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Dr Sultan Fayhan Abaalalaa (1983)
Professor of law (Saudi Arabia)
Eng/Ar
LL.M-Indiana University, USA. Associate Professor in Law. Director of Investment Division at King Abdul Aziz University. Chairman of Private Law Department, Faculty of Law, King Abdul Aziz University. Founder Member of Arab Federation for International Arbitration, Cairo, Egypt. |
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Dr George Abela (1948)
Attorney-at-law (Malta)
Eng
Attorney in private practice specialising in civil, commercial, industrial and family law; President of Malta Football Association 1982-1992; Deputy Leader of the Malta Labour Party (Party Affairs) 1992-1997; Legal Advisor to Prime Minister of Malta 1996-1997; Former Director Central Bank of Malta; Former Executive Director Bank of Valletta plc; President of Malta 2009-2014. |
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Mr Ahmed Aboemarah (1986)
Lawyer (Saudi Arabia)
Eng/Ar
LL.M Southern Methodist University Dallas, Texas, USA. Executive Director of Legal Affairs, Saudi Council of Economic and Development Affairs (CEDA). Head of Legal Affairs, Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee (SAOC). Chairman of the Appeal Committee of the Saudi Arabia Maritime Sports Federation. Chairman of the Appeals Committee of the Saudi Arabian Swimming Federation. |
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Mr Cecil Abraham (1945)
Advocate & Solicitor (Malaysia)
Eng
LL.B. Barrister-at-law, Middle Temple 1969; Admitted as an Advocate & Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya 1970; Chartered Arbitrator; Mediator; Senior Partner at Cecil Abraham and Partners (2015- ); Previously Consultant in Zul Rafique & Partners; Advocate & Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya (Barrister). |
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Ms Laura Abrahamson (1963)
Attorney-at-law (United States of America)
Eng
J.D.,University of California at Los Angeles. Attorney at law. Arbitrator and Mediator with JAMS (Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services; Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. Senior Vice President, Global Head of Litigation and Disputes, AECOM (2016 – 2020); Associate General Counsel – Litigation, Occidental Petroleum (1994-2014); former attorney at O'Melveny & Myers (2014-2016) and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher (1987-1994); Board Member, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, North American Branch (2020 – present); Panel of arbitrators for HKIAC, LCIA, and California’s Public Works Contract Arbitration Program (PWCA). |
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Professor Roger Abrams (1945)
Professor of Law / arbitrator (United States of America)
Eng
Juris Doctor; Richardson Professor of Law, Northeastern University School of Law; labor arbitrator; baseball salary arbitrator. See CV for full details. |
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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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Dr Abdelkrim (Karim) Adyel (1974)
Attorney-at-law (France / Morocco)
Eng/Fr
Docteur d’Etat en droit comparé et droit international UPVD, Académie de Montpellier; Avocat à la cour de Casablanca ; Conseiller juridique de l’Union marocaine des footballeurs professionnels (UMFP) ; Membre de la Commission Electorale de la Confédération Africaine d’Athlétisme. |
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Mr Pekka Aho (1981)
Attorney-at-law (Finland / Italy)
Eng/It
Attorney-at-law at Dottir Attorneys Ltd; Admitted to the Bar of Helsinki; Master of Laws from the University of Helsinki; Master in International Sports Law ISDE Madrid. |
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Mr Richard Akpokavie (1960)
(Ghana)
Eng
Notary public; barrister at law; President Ghana Hockey Association (2014- ); Secretary General Ghana Olympic Committee (2011- ); Member International Hockey Federation Rules Board (2010-2012); Chairman Ghana Football Association Disciplinary Committee (2005-2015); Player Ghana Senior Hockey team (1977-1992). |
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Mr Abdulwahhab Al Hinai (1981)
Attorney-at-law (Oman)
Ar/Eng
Lawyer in the Sultanate of Oman; Chairman of the Omani Sports Dispute Resolution and Arbitration Committee (since 2015); Member of the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) Ethics Committee; Member of the Asian Swimming Federation Ethics Committee; LLM Kings College London (2011); MBA University of Strathclyde (2013). |
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Mr Mohammad Al Kamali (1970)
Lawyer (United Arab Emirates)
Eng/Ar
Batchelor of Law from Dubai Police Academy; Diploma in Commercial Law; Certificate in Commercial Arbitration; UAE Parliament Member; General Authority of Youth & Sports Welfare Board Member; UAE National Olympic Committee Secretary General and Executive Office Member; Vice President of UAE Equestrian Federation; Dubai Sports Council Board and Executive Office Member; Chairman of the Founding Committee of GCC Court of Arbitration for Sport; GCC Olympic Executive Board Member; Olympic Council of Asia Executive board Member and Chaiman of Culture Committee; Association of National Olympic Committees Member of Statutory Committee; Board Member of Association of National Olympic Committees; Dubai Sports Council Chairman of Professionalism and Development Committee; Dubar Sports Council Chairman of Dubai International Sports Conference; Chef de Mission for London 2012 Olympic Games; UAE Professional League Member of Founding Team; |
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Mr Essa Bin Mohammed Al Sulaiti (1990)
Attorney-at-law (Qatar)
Eng/Ar
Executive Masters (LLM) in Sports Law from Qatar Olympic Academy; Attorney and arbitrator at Essa Al Sulaiti law firm (2015- ); Member of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Legal Committee; Member of the Qatar Sports Arbitration Tribunal (QSAT); former athlete - competed for Qatar in taekwondo, endurance horse riding and football. |
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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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Ms Maha Al-Mogren (1987)
Lawyer (Saudi Arabia)
Ar/Eng
LLM; Managing Partner at the Law Office of Maha Al-Mogren (2022- ); Deputy Chief of Ethics & Compliance at World Aquatics IntegrityUnit (2023- ). |
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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 Bandar Alhamidani (1983)
Lawyer (Saudi Arabia)
Eng/Ar
LLM in international Sports Law. Former Chairman of the Disciplinary Committee of Saudi Arabian Football Federation; Member of the Legal Committee of the Arab Gulf Football Federation; Arbitrator before Saudi Sport Arbitration Center; 4th Deputy Chairman of the AFC Entry Control Body |
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Mr José María Alonso Puig (1953)
Attorney-at-law (Spain)
Eng/Sp
Socio Director at Alonso & Díez-Hochleitner Abogados, S.L.P.; Chair of the Madrid International Arbitration Centre; Member of "Rex Sport Asociación de Asesores del Deporte". |
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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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Sultan Mohammad Alsamel (1980)
Lawyer (Saudi Arabia)
Eng/Ar
Bachelor's degree in law; master's degree in science; Chief Legal Officer at Saudi Credit Bureau (SIMAH) (2016- ); certified arbitrator at Saudi Sports Arbitration Centre (SSAC) (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 Henri C. Alvarez (1954)
Arbitrator (Canada)
Fr/Eng/Sp
Independent arbitrator based at Vancouver Arbitration Chambers; Previously Partner at Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP. Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Law, University of British Columbia. |
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Prof. Francisco Amallo (1983)
Attorney-at-law (Argentina)
Eng/Sp
LL.M. Economic Business Law, UCA; LL.M. International Dispute Settlement, UNIGE & IHEID; Partner at Martinez de Hoz & Rueda (2018- ); Professor of International Arbitration and Private International Law at UCA; Member of the Appeals Panel of the Basketball International Federation (FIBA) (2019- ); Former member (2017-2020) and Vice-chairman (2021-2024) of the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Tribunal. |
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Dr Shouzhi An (1976)
Attorney-at-law (China)
Chi/Eng
Managing Partner, Anjie Law Firm (Xiamen Office); Former Executive Partner in charge of sports law team at Guantao Law Firm (Xiamen Office); Director of China Association for Sports Law (CASL); Adjunct Professor of Jimei University Navigation College; Adjunct Professor of ICD Business School (France); Legal counsel for the Olympic Games Preparation office of General Administration of Sports of China (2018-present); Legal counsel of the Gymnasiade 2020 schools Summer Games; Legal counsel of the Chinese Rowing Association; Legal Advisor for Chinese Athletic Association. |
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The Honourable Mr Justice Winston Anderson (1960)
Judge (Jamaica / Barbados)
Eng
Judge of the Caribbean Court of Justice (2010- ); Chair of Cricket West Indies (CWI) Ethics and Disciplinary Committees (2018- ); Arbitrator on International Cricket Council (ICC) Anti-Corruption Panel (2019- ); Member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Code of Conduct Commission. |
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Mr Jose Luis Andrade (1980)
Attorney-at-law (Portugal)
Por/Eng/Sp
LLM Georgetown University; MBA IE Business School; Executive Vice President at FC Porto (2024- ); Former 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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Prof. Leonardo Andreotti Paulo de Oliveira (1984)
Attorney-at-law (Italy / Brazil)
Por/Eng/Sp/It
Attorney-at-law at Andreotti Advogados; Phd candidate (Labor Law), Sapienza Università degli Studi di Roma I (Italy), with a joint Phd at Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (Brazil); Masters in Sports Law (Lleida, Spain); Arbitrator at Centro Brasileiro de Mediação e Arbitragem (CBMA); Member of the National Dispute Resolution Chamber of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF); Former President of the Disciplinary Courts of of the following national associations: Brazilian Volleyball Confederation (CBV); Brazilian Taekwondo Confederation (CBTKD); Brazilian Badminton Confederation (CBBd); & Brazilian Basketball National League (NBB). |
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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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Me Luc Argand (1948)
Avocat (Switzerland)
Fr/Eng
Avocat au barreau de Genève; Partner at Kellerhals Carrard (2019- ); ancien Bâtonnier de lordre des avocats genevois; membre de la Chambre ad hoc du TAS aux Jeux Olympiques dété, Atlanta, 1996; ancien membre du Conseil Supérieur de la Magistrature genevois (1996-2007); Président de la Commission de surveillance des notaires. |
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Prof. Dr David Arias (1968)
Professor of law (Spain)
Sp/Eng
Ph.D. in Law: Admitted to the Madrid Bar; Professor of Procedural Law and Arbitration (1995- ); Former Partner at Herbert Smith Freehills (2019-2022). |
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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 Gil Atar (1966)
Barrister (Israel)
Eng
Barrister. Partner in Law Firm - Naschitz Brandes Amir & Co. Legal Advisor of Israeli Olympic Committee. Represents the Israeli NOC and the Israeli Football and Basketball Associations. |
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Mr Espen Auberg (1977)
Attorney-at-law (Norway)
Eng
Master of Law, University of Oslo; BA Media, University of East London; Attorney-at-law mediator, Partner and Head of Sports Law at Nova Law; 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. |
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Dr Parand Azizi (1971)
Attorney-at-law (Iran)
Eng
Juris doctor; Legal Advisor NOC Iran (2014 -); Legal expert Iran Ministry of Sport & Youth; Legal Advisor in Iran Equestrian & Volleyball Federations (2005-2007); Member Iran Equestrian Federation Doping Committee (2004-2007); |
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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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Mr Jahangir Baglari (1955)
Lawyer (Iran)
Eng/Ar
Attorney at law; LL.B Tehran University, LLM in Private Law; Head of legal department (Physical Education Organization) Sport Ministry Iran (10 years); Formerly associate member of the Law Firm 4-5 Grays Inn Square London, UK; Appeal Committee member in AFC (Asian Football Confederation). |
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Mr Xianyue (Simon) Bai (1970)
Attorney-at-law (China)
Eng/Chi
M.Jur from University of Oxford; Council member of China Sports Law Association; Vice-chair of Arbitration Committee of Tianjin Bar Association; Member of Arbitration Committee of IPBA; Managing Partner Grandall Law Firm Tianjin Office; Former Managing Partner Chenyi Law Office. Member of the CAS Ad Hoc Division for the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022. |
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Mr Steven Bainbridge (1970)
Attorney-at-law (Canada)
Eng
Partner, Head of Sports & Entertainment (Middle East) Squire Patton Boggs LLP; Member of World Athletics Disciplinary Tribunal (2017 - ); Board of Directors RCS Sports & Events DMCC. |
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Mr C. Mark Baker (1959)
Lawyer (United States of America)
Eng
Juris Doctor. Senior Partner and Global Co-Head of International Arbitration in Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP. Member of the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of the American Arbitration Association. Former LCIA Court Member. Panel arbitrator for USA Track and Field; CPR Sports Panel. |
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Mr Maciej Balazinski (1977)
Attorney-at-law (Poland)
Eng/Deu
Attorney-at-law at Maciej Balazinksi and partners attorney’s office; Secretary of the Supervisory Board of REMAK S.A.; Secretary of the Supervisory Board of Ekstraklasa SA (2014-2015 + 2017-2018); Vice President/Managing Director of Lechia Gdansk SA (2014-2017); Member of the Sports Law Committee of the Polish Olympic Committee (2013-2016); Arbitrator at the National Dispute Resolution Chamber of the Polish Football Association (2011-2016); Member of the Disciplinary Committee of the Polish Football Association and Polish Ice Hockey Federations (2004-2007/8). |
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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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Prof. Ilias Bantekas (1970)
Professor (Greece)
Eng
Professor of Transnational Law, Hamad bin Khalifa University College of Law; Adjunct Professor of International Law, Georgetown University; Senior Associate Fellow, Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (IALS), University of London; Founder and CEO of Doha High Performance Tennis Centre. |
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Ms Chiann Bao (1977)
Arbitrator (United States of America)
Eng/Chi
Arbitrator; Member of Arbitration Chambers Hong Kong/New York/London (2018-); Vice-President of the Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC); Chair, ICC Commission Task Force on ADR and Arbitration. |
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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 Private Law, Azad University, Iran; Global Master in International Sport Law, ISDE; Executive Committee Member at the I.R. Iran Football Federation; Member of the AFC Reform Task Force (the Asian Football Confederation); Member of the Associations Committee of the AFC; Professional Arbitrator at the Dispute Resolution Center of the Judiciary of the Islamic Republic of Iran; Former Deputy Chairperson of the AFC Entry Control Body (2016-2023); Former Chairperson of the Regulatory & Compliance Committee of the I.R. Iran Football Federation (2016–2021); Formerly Chairman of the Legal Committee of the Central Asian Football Association (CAFA) (2018-2021); Former Director of the Legal Committee of the Iran Football Clubs’ Union (2009-2022). |
