section. Member of the Executive Board of Swiss Tennis. Co-Director of the CAS in International Sports Law at the University of Zurich. Lecturer at the University of Lucerne. |
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Mr James Bonington (1978)
Solicitor (United Kingdom)
Eng
LLB English and German Law, Liverpool University; Legal Practice Course, Nottingham Law School; Postgraduate Certificate in Sports Law, Kings College London; Member of the Law Society of England and Wales; General Counsel at Chelsea Football Club (2014- ); Former Head of Legal - Corporate at The Football Association (2011-2014). |
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Ms Anna Bordiugova (1982)
Attorney-at-law (Ukraine)
Eng/It/Ru
PhD, Attorney-at-law, sports lawyer (2003- ); Member of the World Athletics Disciplinary Tribunal (2017 -); UEFA match delegate (2011- ); Former athlete, member of the national athletics team of Ukraine (1991-2005); Former external legal adviser for NADO Ukraine (2008 - 2020); Former Member of the Legal Commission of the NOC of Ukraine (2010 - 2022); Former UEFA Ethics & Disciplinary Inspector (2011-2019); Former UIPM Court of Arbitration arbitrator (2017 - 2021); Lecturer on Sports law in Ukrainian National Bar Association’s Highest School of Advocacy (2019 - ). |
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Mr Gonzalo Bossart (1974)
Attorney-at-law (Chile / Switzerland)
Sp/Eng
Partner and Co-Founder of BMS Sport Legal law firm; Executive Director of Deportes Zapallar; Professor of Sports Law at the University of Santo Tomás / CIES-FIFA; Member of the Disciplinary Commission and Arbitral Board of the Union Cycliste International (UCI); Former lawyer and legal counsel to the Players’ Status department of FIFA (2009-2012). |
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Mr Rui Botica Santos (1968)
Attorney-at-law (Portugal)
Eng/Sp/Por
Lawyer. Based in Lisbon/Portugal and Macau/China. Partner of CRA - Law Firm. Arbitrator of the Portuguese Centre for Commercial Arbitration. Board Member of "Rex Sport Asociación de Asesores del Deporte", Club Español de Arbitraje, AIJA and European league for Economic Cooperation. Lecturer on Negotiation, Mediation and Arbitration at the Masters Degree Course in International Sports Law at ISDE-Instituto Superior de Derecho y Economía, Madrid, Spain. |
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Mr Stéphane Bottineau (1987)
Lawyer (France)
Fr/Eng/Ru
Masters droit privé/droit penal, Université Paris-Nanterre; Master Droit du Sport, Université de Aix-Marseille; Legal Director at Ligue de Football Professionel. |
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Mr Gursimran Brar (1987)
Lawyer (India)
Eng
Masters in International Sports Law; Sales Director at Sports Radar (2023- ); Former Chairperson Electoral Committee & Chairperson Disciplinary and Ethics Committee at the South Asian Football Federation (2022-2023); Former Member of the FIFA Football Tribunal (2021-2023); Former Director of Legal Affairs and International Relations at the All India Football Federation; Former Senior Legal Council at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) (2016-2019). |
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Mr Vitor Butruce (1982)
Attorney-at-law (Brazil)
Eng/Sp/Por/It
Ph.D. Commercial Law, University of São Paolo; Masters degree in Private Law, University of the State of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ); Partner at BMA Barbosa Müssnich Aragão; Professor of Commercial Law at UERJ and Brazilian Institute for Capital Markets; Former President of the National Dispute Resolution Chamber of the Brazilian Football Association (2016-2022); Former Vice President for Sports Law of the Brazilian Center for Mediation and Arbitration (CBMA); Former Member of the 5th disciplinary commission of the sports justice superior court for Brazilian Football (STJD) (2012-2016). |
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Mr Fernando J. Cabrera Garcia (1965)
Attorney-at-law (Mexico)
Eng/Sp
LL.M. General Legal Counsel TV Azteca, SAB de CV (2021- ); Member of the Legal Committee of the Iberoamerican Telecomunications Organization-OTI. Former General Legal Counsel of AT&T, Mexico; Formerly, General Counsel of Grupo Iusacell. Professor of Sports Law and Regulations at the Universidad del Valle de México and Escuela de Estudios Universitarios Real Madrid (Mexico City). Former Executive Vice President of Mexican professional soccer team "Monarcas Morelia". 2002- 2004 Member of the Statutes and Regulations Committee of the Mexican Football Federation. |
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Me Andreu Camps i Povill (1961)
Avocat (Spain)
Fr/Eng/Sp
Docteur en droit sportif. Arbitre du Tribunal Espagnol dArbitrage Sportif, depuis sa création en 1997. Professeur de lINEFC (Institut Nacional dEducacio Fisica de Catalunya) à lUniversité de Lleida. |
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Mr Edward Canty (1975)
Solicitor (United Kingdom)
Eng
Centrefield LLP, Sport – Law – Media, partner (2015- ); James Chapman & Co Sports Department, solicitor (1999-2006); Brabners LLP Sports Department, partner (2006-2015); non-executive Board Director of the Professional Footballers Asscoiation Company, PFA Enterprises Ltd.; |
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Prof. Miguel Cardenal Carro (1968)
Professor (Spain)
Eng/Sp
Chair FINA Integrity Unit (2022- ); Director of the Sports Law Centre and Professor of Labor and Employment Law at Rey Juan Carlos University (Madrid) ; Former Secretary of State for Sport (2012-2016); Former President of the Spanish Anti-Doping Agency; former ICAS member (2015-2018) |
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Me Olivier Carrard (1956)
Avocat (Switzerland)
Fr/Eng/Deu
Partner and Attorney at law at the Lawfirm CMS Von Erlach Poncet AG, Geneva office; Former President of the Swiss Fencing Federation (2004-2021); President of the FIE Ethics Board since 2017, Participant in the 1982 Olympic Games in Los Angeles (team épée); 1982 individual European Champion in Mödling; 1982 team World Vice Champion in Rome; President of the "Fondation du Panathlon Club Genève" since 1996; Member of the CAS ad hoc Division of the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver. |
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Mr Jaime Castillo (1976)
Attonrney-at-law (Mexico)
Sp/Eng/Fr
Admitted to the bar in Mexico; Partner at the Carpio, Ochoa y Associados, SC law firm; Committee member of the International Trademark Association (INTA). |
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Ms Namrata Chatterjee (1990)
Attorney-at-law (India)
Eng
BA, LLB, National Law University, Jodhpur; FIFA Master – International Master in Management, Law and Humanities of Sport; League Secretary at the Indian Super League; Former Legal Counsel at the Sports Legal Unit, Disciplinary & Governance at the Asian Football Confederation, and Deputy Secretary, AFC Judicial Bodies (2017-2019). |
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Dr Oscar Chiri (1968)
Lawyer (Peru)
Sp/Eng
Ph.D. Physical Activity & Sport; LLM International Sport Law; MSc Finance; Bachelor of Law and Political Sciences; Lawyer & legal advisor; PhD in Sports Law in progress; Member of the FIFA Appeal Committee; Former Secretary General of the Peruvian Football Federation (2019-2022), and Legal Affairs Director (2019); Oscar Chiri Lawyers & Advisors (2003-2019); Author of an audit report on the legal situation of the Bolivian Football Federation for CONMEBOL (2019); Management of Club Cienciano del Cusco (2018); Former legal advisor to Club Universitario de Deportes (2010-2012); Former Member of the Conciliation and Dispute Resolution Chamber of the Peruvian Football Federation (2004-2006). |
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Ms Maria Florencia Chírico Poses (1985)
Attorney-at-law (Uruguay)
Sp/Eng
Doctor in Law and Social Sciences, specialism in Sports Law; Notary Public; Attorney-at-law; Director at FCP Legal and Notary Firm (2012- ); External Legal Conslutant to the Professional football players’ association “Mutual Uruguaya de Futbolistas Profesionales”; Former external legal consultant to the football players’ association “Asociacion de futbolitas del Uruguay” (2019-2022) and Soccer Players’ Movement (2017-2018). |
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Mr George Christofides (1972)
attorney-at-law, legal consultant (Greece)
Eng
Law lecturer, Frederick University (2014-); President of the Disciplinary Committee of the Cyprus Basketball Association (2010-2014); President of the Disciplinary Committee of the Cyprus Motor Sport Federation (2009-); Legal advisor and consultant of the President of the Cyprus Sports Organisation (2008-2013) |
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Mr Mariano Clariá (1973)
Lawyer (Argentina)
Sp/Eng
Senior Partner at Claria & Trevisan Abogados, responsible for the Sports Law Department (2001 - ); Legal Counsel of the Superliga Argentina de Futbol (2017 - ); First Secretary General of the Superliga Argentina de Futbol (2016-2017); President of the Electoral Committee of the Argentine Football Association (AFA) (2017 - ); Professor for sports law at the Universidad Catolica Argentina (UCA). |
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Mr Massimo Coccia (1957)
Professor, Attorney-at-law (Italy)
Fr/Eng/Sp/It
