ICAS Members

Mrs Tjasa Andrée-Prosenc (Slovenia)

Ljubljana, Slovenia

Master of law; Attorney at law; President of the Slovene Skating Union; Member of the Executive Board of Slovene National Olympic Committee (NOC); Council Member of the International Skating Union (ISU); Member of the IBU Legal Committee; ISU Referee for championships and Winter Olympic Games; Arbitrator with the International Biathlon Union (IBU).

Mr Patrick Baumann (Switzerland)

Geneva, Switzerland

MBA, University of Chicago, Graduate School of Business, USA (2001). MEMOS, Master in Sport Administration Management, IOC and University of Lyon, France (1996). Law degree, University of Lausanne, Switzerland (1990). Secretary General of FIBA (2003 - ). Deputy Secretary General of FIBA (1995-2002). Lawyer at FIBA (1994). Member of the IOC and of several IOC Commissions.

M. Ricardo Contreras Hernandez (Mexique)

Mexico D.F., Mexique

Licencié en droit; Associé du bureau juridique Hernandez y Asociados, Mexico; membre du Comité National Olympique du Mexique; Président de la Commission juridique de l'Association Internationale de Boxe Amateur (AIBA); Vice-président de l'AIBA.

S.E. le Juge Abdallah El Khani (Syrie)

Damas, Syrie

Ancien membre de la Cour Internationale de Justice à la Haye. Ancien membre de la Cour Internationale d'Arbitrage de la CCI. Ancien membre et Vice-président de la Sous Commission des NU pour la prévention de la discrimination et pour la protection des minorités (à Genève). Ancien représetant de la Syrie auprès de l'UNESCO à Paris. Ancien membre de la Cour Constitutionnelle de la Fédération de Bosnie & Herzegovine à Sarajevo. Ancien Ambassadeur dans plusieurs pays européens et asiatiques. Ancien ministre du Tourisme et Ministre des Affaires Etrangères a.i. de Syrie.

Mr Ivo Eusebio (Switzerland)

Lausanne, Switzerland

Degree in Law and Economic Science. Lawyer certification. 1985/2001 Magistrate for the Léventine district (County of Ticino). 2001/2003 Judge on the Appeal Court of the County of Ticino. Since October 2003, Federal Judge, Member of the First Court of Public Law. 1985/1990 President of HC Ambri-Piotta (Swiss National Hockey League). 1990/1995 President of the Swiss National Hockey League and Member of the Committee of the Swiss Ice Hockey Federation. 1996/2000 One man Judge for the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) - European Hockey League (EHL). 1998/2003 Member of the Legal Committee for the IIHF. 2004/... Deputy Chairman of the Disciplinary Committee for the IIHF.  

Mr Michael Hwang (Singapore)

Singapore

Barrister and Chartered Arbitrator; Senior Counsel (Singapore). Commissioner of the United Nations Compensation Commission (from 2000 to 2003). Vice Chairman of the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce. Vice-President of the International Council for Commercial Arbitration. Singapore's Non-Resident Ambassador to Switzerland. Deputy Chief Justice of the Court of the Dubai International Financial Centre.

HRH Tunku Imran (Malaysia)

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

LLB (Hons.) University of Nottingham. Barrister (Gray's Inn). Managing Director of Antah Holdings Berhad (1977-2001). Presently Group Chairman of the Petra Group. Member of the International Olympic Committee and its (IOC) Sport & Law Commission, and Sport for All Commission. Patron and former President of the World Squash Federation. Board Member of the International Cricket Council. President of the Olympic Council of Malaysia. Vice President of the Commonwealth Games Federation. Hon. Life President of the Southeast Asian Games Federation.

Mr Michael B. Lenard (United States)

Los Angeles, CA USA

Bachelor of Business Administration; Doctor of Law; Lawyer; Senior Managing Director of Paladin Realty Partners; Partner, Craton Equity Partners; former Partner in the international law firm of Latham & Watkins; former Vice-President of the United States Olympic Committee, former member of its Executive Committee and Board of Directors and former member Vice-Chairman of its Athletes' Advisory Council; former member of the Board of Directors of the Organizing Committee for the 1996 Olympic Games; member of the United States Olympic Team of Handball in the 1984 Olympic Games.­

M. Jean-Jacques Leu (Suisse)

Lausanne Suisse

Docteur en droit; ancien Juge au Tribunal fédéral suisse (Membre de la Cour de cassation de 1974 à 1979 et de la 1ère Cour civile de 1991à 2001).