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Mr H. Pat Barriscale (1958)
Barrister (Ireland)
Eng
Judicial Officer with European Rugby Cup (2005-_); Judicial Officer with Irish Rugby Fooball Union (2005-_); Judicial Officer with 6 Nations Rugby (2008-_); Judicial Officer with Pro 12 Rugby (2010-_); representing players/clubs at disciplinary/misconduct hearings 2008-2011; Legal Advisor Irish Greyhound Board 2002-2011 |
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Prof. Stefano Bastianon (1967)
Professor (Italy)
Eng/It
PHD in European Union Law; Professor of EU Law at the University of Bergamo; Admitted to the bar of Busto Arsizio; Partner in the Bastianon-Garavaglia law firm; Judge at the Supreme Court of Sport at the Italian Olympic Committee (Collegio di garanzia dello sport del CONI). |
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Mr Scott Bearby (1965)
Lawyer (United States of America)
Eng
JD Maurer School of Law, Indiana University; General Counsel and Senior Vice President at National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA); Adjunct sports law professor; Executive Committee member of the Indiana Sports Corporation. |
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Mr Luca Beffa (1977)
Attorney-at-law (Switzerland)
Eng/Fr/It
Partner and Co-Head of the Dispute Resolution Group in the Geneva office of Baker McKenzie (2005- ); Member of the UEFA Club Financial Control Body. |
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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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The Hon. Justice Annabelle Claire Bennett AC SC (1950)
Judge (Australia)
Eng
BSc (Hons), PhD (biochemistry-based), LLB, D Univ (hon Causa), D Laws (hon Causa); Consultant Barrister (Senior Counsel) and Mediator/Arbitrator; Present positions include Chair, Gardior Pty Limited (The Infrastructure Fund); Board Member, Garvan Institute of Medical Research; Board Member, Community Migrant Resource Centre; Former Judge of the Federal Court of Australia; Former Chancellor, Bond University; Former President, NSW Anti-Discrimination Board; former Chair of the Advisory Group of Judges to the World Intellectual Property Organisation; Member of the CAS ad hoc Divisions at the Winter Olympic Games in Sochi (2014) and Beijing (2022) and Olympic Games in Rio (2016) and Tokyo (2020). |
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Mr Jeffrey G. Benz (1968)
Attorney-at-law (United States of America)
Eng
Juris Doctor; MBA; Attorney at law; barrister; former General Counsel at US Olympic Committee; former General Counsel and Chief Operating Officer at AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour; former Attorney at Coudert Brothers; former professional boxing promoter. Board of Directors of Sports Lawyers Assn, National Sports Law Institute, and Institute of Sports Law & Ethics; former member Mitchell Special Bid Oversight Commission, USOC Board/Executive Committee, USOC Athletes’ Advisory Council (At Large), Salt Lake Organizing Committee Board of Trustees (Alternate Trustee), US Figure Skating Board of Directors. Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and College of Commercial Arbitrators; Teaches sports law and arbitration/mediation at Pepperdine University and ISDE. Former US Figure Skating Team member. FIFA mediator. Member of the CAS Ad Hoc Division for the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022. |
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Ms Corinne Berg (1986)
Attorney (South Africa)
Eng
BA Law and LLB (University of Johannesburg); Legal Associate at Cresco Project Finance; Member of the Disciplinary Committee of the South African Premier Soccer League; Tribunal Member of the South African Institute for Drug Free Sport (SAIDS); Member of the National Horseracing Authority of Southern Africa Tribunal; Member of the World Triathlon Tribunal; Represented South Africa at World Triathlon events as an elite athlete (Olympic distance) and as an age-group athlete (Half and full Ironman distances). |
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Dr Vesna Bergant Rakočević (1970)
Judge (Slovenia)
Eng
Ph. D., Senior Higher Judge, High Court of Ljubljana, Slovenia; Guest lecturing at Faculty of Law, Universtiy of Ljubljana; Arbitrator with the Chamber of Commerce of Slovenia; Member of the CAS Ad Hoc Division for the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022. |
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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 Attila Berzeviczi (1967)
Attorney-at-law (Hungary)
Eng
Chairman of Board Ferencvaros TC Football Co. Ltd; Managing Partner Berzeviczi Law Office; |
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Mr Genc Boga (1955)
Attorney-at-law (Albania)
Eng
Attorney-at-law. Managing Partner Boga & Associates. |
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Ms Laurence Boisson de Chazournes (1958)
Professor of Law (France / Switzerland)
Fr/Eng
Associate Member, Matrix Chambers (London); Director of the Geneva LL.M. in International Dispute Settlement; Professor at the University of Geneva; Arbitrator in commercial and investment disputes (ICC, ICSID, WIPO, WTO); Member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA); Arbitrator at the CAS Ad Hoc Division PyeongChang 2018. |
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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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Mr Victor Bonnin Reynes (1980)
Attorney (Spain)
Eng/Fr/Sp
BA & LLM Geneva University School of Law; Law degree and Master in International Law, Esade University; Arbitrator at VBArbitration; formerly International Arbitration Associate, Allen & Overy (2013-2016); Arbitration Associate, J&A Garrigues (2007-2013). |
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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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Dr Markus Bösiger (1957)
Attorney-at-law (Switzerland)
Eng/Deu
Dr.iur. Attorney-at-law. Partner at BEELEGAL Rechtsanwälte. Lecturer at University of Applied Sciences for North West Switzerland. |
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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 André Brantjes (1960)
arbitrator (Netherlands)
Eng
Founder and managing partner of Brantjes Advocaten; International practice in corporate, contract, labour and sports law; Counsel for Dutch sports associations/federations (judo, tennis, football, boxing, taekwondo etc), trade unions (football coaches), companies, the Employer's association in sports and individual athletes in litigation, mediation and arbitration (among others before the arbitral committees of the KNVB, the Royal Dutch Football Association) |
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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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Prof. Dr. Stephan Breidenbach (1955)
Professor of Law (Germany)
Eng/Deu
Dr. jur. Professor of Law - Chair for Civil Law, Civil Procedure and International Law - European University Viadrina, Frankfurt (Oder). Professor of Mediation - University of Vienna. Business Mediator and Arbitrator in national and international cases. |
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Professor Stavros Brekoulakis (1974)
Attorney-at-law (Greece)
Eng
PhD International Arbitration and Conflict of Laws; LLM International Business Law; Professor in International Arbitration and Commercial Law, Law School of Queen Mary University of London (2005-); Basketball player in the Greek National League 1990-1995; |
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Mr Luis Breuer (1966)
Attorney-at-law (Paraguay)
Sp/Eng/Por
LLM, Harvard University; Managing Partner at Aguilar Castillo Love law firm in Paraguay; Former Member of the ICC Court of Arbitration (2015-2021); Former Executive Legal Director of “ITAIPU Binacional” and in charge of elaboration of Sport related projects; Member of the Governing Council Paraguay Center of Arbitration and Mediation and arbitrator of local league football disputes; Former Ambassador to ALADI and MERCOSUR |
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Mr James Bridgeman (1952)
Barrister (Ireland)
Eng
Senior Counsel (SC) in Ireland. Barrister at law England & Wales, also called to the Bar of Northern Ireland; Practicing barrister at the Law Library, Dublin and 4-5 Gray's Inn Square, London; President of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (2018). |
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Judge Elizabeth Brimer QC (1970)
Judge (Australia)
Eng
Judge at the County Court of Victoria (2019- ); Vice President, Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (2020- ); 20 years’ experience as a barrister and Senior Counsel; previously Code of Conduct Commissioner for Cricket Australia; Tribunal Member National Basketball League (Australia), Adjudicator Netball Australia, Chair Member Protection Tribunal and Member of Disciplinary Tribunal, Basketball Victoria; previously advised and appeared for the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority, Racing Victoria, Harness Racing Victoria and Greyhound Racing Victoria. |
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Ms Fanny-Marie Brisdet (1975)
Attorney-at-law (France)
Fr/Eng
Partner and Attorney-at-law in Amsterdam and Paris; Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National Netherlands Bar Association; Former Lawyer and Managing Director of TMF Group (financial sector); Former Legal Senior Policy Advisor on compeition and commercial law to the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs (government sector); |
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Dr Jan Brodec (1980)
Attorney-at-law (Czech Republic)
Eng
LLM University of Konstanz; Ph.D. Charles University, Prague; Managing partner of Brodec & Partners law firm; Senior lecturer at the Faculty of Law of the Charles University, Prague; Member of the panel of arbitrators of the Football Association of the Czech Republic. |
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Mr Mikal Brondmo (1978)
Barrister (Norway)
Eng
Partner at Advokatfirmaet Haavind AS, Oslo, Norway. Lecturer at the Faculty of Law, University of Oslo, Norway. |
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Ms Dominique Brown-Berset (1953)
attorney (Switzerland)
Eng/Fr
Partner at Brown & Page, Switzerland |
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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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Dr Guillermo Cabanellas (1950)
Attorney-at-law (Argentina / Spain)
Fr/Eng/Sp
Master of Compoarative Law and Juridical Science Doctor, University of Illinois (USA). Partner, Cabanellas, Etchebarne & Kelly, Buenos Aires. |
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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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Mr David J.A. Cairns (1961)
Attorney-at-law (United Kingdom / New Zealand)
Eng/Sp
Ph.D, LLM, LLB. Arbitrator; Former partner at B. Cremades y Asociados; Lawyer and international arbitrator (international commercial and investment arbitration); Adjunct Professor, Universidad Carlos III, Madrid, 2004-2011. |
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Mr Christopher L. Campbell (1954)
Attorney-at-law (United States of America)
Eng
Juris Doctor; Attorney at law; Executive Committee, United States Olympic Committee (USOC); Chair, Athletes Advisory Council; World champion in freestyle wrestling, 1981; World silver medalist freestyle wrestling, 1990; Olympic bronze medalist freestyle wrestling, 1992; member of the CAS ad hoc Division at the Summer Olympic Games , Atlanta, 1996. |
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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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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 James H. Carter (1943)
Attorney-at-law (United States of America)
Eng
Senior Counsel, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, New York; Chair of the Board of the New York International Arbitration Center; arbitrator for the National Football League Management Council and the NFL Players Association to hear anti-doping disputes in US professional football; former Chair of the Board of the American Arbitration Association (2004-2007); former President of the American Society of International law (2004-2006); co-editor, International Commercial Arbitration in New York (2016); editor, The International Arbitration Review; arbitrator in international commercial and investment disputes. |
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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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Mr Timothy J. Castle (1949)
Barrister-at-law (New Zealand)
Eng
Barrister in private practice in New Zealand since 1973; Chair, Drug Free Sport New Zealand, first Vice-President (Board member), New Zealand Olympic Committee; Board member, New Zealand Sports Foundation; Chairman, New Zealand Prime Ministers 2000 Task Force; member of the CAS ad hoc Division at the Commonwealth Games, Kuala Lumpur, 1998 and Manchester, 2002. Chair of an independent Review of the New Zealand Elite Rugby League Team (Kiwis) performance during the 2017 Rugby League World Cup. Governance Board Member of Drug Free Sport New Zealand and Chair of the Pacific Games Sports Tribunal. |
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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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Prof. David N.W. Chen (1957)
Professor (China)
Eng/Chi
Doctor of Law. Professor, Director of Sports Law research Center, Fu Dan University. Partner of Shanghai Allbright Law offices. Governor of Chinese Science and Technology Law Institution. Vice-Chairman of Shanghai Bar Association. Listed arbitrator of China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC). Listed expert of the Domain Dispute Settlement Center under CIETAC. Listed arbitrator of Shanghai Arbitration Committee. |
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Mr Richard Chernick (1945)
Attorney-at-law (United States of America)
Eng
J.D. - University of Southern California. Attorney-at-law. Managing Director, JAMS Arbitration Practice. Adjunct Professor, USC Gould School of Law. Arbitrator and Mediator. System Arbitrator for NHL. |
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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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Prof. Thomas Clay (1969)
Professor of law (France)
Fr/Eng/Sp/It
Doctor of Law. Professor at the Sorbonne University, Paris, France. Managing partner of Clay Arbitration Office. Vice-President of National Labor Arbitration Centre. Member of the "Appeal Commission" on French Professional Football League. |
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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 Maurizio Cohen (1956)
Attorney-at-law (Monaco)
Eng/It
Independent Legal Counsel in Monaco. Principal, Law Firm Interlaw Monaco. Counsel to the Italian Embassy in Monaco. Adjunct Professor, International University of Monaco (IUM), Master Program in Sport Business Management. Topic Sports Leader and Member of the Board, Bocconi Alumni Association, Bocconi University, Milan |
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Mr Edward T. Colbert (1947)
Attorney-at-law (United States of America)
Eng
Attorney at law in law firm Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, Washington, D.C.; General Counsel for the World Baseball and Softball Confederation. Representation of United States Olympic Committee since 1973 and a counsel of record in Supreme Court of the United States on behalf of USOC, the IOC and the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee. Representation of numerous OCOGs, including Rio 2016, and a number of US NGBs. Arbitrator for USOC Speciality Arbitration Panel (Chapter 9), and US Soccer Arbitration Panel. |
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Mr Bruce W. Collins (1948)
Kings Counsel (Australia)
Eng