J.D. (1981, University of Rome 1 Law School), LL.M. (1984, University of Michigan Law School); Fulbright Fellow (1983-84); Attorney at law, admitted to Italian high courts; Founding Partner of law firm “Coccia De Angelis Vecchio & Associati”, with offices in Rome and Milan (www.cdaa.it); Professor of European Competition Law at University of Rome 1 Law School (since 2019); Professor of International Law at Tuscia University in Viterbo (since 2001); Research Professor of International and EU Law at University of Rome 1 Law School (since 1991); Visiting Scholar at University of Michigan Law School (1986); Member of the Board of the Italian Arbitration Association (AIA); Honorary President of the Italian Chapter of the Spanish Arbitration Club (CEA); Deputy Commissioner of the Italian FA in 2006-2007; Arbitrator at the CAS Olympic Divisions of Salt Lake City 2002, Turin 2006 and London 2012. |
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Mr Nicolas Cottier (1972)
Attorney-at-law (Switzerland)
Fr/Eng/Deu
Founder and Partner of CDC Avocats; Master in Laws University of Lausanne (1994); Member of the Committee of the Swiss Sports Law Association (ASDS); Attorney-at-law, Head of Legal and Partner at KPMG (2000-2013); CAS Ad hoc clerk (2001-2018); Member & Vice-President of the Appeal Commission for Licences of the Swiss Football League (2002-present); Permanent clerk of the FIA International Tribunal and International Court of Appeal (2013-present); Member of FISU Legal Commission. |
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Mr Nicholas Coward (1966)
Solicitor (United Kingdom)
Eng
LLB University of Bristol; Solicitor, England & Wales (non-practicing); Consultant, Star India/Pro Kabaddi League; Chair, Sportable Technologies; Expert Partner, Portas Consulting; Chair of the Regulatory Committee of the England & Wales Cricket Board; Chair, England Golf; Chair & Interim CEO of UK Athletics; General Secretary, Premier League; CEO British Horseracing; Non-Executive Director/Corporate Legal Football Association. |
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Mr Daniel Cravo Souza (1970)
Lawyer (Brazil)
Por/Eng/Sp
Senior Partner at Cravo, Pastl and Balbuena Associated Attorneys; Professor of Sports Law at ISDE Barcelona and Madrid and Austral University, Buenos Aires; Member of the Executive Committee of the International Association of Football Lawyers (AIAF); Legal advisor to the Brazilian Confederation of Tennis. |
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Mr Oscar Cunto (1984)
Attorney-at-law (Venezuela / Italy)
Sp/Eng
LLM; Senior Counsel at Dentons; Principal Director at Federación Venezolana de Futbol; General Counsel at Federación Venezolana de Futbol. |
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Mr Terence Dambe (1966)
Lawyer (Botswana)
Eng
LLB; Managing Partner at Minchin & Kelly, member of DLA Piper Africa; Former Legal Advisor to the Botswana Football Association; Former Executive Committee member of the Botswana Football Association (2000-2006); Former member of the Confederation of African Football Legal Affairs & Players’ Status Committee (2004-2012). |
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Mr Miguel Angel Dávila Valdivia (1986)
Attorney-at-law & Arbitrator (Peru)
Sp/Fr/Eng
Master degree in Sport Law, Economy and Management, Université Paris I Panthéon; Admitted to the bars of Paris and Lima; Founding Partner at Winter – Dávila & Associés; Arbitrator and conciliator at the Conciliation and Dispute Chamber of the Peruvian Football Federation; President of the Commission of Justice of the Peruvian Rugby Federation; legal counsel to sports federations, professor and speaker on sports law; former Peruvian national rugby team player. |
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Mr Ricardo De Buen (1967)
Attorney-at-law (Mexico)
Eng/Sp
Attorney-at-law. Partner at De Buen law firm. Member of the Mexican Bar Association. Founding member of the Mexican Association of Labor and Social Security Law. National consultant for Mexico for the International Labor Organization (OIT). Member of the American Bar Association. Member of the Mexico - US Law Institute. Professor of Labor Law (Universidad Iberoamericana (UIA) and Instituto Tecnolgico Autonomo de México (ITAM). Member of "Rex Sport Asociación de Asesores del Deporte" |
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Mr Daan de Jong (1986)
Lawyer (Netherlands)
Eng
LLM Business Law; LLM International Sports Law; LLB Dutch Law; General Counsel at Football Club Utrecht (2020- ); Former Head of Sports Legal at the European Club Association (ECA) (2013-2020); Former Judge of the FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber (2017-2023); Former Judge of the FIFA Sub-Committee of the Players’ Status Committee (2017-2021). |
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Mr Felipe De Vivero (1965)
Attorney-at-law (Colombia)
Sp/Eng/Fr
Director of Master in Public Law and Director of Postgraduate studies in Public Administration and Public Law at the Andes Universtiy; Law Professor in public contracts at the Rosario University of Bogota; CEO of De Vivero Associados Law Firm; Attorney-at-law before the Constitutional Court and Consejo de Estado in Sports Disputes. |
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Mr Frans De Weger (1978)
Attorney-at-law (Netherlands)
Eng
Partner/Attorney-at-law BMDW Advocaten. CAS arbitrator since 2015, appointed on the proposal of the European Club Association (ECA). Chairman of the FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber (DRC) of the Football Tribunal (1 October 2021 until 1 October 2025). |
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Mr Carlos Del Campo Colás (1960)
Lawyer (Spain)
Eng/Sp
Assistant Director to the President of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional (LNFP - Spanish Professional Football League) from March 2001 until present. Secretary and Counsel of the Professional Football Foundation. Delegate of the Spanish Court of Arbitration of Football (TAF, Tribunal Arbitral del Fútbol). Member of Rex Sport. Professional Football Strategy Council of UEFA. Member of "Rex Sport Asociación de Asesores del Deporte" |
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Mr John Didulica (1975)
Lawyer (Australia)
Eng
Master of Laws, University of Melbourne; Chief Executive of Professional Footballers Australia; Chair of North Geelong Warriors Football Club; Former Director of Football & General Counsel at Melbourne City Football Club; Former legal counsel to Football Federation Australia; Former member of the FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber; former professional footballer. |
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Mr Santiago Durán Hareau (1980)
Attorney-at-law (Uruguay)
Sp/Eng/Por
Juris doctor and Sports Law Diploma at Catholic University of Uruguay; LLM (Master of Law) at the London School of Economics and Political Science. |
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Ms Margarita Echeverria Bermúdez (1966)
Attorney-at-law (Costa Rica)
Eng/Sp
Former Legal Adviser for Costa Rican Football Federation. Former General Secretary for Costa Rica Football Federation. International independent lawyer, specialist in football law. |
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Mr Agustin Fattal Jaef (1983)
Lawyer (Argentina)
Sp/Eng
Law degree, Universidade Nacional de Rosario; Diploma in Corporate Law; Executive Programme in Sports Law; FIFA Diploma in Football Law; FIFA Executive Programme in Sports Arbitration; Founder of “Fattal Jaef & Associates – Law Office” (2012- ); Former Member of the board of Club Atlético Central (2014-2018); Former Head of Legal Department at Club Atlético Rosario Central; Member of the Board and Secretary of Legal Affairs, responsibility for disciplinary proceedings, at the Argentinean Equestrian Federation (2020- ); Professor at the Diploma in Sports Law at the Universidad de Buenos Aires (2018- ) and at the Diploma in Sports Law, Universidad Nacional de Rosario (2023- ). |
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Ms Raphaëlle Favre Schnyder (1970)
Attorney-at-law (Switzerland)
Eng/Fr
Attorney-at-law; Partner at Barandun Law AG; Alternate Judge of the Appellate Court of Valais/Wallis; President of the Board of the Swiss Sports Tribunal Foundation; Member of the Sports Law Committee of the Swiss Bar Association; Member of the Extended Board of Ski Valais; Member of the CAS Anti-Doping Division for the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022. |
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Mr Gabriel Feldman (1973)
Professor (United States of America)
Eng
JD, Duke University School of Law; Director, Sports law Program at the Tulane University School of Law (2005- ); Associate Provost for NCAA Compliance, Co-Director and Co-Founder, Tulane Center for Sport, Tulane University (2010- ); Mediator and Arbitrators with mediation Arbitration Professional Systems, Inc (MAPS) (2013- ); Legal analyst, NFL Network (2011- ); Former Deputy Executive Director and Assistant General Counsel of the US Men’s National Soccer Team Players’ Association; Member of the Board of Directors of the Sports Lawyers Association; Member of the Board of Directors of Athletes for Hope; Director, Special Olympics New Orleans; Member of the Committee on Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sport, NCAA; Former member of the drug testing appeals committee, NCAA. |
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Ms Bernarda Flores Ivanovic (1971)
Attorney-at-law (Bolivia)
Sp/Eng
