Mr Malek Badri (1980)

Attorney-at-law (Tunisia) Fr/Eng
Riyadh / Saudi Arabia

LLM in European Law from the College of Europe; LLM in Business Law from the University of Carthage; Admitted to the Tunisian bar; Head of Legal at Saudi Pro League; Former legal counsel at the Saudi Arabia Football Federation (2018-2019); Mediator at the FIFA Football Tribunal (2022- ); Arbitrator and mediator at the Sport Tribunal of the Tunisia national Olympic committee (2013- ); Member of the Ethics Committee of the International Boxing Federation (2020- ); Substitute member of the Disciplinary Panel of the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) 2021- ); Advisor of the Saudi First Division Pro League (2022- ); Member of the Sports Resolutions Pro Bono Legal Advice Panel; Former President of the Disciplinary Committee of the Tunisian Handball Women’s League (2016-2018); former national level football referee at the Tunisian Football Federation (2001-2011).

Mr Joost Batelaan (1961)

Mediator (Netherlands) Eng
The Hague / Netherlands

LLM; Certified Mediator; Attorney-at-Law; Disciplinary Judge at the Royal Netherlands Football Association (KNVB); FIFA Mediator; Mediator at the Netherlands Institute for Sports Law; Mediator at the Netherlands Arbitration Institute.

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Mr David Bennett (1958)

Attorney-at-law / mediator (Canada) Eng/Fr/Sp
Ottawa / Canada

Certified as a Chartered Mediator by the ADR Institute of Canada; Sports Dispute Resolution Center of Canada, roster mediator since 2007, arbitrator since 2015. See CV for full details.

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Mr Jeffrey G. Benz (1968)

Attorney-at-law (United States of America) Eng
London / United Kingdom

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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Me François-Charles Bernard (1968)

Avocat (France) Fr/Eng
Paris / France

Avocat à la Cour de Paris. Pratique de l'arbitrage international en qualité d'arbitre unique. Rapporteur de la Commission de droit administratif de l'Ordre des Avocats à la Cour d'Appel de Paris. Président fondateur de l'Association des Jeunes Avocats de Droit Public (AJADP).

Mr Gary Birnberg (1958)

Mediator (United States of America) Eng/Fr/Por
Miami / United States of America

MBA; INSEAD; Juris Doctor, Boston University; Admitted to the Bar (Columbia, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York).

Prof. Dr. Ian S. Blackshaw (1943)

Solicitor (United Kingdom) Eng
Sains-les-Fressin, France / United Kingdom

Professor & Fellow, The International Sports Law Centre, The Hague, The Netherlands; Author of "Sport Mediation and Arbitration" Asser Press, 2008; Contributor to 'Yearbook of International Sports Arbitration 2015' Asser Press.

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Mr Rui Botica Santos (1968)

Attorney-at-law (Portugal) Eng/Sp/Por
Lisbon / Portugal

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.

M. Eric Bournazel (1949)

Professeur (France) Fr
Paris / France

Professeur à l'Université de Paris X Nanterre U.F.R. de Sciences juridiques. Conciliateur auprès du Comité national olympique et sportif français. Directeur des publications du Centre de Droit et d'Economie du Sport (Université de Limoges). Professeur à l'Université de Paris-II (Panthéon-Assas). Membre du Comité de déontologie auprès du CNOSF.

Mr Martin Brassey (1947)

Professor (South Africa) Eng
Plettenberg Bay / South Africa

BA LLB; Senior Counsel (advocate) and Visiting Professor of Law, Former acting Judge.

Mr Alessandro Bruni (1973)

Mediator, Lawyer (Italy) Eng/It
Rome / Italy

Attorney-at-law; Professional mediator and professional mediators' trainer, accredited by the Italian Ministry of Justice; Professional mediator certified by the International Mediation Institute (IMI); International mediator accredited by the Commission Fédérale de Médiation de Belgique; Indian Institute of Arbitration and Mediation (IIAM); Founder and Board Member of CONCILIA LLC, an Italian ADR provider (1999- ).

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Mr David Clark (1966)

District Court Judge (New Zealand) Eng
Auckland / New Zealand

District Court Judge (2021- ); Formerly Managing Partner, Wilson McKay Solicitors. Code of Conduct Commissioner, New Zealand Cricket. Panel Member for the New Zealand Disputes Resolution Centre. Judicial Committee Member, Auckland Cricket Association.