K.C.; Practising Member New South Wales Bar Association Professional Conduct Committee. Australian Olympic Appeals Consultant. New South Wales Bar Association Advisor to the Faculty of Law, University of Wollongong. Chairman New South Wales Rugby League Appeals Committee 1995-1996. Chairman Sydney Cricket Association 2001-2007; Australian Olympic Appeals Consultant Summer 2008 and Winter Olympics 2010. |
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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 Bernardo Cremades (1943)
Attorney-at-law (Spain)
Fr/Eng/Deu/Sp
Senior partner of law firm B. Cremades y Asociados and Catedrático of Universidad de Madrid; International Arbitrator. Member of Spanish sports arbitral body: Tribunal Español del Arbitraje Deportivo. Former President of the Spanish Court of Arbitration. |
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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 Alan D'Silva (1961)
Attorney-at-law (Canada / United Kingdom)
Eng
J.D. University of Ottawa; Admitted to the Ontario Bar; Senior Partner, Stikeman Elliott; Commercial litigation specialist. |
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The Honourable Pierre Dalphond (1954)
Former judge (Canada)
Eng/Fr
Attorney. Senior Counsel at Stikeman Elliott, litigation and ADR Group; Visiting professor, Faculty of Law, University of Montréal; Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (London). NAFTA roster of arbitrators. Former Senior Judge on the Quebec Court of Appeal (2002-2014). Former Quebec Superior Court Judge (1995-2001). |
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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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Dr Aliaksandr Danilevich (1974)
Lawyer (Belarus)
Fr/Eng/Ru/It
Attorney at law, partner at Danilevich Law Office, Associate Professor of law at the Belarusian State University, Belarus; Member of the Disciplinary Committee of Rugby Europe (Paris, France) (2017-). Member of the Legal Committee of Rugby Europe (Paris, France) (2014-2016), President of the Belarusian Rugby Union (2012-2016); Deputy Chairman of the Disciplinary Committee of the NADA of Belarus (2010-2013). |
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Dr Ghada M. Darwish (1984)
Attorney-at-law (Qatar)
Ar/Eng
Founder and managing Partner Ghada M. Darwish Karbon Law Firm (2012-present); Head of Investigations and Legal Advice Division at the national Human Rights Commission of Qatar; Regional Committee Officer for the International Bar Association Arab Regional Forum; Regional Coordinator for the International Chamber of Commerce Young Arbitration Forum; Founding member of the Worldwide Lawyers Association; Executive Masters Degree in Sports Law Qatar Olympics Academy; LLM in Public Law Cairo University. |
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Dr Gyula Dávid (1948)
Attorney-at-law (Hungary)
Eng
Lawyer. Member of Dávid Law Firm. Chairman of 3D Hungarian Aeroclub. Member of Hungarian waterpolo team, 1969-1972. |
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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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M. Guido De Croock (1951)
Magistrat (Belgium)
Fr/Eng
« Magistrat au Tribunal d’ Entreprise de Gand; Président des arbitres de la Cour belge d’arbitrage pour le Sport; Ancien Président de la Commission d’arbitrage pour le joueur amateur de l’Union Royale Belge de Football; Ancien membre du Comité national paritaire pour le sport » |
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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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Dr Nicolás De la Plata Caballero (1967)
Professor of law (Spain)
Sp
Doctor en Derecho deportivo. Asesor jurídico Federaciones Deportivas; Profesor Titular de Derecho Deportivo y Políticas Deportivas, Universidad Europea de Madrid (1997- ); Federación Española de Fútbol Americano, juez de disciplina (2020-2022); Secretario Disciplina Real Federación Española de Tiro con Arco (2022), Ex presidente Comité de Disciplina Real Federación Española de Balonmano (2009-13) Ex secretario Comité de Disciplina Real Federación Española de Vela (2017-2020); Ex juez de disciplina deportiva, Federación Española de Bádminton (2001-2020). Director Máster en Derecho Deportivo Real Madrid, 2014-15 y 2017-18; Conferenciante y Director de Congresos sobre Derecho del Deporte en España, Colombia, Ecuador, México, Bolivia, Francia, Brasil, y Portugal. |
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Mr Andrew de Lotbinière McDougall KC (1970)
Lawyer (Canada / France)
Fr/Eng
Solicitor Advocate, England & Wales. Barrister & Solicitor, Ontario. Avocat, Québec. Admitted to the Paris Bar. Partner, International Arbitration Group, White & Case LLP. Special Counsel, International Arbitration Group, Perley-Robertson, Hill & McDougall LLP. |
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Mr J. Félix de Luis (1958)
Attorney-at-law (Spain)
Eng/Sp
Managing Director of Legal 21 law firm; Member of the Board and leader of the International Department of the Spain Securities Exchange Commission; Sole Judge of the Appeals Commission of the Federation Espanola de Baloncesto (2004-_); Member of the Social Resources Committee of the Liga Nacional de Futbol Profesional (2011-2014); Member of the Appeal Committee of the UEFA Club Licensing of the Real Federacion Espanola de Futbol (2011-_); Member of the panel of arbitrators of the Tribuanl Arbitral del Futbol of the Spanish League; Member of the panel of arbitrators of the Tribunal Espanol de Arbitraje Deportivo of the Spanish National Olympic Committee; Member of the Executive Committee of the Club Espanol del Arbitraje, Spain. |
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Mr Roberto De Palma Barracco (1989)
Lawyer (Brazil / Italy)
Por/Eng/Sp/It
Attorney; Ph.D. candidate (Dispute Resolution) University of São Paulo School of Law (2020-2022); Member, FIVB Appeals Panel (2021- ); Member & Head of Research, Brazilian National Dispute Resolution Chamber (CBF NDRC) (2018 -); Former Member, CBDN Disciplinary Tribunal Appeals Chamber (2021-2022); Former Member, Triathlon Brazil Disciplinary Tribunal Appeals Chamber (2020-2022); Former Member, FGSP Disciplinary Tribunal Appeals Chamber (2019-2022); Former Member, CPB Disciplinary Tribunal Appeals Chamber (2018-2022). |
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Mr Bruno De Vita (1958)
attorney-at-law (Canada)
Eng
Managing partner at Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP, Vancouver, Canada; Legal Counsel to Canadian provincial and national football (soccer) associations; Deputy Chair of the Investigatory Chamber of the Independent FIFA Ethics Committee (2016- ). |
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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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Ms Anita L. DeFrantz (1952)
Attorney-at-law (United States of America)
Eng
Juris Doctor. President Tubman Truth Corp (2016- ); Former President of LA84 Foundation (1987-2015). Former Vice President Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee (1981-1984). IOC Vice-President (1997-2001 and 2017-). Member IOC Legal Affairs Commission (1994-present). Member United States Olympic Committee Executive Board (1977-1985; 1986-present). Former Vice President Fédération Internationale des Sociétés dAviron (FISA) (1993-2013). Secretary Los Angeles Sports Council (1988-present). Bronze Medal in rowing, 1976 Olympic Games. Silver medal World Rowing Championships 1978. Winner of 6 national championships. Member of the IOCs Finance Commission, of the Olympic Channel Commission and the Coordination Commission for Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. |
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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 Ivaylo Dermendjiev (1962)
Attorney-at-law (Bulgaria)
Eng/Ru
PhD. Attorney-at-law, LLM, Dipl. (Cambridge, UK). Senior Partner "Simeonov & Dermendjiev" Law Firm. Visiting Professor at South-West University, Bulgaria. Legal Advisor of Bulgarian Tennis Federation. Member of the CAS ad hoc Division at the Summer Olympic Games, Athens 2004. |
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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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Me François Claude Dikoume (1946)
Avocat (Cameroon)
Fr
Docteur en Droit. Enseignant Droit du Sport à lInstitut National de la Jeunesse et des Sports et à lEcole Nationale dAdministration et de Magistrature - Yaoundé. Conseiller Technique no 1 du Ministre de la Jeunesse et des Sports, chargé des problèmes juridiques. |
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Me Sophie Dion (1956)
Avocat (France)
Fr/Eng
Docteur dEtat en droit. Directeur et fondateur diplôme droit du sport Paris I (Panthéon Sorbonne). Conseiller technique chargé des sports à la Présidence de la République française. Maître de conférences à Paris I (Panthéon Sorbonne). Avocat - anciennement associée au Cabinet Gide Loyrette Nouel, Paris (Directeur de léquipe droit du sport). |
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Mr James Drake KC (1959)
Barrister & Arbitrator (United Kingdom / Australia)
Eng
Barrister and Arbitrator, 7 King’s Bench Walk, Inner Temple, London (called 1998, QC 2011). Formerly: Partner, Owen & Davis LLC (New York) (now Norton Rose); Senior Associate, Baker & McKenzie, New York and Sydney (1987-1993); University of South Australia (BA, 1980); University of Adelaide (LL.B (Hons), 1985); Columbia University (LL.M, 1992). Qualified in England & Wales, New York, New South Wales, South Australia, British Virgin Islands. |
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Mr Stephen Drymer (1960)
Attorney-at-law (Canada)
Fr/Eng
Head of International Arbitration, Woods LLP. See CV for full details. |
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Mr Arshad Dudhia (1970)
Lawyer (Zambia)
Eng
Partner at Musa Dudhia & Company (1992- ); Chair of the Disciplinary Tribunal of the Midlands Cricket Association; Former cricketer for the Zambia national team. |
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Ms Carine Dupeyron (1974)
Attorney-at-law (France)
Fr/Eng/Sp
LLM, MBA, Partner at Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier, Paris; Formerly partner in the "Litigation, Arbitration and White Collar Crime" department of August & Debouzy; See CV for full details of Ms Depeyron's experience. |
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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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The Right Honourable Lord John Dyson (1943)
Arbitrator (United Kingdom)
Eng
Arbitrator and mediator at 39 Essex Chambers (2016 - ); Former judge of the High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court of England and Wales (1993-2016); Member of Sport Resolutions UK; Member of the Judicial Panel of The Football Association. |
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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 Erdem Egemen (1977)
Lawyer (Turkey)
Eng
LLM International Business Law; Admitted to the Istanbul bar; Lawyer/Managing Partner at Egemen Law Firm (2010- ); Board Member at Sports Law Committee at the Union of Turkish Bar Association; Member of Sports Arbitration Board at Istanbul Arbitration Center. |
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Mr Ike Ehiribe (1959)
Barrister (Nigeria / United Kingdom)
Eng
English football league - Chair Football Disciplinary Commission and Football Appeal panels (2007-2011); |
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Mr Jalal (Jil) El Ahdab (1973)
Attorney-at-law (Lebanon / France)
Fr/Eng/Ar
Partner, Dispute Resolution, Bird & Bird Paris (2018-). Formerly Senior Associate at Orrick Rambaud Martel in Paris. PhD - Doctorate in law (Paris I). Maître de conférence at the Institut dEtudes Politiques de Paris/Sciences Po-Paris since 2005. |
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Ms Laila El Shentenawi (1983)
Attorney-at-law (Egypt)
Eng/Ar
Master in Law and Business MLB, Bucerius Law School and WHU Otto Beisheim School of Management; Admitted to the bar in Egypt; Senior Legal Counsel, Siemens, Dubai (2019 - ); Board Member of the International Mediation Institute (IMI); Former Senior Associate, Al Tamimi & Company (2014-2019; Former Legal Advisor, Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (2008-2012); Former officer for the IBA Mediation Committee and officer for the DIFC LCIA Users’ Council. |
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Justice Arthur Emmett (1943)
Judge (Australia)
Eng
Doctor of Laws. Queens Counsel. Judge of the Federal Court of Australia. President, Copyright Tribunal of Australia. Commissioner, Australian Law Reform Commission. Lecturer, University of Sydney Law School. Conduct Commissioner, NSW Cricket Association, 1990 to 2007. |
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Mr David L. Evans (1957)
Arbitrator (United States of America)
Eng
J.D. Attorney-at-law. Partner, Murphy & King. Co-chair of the litigation department at Murphy & King in Boston, Massachusetts. Member of the Board of Directors of the American Arbitration Association. |
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Dr. Mingchao Fan (1978)
Juris doctor (China)
Eng/Chi
Regional Director of Arbitration and ADR for North Asia, International Chamber of Commerce; Deputy Director, Judicial Research Instiution of Supreme People's Court of People's Republic of China; Deputy Head of International Affairs, Shanghai University of Political Science and Law (2015-2016); |
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Mr Hussein Fathy (1951)
Judge (Egypt)
Eng/Ar
Vice-Chairman, Egyptian State Lawsuits Autority. Legal Adviser, Ministers Cabinet, 1981 - to date. Legal Adviser, Youth Minister, since 2000. Legal Adviser, Cairo Arbitration Centre, since 1992. Former Member, Arbitration Committee, IHF. Vice President, Egyptian Handball Federation. Former Member of Egyptian National Handball team. |
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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 György Fehér (1964)
Attorney-at-law (Hungary / Australia)
Eng
J.D. Attorney-at-law. Partner, PRK Partners/Fábry Law Office, Budapest, Hungary. |
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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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Dr Isabelle Fellrath (1970)
Attorney-at-law (Switzerland / Italy)
Eng/Fr/It/Deu
Ph.D., LLM, LLB University of Nottingham, School of Law; Attorney-at-law, SwissLegal Rouiller & Associés SA, Lausanne/Geneva (since 2018), Brown&Page SA, Geneva (2016-2018), Tavernier Tschanz (2003-2016); Deputy Judge at the Swiss Federal Supreme Court (2012-2014); Member of the Tribunal for Aquatic Sports (Schwimmsportgericht) at Swiss Aquatics (since 2018); Chair of the Adjudicatory body of European Aquatics Integrity Unit (2024- ). |
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Mr Luis Fernández (1985)
Lawyer (Venezuela)
Sp/Eng
LLM Sports Law; Lawyer; Admitted to the bar in Venezuela and Colombia; Member of the Disciplinary Committee of the Colombian Shooting Federation; Director of the website www.jurisdeportiva.com. |
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Mr Diego Ferrari (1975)
Barrister (Argentina)
Eng/Sp
Barrister. Partner at Cambiaso & Ferrari - Attorneys at Law, Buenos Aires, Argentina; arbitrator with the Commercial Mediation and Arbitration Center at the Argentine Chamber of Commerce. |
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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 Ian S. Forrester KC (1945)
Barrister (United Kingdom)
Fr/Eng
Former Judge at the General Court of the European Union (2015-2020); LL.B. Barrister. Kings Counsel. Honorary Professor, University of Glasgow (2010). Co-founder of Forrester & Norall, 1981; merged with White & Case LLP, 1998-2015. Specialized in European law (trade, customs, regulations, free movement of goods, services and persons, employment, precautionary principle, sport, competition, abuse of dominant position, cartels, chemicals, civil service, etc.). |
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M. Bernard Foucher (1945)
Conseiller dEtat (France)
Fr