Bachelor’s degree in Legal Sciences; Masters degree in Economic Law; President of the Ethics Tribunal of the Bolivian Football Federation; Former Legal Counsel at Bolivian Private Businessmen Confederation; Deputy Manager at the Conciliation and Arbitration Center at the National Chamber of Commerce of Bolivia. |
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Mr David Fraundorfer (1981)
Solicitor (United Kingdom / New Zealand)
Eng
LLB, BCom; Admitted as Barrister/Solicitor High Court of New Zealand; Admitted as Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales; Barrister and trial lawyer; Former Partner and Head of Litigation at Holland Beckett Law; Member of Sports Tribunal Assistance Panel; representation of athletes and sports clubs in various matters before the NZ Sports Tribunal. |
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Mr Luigi Fumagalli (1959)
Prof. Attorney-at-law (Italy)
Fr/Eng/It
Professor – University of Milan. Attorney at law. Appeals Judge of Euroleague Basketball. President of the Second Division of the National Anti-Doping Tribunal of the Italian National Anti-Doping Organization at the Italian National Olympic Committee. Member of the CAS ad hoc Division at the Summer Olympic Games, Beijing 2008, and at the Winter Olympic Games, Sochi 2014. |
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Dr Ernesto Gamboa (1952)
Arbitrator, attorney (Colombia)
Eng/Sp
Senior and Founding Partner at Gamboa Abogados (2002-_); Professor of Civil Procedure Law at Universidad Sergio Arboleda in Bogata D.C. (2004-_); General Legal Advisor of the Major Division of Colombian Professional Football (Dimayor) (1998-_); General Legal Advisor of the Colombian Football Federation (1998-_); Legal Advisor of Fedefutbol; Member of Arbitration Panel in Chamber of Commerce of Bogota. |
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Ms Svenja Geissmar (1964)
lawyer (Germany)
Eng/Deu
General counsel of Arsenal Football Club; Chair of the Arsenal Foundation; Member of the Executive Committee of Arsenal Football Club |
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Dr Chris Georghiades (1953)
Attorney-at-law (Cyprus)
Eng
Partner in law firm Chrysses Demetriades & Co LLC; Member of the UEFA Appeals Body; President of the Judicial and Disciplinary Committee of the Cyprus Swimming and Sailing Associations; Former President of the Cyprus Football Association Regulations Committee; legal advisor to various football clubs and players; Former member of the Council of the Cyprus Football Association. |
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Mr Stuart Gilhooly (1971)
Solicitor (Ireland)
Eng
Practising solicitor and partner at H.J. Ward & Co. Solicitors; Legal advisor to the Professional Footballers Association of Ireland (PFA Ireland); Senior Council member at the Football Association of Ireland (FAI); Lecturer on anti-doping at the Law Society. |
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Ms Juliana Giraldo (1986)
Lawyer (Colombia)
Sp
Lawyer; Degree in Commercial Law and Masters in Sports Law; Partner at Galo Legal Study; Arbitrator of the National Dispute Resolution Chamber of the Colombian Soccer Federation; University Professor; Vice-President of the Colombian Institute of Procedural Law; Former Director of the Arbitration and Mediation Center of the Chamber of Commerce of Cali, Colombia (12 years). |
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Mr Joshua Gordon (1974)
Arbitrator (United States of America)
Eng
Juris doctorate, Suffolk University Law School; Senior Instructor of Sports Business and Law at the University of Oregon (2013- ); Principal and Senior Practitioner at Sports Conflict Institute, Portland (2013- ); Academic Director of InSport Education (2019- ). |
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Mr Poobalan Govindasamy (1958)
Attorney-at-law (South Africa)
Eng
LLB; Admitted to the High Court of South Africa; Senior Legal Practitioner and Director of Govindasamy, Ndzingi & Govender Incorporated attorneys; Legal Advisor and attorney-at-law for the South African Football Association (SAFA); and the South African Indoor Football Association (SAIFA); President of SAIFA (2002-2023); Member of the SAFA National Executive Committee (2010-2023). |
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Mr Patrick Grandjean (1969)
Attorney-at-law (Switzerland)
Eng/Fr
Head of department at the tax administration authority for the Canton of Vaud; Sole disciplinary judge for the EuroLeague and EuroCup Basketball competitions; Member of the World Athletics Disciplinary Tribunal; Former CAS ad hoc clerk. |
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Prof. Dr. Ulrich Haas (1964)
Professor (Germany)
Fr/Eng/Deu/It
PhD; Professor of law at the University of Zurich, Switzerland and Attorney-at-Law in Hamburg, Germany; President of the Basketball Arbitral Tribunal (2020- ); Former Chair of the advisory group on legal issues of the monitoring group of the Council of Europe Anti-Doping Convention (2002-2004) and member of the drafting team for the revision of the World Anti-Doping Code (2009, 2015, 2021). |
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Mr Lars Halgreen (1964)
Attorney-at-law (Denmark)
Eng
Ph.D., LLM; Legal Director at International Sports Services & Arbitration (2017- ); Lecturer at the University of Zurich (2015- ); Legal advisor to Handball Players’ Association (1999-2023). Member of the Professional Fighters League's ("PFL") Arbitration Panel 2023 -". |
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Mr Jonathan Hall (1968)
Solicitor (United Kingdom)
Eng
Solicitor (England & Wales); Masters in European Sports Governance; MA Law Cambridge University; General Counsel & Company Secretary at the International Cricket Council (2019- ); Former UEFA consultant (2015-2019); Former Director of Football Services at The Football Association (2008-2015); Former Secretary and Legal Officer at the Rugby Football Union (1999-2004). |
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Mr Jamie Herbert (1982)
Solicitor (United Kingdom)
Eng
Solicitor (England & Wales); BA Modern European Studies; Graduate Diploma in Law; Legal Practice Course; Director of Governance at Premier League (2015- ); Formerly Solicitor at Bird & Bird LLP (2006-2015). |
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Mr Lars Hilliger (1971)
Attorney-at-law (Denmark)
Eng
Attorney-at-law/Partner Advice Law Firm; Chairman of the Appeals Panel for the Danish FA Club Licensing System (2004-); Member of FIBA Appeals Panel (2010-2019); Chairman of the Team Rudersdal (2008.-); Member of the CAS Ad Hoc Division for the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022. |
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Dr Thomas Hollerer (1974)
Lawyer (Austria)
Deu/Eng/Fr/Sp
Mag. Iur.; Dr. iur; Secretary General of the Austrian Football Association (2016- ); CEO of ÖFB Enterprises Ltd (2016- ); Member of the UEFA Appeals Body (2016- ); Member of the FIFA Disciplinary Committee (2017- ). |
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Mr Mark Hovell (1968)
Solicitor (United Kingdom)
Eng
Solicitor, Partner - Head of Sports Law Department Mills & Reeve LLP, Manchester; Former Secretary of British Basketball Players Association; external legal advisor to Professional Footballers Association and British Athletes Commission. Member of the National Anti-Doping Panel (NADP) in United Kingdom. Licensed Insolvency Practitioner. Member of "Rex Sport Asociación de Asesores del Deporte" |
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Mr Fabio Iudica (1966)
Attorney-at-law (Italy)
Fr/Eng/It
Attorney-at-law. Civil lawyer at Milan bar association; Partner of law firm “Studio Legale Associato Iudica – Carbone” in Milan, Italy; Director of the advanced Course in Sports Law and Sports Justice at Milan University; Adjunct Professor of corporate law and financial market law at Milan University -Bicocca; Appeals judge of the Italian Sports fishing and underwater activity Federation; Member of the CAS Ad Hoc Division for the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022. |
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Mr Oliver Jaberg (1978)
Attorney-at-law (Switzerland / Spain)
Fr/Eng/Deu/Sp
Law degree from the University of St. Gallen; Attorney-at-law; Head of Legal Sports Projects at Red Bull; various former positions at FIFA (2008-2022), including Deputy Chief Legal & Compliance Officer (2019-2022) and Director of Integrity / Anti-Doping (2020-2022). |
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Mr Takehiro Kaneko (1981)
Attorney-at-law (Japan)
Eng/Jap
LLB & Juris doctor, University of Tokyo; LLM University of California; Partner at TMI Associates (2009- ); Associate Professor at the University of Tokyo, Faculty of Law (2022- ); Member of the Legal Committee of the Japanese Professional Football League; Member of the Arbitration Committee of the Japanese Professional Football League; Former member of the legal department of the Organizing Committee of the Tokyo Olympic Games. |
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Mr Hendrik Willem Kesler (1949)
Attorney-at-law (Netherlands)
Eng/Deu
Attorney-at-law. Partner with the lawfirm JPR lawyers in Enschede until 2000; CEO and chairman of the professional section of the Royal Netherlands Football Association (KNVB) (1995-2010); 1982 - 1994 board member of FC Twente Enschede (secretary, treasurer and vice-chairman); Board Member of the KNVB (1995); Board member in the Euro 2000 in Belgium/Netherlands and member of several committees of UEFA (media,pfc and legal); Currently working as legal advisor/business consultant; Appointed on behalf of Dutch government as member of the board of the Gambling Authority - responsible for the fight against matchfixing (2012- ). |