Mr Robert A. Creo (1952)

Arbitrator, Mediator (United States of America) Eng
Pittsburgh / United States of America

Arbitrator and Mediator. Partner, Master Mediators LL.C. Co-founder of the Master Mediator Institute. Co-founder and former President of the International Academy of Mediators. Former Arbitrator for the National Football League (USA) and Major League Baseball (USA).

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Mr Adama Dicoh (1961)

Magistrate (Ivory Coast) Fr
Abidjan Cocody / Ivory Coast

Maitrise en droit des affaires ; Magistrat; Inspecteur d’Etat, Chef de division inspection et investigation; Président Commission Discipline, Président Commission Statut du Joueur; Président Commission de Recours à la FIF; Ancien Président de Tribunal, y compris Juge Correctionnel et Juge d’Instruction et Juge de l’Application des peines; Ancien Conseiller juridique non-permanent du Ministère des Sports; Ancien assistant juridique au Comité National Olympique ; Ancien membre du Comité Directeur du Stella-Club ; Ancien membre du Comité Exécutif de la FIF.

Me Charles Dudognon (1963)

Professeur (France) Fr
Limoges / France

Directeur du Centre de droit et d'économie du sport, professeur à l'Université de Limoges. Membre de la Chambre arbitrale du sport (CNOSF) depuis sa création (2008). Président de la Commission nationale de discipline de la Fédération française de cyclisme (depuis 1993). Rédacteur en chef de la Revue juridique et économique du sport (Dalloz).

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Mr Martin Edel (1952)

Attorney-at-law (United States of America) Eng
New York / United States of America

Juris doctor at Harvard Law School; Co-Chair of the Sports Law Practice at Goulston & Storrs (2018- ); Adjunct Instructor of law at Columbia Law School; Adjunct Instructor of law at Brookly Law School; Former Chair of the Sports Law Committee at the New York City Bar Association.

M. Bernard Foucher (1945)

Conseiller dEtat (France) Fr
Paris / France

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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Prof. María Josefa García Cirac (1969)

Professor of law (Spain) Sp
Salamanca / Spain

Ph. D. Law. Sports Law; Professor of Administrative Law at the University of Salamanca; President of the Women’s Football Competition Committee and Single Disciplinary Judge for Beach Soccer at the Royal Spanish Football Federation; Former President of the Sports Court of Castilla y Léon; Former Instructor of the Disciplinary Files at the at the Royal Spanish Football Federation; Former Competition Judge at the Spanish University Championships (2022-2023).

Mr Paul Denis Godin (1965)

Mediator, Lawyer (Canada) Eng
Victoria / Canada

Katalyst Resolutions (August 2017-current) Mediator, negotiation and mediation instructor, ombudsman. Roster mediator with Sport Dispute Resolution Centre of Canada (2007-current). Chartered Mediator (ADR Institute of Canada). Roster mediator with Ontario Mandatory Mediation Program–Toronto Region, Ontario Energy Board, ICOM/WIPO Art & Cultural Heritage Mediation, Trinidad & Tobago Mediation Board, AANDC Aboriginal Land Claims, Civil Roster of Mediate BC. Executive member of ADR Section of the Canadian Bar Association. Author, “Sport Mediation: Mediating High Performance Sports Disputes”.

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Professor Shin-ichiro Hayakawa (1955)

Professor (Japan) Eng/Jap
Sendai / Japan

J.D. Professor of law.

Mr David Hernandez Gonzalez (1973)

Lawyer (Mexico) Eng/Sp
Mexico City / Mexico

Professor of Sports law, Universidad Iberoamericana (2010 - ); Legal and Sports Consultant, Mexican Association of Professional Football Players (AMFPro) (2017 - ); Investigator, International Handball Federation Ethics Commission (2018 - ); Administrative Secretary & President of the Sports Mediation Commission, Ibero-American Federation of Peace Culture, ADR and Collaborative Law (2018 - ); Former President of the Sports Appeal and Arbitration Commission of Mexico (2016-2017) and member (2010-2013).

Judge Nancy Holtz (1955)

Judge (ret.) (United States of America) Eng
Boston / United States of America

Mediator and arbitrator at JAMS; Distinguished Neutral, Mediator and Arbitrator at the International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution (CPR); Commonwealth of Massachusetts Superior Court Judge (1996-2012).