Docteur d'Etat en droit; Conseiller d'Etat; chargé d'enseignement à la Faculté de droit de Limoges; Conciliateur au Comité National Olympique et Sportif Français (CNOSF); Président de la conférence des conciliateurs. |
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Mr Julien Fouret (1978)
Avocat (France)
Fr/Eng
LLM Comparative Law, McGill University; Admitted to the Paris bar; Partner at Holman Fenwick Willan HFW (2024- ); Former Partner at Eversheds Sutherland (2019-2024 ); Lecturer, Faculty of Law, University of Paris X (Nanterre) (2018- ); Former Counsel of the secretariat of the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce, Paris. |
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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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Mr Cesare Gabasio (1969)
Lawyer (Italy)
It/Eng
Attorney-at-law. Partner at Leading Law Notai e Avvocati (2024- ); Former General Counsel Juventus F.C. S.p.A. (2021-2023); Former Partner at Weigmann Studio Legale; Member of the ECA Legal Panel. |
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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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Dr M. Idwan Ganie (1955)
Attorney-at-law (Indonesia)
Eng/Deu
1982 Phd, University of Hamburg. Barrister. Partner at Ganie and Partners Law Firm (2023- ); Former founder, Senior Partner & Managing Partner, Lubis Ganie Surowidjojo. Lecturer with the Economic Law Dept of the Faculty of Law, University of Indonesia. President of the Indonesian Sports Arbitration Body (BAKI). Chairman of Association of Indonesian Anti-Trust Lawyers. Member of the Regional Panel of Arbitrators of Singapore International Arbitration Centre. Member of Panel of Arbitration of the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators. |
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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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Dr Hamid G. Gharavi (1971)
Attorney-at-law (France / Iran)
Fr/Eng
Ph. D (University of Paris II) and graduate degrees (NYU and University Paris I); Member of the Paris and New York Bars; Dr. jur. Founding Partner of Derains & Gharavi; Lecturer University of Paris II. Court; Board member of arbitral institutions. |
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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 Jean-Mathias Goerens (1947)
Docteur en droit, magistrat honoraire (Luxembourg)
Fr/Eng/Sp
Docteur en droit. Magistrat honoraire. Expert auprès du Conseil de lEurope. Ancien Premier Conseiller du Gouvernement du Luxembourg (-1996). Ancien Vice-Président de la Cour Administrative du Luxembourg. Ancien Membre de la Cour Constitutionnelle du Luxembourg. Ancien Conseiller juridique de la Fédération Luxembourgeoise de Football (FLF). |
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Dr Francisco Gonzalez de Cossio (1972)
Attorney-at-law (Mexico)
Eng/Sp
Founding and Managing Partner of González de Cossío Abogados - Mexico City. Chair of the Arbitration Committee, Mexican Bar Association. Chair of the Antitrust Committee, Mexican Branch of the ICC. Professor of Arbitration, Corporate/ Business law and Antitrust (Universidad Iberoamericana). |
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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 Jack Graham (1956)
Lawyer (Canada)
Eng
Senior Partner, McInnes Cooper. 2006-2012 Past Chair and Vice Chair of Tennis Canada. 2009-present Board Member of the ITF. 2006-present Member and Chair of the ITF Constitutional Committee. |
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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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Mr Peter Grilc (1967)
Professor (Slovenia)
Eng/Deu
Professor of Law University of Ljubljana - Faculty of Law (Commercial, Intl. Commercial EU), Dean. Member of the Judicial Commission of the Olympic Committee of Slovenia. President of the Arbitration of the Triglav Insurance Company, Arbitrator. |
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Ms Sarah Grimmer (1976)
Arbitrator (New Zealand)
Eng/Fr
LLM University of Cambridge; Arbitrator at Twenty Essex (2022- ); former Secretary General of the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (2016-2022); Former Senior Legal Counsel at the Permanent Court of Arbitration (2006-2016); Former Vice-President and Executive Committee member of the Hong Kong Netball Association (2020-2022); former international player for the Netherlands in touch rugby. |
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Dr András Gurovits (1960)
Attorney-at-law (Switzerland)
Eng/Deu
Dr. iur. at Zurich University; Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb); Partner with Niederer Kraft & Frey Ltd; Member of Zurich and Swiss Bar Associations; Member of the Legal Committtee of the IIHF; Vice-President of Grasshopper Football Ltd; Member of the Judicial Administration Supervisory Commission of the Swiss Ice Hockey Federation (2018- );. |
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Dr Maria A. Gwynn (1980)
Attorney-at-law (Paraguay / Italy)
Sp/Eng
Doctorate (Dr.Phil) Bergische Universität Wuppertal, Germany; Magister Juris, International Dispute Resolution, University of Oxford; attorney-at-law; Member of the Governing Council of the Binational Energy Entity Itaipu (Brazil-Paraguay); Lecturer of International Law, University Bonn, Germany and Senior Research Associate Global Economic Governance, Blavatnik School of Government, University Oxford; former Associate at Berkemeyer, Attorneys & Counselors (Paraguay); former international athlete in Fencing (Paraguay); Athlete Arbitration Training Programme, Court of Arbitration for Sport; Member of the CAS Ad Hoc Division for the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022. |
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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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Ms Olga Hamama (1981)
Arbitrator (Ukraine)
Deu/Eng/Ru
Arbitrator, Special Counsel at Clifford Chance Partnerschaft mit beschränkter Berufshaftung (2022- ); formerly Partner at V29 Legal (2019-2022); Formerly Principle Associate and Member of the International Arbitration Group with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP (2009 – 2019); Lecturer on Sports and Dispute Resolution at Humboldt University, Berlin, and Goethe-University, Frankfurt; Member of the Working Group on Sports Law at the German Lawyers Association; Member of the Working Group on Dispute Resolution in Blockchain-based Transaction at the Silicon Valley Arbitration and Mediation Center. |
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Dr Mahmoud Hammami (1958)
Lawyer (Tunisia)
Fr/Eng/Ar
PHD in private law (University of Montpellier). Chief Executive Officer of SNDP-AGIL. General Treasurer Tunisian Football Federation (FTF:2001-2010). General Secretary National Olympic Committee (CNOT: 2010-). CAF, Finance Committee Member (since 2002). Union Arab Football Association/Finance Committee Member (since 2004). |
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Me Bernard Hanotiau (1947)
Avocat (Belgium)
Fr/Eng
Docteur en droit, Université de Louvain. LLM, Columbia University. Avocat aux barreaux de Bruxelles et Paris. Professeur émérite (Droit commercial international) aux universités de Louvain et Namur. Conseil pendant 15 ans du European Champion Championship (Tennis) à Anvers. |
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Judge Dominique Hascher (1956)
Judge (France)
Fr/Eng
Maitrise en droit from Université Paris 2; Master of Laws from Harvard University; Judge at the French Supreme Judicial Court; non-resident International Judge at the Supreme Court of Singapore. |
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Prof. Yoshihisa Hayakawa (1968)
Professor of Law (Japan)
Jap/Eng
Master of Law, University of Tokyo; Admitted to the bar of Japan; Professor of Law at Rikkyo University, Tokyo; Partner at Uryu & Itoga, Tokyo; Chair of Japan Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel; Member of World Rugby Judicial Panel. |
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Ms Siobán Healy KC (1965)
Barrister (United Kingdom / Ireland)
Eng
Ba Hons Jurisprudence, Oxford University; LLM Northwestern University, Chicago; Barrister (KC) and arbitrator in London. |
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Mr Axel Heck (1947)
Attorney-at-law (Germany)
Fr/Eng/Deu
International arbitrator and legal counselor; Co-Chair, International Section, Indian National Bar Association |
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Ms Claudine Helou (1974)
Attorney-at-law (Lebanon)
Fr/Eng/Ar
LL.M General Law, Lebanese University, Lebanon; International Dispute Resolution, University of Dundee, UK. Attorney-at-law. Managing Partner at HSLF (Helou Sade Law Firm), Beirut, Lebanon. Specialized in international commercial arbitration. |
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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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Mr Bruce Hodgkinson SC AM (1957)
Barrister (Australia)
Eng
Senior Counsel (2001); Chairman of the Australian Rugby Union Players' Association; Member of South Africa, New Zealand, Australia, Argentina Rugby (SANZAAR) judiciary panel (2000- ). |
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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 Malcolm Holmes (1948)
Barrister (Australia)
Eng
B.A., LLB Sydney University, BCL, Oxford University, KC (1991); appointed as the athletes advocate to the Australian Olympic Team at Atlanta in 1996. Member IAAF Disciplinary Tribunal; Adjunct Professor International Arbitration at University of Queensland; Member FFA Appeals Committee; Director Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration. Member of the CAS ad hoc Division at the Summer Olympic Games, Athens 2004 and at the Winter Olympic Games, Turin 2006. |
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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 Ian Hunt (1959)
Barrister & Solicitor (New Zealand / United Kingdom)
Eng
Barrister & Solicitor, New Zealand. Solicitor, England and Wales. Partner, Young Hunter Lawyers, Christchurch. Director High Performance Sport New Zealand. Represented New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) during the period 2007-2009. Member, FINA Ethics Panel (2013-2017). Director, Swimming New Zealand (2012-2014). |
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Dr Michael Hwang (1943)
Barrister and Chartered Arbitrator (Singapore)
Eng
Senior Counsel of the Supreme Court of Singapore (1997-); Commissioner of the United Nations Compensation Commission (claims against Iraq arising from Gulf War) (2000-2003); Singapore's non-resident Ambassador to Switzerland (2004-2013); Ambassador to Argentina (2015-present); President of Law Society of Singapore (2008-2010); Chief Justice of the Courts of Dubai Financial Centre (2010-); Vice Chairman, International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (Paris) 2006-2009; Vice President, International Council of Commercial Arbitration (2002 - 2010); Vice Chairman, International Bar Association, Arbitration Committee (2001 - 2003); Member, Permanent Court of Arbitration (The Hague) (1995 - 2010); Member, International Council of Arbitration for Sport (ICAS) (2006-2014). |
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Dr Siarhei Ilyich (1977)
Attorney-at-law (Belarus)
Eng/Ru
Juris doctor; Director for International Relations and Legal Affairs Department, Belarus Football Federation (2012- ); UEFA Delegate (2013- ); Member of UEFA Players' Status, Transfer and Agents and Match Agents Committee (2011- ); FIFA Commissioner (2016- ); Member Legal Commission of the National Olympic Committee of Belarus (2014- ); Professor Belarusian State University, Faculty of Law (2011- ); Former professional football player |
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Mr Nir Inbar (1979)
Attorney-at-law (Israel)
Eng
Attorney at law, Nir Inbar Sports Law & Business; Lecturer at Arison School of Business, Reichman University; Pro Bono Legal Counsel at FIFA; Pro Bono Legal Counsel at UEFA; Member of the Israel Football Association Constitution Committee; Former member of the Executive Board of Israel Professional Football Leagues; former Chief Executive Officer at Hapoel Tel Aviv FC. |
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Mr Enrico Pedro Ingles y Mendiola (1952)
Lawyer (Philippines)
Eng
Laywer. Managing Partner - Law Firm of Ingles Laurel Dolino. |
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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 Anton Jagodic (1957)
Lawyer (Slovenia)
Eng
Ph.D; Lawyer; Project Manager with the Olympic Committee of Slovenia; Judge at the District Court of Ljubliana (1985-1992); Secretary General of the Olympic Committee of Slovenia (1992-2015); President of the Disciplinary Court of Chamber of Commerce in Slovenia (1998-2013); Member of Arbitration of Chamber of Commerce in Slovenia (2013- ); Member of legal and disciplinary commission of European Games 2015 in Baku; President of the Association of Sports lawyers of Slovenia (2002-2016); Adviser of the President of European Olympic Committees - EOC (2017-). |
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Mr Gary Johansen (1944)
Attorney-at-law (United States of America)
Eng
Juris Doctor, University of Iowa College of Law. Former Senior Associate General Counsel for the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee. Served as on-site USOPC legal counsel for numerous Olympic, Paralympic, Pan American and Parapan American Games. While serving as legislative assistant for U.S. Senator Ted Stevens and staff counsel for U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation assisted in the drafting of the Ted Stevens Olympic and Amateur Sports Act, which serves as the charter legislation establishing the USOPC and is the governing authority for Olympic, Paralympic, Pan American and Parapan American sport in the U.S. |
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Ms Alexandra Johnson (1975)
Lawyer (Switzerland / Jamaica)
Fr/Eng
LLM Harvard Law School; Admitted to all Swiss Courts and to the Bar of New York (not practising); Partner at Pestalozzi Attorneys at Law Ltd (2022- ); Vice President of the Arbitration Court of the Swiss Arbitration Centre (2021- ). |
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Mr Jacob Christian Jorgensen (1974)
Attorney (Denmark)
Eng/Fr
LLM International Commercial Law, University of Cambridge; MA Commercial Law, University of Copenhagen; Admitted to the bar in Denmark; Owner of the Jacob C. Jorgensen law firm (2014- ); 2018-2018 High Court Judge in the 7th Chamber of the Eastern Division of the Danish High Court. |
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Dr Heiner Kahlert (1983)
Attorney-at-law (Germany)
Deu/Eng
Dr. iur University of Zurich; Attorney-at-law and Partner at Martens Rechtsanwaltgesellschaft mbH (2010- ); Member of the Basketball Arbitral Tribunal (BAT) (2010- ), Head of Case Management at the BAT (2016- ); Member of the Legal Council of Athleten Deutschland (2019- ); Member of the Ethics Board of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) (2021- ), Chairman (2024- ); Former Member of the Arbitral Tribunal of the German Ice Hockey Federation (DEB); Former Member of the Independent Member Federation Sanctioning Panel of the International Weightlifting Federation (2020 – 2021). |
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Mr Bala Chandran Kandiah (1953)
Lawyer (Singapore)
Eng
Advocate & Solicitor. Partner in Mallal & Namazie (Law Firm). Deputy Chairman of Disciplinary Committee of Singapore Professional Soccer League (1996-1997). Deputy Chairman of Disciplinary Committee of the Football Association of Singapore (1998-2002). Council Member and Chairman of Disciplinary Committee of the Football Association of Singapore (2003-todate). Member of the Disciplinary Committee of the Singapore Hockey Federation (2006-todate). Fellow of the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators. |
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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 Halil Kasapoglu (1993)
Attorney-at-law (Turkey)
Eng
LLM University of Minnesota Law School; Admitted to the Istanbul Bar Association (2016) and New York State Bar (2020); Attorney-at-law at Kasapoglu Legal. |