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Mr James Kitching (1985)
Lawyer (Australia / Italy / United Kingdom)
Deu
LLB; Graduate Diploma Of Legal Practice; Managing Director of The FC (2022- ); Deputy Chair, Commission Basketball South Australia; Member, Supervisory Board Fifa Clearing House Sas; Member, Board Shooting Australia; Member, Advisory Board League.Exchange; Chair, National Dispute Resolution Chamber Football Australia; Chair, Independent Hearing Panel Badminton World Federation; Member, International Panel Sport Resolutions; Member, Disciplinary Panel Tennis Australia; Member, Disciplinary Panel Esports Integrity Coalition; Former Director of Football Regulatory, FIFA (2020-2022); Former Head of Sports Legal at the Asian Football Confederation (2012-2017). |
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Me François Klein (1951)
Avocat (France)
Fr
Partner/avocat à la cour chez Klein Wenner ; Membre créateur de la Direction Nationale du Contrôle de Gestion (DNCG) auprès de la Ligue française de Football Professionnel (LPF) ; Membre de la Commission paritaire de la LPF ; Membre de la Chambre arbitrale du sport (CNOSF). |
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Prof. Dr Eligiusz Krzesniak (1972)
Barrister, Professor of law (Poland)
Eng/Deu
President of the Polish Arbitration Association; Professor of Laws and Chair of the Commercial Law Department at the Lazarski University; Managing Partner at the Polish office of Squire Patton Boggs; Member of the Board of the Polish Association of Legal Employers; Arbitrator at the Court of Arbitration at the Polish Chamber of Commerce; Chairman of the Supervisory Boards of Alior Bank S. A. (2018); Chairman of the Committee on Discipline and Rules at the Polish Golf Union. |
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Mr Lars Küpper (1977)
Lawyer (Germany)
Deu/Eng
Law degree at the University of Cologne; LLM in European Legal Studies at the University of Durham; Admitted to the Bar of Cologne; Head of Legal Affairs/Compliance/Institutional Relations at Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fussball GmbH (2015- ); Member of the Legal Advisory Panel of the European Club Association (ECA); Vice Chair of the ECA Institutional Relations Working Group. |
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Me Patrick Lafranchi (1964)
Avocat (Switzerland)
Fr/Eng/Deu/It
Attorney-at-law. Partner Lafranchi Meyer Rechtsanwälte; Member of Appeal Court Transfers Swiss Ice Hockey Federation (SIHF) since 1992; Board Member of the Association Suisse de Droit du Sport (ASDS); Member of the CAS ad hoc Division at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games. |
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Mr Om Lalla (1967)
Attorney-at-law (Trinidad & Tobago)
Eng
Attorney-at-law. Partner K.R. Lalla + Co. - Attorneys-at-Law, Trinidad. Member, Ely Place Chambers - London Barristers. Director of the professional Footbal League of Trinidad & Tobago. Member of the Appeals Committee of the Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation. |
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Mr Ken E. Lalo (1958)
Attorney-at-law (Israel)
Eng
Attorney-at-law in Israel and in Washington DC. President and CEO, Grand Automotive LP. Member of the Bureau of the Federation Equestre Internationale (FEI)(1999-2007). Chairman of the Tribunal of the FEI (1999-2011). Member of the FEI Judicial Committee (1996-1999). Chairman, the Israel Equestrian Federation (1993-1997, 2001-2009 and 2014 - Present). |
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Mr Wouter Lambrecht (1986)
Attorney-at-law (Belgium)
Fr/Eng/Sp
Attorney-at-law (private practice); Former in-house counsel at Futbol Club Barcelona. Former Judge on the FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber and former Member & Single Judge of the FIFA Players' Status Committee. Former Member of the ECA Legal Advisory Panel & Institutional Relations Working Group. |
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Ms Ana Maria Larrea (1971)
Lawyer (Ecuador)
Sp/Eng
Iuris doctor, University of Loja; Master in Sports Law at the Sports Law Institute; Admitted to the Bar of Ecuador; National Director at the Department of International Affairs and Arbitration of the State Attorney General’s office; Arbitrator; Former President of the Players’ Status Committee of the Ecuadorian Football Federation (2019-2023); Former Director of Arbitration and Mediation Center at Guayaquil Chamber of Commerce, in charge of football league disciplinary committees (2019-2023). |
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Mr Kepa Larumbe (1979)
Attorney-at-law (Spain)
Sp/Eng
Director of the Sport Law Department of Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional (LALIGA - Spanish Professional Football League); Lecturer at the International Master in Sports law LLM; Former Director of the Sport Law and e-Sports Department at BDO Spain (law firm); Former Member of the UEFA Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body (2015-2019); Former Legal Director at the Real Federacion Espanola de Futbol (RFEF) (2012-2018); Former Integrity Officer at the RFEF (2009-2018); Former Head of Disciplinary Committees Department of the RFEF (2009-2012); Former Legal Counsel of the RFEF (2005-2009). |
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Dr Jakub Laskowski (1984)
Attorney-at-law (Poland)
Eng
PhD Civil Law, University of Warsaw; LLM University of Warwick; Director of sports law and administration, legal counsel and proxy of the board of Legia Warszawa SA (2013- ); Member of the Legal Advisory Panel of the European Club Association (2015- ); Arbitrator at the Football Arbitration Court of the PZPN (2016- ); President of the Sports Law Institute of Warsaw (2018- ); Legal expert of the Ekstraklasa, Polish Professional Football League (2014- ). |
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Mr Hervé Le Lay (1980)
Avocat (France)
Fr/Eng/Sp
Avocat au barreau de Paris; Admitted to the Paris Bar; Partner at MGC Arbitration; DESS Droit et Globalisation Economique, Université de Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne / Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris (masters); Diplôme de l’Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris, major in International Business (masters). |
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Dr Marco Leal (1980)
Attorney-at-law (Guatemala)
Eng/Sp
Juris doctor; attorney-at-law and public notary; Chief Officer, Member Associations of the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF); CONCACAF Chief of staff; General Secretary of the Guatemalan Football Federation; Former positions within FIFA – Legal Counsel, Players’ Status Department / Players’ and Match Agent Manager / Manager, Member Associations Department; Former positions within CONCACAF – Head of Member Associations and Legal Affairs / Director of Integrity / Director of Member Associations and Integrity / Director office of the CONCACAF President / Director of Member Associations. |
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Mr Diego Lennon (1965)
Attorney-at-law (Argentina)
Sp/Eng
Masters in Corporate Law; Founding partner of “Lennon & Figueiras Abogados”; Director of the national anti-doping body of Argentina; Formerly in charge of the legal department of Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro; Former legal advisor to sever 1st division football clubs in Argentina (River Plate, Independiente, Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata); Former Legal Advisor of the Superliga Argentina de Futbol (SAF); and Liga Profesional de futbol (LPF/AFA) (2017-2022). |
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Ms Jiahe Liu (1991)
Attorney-at-law (China)
Eng/Chi/Jap
Bachelor of law, Teikyo University; Master in Global Sports Law; Admitted to the Bar of the P.R. China; Legal Counsel at East & Concord Partners (2022- ); Member of the Athletes’ Committee of the Chinese Football Association; Former Legal Counsel to the Asian Football Confederation (2018-2021). |
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Mr Anthony Lo Surdo SC (1964)
Barrister, Arbitrator, Mediator (Australia)
Eng
LLM; LLB; BA (Sydney), Senior Counsel (SC/KC) (Barrister) | Arbitrator | Mediator; Member Appeals Committee, Football Australia (FA) (2008 -); Co-Chair, FA Disciplinary and Ethics Committee (2008 - ); Deputy Chair, FA Dispute Resolution Chamber (2023 - ); Chair, Football NSW Appeals Tribunal (2011 - ); National Sports Tribunal, Australia (2020 - ); Member, Appeals Board AFL NSW/ACT (2012 - ); Acting Racing Appeals Tribunal (NSW) (2019 - ). |
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Mr Jordi Lopez Batet (1976)
Attorney-at-law (Spain)
Eng/Sp
Founding Partner at Statim legal, SLP (2023- ); Arbitrator at the Tribunal Arbitral de Barcelona, the Tribunal Arbitral del Futbol (Spanish Football League –La Liga-) and UCI Anti-Doping Tribunal; Former member of the Licence Committee of the Spanish Football League (2010-2016). |
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Mr Francesco Macri (1964)
Attorney-at-law (Italy)
It/Eng
Co-founder and Senior Partner at Taini Gardi Macri law firm in Piacenza; dispute resolution at Italian Lega Serie A and Lega Serie B (2003- ); President of the Federal Court of Appeal of the Italian Badminton Federation; Former member of the Federal Court of Appeal of the Italian Fencing Federation (2017-2021); Former member of the Disciplinary Court of Appeal of the Italian Fencing Federation (2016-2017). |