Mr Marc Juillerat (1974)

Mediator (Switzerland) Fr/Eng/Deu
Bern / Switzerland

Lic.iur.Fürsprecher; Chief Legal Officer & Head of Legal, Licensing and Security at the Swiss Football League (SFL) (2013- ); Mediator at the Swiss Football League; Member of the Arbitration Commission of the Swiss Football League; formerly with the Federal Office of Police Switzerland and the Federal Criminal Police Switzerland; Member of the Association Council Swiss Football Association (2015- ); former Disciplinary Judge at the Swiss Football League (2006-2013).

Dr Ilhyung Lee (1960)

Professor of law (United States of America) Eng
Columbia / United States of America

Admitted to bar, New York. Professor of Law & Senior Fellow, Center for the Study of Dispute Resolution, University of Missouri. Certified Mediator; arbitrator roster for International Centre for Dispute Resolution, Korean Commercial Arbitration Board, USA Track & Filed; domain name panelist, World Intellectual Property Organization.

Ms Cinthia Lévy (1967)

Mediator (Belgium) Fr/Eng
Lausanne / Switzerland

Lawyer and certified Mediator. Lecturer on conflict resolution and mediation at the University of Lausanne since 2010 and at the University of Geneva since 2012. President of the Mediation Commission of the Bar Association (Vaud). Vice President of the Swiss Chamber of Commercial Mediation (Section Vaud). Member of the Ethics Cantonal Commission on Scientific Research involving human beings (CER - Vaud).

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Mr Anthony Lo Surdo SC (1964)

Barrister, Arbitrator, Mediator (Australia) Eng
Sydney / Australia

LLM; LLB; BA (Sydney), Senior Counsel (SC/KC) (Barrister) | Arbitrator | Mediator; Member Appeals Committee, Football Australia (FA) (2008- ); Deputy Chair, FA Dispute Resolution Chamber (2022- ); Chair, Football NSW Appeals Tribunal (2011- ); National Sports Tribunal, Australia (2020- ); Acting Racing Appeals Tribunal (NSW) (2019- ); Member, Appeals Board AFL NSW/ACT (2012- ); Co-Chair, FA Disciplinary and Ethics Committee (2008- ); Member of the CAS ad hoc Divisions at the Asian Games, Hangzhou, China (2023); the Commonwealth Games, Gold Coast, Australia (2018).

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Me Massimo Lotti (1951)

Avocat (Italy) Fr/It
Rome / Italy

Avocat. 1982 – 1986: Membre du Conseil d'administration et Conseiller juridique de la société sportif par actions S.S. Lazio SpA; 1990-2016: Membre de la Commission disciplinaire nationale de la Fédération Italienne de Football (FIGC); 1990-2000: Membre de la Cour d'Appel fédérale de la Fédération Italienne de Natation (FIN); 2006-2009: Membre de la Commission fédérale de Jugement de la Fédération Italienne de Rugby (FIR) et, (2008-2009), Procureur fédéral en chef de la fédération citée. 2008-2012: Président de nombreux conseils d'arbitrage investis de la décision de jugements sportifs dans le contexte de la Fédération Italienne de Natation (FIN); 2013-2016: Membre de la Cour fédérale de la Fédération Italienne de Natation (FIN).

Mr Emanuel Macedo de Medeiros (1969)

Lawyer (Portugal) Eng/Por/Fr/Sp/It
Caxias / Portugal

Masters in Sports Management; Masters in Professional Sports Law; CEO of International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS) Europe and Latin America; ICSS Advisory Board Member (2013-2014); Member of EU Expert Group on Good Governance in Sport; Lawyer since 1993; Legal Director Boa Vista Football Club (1993-2000); Secretary General Portuguese Professional Football League (2000-2006); Founder & CEO of European Professional Football Leagues (2005-2014); CEO World League Association (2012-2013); Founder and Leader of employers' delegation in the European Social Dialogue (2008-2013); Guest Professor of several masters in sports law and sports management; Member of FIFA Club Football Committee (2011-2013); Member of several FIFA Working Groups: players' transfers, agents, calendars etc; Member of UEFA Professional Football Committee (2004-2007); Member of UEFA Professional Football Strategy Board/Council (2007/2013);

Mr William Marsh (1962)

Lawyer (United Kingdom) Eng
London / United Kingdom

Full-time professional international mediator. Advisor on mediation and conflict issues.

Me Paul Mauriac (1943)

Avocat (France) Fr
Paris / France

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.