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Dr Janos Katona (1967)
Attorney-at-law (Hungary)
Eng/Fr
Admitted to the bar of Budapest; Partner at Kende, Molnar-Biro, Katona Law Firm; part-time lecturer at ELTE Budapest law school; Member of the IWF Hearing Panel for anti-doping cases. |
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Dr Gaston Kenfack Douajni (1956)
Magistrate (Cameroon)
Fr/Eng
Docteur en Droit International, Université de Paris I, Sorbonne; Magistrat; Directeur de la Législation au Minstère de la Justice, Yaoundé, Cameroun; Ancien membre de la Cour Internationale d'Arbitrage de la CCJA de Paris; Ancien membre du Conseil d'Administration de la Court d'Arbitrage de Cote d'Ivoire. |
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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 Majid Khuthaila (1976)
Attorney-at-law (Saudi Arabia)
Eng/Ar
Attorney-at-law & Legal Consultant, Managing Director of Majid Khuthaila Law Firm (2014- ); Member of Saudi Arabian Football Federation General Assembly's Technical Committee; Member of the Legal Committee of the Olympic Council of Asia; Former Secretary General Saudi Sport Arbitration Center (SSAC); Former Executive Director of Legal Department of Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee. |
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Me Laurence Kiffer (1961)
Avocate (France)
Fr/Eng
Avocate au Barreau de Paris (2019 - ); Associée Teynier Ply (2007-2019); Membre de la Commission d’arbitrage international de l’Union Internationale des avocats; Vice Présidente du Bureau de l’Association Française d’Arbitrage. |
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Ms Jennifer Kirby (1969)
Attorney-at-law (United Kingdom / United States of America)
Eng
International Arbitrator, Paris & New York (2024-); Formerly founder at Kirby Arbitration, Paris (2010-2023); Former Deputy Secretary General of the ICC International Court of Arbitration, Paris (2005-2007). |
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Mr James Kitching (1985)
Lawyer (Australia / Italy / United Kingdom)
Eng
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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Mr Markiyan Kliuchkovskyi (1983)
Lawyer (Ukraine)
Eng/Ru
Partner, Head of International Arbitration and Litigation Practice at Asters law firm; Former member of the Ukraine Football Association Dispute Resolution Chamber; Former Vice-President of the Ukrainian Premier League. |
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Prof. Peter Koh (1951)
Barrister, Solicitor, Arbitrator (Singapore)
Eng/Chi
LL.M-London. Barrister, Solicitor, Arbitrator. Sport lawyer and Head of Sports Practice Group at RHTLaw Taylor Wessing LLP in Singapore. Visiting Professor of Sports law at China University of Political Science & Law. Current member, Disciplinary Tribunal at IAAF. Investigator, IAAF (2015-2017). |
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Ms Katarina Kresal (1973)
Attorney-at-law (Slovenia)
Eng
President of the European Centre of Dispute Resolution (ECDR); Managing Partner and Head of the Dispute Resolution Department at Senica & Partners Law Firm; Member of the EU Board and Leadership Committees of Andersen Global; member of the Mediterranean Women Mediators Network; Founder of the Slovenian Permanent Sports Arbitration body; Former Minister of the Interior of the Republic of Slovenia (2008-2011). |
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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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Prof. Franck Latty (1973)
Professor of law (France)
Fr/Eng
Professor of International Law, University Paris Nanterre; President of the Ethics Committee of the French Tennis Federation; Member of the Arbitral Division of the French National Olympic Committee (CNOSF); Member of the Conference of Conciliators of the CNOSF; Conciliator designated by the French Republic on the ICSID list; President of the French branch of the International Law Association |
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Mr Tal Lavie (1971)
Attorney-at-law (Israel)
Eng
Attorney-at-law. Member of the Israel Bar Association since 2001. Owns independent Law firm. Judge in the Appellate Court of the Sports Association in Israel since 2007. Co Chairman of the Disciplinary Court of the Maccabiah Games 2013 (Jews Olympic Games). Co Chairman of the Sport Law Committee at the Israeli Bar Association. Former Chairman of the Handball Referee Association in Israel. Former athlete and handball player in leading teams and Israel National Teams. |
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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 Judith Levine (1975)
Lawyer (Australia / Ireland)
Eng
Independent Arbitrator; Member, National Sports Tribunal, Australia (2020-); Executive Director, Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (2019-)(Director since 2007)); Senior Legal Counsel at the Permanent Court of Arbitration, The Hague, Netherlands (2008-2019); Senior Associate, International Arbitration Group, White & Case LLP, New York (2003-2008); Australian representative, International Law Association Arbitration Committee (2009-); Member, Disciplinary Board, UN Special Tribunal for Lebanon (2017-); BA/LLB (UNSW), LLM (NYU). |
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Mr Mathias Lilleengen (1968)
Attorney-at-law (Norway)
Eng/Fr/Sp
Attorney-at-law and partner at Kleven & Kristensen Law Firm DA; Former arbitrator at the Appeal Body of the Norwegian Football Federation (2003-2014); World Intellectual Property arbitrator; Certified mediator by the Norwegian Bar Association; Manager of Lukas Hellum-Lilleengen, professional ATP tennis player (2019- ), former national level tennis player. |
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Prof. Didier Linotte (1948)
(France)
Fr/Eng
Professeur émérite de l'Université de Nice Sophia Antipolis; Président du Tribunal Suprême de Monaco; Ancien Recteur de l'Académie de Nice; Docteur en droit; Ancien avocat au barreau de Nice et de Paris. |
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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 Song Lu (1957)
Professor of law (China)
Eng/Chi
LL.M., Professor of law emeritus of China Foreign Affairs University; Vice President of China Commission of Arbitration for Sports (CCAS). |
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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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Professor Mathieu Maisonneuve (1976)
Professor of law (France)
Fr/Eng
Professor of Public and Sport Law at Aix Marseille University; Chair of the Disciplinary Board of Appeal of the French national swimming federation (FFN) (2020- ); Deputy Chair of the Disciplinary Committee of the French national basketball league (LNB) (2004- ); Member of the Sport Arbitration Chamber of the French national Olympic and sport Committee (CNOSF). |
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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 Charles Manzoni (1963)
Barrister (United Kingdom)
Eng
Advocate and Arbitrator in Commercial Law since 1988 specialising in international Disputes. Qualified in Hong Kong and London and appointed Queens Counsel in 2009 and Hong Kong in 2011. High Court Judge in Hong Kong. Vice President of Hong Kong Sailing Federation. Member of Constitutional Committee of World Sailing. Chairman of World Sailing Judicial Board. |
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Prof. Dr. Carlos Alberto Matheus López (1970)
Professor of law (Peru)
Sp/Eng
Ph.D. in Law; Arbitrator at CML Arbitration; Associate Professor of the Academic Department of Law at the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú; Professor of Arbitration Law at the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Universidad César Vallejo, and the Academia de la Magistratura. |
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Me Paul Mauriac (1943)
Avocat (France)
Fr
Avocat. Médiateur. Ancien joueur de Rugby de haut niveau. Vice-Président de la Conciliation près le Comité National Olympique et Sportif Français - CNOSF. Arbitre près la Chambre d'Arbitrage du Sport du CNOSF. Membre d'Instances Disciplinaires et de Lutte contre le Dopage Nationales et Internationales dans le domaine du Cyclisme et du Rugby. |
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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 Despina Mavromati (1976)
Attorney-at-law (Greece / Switzerland)
Eng/Fr/Deu
Attorney-at-Law in Lausanne, Switzerland; of Counsel at Valfor; Ph.D. (University of Fribourg), LL.M., M.B.A (Europa Institut, Germany).; Member of the UEFA Club Financial Control Body (Appeals Chamber); co-author of the Commentary on the CAS Code (with Matthieu Reeb, 2015); Member of the Board of Directors of the Sports Lawyers' Association (SLA); lecturer at the Law Faculty of Fribourg (teaching sports contracts); CAS Counsel (2008-2017); former President of the Ethics and Disciplinary Commission of the International Weightlifting Federation (2020-2021); former member of the UEFA Appeals Body, the World Athletics, and the Gymnastics Ethics Foundation Disciplinary Tribunal. |
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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 José Manuel Maza (1985)
Attorney-at-law (Spain)
Sp/Eng
LLM International Legal Studies, with certificate in Dispute Resolution and International Arbitration, Georgetown University; Admitted to the Madrid Bar; Head of Department at the Legal Services office of Real Madrid Football Club. |
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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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Prof. Richard H. McLaren (1945)
Professor, Barrister (Canada)
Eng
Recipient of the Order of Canada; Honorary Doctor of Divinity Degree; H.B.A. and LL.B The University of Western Ontario; LL.M University of London: C.Arb., Arbitrator's Institute of Canada; professor of Law, Western University, London, Canada; Counsel to London, Ontario law firm McKenzie Lake Lawyers LLP; President of Basketball Arbitral Tribunal (BAT Geneva, Switzerland); arbitrator and mediator of professional and amateur sports related disputes; Independent Person appointed by WADA to conduct investigation and review of allegations made in relation to Russian operation of the Moscow and 2014 Sochi laboratories and the Sochi Winter Olympics; one of three Commissioners appointed by WADA Independent International Commission that examined allegations of doping and cover-ups in Russian Athletics, Member of the CAS ad hoc Division at the Winter Olympic Games, Nagano 1998, Turin 2006, at the Summer Olympic Games, Sydney 2000, Athens 2004, Beijing 2008 and at the Commonwealth Games, Manchester 2002. |
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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 Niall P. Meagher (1965)
Attorney-at-law (Ireland / United States of America)
Fr/Eng
Attorney-at-law. Executive Director of the Advisory Centre on WTO Law (ACWL). Former Senior Counsel at the ACWL (2004-2012). |
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Mr Rohinton R. Mehta (1960)
Professor of law (India)
Eng
Associate General Counsel, ITC Ltd. |
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Mr Sebastian Mejía (1986)
Attorney-at-law (Spain / Colombia)
Sp/Eng
LL.M. International Business Regulation, Litigation and Arbitration; Double degree in Law and Business Administration; Diploma in International Commercial Arbitration; Admitted to the bar in Spain, New York/USA, England & Wales; Lawyer and Arbitrator at Mejia IDR (2021- ); Of Counsel at Paxus LLP (2022- ). |
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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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Me Koffi Sylvain Mensah Attoh (1961)
Avocat (Togo)
Fr
Avocat au Barreau de Lomé. Chef Division Législation au Ministère des Droits de lHomme. Arbitre au niveau du Centre National de lArbitrage au Togo. Membre du Comité de rédaction de la Revue Togolaise des Droits des Affaires et de l' Arbitrage. Conseiller juridique de la Fédération Togolaise de Boxe depuis décembre 2017. Conseil du Bureau de la Fédération Togolaise de Football et 1er Vice-President de l'Association Sportive Etoile Filante de Lomé Club de football. |
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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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The Honourable Graeme Mew (1959)
Judge (Canada / United Kingdom)
Eng
LL.B. University of Windsor, Canada; FCIArb Bar Admission (England, Wales, Ontario, British Columbia, United States Virgin Islands); Judge, Ontario Superior Court of Justice (2013- ); CAS Arbitrator and Mediator 2005-2014 (Ad Hoc panels at 2010 Commonwealth Games and 2012 Olympic Games); Consultant/Advisor on the drafting of safe sport regulations and procedures in Canada (2018- ); Member of the Anti-Doping Advisory Committee of World Rugby (2000- ). |
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Ms Isabelle Michou (1970)
Attorney-at-law (Canada / France)
Fr/Eng
Graduate diploma in International Law and Contract Law and Post-graduate diploma in International Private Law and International Contract Law from Pantheon-Sorbonne University of Paris I; Admitted to the Paris bar, also as a solicitor in England and Wales; Partner at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP. |
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Mr Dan Mihai (1976)
Attorney-at-law (Romania)
Eng
B.A. Law and International Relations, University of Bucharest; Post University Course in Sport Law, West University Timisoara; Partner/Founder at Dan Mihai Law Office (Mihai & Co. Business Lawyers (2003- ); Member of the National Commission of Appeal on preventing and combating doping in sport (2022- ); Member of the International Panel of Arbitrators and Mediators at Sport Resolutions (2021- ); Member of REX Sport (2022- ); Former member of the Appeal Panel of the Romanian Handball Federation (2019-2022); Former member of the Disciplinary Panel for the Romanian Tennis Federation (2022-2024). |
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Mr Jeffrey Mishkin (1948)
Attorney-at-law (United States of America)
Eng
Partner at Phillips ADR; formerly Partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP. Former Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, National Basketball Association. |
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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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Dr Mehrdad Mohammadi (1985)
Lawyer (Iran)
Eng
PhD in International Law from Shahid Beheshti University; Senior Legal Consultant at Mezzle Law Firm in UAE; Member of the Iran Ski Federation Legal Committee; Legal advisor to the Iranian Cycling Federation; Member of the Disciplinary Committee of the Iran Crossfit Committee; Former member of the Iranian Football Federation Players’ Status Committee (PSC). |
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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 Slaven Moravčević (1973)
Attorney-at-law (Serbia)
Eng
Partner at Moravčević Vojnović and partners in cooperation with Schoenherr law firm; Counsel to Serbian Basketball Federation and clubs and the Serbian Anti-Doping Agency. |
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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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Mr Mark Muedeking (1954)
Attorney-at-law (United States of America)
Eng
JD. Attorney-at-law. Partner, DLA Piper LLP (US). Former General Counsel and Managing Director, US Olympic Committee. Adjunct Professor of law, Antioch University. Attorney, US Department of Justice. Counsel for USA Biathlon. |
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Prof. Dr. Christoph Mueller (1969)
Professor, attorney-at-law (Switzerland)
Eng/Fr
Professor in private law at the University of Neuchâtel (2006 - ); PHD, Faculty of Law, University of Neuchâtel; LLM Master of Laws, Colombia Law School, New York; LLB Faculty of Law, University of Neuchâtel; Member of the Executive Committee of the Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA) (2018 - ); Member of the Board of the Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA) (2013 - ); Founding Member and Head Lecturer of the Swiss Arbitration Academy (SAA). |