Me Frans Meulemans (Belgique)

Mechelen, Belgique   

Docteur en droit; ancien avocat au Barreau de Malines; ancien Président du Département juridique de l'Union belge de football et du Comité National Olympique Belge; ancien vice-président de l'Union belge de football et du CNO belge et ancien Président de leurs départements juridiques respectifs; ancien membre de la Commission d'appel de la Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA); fondateur de la Commission belge d'arbitrage en matière de sport.

Mr Göran Petersson (Sweden)

Southhampton, UK 

Lund University (LL M); Lawyer. District Court Judge (1971-1973). Senior Partner (1976-2008); Chairman and CEO (1988-1992) at Advokatfirman Vinge. Swedish Sailing National Champion in Dinghy and Keelboat. President of the International Sailing Federation (ISAF) (2004- ); Vice-President of ISAF (1994-2004); Swedish Sailing Federation Racing Rules Committee, Chairman (1977-1985); Chairman of the Jury and Chief Umpire of the America's Cup; Evaluation Commission for the Olympic Games in 2016 (2009). IOC Member (2009).   

M. Alain Plantey (France)

Paris, France

Docteur en droit; membre de l'Académie des Sciences morales et politiques; Conseiller d'Etat; Ambassadeur de France; Président d'Honneur de la Cour Internationale d'Arbitrage de la Chambre de Commerce Internationale; ancien Président de l'Institut de France.

Mr Richard W. Pound (Canada)

Montreal, Canada

Lawyer, Chancellor McGill University. Olympic finalist at the Games of the XVII Olympiad in Rome in 1960 (swimming); gold medallist and silver medallist at the 1962 Commonwealth Games (swimming). President of the Canadian Olympic Association (1977-1982); Member of the IOC Executive Board (1983-1991, 1992-1996); Vice-President of the IOC (1987-1991, 1996-2000). President of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) (1999-2007).

Mrs Corinne Schmidhauser (Switzerland)

Bern, Switerland

Partner of Krneta/Gurtner, attorney-at-law. Head of Sportschool Feusi Bern. President Antidoping Switzerland. Member of the Legal Committee FIS. Head of the Legal Committee of Swiss Ski. Former President of the Swiss Sports Lawyer Association Association (ASDS). Winner of the World Cup overall slalom (ski alpin) - 1987. Participant in the Olympic Games in Calgary, 1988.   

Mrs Tricia C.M. Smith (Canada)

Vancouver, Canada

Deputy Manager & Partner Barnescraig & Associates since 1992; former Associate Lawyer (General Insurance Litigation specializing in sport & recreation claims); Arbitrator, Sport Dispute Resolution Centre of Canada; Executive Committee member FISA, the International Rowing Federation; Contributor to the review & revision of FISA statutes including the medical code; Research & advise regarding policy & procedures for doping testing for the British Columbia Advisory Council in Drug & Sport; Senior Vice-president COC, the Canadian Olympic Committee; Four time Olympian 1976, 1980 (boycott), 1984 and 1988, seven time World Championship Medalist & 1984 Olympic Silver Medalist, 1996 Commonwealth Games Gold Medalist.

Judge Juan R. Torruella (Puerto Rico)

Deputy President of the Ordinary Arbitration Division
San Juan, Puerto Rico

Judge, US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. Attorney in private practice of law (1960-1974). Judge, US District Court for Puerto Rico (1974-1982). Chief Judge,  US District Court for Puerto Rico (1982-1984). President, Federación Nautica de Puerto Rico (PR Sailing Federation). Member, Puerto Rico Olympic Committee (1963-1996). Member, Puerto Rico Olympic Yachting Team at Olympic Games: 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1984 and 1988.