Prof. Dr. Mordehai Mironi (1945)

Professor of law (Israel) Eng
Tel Aviv / Israel

Professor of law at Haifa University, Faculty of Law (mediation, arbitration, ADR, negotiation, labor and employment law); guest professor at MA programs in sports law and sport management.

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Mr Corrado Mora (1979)

Mediator (Italy) Eng/Sp/It
Verona / Italy

Master Degree in Sports Law and Dispute Resolution – FIGC, Centro Sportivo Educativo Nazionale; LL.M. in Alternative Dispute Resolution Procedures, Università degli Studi di Siena; LL.M. in Jurisprudence, Università degli Studi di Trento; International Mediator and Dispute Resolution Practitioner; International Mediation, Negotiation and Conflict Management Skills Trainer; Visiting Professor, Lecturer and Speaker.

Ms Konstantina Morou (1974)

Attorney-at-law (Greece) Eng
Athens / Greece

Accredited mediator by the Greek Ministry of Justice; Formerly Legal Counsel at AEK Athens FC; Partner at Symphonia Globe Alternative Dispute Resolution Business Advisory; Member of the Ethics Committee of the Hellenic Olympic Committee (HOC) (2017- ).

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Dr Hans Nater (1943)

Avocat (Switzerland) Fr/Eng/Deu/It
Zürich / Switzerland

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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Mr Christopher Newmark (1964)

Mediator & Arbitrator (United Kingdom) Eng
London / United Kingdom

Solicitor, England & Wales. Partner, Spencer Underhill Newmark LLP, specialising in arbitration and ADR. Chairman of ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR 2014-2017. Mediator and arbitrator panelist for Sport Resolutions UK.

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Me Denis Oswald (1947)

Avocat, Professeur (Switzerland) Fr/Eng/Deu
Colombier / Switzerland

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.

Mr Pena Poladov (1986)

(Turkmenistan) Eng/Ru
Ashgabat / Turkmenistan

Head of International Relations Department of the Football Federation of Turkmenistan (FFT) (2022- ); Former Chief Specialist and Head of Division at the International Operations Department of the Central Bank of Turkmenistan (2015-2022).

Professor Robert Rhodes KC (1945)

Barrister (United Kingdom) Eng
London / United Kingdom

King's Counsel. Barrister. Chairman of disciplinary tribunals for over 20 years. Judge for over 30 years. Adjunct Professor of the Academy of International Dispute Resolution & Professional Negotiation. Adjunct Professor at the IDRRMI, Hong Kong.

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Mr Francesco Ricci Bitti (1945)

(Italy) Eng/It
London / United Kingdom

Senior Executive and Board Member in leading multinational information and communication technology companies for past 30 years. President of the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF) since 2013. Member of the IOC Coordination Commission for the Olympic Games in Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024, as well as Member of the WADA Executive Committee and WADA Foundation Board. IOC Member and Executive Board Member of CONI, the National Olympic Committee of Italy (2006-2012). Honorary Life President of the International Tennis Federation (ITF). Former President of ITF from 1999 to 2015. Chairman of the ITF Olympic Committee and Honorary Life President of Tennis Europe.

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Ms Carol L. Roberts (1957)

Arbitrator (Canada) Eng
Vancouver / Canada

Lawyer, chartered arbitrator and mediator covering a variety of areas including sports, employment, human rights and personal injury. Member of the British Columbia International Commercial Arbitrator Centre’s domestic and international arbitration and mediation panels. Member of the Sport Dispute Resolution Centre of Canada. Member of the anti-doping arbitration panels for the Ultimate Fighting Championships and the World Triathlon Corporation. Member of the CAS ad hoc Division for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games and the 2018 Pyeonchang Games. Ms. Roberts was a figure skating judge for over 30 years with Skate Canada, and is a member of the International Floorball Federation’s Ethics Commission.

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Mr Francisco Rubio (1962)

Lawyer (Spain) Sp/Por
Badajoz / Spain

Doctorate in Law, Masters in Sports law; Admitted to the bar of Badajoz; University Professor at the University of Extremadura; Academic director of the FIFA Executive Program in Sports Management at the International Center for Sports Studies (CIES), Spain; Co-founder and member of the Board of Directors of the Spanish Institute of Sports Mediation and Pacification (IEMEDEP); Former magistrate of the Court of Badajoz (1987-2010); Former member of the jurisdictional conciliation committee of the Spanish Football Federation (2007-2012); Former member of the Appeals Committee of the Spanish Football Federation (2009-2010); Former President of the Competition Committee of the Spanish Football Federation (2012-2018); Former Competition Judge at the Spanish Football Federation (2012-2018).