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Mr Pierre Muller (1969)
Former Judge (Switzerland)
Fr/Eng
Independent Arbitrator, Conciliator and Mediator. Former Judge at the Cantonal Court (Vaud) and Court of District of Lausanne (1998-2017); Former Vice-President of the Cantonal Court (2013-2016). Co-Chair of the Group ASA Swiss Arbitration Association Vaud. |
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Prof. Dr. Edgardo Munoz-Lopez (1980)
Professor (Mexico)
Sp/Eng/Fr
Doctor of Laws from Basel University; LLM from UC Berkeley; LLM from University of Liverpool; Professor of Law at Universidad Panamericana in Guadalajara (2014- ); Independent arbitrator (2014- ); Member of the Appeal Tribunal of the Gymnastics Ethics Foundation of the International Gymnastics Federation (2021- ); counsel to the Gymnastics Panamerican Union. |
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Mr James Michael Murphy (1943)
Judge (United States of America)
Eng
Judge, Superior Court State of Washington. Former Member IAAF Arbitration Panel. Chair, Law and Legislation Committee USA Track & Field Federation. USA Track & Field National Board of Review co-chair and Member. Past Member USA Track & Field Board of Directors. |
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Mr Christopher Murray (1971)
Attorney-at-law (United Kingdom)
Eng
Attorney-at-law. Partner at Clyde & Co. Judicial Panel- British Swimming. Chair of Judicial Panel - Len (European swimming). Sports agent - Sir Chris Hoy - British Cyclist. |
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Mr Francisco Müssnich (1955)
Attorney-at-law (Brazil)
Fr/Eng/Por
JD from the Pontificia Universidade Católica - PUC/Rio, 1976. Master of Laws from Harvard Law School, 1979 and Fundaçao Getulio Vargas - FGV/Rio, 2015. Former member of the Superior Court of Sports Justice for Soccer (STJD - Superior Tribunal de Justiça Desportiva do Futebol) from 2004 through 2012. Senior and Founding Partner of Barbosa, Müssnich & Aragão since April 1995. Member of the Sports Law Studies Commission from the Ministry of Sport. National Reporter for the 2009 Brazilian Code of Sports Justice. Legal counsel to the Local Organizing Committee for the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil since its bidding process in 2007. Professor of Corporate Law at PUC/RJ since 1981 and FGV/Rio since 2015. Visiting Professor for international Mergers and Acquisitions of the Vanderbilt Law School since 2010. Arbitrator for the ad hoc Division of the Court of Arbitration for Sport at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad - Rio 2016. |
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Ms Aysha Mutaywea (1986)
Arbitrator (Bahrain)
Eng/Ar
Admitted to the Bar of Bahrain; Resident Partner at Mena Chambers (2015 - ); Bahrain representative ICSID (2021-2027); Bahrain representative ICC International Court of Arbitration (2021-2024); Former Acting Senior Case Manager, Tribunal Secretary and Case Manager at Bahrain Chamber for Dispute Resolution (2009-2015); former national level chess, basketball, volleyball and beach volleyball player; represented Bahrain in chess and volleyball at the Asian Games in 2006 (Macau) and 2007 (Doha). |
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Ms Cameron Myler (1968)
Attorney-at-law (United States of America)
Eng
Four-time Olympian in the sport of luge; Clinical Assistant Professor of Sports Law and Governance at New York University; attorney-at-law in New York. |
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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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Dr Hans Nater (1943)
Avocat (Switzerland)
Fr/Eng/Deu/It
Docteur en droit; Master of law, Harvard Law School; avocat en l'étude Nater Dallafior Rechtsanwälte; ancien Vice-président du Comité Olympique Suisse (1985-1996); ancien membre du Comité central de la Fédération Suisse de Ski ; membre de la Chambre ad hoc du TAS aux Jeux Olympiques d'hiver, Salt Lake City 2002, Turin 2006 et aux Jeux Olympiques d'été, Athènes 2004. |
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Me Guédel Ndiaye (1954)
Avocat (Senegal)
Fr
Avocat à la Cour. Barreau du Sénégal. Trésorier général de lOrdre des Avocats du Sénégal. Président de la Fédération sénégalaise de Rugby. Membre de la Commission juridique du Comité National Olympique Sénégalais (CNOSS) et du Comité dOrganisation de la Coupe dAfrique de Football en 1992, Sénégal. Capitaine de léquipe nationale du Sénégal (rugby) de 1980 à 1985. Vice-président de lAssociation sénégalaise de droit pénal. |
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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 Lars Nilsson (1953)
Attorney-at-law (Sweden)
Eng
Attorney-at-law. Partner ENN Lawfirm, Stockholm, Sweden. Chairman of the Swedish Sports Law Association, Chairman of the Appeal Board of the Swedish Football Federation. Chairman of the Disciplinary and Appeal Board of the Swedish Motorcycle Sports Federation. Member of the FIM International Disciplinary Court, Chairman of the Federation of International Bandy (FIB) Disciplinary Committee, In-house legal counsel Skandia Insurance Company Ltd, Stockholm, 1988-1995. Board Member of Hammarby Fotboll AB 2010-2013. Former Secretary and Deputy Chairman of the Doping Committee within horse-racing. |
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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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Mr Vladimir Novak (1986)
Attorney-at-law (Slovakia)
Eng
Associate at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP; Admitted to the New York Bar; LLM Harvard Law School (2012); Master of Laws Comenius University in Bratislava (2011); Former football referee; Former CAS ad hoc clerk. |
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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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Ms Maidie E. Oliveau (1953)
Arbitrator (United States of America)
Fr/Eng
Juris Doctor, Georgetown University Law Center; previously Counsel in the law firm of Arent Fox, LLP, Los Angeles, California, USA; executive at the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee (1984); former managing director of Women's International Professional Tennis Council (now WTA Tour, Inc.); arbitrator on Olympic eligibility disputes, doping and professional sports business matters for American Arbitration Association and International Centre for Dispute Resolution; member of the CAS ad hoc Division at the Olympic Games, Sydney 2000, Athens 2004, London 2012 and at the Olympic Winter Games, Salt Lake City 2002, Turin 2006. |
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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 Ucheora Onwuamaegbu (1965)
Solicitor (Nigeria / United Kingdom)
Fr/Eng
Consulting Attorney at Arent Fox LLP in Washington, D.C. (2015-); Barrister and Solicitor of Supreme Court of Nigeria. Solicitor Supreme Court of England and Wales. Editorial Committee Member, Columbia University Yearbook on International Investment Law and Policy. Member, Peer Review Board, ICSID Review: Foreign Investment Law Journal. Legal Advisor, Kuwait National Focal Point (KNFPP), Kuwait City. Arbitration Principal, Onwuamaegbu and Co., Lagos; 2001-2010: the World Bank, International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), Washington D.C. |
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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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Me Denis Oswald (1947)
Avocat, Professeur (Switzerland)
Fr/Eng/Deu
Docteur en droit; avocat au barreau de Neuchâtel; ancien bâtonnier de l’Ordre des avocats neuchâtelois; Professeur émérite de l’Université de Neuchâtel (chaire de droit du sport) ; Directeur du Centre international d’étude du sport (CIES) ; membre du CIO (1991-) ; membre de la commission exécutive du CIO (2000-2012 et 2017-); membre de la commission des affaires juridiques du CIO (1993-); Président de la commission disciplinaire du CIO; membre de la Chambre des recours de la Ligue suisse de hockey sur glace (1976-1991); Secrétaire général (1978-1989) puis Président (1989-2014) et Président d’honneur (dès 2014) de la Fédération Internationale des Sociétés d’Aviron (FISA); secrétaire général adjoint du Comité National Olympique Suisse (1985-1997); Médaillé de bronze aux Jeux Olympiques 1968 (aviron) et participation aux Jeux Olympiques de 1972 et 1976. |
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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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Dr Peter Pakay (1977)
Attorney-at-law (Hungary)
Eng/Deu
Attorney-at-law at Pákay Law Office; Advisor and Co-owner of "The Path Sports Management"; Vice President of the Hungarian Padel Association; Former President of Premier Padel Association; Co-owner of Premier Padel Franchise; Member of the Board of Trustees at Kovács Katalin National Kayak-Canoe Academy; Member of the Supervisory Board of the Haladás Sport Complex Nonprofit LLC; Arbitrator at the Hungarian Olympic Committee. |
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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 Michael Palmer (1968)
Lawyer (Singapore)
Eng
Director of Quahe Woo & Palmer LLC; legal advisor to various clubs and associations in Singapore; Member of the organizing committee for the Youth Olympic Games held in Singapore in 2010; Board Member, Singapore Olympic Foundation |
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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 Marek Palus (1964)
Attorney-at-law (Poland)
Eng/Ru
Attorney-at-law. Partner in Law Firm VESTER in Katowice. President of the Polish Basketball Federation (2000-2006). Member of the Board of the International Basketball Federation FIBA, Europe, Munich (2001-2010). President and CEO in Gornik Zabrze SA (football) (2015-2016). Chairman FIBA Appeals Panel (2019-). Former Arbitrator in Arbitral Tribunal for Sport by Polish Olympic Committee. President of the Ice Hockey Arbitral Tribunal in Poland. Founder of the Basketball Arbitral Tribunal in Poland. |
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Mr Jinwon Park (1946)
Attorney-at-law (Korea)
Eng
Shin & Kim Law Firm, Seoul. Outside Director, Hyundai Heavy Industries. Advisor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, ROK. Legal Counsel to the Korea Football Association. |
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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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Prof Jan Paulsson (1949)
Avocat (France / Sweden)
Fr/Eng/Sp
AB Harvard, JD Yale, DESS Paris; Former Partner, Three Crowns LLP (2014-2020); Professor of Law, University of Miami (2008-2019), Emeritus (2019- ); President, European Bank Administrative Tribunal (2008-2016), President, World Bank Administrative Tribunal (2006-2010); Judge, International Monetary Fund Administrative Tribunal (2011-2020); Board Member, American Arbitration Association (2010-2017); Vice President, ICC International Court of Arbitration (2009-2012); Head of International Arbitration and Public International Law, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP (1993-2012); former member of the IAAF Disciplinary Tribunal (2017-2019); member of CAS Ad hoc divisions for the Olympic Games of Atlanta, Sydney and Nagano. |
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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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Dr Georgios Petrochilos (1973)
Attorney-at-law (Greece)
Eng/Fr
PhD & Magister Juris, University of Oxford; Law degree, University of Athens; Partner at Three Crowns LLP; former Head of Paris International Arbitration Team and Public International Law Group at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Advocate of the Court of Cassation (1997); Visiting professor, Universities of Fribourg & Berne. |
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Prof. Sinisa Petrovic (1966)
Professor of law (Croatia)
Eng/Sp
Ph.D - Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb. Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb. Special Advisor of the Prime Minister for European Law (2012-2015). |
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Mr David Phillips KC (1953)
Barrister (United Kingdom / Ireland)
Eng
Barrister at Wilberforce Chambers (London), 30 Park Place (Wales), Wessex Fairchild (Turks & Caicos Islands); Deputy Judge High Court (1994- ); Member of the Judicial Panel of The Football Association (FA); Member of the Judicial Panel of The Football Association Premier League (FAPL); Chair of the Appeal Committee of the Greyhound Board of Great Britain Appeal Committee; |
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Prof. Pascal Pichonnaz (1967)
Professor of law & Arbitrator (Switzerland)
Fr/Eng/Deu
Ph.D - University of Fribourg. Ordinary Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Fribourg, Switzerland. Arbitrator. Vice-President of the Federal Commission for Consumer Affairs. Member of Judicial Committee for Swiss basketball. |
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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 Félix Plaza (1968)
Lawyer (Spain)
Sp/Eng
Partner at Garrigues law firm & Head of the Sports and Entertainment Law Department (Garrigues Sports & entertainment); Chair of Centro de Estudios Garrigues law & Business School. |
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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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Ms Jennifer L. Price (1958)
Attorney-at-law (United States of America)
Eng
J.D. Attorney-at-law. Independent arbitrator, formerly King & Spalding LLP, Partner, International Arbitration and Litigation. United States Equestrian Federation, Legal Review Committee (2001-2012). United States Equestrian Federation, Ethics Committee (2004-present). |
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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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Mr Jacques Radoux (1969)
Référendaire à la Cour de justice de l'Union européenne (Luxembourg)
Fr/Eng
Legal Secretary to the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg (since 1999). Attorney-at-law (1997-1998). Member of the Legal Commission and of the Elite Sport Commission of the Luxembourg Olympic Committee (1998-2003). Tournament Director of the European Club Championships for women (1999-2000). Arbitrator at the Commission Luxembourgeoise d'Arbitrage pour le Sport (1998-2013). Davis Cup player for Luxembourg (1987-1995). Captain of the Luxembourg Davis Cup Team (2008-2013). Tennis head coach for Special Olympics Luxembourg (since 2008). |
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Judge Chedli Rahmani (1968)
(Tunisia)
Fr/Eng/Ar
Vice Chairman of the Tribunal of first instance of Ariana (Tunisia); President of the tax chamber; Formerly member of Civil and Commercial Chamber in several governorates of Tunisia; Member of the Criminal Chamber; Social Security Judge; Family Court Judge; Arbitrator with Tunisian Court of Arbitration for 5 years; Former President of the Disciplinary Committee of the Tunisian Chess Federation; Member of the Legal Committee and Competitions Committee of the Chess Arab Union; President of the Tunisian Chess Federation; Former international chess player with Tunisian team. |
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Mr Chelva R. Rajah SC (1948)
Lawyer (Singapore)
Eng
Senior Counsel and Partner, Tan Rajah & Cheah law firm; Board Member and Panel Member, Singapore International Arbitration Centre; Panel Member Singapore International Mediation Centre; Vice President Singapore Cricket Association (1983-1992); Represented Singapore in Cricket (1974-1987). |
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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 Arben Rakipi (1961)
Lawyer (Albania)
Eng/It
Lawyer, Rakipi and partners. Chairman of CAS Albania. Professor of Criminal Law. Judge at the District Court of Law of town of Mirdita, First Instance (1986-1990). Judge at Tirana District Court of Law, First Instance (1990-1993). Attorney General of the Republic of Albania (1997-2002). Chair of Appeal Commission at the Albanian Football Federation (2010-2012). |