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Mr Wellington Magaya (1986)
Attorney-at-law (Zimbabwe)
Eng
Bachelor of Laws; Master of Business Administration; LLM Construction Law; Admitted to the Bar of Zimbabwe; Legal Counsel at Coghlan, Welsh and Guest (2015- ); Member of the Disciplinary Committee of the Premier Soccer League; Former President of the Law Society of Zimbabwe (2021-2023). |
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Mr Hector Rene Maldonado Rodriguez (1965)
Lawyer (Honduras)
Sp/Eng
Lawyer and Notary Public, master's degree in civil procedural law, with specialization in labor law, civil and commercial law, General Secretary of the National Commission of Appeal of football of Honduras. |
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Mr Petros C. Mavroidis (1959)
Professor of Law (Greece / Switzerland)
Fr/Eng/Deu
Professor of Law: Columbia Law School, New York (since 1998), University of Neuchâtel (since 1996) and European University Institute, Florence (2000-2002 and 2011-). GATT Legal Service (1992-1996). Former member of the UEFA Club Financial Control Panel. |
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Dr Achilleas Mavromatis (1966)
Attorney-at-law (Greece)
Eng
Master’s degree in Penal & Criminal Law; PhD in Sports Law; Admitted to the Bar of Thessaloniki; Attorney-at-law at the Greek Supreme Court and “Mavromatis Lawyers” (1990- ); Head of Legal Department, Paok FC (2008- ); Member of the Legal Panel of the European Club Association (2015- ); Former President of the FIVB Anti-Doping Hearing Panel (2007); Former member of the Board of Administration of the FIVB (2016-2020) and CEV (2011-2020); Former member of the Hellenic National Olympic Committee (2012-2016); Former Member of the Greek national Anti-Doping Organisation (2003-2006); Various positions at the Hellenic Volleyball Federation (1993-2016), including President (2010-2016). |
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Mr Rod McKenzie (1958)
Solicitor (United Kingdom)
Eng
LLB, N.P., Solicitor; Legal Counsel at the Scottish Professional Football League; Member of the judicial and appeal panels of the European Rugby World Cup, 14 club European and South Africa League, Rugby World Cup and World Rugby Panels. |
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Mr Alexander McLin (1970)
Attorney-at-law (Switzerland / United States of America)
Fr/Eng/Sp
Director, Gymnastics Ethics Foundation. Former Executive Director, ASA - Swiss Arbitration Association. Member, World Rowing (FISA) Ethics Group. Secretary General and CEO, Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) (2007-2011). General Counsel, FEI (2005-2009). General Counsel, CNET Channel Services (CNET Networks, now CBS Interactive) (2000-2004). Attorney-at-law, Baker & McKenzie, New York (1998-2000). Lenz & Staehelin, Geneva (1997). World Economic Forum, Geneva/Davos (1993-1999). J.D. Duke University School of Law (1999). Former member of the IAAF Legal Commission; Former member of the IAAF Working Group on Governance and Integrity Reform. |
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Mr José Ernesto Mejía (1965)
Attorney-at-law (Honduras)
Sp/Eng
Postgraduate degree in law; admitted to the Bar; Secretary General of the Honduras Football Federation; Member of the FIFA Disciplinary Commission (2021- ); Member of the CONCACAF Disciplinary Commission (2014- ); Lawyer at Bufete Mejía y Associados; Former Member of the FIFA Ethics Committee (2017-2021). |
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Mr Andrew Mercer (1980)
Lawyer (United Kingdom)
Eng
BA English Language & Literature; Graduate Diploma in Law & Legal Practice; Certificate of Advanced Studies in Football Management, University of Lausanne; Masters degree in Sports Governance, University of Limoge; Admitted as a solicitor in England & Wales; General Counsel & Director of Legal Affairs at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC); Legal Panel member on the English FA’s Judicial Panel; Former roles at UEFA (2010-2017) including within the Marketing Legal Services Division, Club Financial Control Body and as a Venue Director. |
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Ms Marla Messing (1964)
Attorney-at-law (United States of America)
Eng
BA, JD; Admitted to the Bars of California and New York; Member of the Advisory Board of World Technology Games (2023- ); Member of the City of Los Angeles Commission on the Status of Women (2019- ); Member of the Los Angeles Sports and Entertainment Commission Advisory Board (2015- ); Los Angeles Sports Council, Board of Directors (2019- ); Member of the Los Angeles Bid Committee for the 2025 Laver Cup (2021- ); Former Interim CEO at National Women’s Soccer League (2021-2022); Former CEO of USTA Southern California (2019-2021); Former VP and Executive Director of the LA 2024 Olympic / Paralympic Exploratory Bid Committee (2016-2017). |
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Mr Yutaka Miyoshi (1968)
Attorney-at-law (Japan)
Eng/Jap
LLB; LLM; Partner at Mori Hamada & Matsumoto; Chair of the Legal Committee of the Japan Football Association (2011- ). |
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Mr Eirik Monsen (1981)
Attorney-at-law (Norway)
Eng
Masters degree in law; Attorney-at-law in Advokatfirmaet Monsen AS; Head of legal at the Norwegian Players’ Association (NISO) (2010- ); Arbitrator at the European Handball Federation (EHF) Court of Arbitration; Arbitrator at the Norwegian Football Federation Court of Arbitration; Former arbitrator at the FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber (2013-2019); |
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Mr Jesus Moreno Castillero (1984)
Lawyer (Panama)
Sp
Partner at Nuñez, Moreno & Associates law firm; Vice President of Liga Panameña de Futbol (LPF) (2022-2026); Former Vice President of LPF (2019-2022). |
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Mr José Antonio Moreno Rodríguez (1966)
Attorney-at-law (Paraguay)
Sp/Eng/Por
LLM, Harvard University; Former Member of the ICC Court of Arbitration; Member of Annulment Committees at ICSID and acting Arbitrator under the PCA and other institutional rules; Former President of the American Association of Private International Law; Professor and Visiting Professor of several universities, among them, Heidelberg and Paris II; Several publications in the Americas, Europe, and Asia; Practising attorney in Paraguay; Director of Altra Legal; Member of the National Commission of Anti-Doping for Paraguay; full CV at www.jmoreno.info |
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Prof. Roberto Moreno Rodríguez Alcalá (1976)
Attorney-at-law (Paraguay)
Eng/Sp/Por
Magister Juris, Comparative Law, University of Oxford (Distinction); Member of the Governing Council of Itaipú Binacional Hydroelectric Plant (Paraguay-Brazil); Professor of Law, School for Magistrates (Asunción); Professor of Contract Law and Arbitration, National University of Asunción and Catholic University (Asunción); Director of the Master in Business Law (MADE), Catholic University (Asunción); Former Attorney General of the Republic of Paraguay (2013-2017); Former Legal Advisor and Consultant for the Paraguayan Olympic Committee>; Former Legal Advisor for the Paraguayan Football Players Union; Partner in the Law Firm Moreno Ruffinelli & Asociados, Asunción, Paraguay (on leave). |
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Mr Daniele Moro (1968)
Attorney-at-law (Switzerland / Italy)
Eng/Fr/Deu/It
Attorney-at-law and founding partner at Moro Rechtsanwälte (2010- ); ; Member of the Disciplinary Commission of the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG); Former judge (substitute member) of the criminal court of the Canton of Lucerne (2005-2010);Former President of the Disciplinary Commission of the Swiss Football League (SFL) (2010-2023); Former President of the European Athletic Association (EAA) Court (2016-2021); Former Member of the Disciplinary Commission Swiss Basketball (2016-2021); Former President of the Court of Appeal of the Central Switzerland Football Association (IFV); Former professional football player in the Swiss 1st division (Servette FC, FC Neuchatel Xamax, FC Basel, FC Zurich, Lausanne-Sport) and Swiss national U21 team. |
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Ms Maite Nadal Charco (1974)
Attorney-at-law (Spain)
Sp/Eng
LLM; PhD; FIFA Executive Program in Sports Arbitration (2021); Admitted to the Bar of Madrid; Partner and Head of the Sports Litigation department at Laffer Abogados (2017- ); External counsel of the Royal Spanish Athletics Federation (RFEA) (2018- ); Arbitrator at the Spanish national Court of Arbitration for Sport (2013- ); Arbitrator of the RFEA Alternative Dispute Resolution Body; Member of the RFEA Ethics and Compliance Committee; Member of the Appeal & Disciplinary Court of the Royal Spanish Automobile Federation. |
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Mr Saaran Nadarajah (1964)
Advocate & Solicitor (Malaysia)
Eng
LLB; Certificate in Legal Pracice; Admitted to the Asian Bar; Managing Partner at Messrs Saaran & Co, Advocates and Solicitors; Executive Committee Member of the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM); Chair of the FAM Legal Rules and Regulations Committee; Deputy Chair of the FAM Player Status Committee; Member of the Appeals Committee of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC); Director of Negeri Sembilan Football Club; Chair of the Disciplinary Committee of the Malaysian Hockey Confederation. |