Mr John Ruger (1949)

Mediator (United States of America) Eng
Torrance, CA / United States of America

Senior Director of Beach Operations for USA Volleyball; Served 12 years on the US Olympic Committee Board of Directors; Served 5 years on the US Olympic Committee Executive Committee; Member of the USA Biathlon Board of Directors; US Olympic Committee Athletes' Ombudsman; Diploma for "mediating the litigated dispute", Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine University of Law; Diploma for "The Mediation process", CDR Associates, Boulder, USA; Memos IV, Executive Masters in Management of Sports Organizations; Member of the USA Olympic team (biathlon), 1980, 3x World Championship team member, 1981-1983, biathlon.

Ms Birgit Sambeth (1962)

Mediator (Switzerland) Fr/Eng/Deu
Geneva / Switzerland

Certified and accredited mediator; Attorney-at-law, partner and Head of Dispute Prevention and Resolution team at Altenburger Ltd legal & tax; external mediator for the WTO (2016-present); President of the Swiss Bar Association (2021-); Visiting professor teaching Commercial Mediation and Mediation Advocacy; President of the Swiss Committee of Union Internationale des Avocats (UIA); Vice Chair of the Mediation Committee of the ABA International Section; Founding member of the ADR Committee of the Geneva Bar; Former Vice Chair of the IBA Mediation Committee and National representative for Switzerland.

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Ms Natalia Simeone (1974)

Lawyer & Mediator (Argentina / Italy) Sp/Eng/It
Madrid / Spain

Master in Finance and Control Management; Lawyer and Mediator at Simeone Law Firm providing legal advice, mediation, contract drafting, finance advice; Former President of the Ethics Committee of CONMEBOL.

Dr Sylvia Skratek (1950)

Mediator (Canada / USA) Eng
Delta, B.C., Canada & Seattle, USA / Canada

Ph.D. Conflict Resolution, University of Michigan; arbitrator and mediator in the United States and Canada; Vice-President of Mediation Research & Education Project, Inc.; adjunct professor at several Washington state universities.

Mr Allan Stitt (1961)

Arbitrator (Canada) Eng
North York / Canada

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).

Ms Christine Stridsberg (1990)

Judge (Sweden) Eng
Stockholm / Sweden

LLM; UEFA Football Law Programme; Judge referee at the Swedish Supreme Court (2023- ); Secretary to Swedish Supreme Sports Tribunal (2017- ); Former Legal Counsel at the Swedish Football Association (2020-2023).

Dr Martin Svatos (1985)

Mediator (Czech Republic) Eng/Fr/Deu
Praha / Czech Republic

Head of the ADR Centre at the Charles University School of Law; Lecturer; Mediator; Arbitrator and Legal Advisor to the Football Association of the Czech Republic.

Mr Andrés Tamayo (1981)

Lawyer (Colombia) Sp/Eng/It
Bogotá / Colombia

LLM International Sports Law; FIFA Executive Programme in Sports Arbitration; Secretary General of the Colombia Football Federation (2020- ); Integrity & Compliance Officer at the Colombia Football Federation (2017- ); Former Legal Director at the Colombia Football Federation (2013-2020); Former Legal Advisor to the Colombian Professional Football League (Dimayor) (2012-2013).

Dr Christopher To (1967)

Barrister-at-law (United Kingdom / Hong Kong, China) Eng/Chi
Hong Kong / Hong Kong, China

Mediator, Barrister at Law and Adjunct Professor at the City University of Hong Kong and the University of Hong Kong.

Mr Stephen Townley (1952)

Solicitor (United Kingdom) Eng
London / United Kingdom

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.

Prof. Dr Thomas Wallentin (1957)

Lawyer (Austria) Deu/Eng
Vienna / Austria

Juris Dr.; Masters in social and economic sciences; Admitted to the Bar in Vienna. Senior Partner and Founder of Thomas Wallentin attorney-at-law; former member of the Board of Directors of the Austrian national sailing association.

Mr William Wood (1955)

Attorney-at-law (United Kingdom) Eng
London / United Kingdom

Q.C.; full-time commercial mediator and arbitrator; vice-chair of the Civil Mediation Council of England and Wales; barrister (1980-2005) as member of Brick Court Chambers.