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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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Dr Mohamed Abdel Raouf (1971)
Lawyer (Egypt)
Fr/Eng/Ar
Attorney at law, Partner, Abdel Raouf Law Firm, Cairo-Egypt. Former Director of the Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (CRCICA [2012-2016]) and Associate Professor at Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. International commercial arbitration and ADR as well as in commercial contracts, investment agreements, construction, real estate and sports-related disputes. |
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Mr Gordon Rapp (1957)
Attorney-at-law (Germany)
Eng/Deu
Attorney-at-law and Senior Partner of RAPP WOLFF Rechtsanwälte. Member of the Articles Commission of the German Fencing Association 1996 - 1998. Vice President of the German Fencing Association 1998 - 2000. President of the German Fencing Association 2000 - 2014. Honorary President of the German Fencing Association. Member of the Marketing Commission of the European Fencing Association (CEE). Member of the FIE Legal Commission since 2008. Member of the ASOIF Legal Consultative Group since 2015. Member of the Executive Committee of the Olympic Training Center Rhein-Neckar since 2016. |
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Mr Daniel Ratushny (1970)
Lawyer (Canada)
Eng
Juris Doctor, MBA, Executive Master International Sports Law. Partner, Bennett Jones LLP (Toronto 2019-2022); Corporate Lawyer Stikeman Elliott LLP (Toronto 2006-2009). Former Member of the World Athletics Disciplinary Tribunal (2017-2021). Professional Ice Hockey Head Coach 2009-2017 in Switzerland (NLA), Austria (EBEL) and Germany (DEL). Head Coach Austrian National Men's Ice Hockey Team 2014-2016. Professional Ice Hockey Player 1991-2003. Olympic Silver Medal 1992. |
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Mr Olli Rauste (1963)
Attorney-at-law (Finland)
Eng
LL.M., Universities of Helsinki and Pennsylvania; Lawyer; visiting teacher (sports law), University of Jyväskylä; Deputy Judge, District Court of Joensuu, 1992; Member of the CAS ad hoc Division at the Winter Olympic Games, Salt Lake City, 2002. Arbitration Panel for Sports in Finland, Arbitrator 2004. Competition and Disciplinary Committee of Finnish Floorball League, President 2005. Chairman of the Ethics Commission for the International Floorball Federation (2018-present). |
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Ms Barbara Reeves (1949)
Arbitrator & Mediator (United States of America)
Eng
J.D. - Harvard Law School. Arbitrator and Mediator with JAMS. Partner in international law firms (1981-1999). Vice President, Associate General Counsel, Edison International and Southern California Edison (1999-2005). Owner of horses competing at international level in show jumping. |
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Mr Klaus Reichert SC (1968)
Barrister (Ireland / Germany)
Eng/Deu
Barrister at Brick Court Chambers, London. Fellow, College of Commercial Arbitrators (USA). |
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His Honour James Robert Reid KC (1943)
Judge (United Kingdom)
Eng
Retired Circuit Judge. Chairman Football League Appeals Committee and Professional Football compensation Committee. Has chaired FA Premier League Disciplinary Committees and disciplinary committees in athletics and squash. |
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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 Stella Riberti (1984)
Attorney-at-law (Italy)
Eng/Fr/It
Masters Degree in Jurisprudence, Università Commerciale L. Bocconi, Milan; Senior Associate at Studio Legale Withers, Sports and Entertainment Law Department (2014- ); Judge of the Federal Tribunal of the Italian Athletics Federation - FIDAL (2021- ); Member of the Board of Directors of the Novak Djokovic Foundation – ONLUS (2016- ); Head of the Sport & Business Commission of the Italian Sports Lawyer Association – AIAS (2022- ); Board member of WomenInSportLaw – WISLaw (2024- ); Former Judge of the Federal Tribunal of the Italian Ice Sports Federation – FISG (2019-2023). |
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Prof. Gary R. Roberts (1948)
Professor of Law (United States of America)
Eng
J.D.1975, Stanford University. Attorney-at-law. President, Bradley University, Peoria (2016- ); Dean & General L. Bepko Professor of Law, Indiana Univ. McKinney School of Law. Director & Officer, Sports Lawyers Associatiohn (U.S.). Consultant on Sports Business & Legal Issues (current clients include Minor League Baseball; the Batimore Orioles Baseball Team). Former counsel to the National Football League and National Hockey League (1976-83). Founder and Director of the Sports Law Certificate Program at Tulane University Law School (1983-2007). |
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Mr Anthony Rogers GBS KC JP (1946)
Barrister (United Kingdom)
Eng
Chairman of the Hong Kong Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel; Company Secretary of the Hong Kong, China Rowing Association; Company Secretary of Hong Kong Chinese Lady Golfers' Association; Chairman of Disciplinary Panel of Hong Kong Anti-Doping Committee. |
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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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Mr Anangga Roosdiono (1944)
Attorney-at-law (Indonesia)
Eng
Managing Partner - Roosdiono & Partners. Council Member - ASEAN Business Advisory Council. Honorary Consul of Ireland in Indonesia. Member of the Executive Committee of Indonesia Swimming Federation (PRSI). Member of the Executive Committee of Indonesia Badminton Federation (PBSI). |
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Mr Jeffrey Rosenthal (1967)
Attorney-at-law (United States of America)
Eng
J.D. Attorney-at-law. Director, New York International Arbitration Center. Partner, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP. |
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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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Mr Roger Rubio (1971)
Lawyer (Peru)
Sp
Master in International Economic Law; Admitted to the Lima Bar Association and the International Bar Association; Partner in Rubio Arbitration Law; Independent international arbitrator; Former Secretary General of the National and International Arbitration Center of the Lima Chamber of Commerce (2011-2017). |
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Dr Donald Rukare (1968)
Lawyer (Uganda)
Eng
Doctor of Laws (PHD); Attorney-at-law; advocate of the High Court of Uganda; Secretary General Uganda Olympic Commitee; President Uganda Swimming Federation; Vice president African Swimming Federation (CANA); FINA Bureau Member; Member of the RADO (East Africa) Results Management Team |
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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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Mr Adam Samuel (1960)
Lawyer (United Kingdom)
Eng/Fr
Arbitrator, Attorney and Financial Services Compliance Consultant (1996- ); WIPO Domain Name panelist (2005- ); Visiting lecturer on Comparative International Arbitration Law at the University of Westminster (2010- ). |
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Mr Philippe Sands KC (1960)
Professor of Law (United Kingdom / France / Mauritius)
Fr/Eng
Professor of Law, University College London. Barrister (KC), 11 Kings Bench Walk (2022- ); formerly of Matrix Chambers. Director, Centre for International Courts and Tribunals, UCL. |
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Ms Marianne Saroli (1984)
Attorney-at-law (Canada)
Eng/Fr
LLB; Postgraduate studies in International Sports Law; Admitted to the Bar of Quebec; Senior Legal Counsel in the Intergrity & Regularotry Affairs Department of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) (2021- ); Attorney at law in Montréal (2009-2022); Former Chairperson to the Disciplinary Tribunal of the International Weightlifting Federation; Former Chair and Co-Arbitrator within different Canadian national sport federation arbitral bodies such as Karaté Canada and Canada Artistic Swimming; Former Ad hoc clerk at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). |
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Dr Russell Sauer (1955)
Attorney-at-law (United States of America)
Eng
Juris doctor, Stanford University; Admitted to the Supreme Court of the State of California; Retired Partner at the Litigation & Trial Department of Latham & Watkins LLP (1998-2019). |
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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 Ian Scott (1965)
Lawyer (Australia)
Eng/Jap
Admitted to the Daini Tokyo Bar Association Japan (Registered Foreign Lawyer); Senior Partner, Management Committee Member, Head of the Media, Entertainment and Sports law Practice Group, Co-Chair of the Intellectual Property Practice Group at Atsumi & Sakai Law Firm; Executive Committee Member and Co-Chair of the Sports for Business Committee of the Australian & New Zealand Chamber of Commerces in Japan; Former Head of Legal & Rights Protection for the Rugby World Cup 2019; Former Managing Director of the World Rugby Japanese entity for the Rugby World Cup 2019; Former Manager/Consultant on International Business Affaires to FC Bayern München; Former Commercial Advisor to Japanese club Urawa Red Diamonds; Former volunteer and Director of Disabled Sporting Wheelies Association; Represented Australia in disabled sports. |
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Mr Dolf Segaar (1962)
Attorney-at-law (Netherlands)
Eng
Attorney at law at Segaar law; Member of the Supervisory Board for Disabled Athletes; Chairman of the Supervisory board of Topsport Amsterdam; Chair of the Integrity Committee of the International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation (IBSF) (2020 - ); Former Chair of the Doping Panel, International Boxing Association (AIBA) (2012-2020); Board Member of the Dutch doping authority (2007-2015); Chair of the IBSF Doping Panel (2010-2021); Chair Audit Committee NOC Netherlands (2000-2005). |
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Dr Ismail Selim (1975)
Doctor of law (Egypt)
Eng/Fr/Ar
Ph.D in international Dijon School of Law, France. Serves as Prosecutor and Judge in the Egyptian Judiciary since 1998 till 2009. Registered on the Egyptian Bar in 2010. Director of the Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (CRCICA). Lecturer at Sorbonne University Paris I. Partner in international law firms in Cairo (2013-2016). |
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Me Augustin E. Senghor (1965)
Avocat (Senegal)
Fr/Eng/Sp
Avocat. Gérant Sce davocats Augustin Senghor et Associés. Président de la Fédération Sénégalaise de Football. Membre de la Commission Recours de la FIFA depuis 2009. Vice-Président Jury disciplinaire de la CAF (2009). Maire de lIle de Gorée et Adjoint au maire de Dakar (depuis 2002). Membre de la Commission exécutive du CNOSS (2009). |
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Mr Abdallah Shehata (1991)
Attorney-at-law (Egypt)
Eng/Ar
Masters in International Law; Head of Legal at Al Ahly FC (Al Ahly Football Company, a subsidiary of Al Ahly Sporting Club) in Cairo (2024- ); Formerly Attorney-at-law at Sportiva Law Firm; Former Chair of the Hearing & Disciplinary Panel of the Egyptian National Anti-Doping Organization (2021-2024); 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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Ms Janie Soublière (1976)
Attorney-at-law (Canada)
Eng/Fr
Sports Lawyer; Chartered Arbitrator; Investigator; Member, Sports Dispute Resolution Center of Canada; Member, Ultimate Fighting Championships Disciplinary Panel; Member, Zwift Esports Disciplinary Panel; International Tennis Integrity Agency Anti-Corruption Hearing Officer; Member of the CAS Anti-Doping Division 2018 PyeongChang Olympic Games. |
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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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Judge Lee Spear (1951)
Judge (New Zealand)
Eng
Judge of the District Court of New Zealand (1995-), Judge of the Supreme Court of Vanuatu (2011-13), International (FISA) Rowing Umpire( 2007-), Competition Director of World Rowing Championships (2010), President of the Oceania Rowing Confederation (2014-), FISA's Continental Representative for Oceania and member of FISA Council (2014-) |
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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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Ms Zali Steggall (1974)
Barrister (Australia)
Eng/Fr
Barrister at Family Law chambers in Australia; Director Olympic Winter Institute of Australia (OWIA) (1998-2002 2014- ); Director Sports Australia Hall of Fame (2015- ); Member ASADA Anti-Doping Rule Violation Panel (2014- ); Vice Chair Football NSW Appeals Tribunal (2012- ); Member National Federation Appeal's Tribunal of the NOC of Australia (2009- ); Professional alpine skier (1989-2002); Winter Olympic Games 1992, 1994, 1998, 2002; Bronze medal Nagano 1998 Women's slalom; Gold medal 1999 World Alpine Championships Women's Slalom |
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Ms Erica Stein (1975)
Attorney-at-law (United States of America / Belgium)
Eng/Fr/Sp/Deu
Juris Doctor, University of Texas at Austin School of Law; B.A. in International Relations, Brown University, USA; Law Study at Universidad de Torcuato di Tella, Buenos Aires; Bar Admission (Brussels and New York); Independent Arbitrator, Stein Arbitration, Brussels (2022- ); Member of the Royal Belgian Hockey Association. |
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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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Mr Allan Stitt (1961)
Arbitrator (Canada)
Eng
President & CEO of ADR Chambers Inc and the Stitt Feld Handy Group (1994-present); Chartered Mediator and Arbitrator; Chair of the Board of Directors of the Sport Dispute Resolution Centre of Canada (2003-2009); UNCITRAL Working Group - Advisor to the Canadian Delegation (2015-present); Senior Consultant/Advisor to the Jerusalem Arbitration Centre (2013-present); Master of laws Harvard Law School (1992). |
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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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Mr Romano F. Subiotto KC (1961)
Attorney-at-law (United Kingdom)
Fr/Eng/Deu/Sp/It
Partner, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP. Solicitor-Advocate (England and Wales). Former Counsel to the International Olympic Committee on EC competition matters. |
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Mr Alan Sullivan (1951)
Lawyer (Australia)
Eng
Kings Counsel; Barrister at Sir Anthony Mason Chambers; former Chairman, Australian Rugby League Judiciary Panel; Commissioner, Code of Behaviour, Australian Cricket Board. |
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Mr Ronald Sum (1967)
Solicitor (Hong Kong, China / China)
Eng/Chi
Partner at Baker & McKenzie; Former Partner and Head of Dispute Resolution (Asia) at Addleshaw Goddard (Hong Kong) LLP; Qualified solicitor in Hong Kong, England and Wales and Australia; Accredited arbitrator / mediator / panel member at numerous dispute resolution institutions. |
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Mr Paul A.J. Supramaniam (1957)
Attorney-at-law (Singapore)
Eng
Chairman and Managing Partner - Law Asia; Member/Quasi judicial role Disciplinary Committee of the Singapore National Olympic Council, Panel of legal advisors of the Singapore National Olympic Committee; Special Advisor to the President of the National Equestrian Federation of Singapore. See CV for further details. |
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Mr Timour Sysouev (1973)
Lawyer (Belarus)
Eng/Ru