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Mr Manfred Peter Nan (1960)
Attorney-at-law (Netherlands)
Eng
Lawyer; Partner at Nan & Koolaard Arbitration (2023- ); Deputy Judge District Court of Overijssel (2016- ); Member of the Disciplinary Committee Professional Football of the Royal Netherlands Football Association (KNVB); Member of "Rex Sport Asociación de Asesores del Deporte"; Lecturer at the Online Masters Program International Sport Law, in corroboration with REX Sport Academy, at Swiss School of Business and Management (Geneva, Switzerland); Former lecturer at the Online Masters Program International Sports law at the REX Sport Academy and CEU Universidad Cardenal Herrera, Valencia, Spain; Former Chairman of the Disciplinary Committee in Doping cases of the Royal Netherlands Football Association (KNVB 2011 – 1 July 2019); Former member of the Appeal Committee in Disciplinary Cases Professional Football of the Royal Netherlands Football Association (KNVB; 2003 – 2015); Former Arbitrator of the Arbitration Committee of the Royal Netherlands Football Association (KNVB; 1987 - 2011); Former Member of the Dutch Football Players’ Committee (CSR; 1985 - 1986); Former Arbitrator of the Arbitration Tribunal of the Dutch Olympic Committee/Dutch Sport Federation (1990 – 1994); Former professional football player. |
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Mr Tembeka Ngcukaitobi (1976)
Advocate (South Africa)
Eng
BProc; LLB; LLM; Admitted to the Johannesburg Bar; Acting Member of the Competition Tribunal of South Africa; Member of the Judicial Service Commission; Practising Advocate; Adjunct Professor of Law at Nelson Mandela University. |
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Ms Thi My Dung Nguyen (1976)
Lawyer (Vietnam)
Eng
Lawyer. Director at MD Lawyers Partnership/Vietnam. Member of Disciplinary Committee/Asian Football Confederation. Member of Ethics Committee/Federation Internationale de Football Association. Member of the World Athletics Disciplinary Tribunal. |
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Mr Michael Nicholson (1976)
Solicitor (United Kingdom)
Eng
Bachelor of laws, University of Glasgow ; Director of Football and Administration and Legal at Celtic plc ; Company Secretary at Celtic plc ; Member of the Professional Games Board, Scottish Football Association ; Member of the Rules Revision Committee, Scottish Football Association ; Member of the Football Regulatory and Administration Group, Scottish Football Association ; Member of the Competitions Working Group, Scottish Professional Football League ; Member of the Legal Advisory Panel, European Club Association ; Former Head of Dispute Resolution Department at Harper Macleod LLP (1998-2013). |
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Ms Elle Nikou Madalin (1986)
Barrister (Australia)
Eng
LLM; Deputy Chair and Arbitrator at the National Dispute Resolution Chamber (2021- ); Former Chair of the Selection Panel for the Tokyo Olympic Games (2020 & 2021); Former Tribunal Member of the Football Federation Victoria (2014-2017); numerous ad hoc appointments for various state and national sporting organisations in Victoria and Australia (including swimming, water polo, hockey, gymnastics and others). |
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Mr João Nogueira Da Rocha (1963)
Attorney-at-law (Portugal)
Fr/Eng/Sp/Por
Lawyer, Legal adviser of the Portuguese Players Association, Arbitrator at the Training Compensation Chamber at the Portuguese Football Federation (F.P.F.), Member of “Rex Sport Asociación de Asesores del Deporte". |
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Ms Lorena Catalina Novoa Bolivar (1979)
Lawyer (Colombia)
Sp/Eng
Masters in International Sports Law; General Secretary of Major Division of Colombian Professional Soccer (Dimayor); Legal Advisor, Comisión Estatuto del Jugador Dimayor; Legal Advisor, Comisión Disciplinaria Dimayor; Legal Advisor Comisión Disciplinario del Campeonato Dimayor; legal advice to various Colombian sports federations as well as to the Olympic Committees of Colombia and Panama. |
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Ms Carmen Nunez-Lagos (1966)
Attorney-at-law (Spain)
Fr/Eng/Sp/It
Independent arbitrator in Paris (2019- ); Member of the Council of the ICC Institute of World Business Law; Vice-President of the Board of Directors of the Spanish Arbitration Club; See CV for full details of Ms Nunez-Lagos' experience. |
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Dr Leanne O'Leary (1974)
Solicitor (New Zealand / United Kingdom)
Eng
PhD LLM (Hons) University of Dublin, Trinity College Law School; Reader in Law (Associate Professor)/Solicitor Edge Hill University (2012 - ); Member of the Governance Committee of World Netball (2017 - ); International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) Ethics Commission (2023 – current); International Orienteering Ethics Panel (2020 – present); Premier League Judicial Panel (2019 – present). |
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Mr Omar Ongaro (1971)
Lawyer (Italy)
Deu/Eng/It
Of Counsel at Morgan Sports Law (2023 - ); Technical advisor Football regulatory (2020 - ); Deputy Chairman of the FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber (2020 - June 2023); Various positions related to Players’ Status and Governance at FIFA (2000-2019). |
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Mr Hayden Opie (1953)
Sports Law Consultant and Educator (Australia)
Eng
Senior Fellow, Melbourne Law School, the University of Melbourne; Independent Member, Racing (Thoroughbred) Victoria Integrity Council (2018-_); Independent Member, Basketball Australia Hearing and/or Appeals Panels (2018-); Member of the Board of Advisors of the National Sports Law Institute of Marquette University Law School, Milwaukee, USA (1993-_); Member of the Advisory Board of the Center for Sports Policy and Research at Penn State University, USA (2008-__); Member of the Editorial Advisory Board on the International Sports Law Journal (2009-__), Director of Studies, Sports Law Program and Senior Lecturer in Law, Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne (1987-2017); Founding President, Australian and New Zealand Sports Law Association (1990-1998); Member of the Australian Federal Government Anti-Doping Rule Violation Panel (2010-2015); Chairman of the Doping Control Tribunal of Athletics Australia (1992-1996); Member of the National Basketball League Appeals Tribunal, Australia (2010-2015). |
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Mr Emin Ozkurt (1979)
Barrister (Turkey)
Eng
Managing partner, Ozkurt Law Office (2007- ); Arbitrator at the EuroLeague Basketball Dispute Resolution Chamber (2020- ); Legal Director of the Turkish Esport Federation (2018- ); Professor at the Instituto Superior de Derecho y Economía (ISDE); Member of the Editorial Board of “Football Legal” and “LawInSport”. |
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Mr Giulio Palermo (1982)
Attorney-at-law (Italy)
Fr/Eng/Sp/It
LLM International Commercial Arbitration Law, Stockholm University; LLM International Legal Practice, Instituto de Empresa Law School; Spanish Law degree, Universidad de La Laguna Logo; Italian Law degree; Admitted to the bars of Geneva, Rome and Madrid; Partner at Archipel (2018- ); UEFA Ethics and Disciplinary Inspector. |
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Mr Mika Palmgren (1964)
Attorney-at-law (Finland)
Eng
Partner Palmgren Ltd. Former chairman of Players Union of Finland. Former and first FIFA licensed player agent in Finland. Arbitrator World Cup 2010 and 2014 and UEFA Euro 2012 and 2016. Member of the Board Telia 5G stadium (Helsinki). Member of the Legal Protection Board of Sport in Finland. |
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Mr Benoît Pasquier (1978)
Attorney-at-law (Switzerland)
Fr/Eng/Deu
Partner at Charles Russell Speechlys (2022- ); Member of the Swiss Sports Law Association and Member of the Editorial board of “Football Legal”; LL.M. in International Sports Law at the Instituto Superior de Derecho y Economia (ISDE), Madrid, Spain (2010); Former General Counsel and Director of Legal Affairs at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) (2013-2020) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Former Deputy Secretary to the FIFA Disciplinary and Ethics Committees (2011-2013). Member of the UCI Licence Commission. |
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Ms Anna Peniche Adame (1978)
Lawyer (Mexico)
Sp/Eng/Fr
Master in sports law; Lawyer at P&R Law Firm, Former General Director of regulation and sports affairs in Liga MX / Ascenso MX of the Mexican Football Federation (FMF); Former head of the legal department in the League of Mexican Football Association; member of the national dispute resolution committee of the FMF; Single Judge and Committee Member of the FIFA Players’ Status Committee; Competitions coordinator for FIFA events. |
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Mr Carlos Peres Torres (1986)
Attorney-at-law (Bolivia)
Sp/Fr/Eng
LLM Business and Law; Paralegal/Juriste banking and financement at Allen & Overy LLP; formerly Lawyer/attorney at Peres and Mendoza Law Firm. |
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Mr Jerome Perlemuter (1972)
Attorney-at-law (France)
Fr/Eng
Master in Business Law; Master in Communications Law; Masters in Management; Admitted to the Paris bar; General Secretary of World Leagues Forum (2017- ); Judge at the Paris Commercial Court (2013-2017 + 2023- ); Member of the Ethics Committee of the French Football Federation (2017- ); Former Judge at the FIFA Tribunal, Dispute Resolution Chamber (2017-2022); Former General Counsel to the French Football League (2005-2017). |
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Mr Sofoklis Pilavios (1966)
Attorney-at-law (Greece)
Eng
Attorney-at-law. Member of the Athens Bar Association. Founder and Head of Sofoklis P. Pilavios Law Firm. 3rd Vice-President of the UEFA Club Competitions Committee. Former President of the Hellenic Football Federations (2009-2012). Former member of the Hellenic Olympic Committee (as representative of the Hellenic Football Federation, 2013-2016). UEFA Disciplinary Inspector (2006-2009). Member of the FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber (2007-2009). Member of the UEFA Legal Experts Panel (2002-2004). Legal Advisor of Panathinaikos FC (2000-2004). Member of Board of Directors - Panathinaikos FC (2000-2004). |
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Mr José Juan Pintó Sala (1951)
Lawyer (Spain)
Fr/Eng/Sp/It
Lawyer. President of Bufete Pintó Ruiz, S.L. based in Barcelona. President of Pintó Ruiz & Del Valle, S.L. based in Madrid. Former President of Pannone Law Group G.E.I.E. based in Brussels. Member of the “Associazione Internazionale Giuristi di Lingua Italiana”. Member of the “International Sports Lawyers Association” (ISLA). Honorary President of the “Rex Sport Asociación de Asesores del Deporte”. Awarded with the Medal for Sports Merit by the Sport Council of Spain (Consejo Superior de Deportes del Estado Español). Independent member of the UEFA Governance and Compliance Committee. Independent member of the UEFA Compensation Committee (2017). |
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Mr Didier Poulmaire (1968)
Lawyer (France)
Fr/Eng
Lawyer specialised in sports law and entertainment; General Secretary of "Avocats en droit du sport" |
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Mr Paul Pretorius (1949)
Advocate (South Africa)
Eng
Bachelor of Laws; Senior Advocate at the Johannesburg Bar; Advisory Committee Member of the South African Law Reform Commission; Former Acting Judge at the High Court of South Africa; Former part-time lecturer. |
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Prof. Massimo Proto (1973)
Lawyer (Italy)
Eng/It
PhD Business Law; Admitted to the Bar; Juridical expert supporting the Italian Minister of Sports and Youth; Professor of Private Law at the Link Campus of the University of Rome; Member of various boards; Of Counsel at Chiomenti Studio Legale; Member of the Sports Agents Commission of the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) (2020- ); various other positions at CONI since 2014. |
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Dr Jan Räker (1977)
Attorney-at-law (Germany)
Eng/Deu
Legal Director at VfB Stuttgart 1893 e.V., Attorney-at-law Rechtsanwälte Prinz Neidhardt Engelschall, Hamburg; Lecturer for Sports Law and Football Management at IST Hochschule, Düsseldorf; General Counsel and CCO Hamburger Sport-Verein e.V., Hamburg; General Secretary of International Sport Lawyers Association (ISLA) since 2012; Member of ECA Legal Advisory Panel. |
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Mr Tshiamo Rantao (1976)
Attorney-at-law (Botswana)
Eng
LLB; Managing Partner at Rantao Attorneys (2001- ); Chair of the Southern Africa Football Associations Disciplinary Committee; Chair of the Botswana Football Association Arbitration Tribunal. |
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Mr Jonathan Rennie (1976)
Lawyer (United Kingdom)
Eng
LLB and Diploma in Law at Glasgow University; Qualified as a Solicitor in Scotland, and England & Wales; Notary Public; Partner at Level Law (2024- ); Qualified Chartered Company Secretary; Judicial Chair; Scottish football Association (SFA); Arbitrator, Scottish Football Association; Judicial Chair, Scottish Rugby Union (SRU); Arbitrator, Sport Resolutions; Appointed to the Federation Court of the Commonwealth Games (2022); Appointed to the Federation Court for the Rugby League World Cup (2022). Director and Trustee of UK sports employability and football charity, Street League. |
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Ms Annett Rombach (1980)
Attorney-at-law (Germany)
Eng/Deu
LL.M - University of Miami. Attorney-at-law at Klinkert Rechtsanwälte, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Arbitrator at the Basketball Arbitral Tribunal (BAT), Geneva, Switzerland. Guest Lecturer at the University of Zurich (International Arbitration); Independent Anti-Doping Delegate (“FIS IADD”) (2019 - ). |
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Prof. Stephen Ross (1955)
Professor of Law (United States of America)
Eng
Admitted to the District of Columbia and the Supreme Court of the United States; Professor of Law and Director of the Center for Study of Sports in Society, Pennsylvania State University; Advisory Board, American Antitrust Institute; Senior Fellow, University of Melbourne Sports Law Programme. |
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Dr Chady Saad (1980)
Lawyer (Lebanon)
Eng/Fr/Ar
PhD in Law from Paris Saclay University; Admitted to the Bars of Paris and Beirut; Attorney at law at Harfouche and SAAD Law Firm (Beirut/Paris); Assistant Professor; Director of Sports Arbitration Center in Lebanon (2021- ); Former President of the appeal and objection committee at the Lebanese Basketball Federation; Former Member of the Appeal Committee of the Lebanese Football Federation. |
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Mr Juan Pedro Sáenz Chilibroste (1993)
Lawyer (Uruguay)
Sp/Eng
Law degree; Global Master in International Sports Law, ISDE Madrid; Postgraduate Diploma in Sport Law from Universidad Austral, Buenos Aires; Licenses attorney at the Uruguayan Supreme Court of Justice (2016- ); Administrative Director at the Montevideo City Toque-City Football Group (2020- ). |
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Mr Stephen Sampson (1972)
Solicitor (United Kingdom)
Eng
BA (hons); Postgraduate Diploma in Law; Solicitor (England & Wales); Partner, Global Head of the Sports & Entertainment Group and Head of the Litigation Practice at Squire Patton Boggs (UK) LLP; Lecturer on sports law; pro bono non-executive Chair of Parkour Earth, Member of the World Triathlon Tribunal. |
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Prof. Dr. Martin Schimke (1959)
Attorney-at-law (Germany)
Fr/Eng/Deu
Dr. jur.; LL.M.; Attorney at law; Of Counsel of the law firm Bird & Bird; 1998 - 2014 President of the Sports-law-Commission and member of the Governing Board of the UIA (Union Internationale des Avocats); 1998 - 2000 member of the Arbitration Panel of the professional German Ice-Hockey League (DEL); since 1997 member of the Advisory Board of the German Sports-Law Association; 1989 - 2000 member of the Legal Committee of the German Basketball Federation and member of the Anti-doping Committee of the German Basketball Federation; 1978 - 1980 member of the German Basketball National Team; since 2015 member of the Ethics Group of the FISA (Fédération Internationale des Sociétés d’Aviron); Honorary Professor at the Hochschule Fresenius; Member of the CAS ad hoc Division at the Summer Olympic Games, London 2012 and at the Olympic Winter Games in Pyoengchang 2018. . |
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Mr Abdallah Shehata (1991)
Attorney-at-law (Egypt)
Eng/Ar
Masters in International Law; Attorney-at-law at Sportiva Law Firm; Chair of the Hearing & Disciplinary Panel of the Engyptian National Anti-Doping Organization (2021- ); Former Legal Counsel of Al Nassr Club of KSA (2018-2019); Sports law lecturer and public speaker. |
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Prof. Gérald Simon (1950)
Professeur (France)
Fr
Professeur de droit public à la Faculté de droit de Dijon. Directeur du laboratoire de droit du sport de l’Université de Bourgogne. Avocat au Conseil d’Etat et à la Cour de Cassation (1989 – 1992). |
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Mr Rob Simons (1985)
Attorney-at-law (Netherlands)
Eng
Masters in International and European Labour Law; Masters in Dutch Law; Attorney at law and equity partner at DVDW Advocaten, specialized in employment and sports law; lecturer for the Erasmus University, Rotterdam. |
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Prof. Dr Vanja Smokvina (1983)
Professor of Law (Croatia)
Eng/It
Juris Doctor, Slovenia; Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Rijeka, Croatia (2016- ); UEFA Football Law Programme Session Director (2019-2021); Member of the Committee for Professional Sports Club, Central State Office for Sport of the Republic of Croatia (2019-2022); Arbitrator of the Arbitration Tribunal of the Croatian Football Federation (2018- ); Former advisor to the Croatian Ministry of Science, Education & Sport (2012-2016); Former advisor to the Croatian Association of professional footballers (HUNS) (2012-2018). |
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Ms Yordis Solis (1985)
Attorney-at-law (Panama)
Sp
Master in Business Law; Master in Sports Law; Bachelor of Law and Political Science; Attorney at Tocumen International Airport (2017- ); Member of the FIFA Football Tribunal Player’s Status Chamber (2021- ); Member of CONCACAF Disciplinary Chamber (2022- ); Former Legal Advisor to the Panamanian Federation of Football (2011-2017). |