Advocate, managing partner, Sysouev Bondar Khrapoutski SBH Law Office; Associate Professor, Department of Civil procedure and labour law, Belarusian State University; 2018 ad hoc legal counsel at the Directorate of the 2nd European Games; Legal counsel of a National Federation and Hosting Company during preparation and conduct of XI Futsal World Championship 2015; Member of the Appeals Committee of the Ice Hockey Federation of the Republic of Belarus (2010-2015); ad hoc legal counsel of Belarus national Ice Hockey Federation for preparation and conduct of Ice Hockey World Championship 2014. |
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Mr Rajat Taimni (1977)
Attorney-at-law (India)
Eng
Partner and Head of Practice-Dispute Resolution Tuli and Co Advocates & Solicitors (litigation and arbitration). |
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Mr Jingzhou Tao (1958)
Attorney-at-law (France)
Fr/Eng/Chi
Independent arbitrator as a member of Arbitration Chambers (2020- ); Former Managing Partner at Dechert LLP; Former Partner, Jones Day Beijing Office, China. Chair of the Commission on ICC China. Adjunct Professor of Peking University Law School. Managing Partner, Coudert Brothers, China (1996-2005); Member of the CAS Ad Hoc Division for the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022. |
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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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Hon. John Charles Thomas (Ret.) (1950)
Attorney-at-law (United States of America)
Eng
Retired Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia (2010); Retired Senior Partner of the law firm of Hunton, Andrews, Kurth LLP (2021) (formerly Chief of Appellate Practice and partner in the Litigation group of the firm); Former Board Member, National Co-Chair of the Mediation Committee, and member of the Executive Committee of the American Arbitration Association. |
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Ms Blondel Thompson (1953)
Barrister (United Kingdom)
Eng
Barrister-at-law (specialing in crime and sports law). Panel of Arbitrators - UK Sport Resolutions. 1998 Anti-Doping Athletics - Panel Member. 2001-present, Anti-Doping Bobsleigh - Chairman. Appeal Court for Football Association & Swimming - Chairman. Specialist Advisor to the UK National Anti-Doping Panel, 2014; Football Specialist to The Football Association, Member of the CAS ad hoc division for the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow 2014; former track and field athlete and 100m hurdles British and Commonwealth record holder. |
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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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Ms Kristen Thorsness (1960)
Attorney-at-law (United States of America)
Eng
Juris Doctor, Boston University School of Law; Of Counsel at Bond, Schoeneck & King in New York; Arbitrator for US Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Member of USPOC Trials and Games Administrative Boards; Judge-Referee at US Rowing (2004- ) and Member of US Rowing Referee Committee (2016-); Former Member of the US Rowing Association Board of Directors (2015-2017); Represented USA in rowing; Olympic Gold Medalist 1984, Silver medalist World Championship 1982, 1983, 1987. |
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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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Honourable Christopher Toogood (1949)
Judge (New Zealand)
Eng
Acting Judge of the High Court of New Zealand; Deputy Chair New Zealand Sports Tribunal; Counsel and legal advisor to New Zealand Rugby. |
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Mr Stephen Townley (1952)
Solicitor (United Kingdom)
Eng
LL.M.; University LSE London; solicitor (1978); FCIArb and CIArb Accredited Mediator Expert in sports dispute management and resolution particularly involving technology, governance, media, data and betting; worked extensively in Asia, the Middle East and India; set up and grew, with his partners, the boutique law firm, Townleys; the practice merged with Squire Saunders in 2001; clients/projects included agencies such as CSI Octagon, sponsors such as Coca-Cola, federations and governing bodies such as ITF, IRB, FIFA, ICC, FIA, IOC and events such as FIFA World Cup, Rugby World Cup, Olympic Games, F1 and venues such as the Singapore Sports Hub. |
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Me Ahmadou Traore (1962)
Avocat (Mali)
Fr
Maîtrise en Droit Privé, ENA du Mali. Chef du Service Juridique de la SOTELMA. Professeur de Droit au Centre de Formation Professionnelle des Télécommunications du Mali. |
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Ms Ana Tuiketei (1980)
Lawyer (Fiji)
Eng
Legal Consultant at AP Legal (Fiji) and Pauvalu Law Firm (Tonga); Lecturer University of South Pacific School of Law; President of the Netball World Youth Cup Committee 2021; Advisor to the Fiji Association of Sport & National Olympic Committee (FASANOC); Advisor to the Oceania National Olympic Committee (ONOC); Legal Advisor, Judge and Arbitrator at the Fiji National Sports Commission; Board Member and Legal Advisor to Fiji Ministry of Youth and Sports; Judge/Judicial Officer with International Rugby and Rugby League; Member of the WADA Independent Ethics Board. |
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Mr Nicolas Ulmer (1952)
Attorney-at-law (Switzerland / USA)
Fr/Eng/Sp
Partner at Budin & Associés, Geneva, former Head of Arbitration Practice at Winston & Strawn, extensive experience as arbitrator, WIPO domain name panellist and mediator, former trial observer for Amnesty International |
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Judge Deon Van Zyl (1943)
Judge (South Africa)
Eng
Retired Judge of the High Court of South Africa; District Governor (2011-2012) of the Rotary International District 9350. Formerly: Professor of Law; Advocate and Senior Counsel (SC) of the High Court of South Africa, Member of the Bloemfontein and Pretoria Bars; President of Athletics South Africa (ASA); Member of the National Olympic Committee of South Africa (NOCSA); Former Inspecting Judge in the Judicial Inspectorate of Correctional Services of South Africa; Member of the International Cricket Council's Dispute Resolution Committee (2017); Member of the CAS ad hoc Division at the Commonwealth Games, Manchester 2002 and at the Summer Olympic Games, Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008. |
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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. Christoph Vedder (1947)
Professor (Germany)
Eng/Deu
Dr. jur., Professor emeritus of Public Law, Public International Law and European Law as well as Sports Law at the University of Augsburg, Germany; attorney-at-law in Munich; member of the Organizing Committee for the 11th Olympic Congress 1981; member and chairman of the Arbitration Panel of the IAAF (1992 - 2004); member of various juridical or scientifc commissions of national, european and international sports governing bodies; member of the German Institution of Arbitration (2011 - ); chairman of the Anti-Doping Hearing Panel of the IBU (2009 - 2019); member of the Juridical Commission óf the IAAF (2015 - 2019); member and chairman of the Commission for the Settlement of Disputes Related to Confidentiality of the Ortganisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons in The Hague, Netherlands (2005 - 2011 and 2017 -) ; teaching Sports Law at various universities. |
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Dr. Herman Verbist (1959)
Attorney-at-law (Belgium)
Eng/Fr/Deu
Attorney-at-law in Ghent and Brussels; Board Member of Belgian Centre for Arbitration and Mediation (CEPANI); President of the Training and Documentation Department of the Belgian Court of Arbitration for Sports, Brussels (2021- ); Former Chairman of the arbitrators of the Belgian Court of Arbitration for Sports, Brussels (BAS-CBAS)(2016-2020); Counsel at the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) in Paris (1988-1996); Visiting Professor at University of Ghent (International Commercial Arbitration) (1996-2013); Accredited mediator, Belgian Federal Mediation Commission (2008- ); Member of the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR (1996- ); Doctorate in Law at the University of Ghent |
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Dr Gaetan Verhoosel KC (1973)
Attorney-at-law (Belgium / United Kingdom)
Eng/Fr/Sp
Co-Founder and Equity Partner at Three Crowns LLP (2014- ); Legal Counsel to the Independent Ethics Commission of the International Tennis Federation (ITF) (2019- ). |
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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 Mario Vigna (1978)
Attorney-at-law (Italy)
It/Eng/Sp
J.D. (2004, University of Rome "La Sapienza", Law School), Attorney-at-law, Partner at Coccia De Angelis Vecchio & Associati"; Subject expert and Teaching Assistant of International Law at Tuscia University in Viterbo; Member of the Sport Law Commission of the Bar of Rome; Counsel to NADO Italia; Member of the WADA Legal Expert Advisory Group; Degree Thesis Scholar at European Commission, DG Trade, DG Education and Culture, and European Parliament (2004); Member of the Italian Sports Lawyers Association. |
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Mr Jean-François Vilotte (1957)
Avocat au barreau de Paris (France)
Fr/Eng
Post-graduate diploma in Law from Pantheon-Sorbonne University of Paris I; Partner at De Gaulle Fleurance law firm (2021- ); Former Director General of the French Tennis Federation (2018-2021); Former Chief Executive of the French Tennis Federation and of the Roland Garros tournament (2007-2009); Former Chair of the French online gaming regulatory agency (2009-2014); Former Chief of Staff of the French Minister of Youth, Sports and Community Life (2002-2006); Vice-President of the drafting committee of the International Convention of the Council of Europe against the manipulation of sport. |
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Mr Daniel Visoiu (1970)
Attorney-at-law (Romania / USA)
Eng
Visoiu Law Firm, Bucharest, Romania. Licensed to practice with the Florida (USA) Bar, Board Certified Specialist in International Law (Florida Bar), Registered Foreign Lawyer with Bucharest Bar (Romania). Secretary General, Bucharest International Arbitration Court (BIAC). Founding and current member of Romanian Olympic and Sports Committees Ethics Commission. Voting Member of the Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee (2005-present). |
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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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Dr Georg von Waldenfels (1944)
Attorney-at-law (Germany)
Eng/Deu
Counsel at Clifford Chance Deutschland LLP; Former Minister of Finance for the State of Bavaria; Former member of the Board of Management of VIAG Telecom AG, Munich; President of German Tennis Federation (1999-2011); ITF Board of Directors (2001-_) |
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Mr Aldons Vrublevskis (1957)
Attorney-at-law (Latvia)
Eng/Ru
Attorney at law; private advocate; former Judge, Riga District and Regional Courts; former lawyer of the Latvian Olympic Committee; Secretary General, Latvian Olympic Committee and former member of the Juridical Commission of the European Olympic Committees. |
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Dr Andrzej Wach (1954)
Professor (Poland)
Fr
Dr hab. iur., Professor of University of Warsaw ( Faculty of Law and Administration); member of the Circle of former committee members UEFA ( 2004 - ); member of the Polish Olympic Academy ( 2022 - ); member of the Court of Arbitration of the Polish Chamber of Commerce ( 2007 - ); arbitrator of Football Arbitration Court at the Polish Football Association (1993 - ); member or the Juridical Commission of the Polish Football Association (2021 - ). Past functions: member of the UEFA Football Non-Amateur Committee (1992 - 1998); member of UEFA Administrative Experts Panel (1998 -2004); member of the Juridical Commission of the European Olympic Committees (1995-2001); member of Juridical Group for Doping Control (Council of Europe: 1993 -2001); General Secretary in Arbitral Tribunal for Sport by Polish Olympic Committee (1994 - 2002); director of the Legal Departement of the Polish Football Association (2000-2019); Lawyer of the Polish Football Association (1988 - 2000 and 2019 - 2021). |
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Dr. Markus Hugo Wanger (1955)
Attorney-at-law (Liechtenstein)
Eng/Deu
Dr.iur.; Attorney at law; Senior Partner of Wanger Advokatur (1986-); Honorary Consul of Hungary in Liechtenstein (since 1994); Judge in the High Court of Administration of Liechtenstein (1989-1993); President of the Liechtenstein Football Association (2001-2002). Member of "Rex Sport Asociación de Asesores del Deporte"; Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators London; Member (1992-) and Vice President (1992-2017) of the Executive Committee of the Vereinigung Liechtensteinischer Richter; Member ASA, Swiss Arbitration Association. |
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Mr Jasper Wauters (1972)
Lawyer (Belgium)
Fr/Eng/Sp
Partner, International Disputes Practice, Head of International Trade Practice and Head of Sports Law Practice at White & Case LLP. |
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Judge Robert John Weber SC (1957)
Judge (Australia)
Eng
Judge District Court of New South Wales. Formerly Senior Counsel at the New South Wales Bar and chairman of various Australian Olympic Selection Appeals Committees, ad hoc Chairman of the Australian National Rugby League Appeals Tribunal. |
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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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Ms Esther Winder (1959)
Attorney-at-law, Arbitrator (Israel)
Eng
President (2008-_); and arbitrator (1998-_) at the Supreme Court of the Israel Sport Association; |
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Mr Wei (David) Wu (1968)
Attorney-at-law (China / Brazil)
Eng/Chi
Partner at Llinks Law Offices firm/Head of the Sports Law Department (2017- ); Vice President of the China Association For Sports Law (CASL) (2020- ); Arbitrator of Shanghai International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (SHIAC); Arbitrator of Langfang Arbitration Commission; Member of N°6 Drafting Group of "Law of the People's Republic of China on Physical Culture and Sports"; Member of Rex Sport Association; Consulting Member of CAS Shanghai Alternative Hearing Centre; Head of Shanghai Bar Association Education & Sport Committee; Arbitrator at the CAS ad hoc Division for the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games. |
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Ms Yuri Yagi (1973)
Attorney-at-law (Japan)
Jap/Eng
Attorney-at-law. Yagi Law Office Owner. Japan Equestrian Federation (JEF): member of the Board of Directors, member of the Anti-Doping Committee, member of the Ethical Committee. Japan Sports Arbitration Agency (JSAA): member of Arbitrators. |
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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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Ms Rabab Yasseen (1962)
Attorney-at-law (Iraq / Switzerland)
Eng/Fr/Ar
Attorney-at-law (Geneva bar); Solicitor (England and Wales); Partner, Mentha Avocats, Geneva (2005 -); Deputy Judge, Geneva Civil Courts (2007-); ICC Arbitration Commission; Arbitration Committee of the International Law Association; member of LCIA User's Council; member of the Advisory Committee of the Cairo Regional Arbitration Centre; member of the CAS ad hoc Division for the Olympic Games of Rio (2016). |
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The Hon. Neil Young KC (1952)
Barrister-at-law (Australia)
Eng
LL.M.; Kings Counsel; Barrister; past President, Australian Bar Association; former Chairman Victoria Bar. |
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Dr Karim Youssef (1978)
Attorney-at-law (Egypt)
Fr/Eng/Ar
JSD; Managing Partner of Youssef & Partners Attorneys, Giza. Former Partner and Head of Middle-East Arbitration and International Law Practices, Amereller Legal Consultants, Cairo & Dubai; See CV for full details. |
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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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