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His Honour Judge Rauf Soulio (1957)
Judge (Australia)
Eng
Judge - District Court of South Australia (appointed 2006) administrative, civil, commercial and criminal jurisdictions. Judge - Equal Opportunity Tribunal. Judge - Licensing Court of South Australia. Admitted as barrister in Supreme Court of South Australia 1981; High Court of Australia 1984; Roll of Solicitors, England and Wales 1990. 1981-1988 Solicitor. 1988-2006 Barrister. President - National Football Independent Banning Appeal Committee (2016- ). President - Football Federation of South Australia 2008 - 2016; Formerly Chair, Disciplinary Committee, Disciplinary Appeals Committee, Player Contract Disputes Committee. Chair, Boxing and Martial Arts Advisory Board - government of South Australia, Chair, Boxing and Martial Arts Medical Reference Group (2000- ). |
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Ms Lina Souloukou (1983)
Attorney-at-law (Greece)
Eng/Sp
Master in Management of Sports Organisations and Sports Law, University Politecnica de Madrid; Global Executive Master in International Sports Law, ISDE; Admitted to the Athens Bar; CEO & General Manager of AS Roma; Executive Board Member and Diversity Representative at the European Club Association (ECA) (2019- ); Former general and legal counsel to various football clubs and stakeholders in Greece; former arbitrator at the Hellenic Football Federation Court of Arbitration (2008-2013) and other similar roles in boxing and basketball; Former Acting CEO of Olympiacos FC (2018); former volleyball player for Greece. |
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Ms Yasna Stavreva (1969)
Attorney-at-law (Bulgaria)
Eng
Specialised in labour and sports law, litigation, arbitration and mediation; legal services to the Association of Bulgarian football players; |
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Mr Patrick Stewart (1972)
Solicitor (United Kingdom)
Eng
Arbitrator & Solicitor; Bachelor of Laws, University of Glasgow (UK) and Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz (Germany); Former CEO, Board Director and General Counsel, Manchester United Football Club (2006-2024); Former Member of the Legal Advisory Group of the Premier League (2012-2024); Former Member of the Financial Controls Advisory Group of the Premier League (2021 - 2022); Former Member of the Medical Working Group of the Premier League (2016-2021); Former Member of the Legal & Regulatory Working Group of the European Club Association (2017-2024) and the FA's CEO Advisory Group for women's professional football; Former Senior Legal Counsel at TEAM Marketing AG (2001-2006). |
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Dr Philipp Studhalter (1976)
Attorney-at-law (Switzerland / Liechtenstein)
Deu/Eng
Dr. iur; Owner of Fortis Law Attorneys at Law (2009- ); President of the Board of the Swiss Football League (2021- ); Member of the UEFA Club Licensing Committee (2022- ); President of the Board of the Regional Ice Centre, Lucerne (2014- ); Former Board Member of the Swiss Football League (2017-2021); Former President of the Board and CEO of Football Club Luzern (2015-2021); Former member of the Swiss national rowing team (1993-1995). |
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Dr Gaston Tealdi (1975)
Attorney-at-law (Uruguay)
Sp/Eng
Dr of law and social sciences; Vice President of the Uruguayan Football Asscoiation; Member of the Board of Directors of Club Athletic Peñarol. |
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Mr Stefan Geir Thorisson (1962)
Attorney-at-law (Iceland)
Eng/Fr
Attorney-at-law; Part-time lecturer Law Faculty of the University of Reykjavik in EU Law and Member of the Board of the European law Institution of the University of Reykjavik (2004- );Vice Chairman Icelandic sports club Vikingur Reykjavik (1996-2008); Vice Chairman Stoke City Football Club (2000-2008); Board Member Icelandic FA (2007-2009); Arbitrator Icelandic FA Committee dealing with disputes on the status and transfer of players (2007- ); |
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Mr Jacopo Tognon (1972)
Attorney-at-law (Italy)
Eng/It
Partner Law Firm Avvocati Tognon, Padova. Professor of Sport and Human Rights in the EU Law, Action Jean Monnet, Faculty of Political Science, University of Padova. Member of the Disciplinary WBTF Committee (Disciplinary Committee of the World Federation of Twirling, a Discipline associated with the World Dance Sport Federation). President of the Federal Court of Italian Cycling Federation. President of the Panel of Arbitrators for resolving dipsutes between football players and clubs Italian Serie B. Director and Founder of "Rivista della Giustizia Sportiva". |
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Mr Pedro Tomás Marqués (1949)
Attorney-at-law (Spain)
Eng/Sp
Lawyer. Partner, Gestion de Inversiones en Deporte, S.L. Former Chief Executive Officer - RCD Espanyol de Barcelona, SAD. Former Chairman of Professional Football Committee (2000-2004). Former President of LNFP (2001-2004). Former General Secretary of LNFP (1996-2001). Member of several working groups at FIFA and UEFA. Chairman of the UEFA Appeals body. Member of "Rex Sport Asociación de Asesores del Deporte" |
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Mr Hugo Vaz Serra (1976)
Attorney-at-law (Portugal)
Por/Eng/Sp
Master Internacional en Derecho del Fútbol from the Sports Law Institute of Spain and Master in Sports Law from INEFC Lleida University, Spain; Law degree from Lisbon Lusiada University; Partner at Vaz Serra & Associados (2016-2022); Arbitrator at the Portuguese Court of Arbitration for Sport (2015- ); former in-house lawyer of Sporting Clube de Portugal, futebol, SAD (2004-2015); Former pro bono counsel appointed by FIFA in proceedings before the FIFA Disciplinary Committee, the FIFA Appeal Committee and the FIFA Ethics Committee (2019-2023). |
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Prof. Dr. An Vermeersch (1975)
Professor (Belgium)
Eng/Fr
PhD European Sports Law; Master in European Law; Visiting Professor of Sports Law at Ghent University (2009- ); Lecturer in European Law at Ghent University (2011- ); Visiting Lecturer in Sports Law at Vrije Universiteit Brussel (2009- ); Disciplinary Judge at the Integrity Chamber Flemish Sports Tribunal (2021- ). |
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Ms Marta Vieira da Cruz (1985)
Lawyer (Portugal)
Eng/Sp/Por
Masters degree in Law; UEFA Football Law Programme, Certificate of Distinction; Head of Legal at the Portuguese Football Federation (2018- ); Member of the UEFA Appeals Body (2020- ); Former Legal Advisor to the Portuguese Football Federation (2016-2018); Former Member of the UEFA Legal Committee (219-2020). |
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Mr Christian Visser (1978)
Lawyer (Netherlands)
Eng
Partner at Meijers Canatan Advocaten; Former member of the stadium ban commission at AFC Ajax; Former member of the Commission of Appeal of amateur football. |
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Prof. Dr. Sven Völcker (1966)
Lawyer (Germany)
Deu/Eng
LLM Harvard Law School; Dr iur. Bonn University; Admitted to the Bars of Berlin, Brussels, New York; Partner at Latham & Watkins LLP, Brussels; Honorary Professor at Göttingen University. |
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Me Bernhard Welten (1966)
Avocat (Switzerland)
Fr/Eng/Deu/It
Attorney at law at Kanzlei Welten, Bern, Switzerland. Chairman of the AIBA Ethics Commission (2020- ); Past functions: Former President of the Licencing Commission of the Swiss Football League; Former Member Disciplinary Commission of the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG); member of the Anti-doping commission of Swiss Olympic, former president of the doping sanctioning commission of Swiss Cycling (until 2001); Member of the CAS ad hoc Division at the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games. |
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Mr Takuya Yamazaki (1970)
Attorney-at-law (Japan)
Jap/Eng
LLB Waseda University, Tokyo; Arbitrator and mediator of the Japan Sports Arbitration Agency; Chairman of FIFPro Asia/Oceania; member of the Advisory panel in the grievance mechanism for the Tokyo 2020 sustainable sourcing code; Board member of the World Players’ Association; former member of the FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber; former committee member of special committees of sports organizations such as Japan Sports Arbitration Agency, Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics organizing committee and Japan Sports Association. |
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Ms Duygu Yasar (1981)
Attorney-at-law (Turkey)
Eng
Admitted to the Bar of Istanbul; Founder of DY Law firm (2020 - ); UEFA Ethics and Disciplinary Inspector (2015 - ); Former Head of Legal Department of the Turkish Football Federation (2015-2019) and Deputy Head of Legal Department of Turkish Football Federation (20212-2015). |
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Mr Alain Zahlan de Cayetti (1967)
Attorney-at-law (France)
Eng/Fr/Sp/Ar
Arbitrator and strategic consultant, founding partner of DeCayetti Arbitration & Strategy Consulting; former avocat at the Paris bar; lecturer at Sorbonne University (Abu Dhabi) and Paris-Saclay University (France); Member of the CAS Ad Hoc Division for the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022. |
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