Mr Daan de Jong (1986)

Lawyer (Netherlands) Eng
Utrecht / Netherlands

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).

Mr Frans De Weger (1978)

Attorney-at-law (Netherlands) Eng
Zeist / Netherlands

Partner/Attorney-at-law BMDW Advocaten; CAS Arbitrator since 2015, appointed on the proposal of the European Club Association (ECA); Chairman of the FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber (DRC) of the Football Tribunal (1 October 2021 until 1 October 2025).

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Mr Hendrik Willem Kesler (1949)

Attorney-at-law (Netherlands) Eng/Deu
Zeist / Netherlands

Attorney-at-law; Currently working as Legal Advisor/Business Consultant; Former Partner with the lawfirm JPR lawyers in Enschede until 2000; Former CEO and Chairman of the professional section of the Royal Netherlands Football Association (KNVB) (1995-2010); Former Board Member of FC Twente Enschede (Secretary, Treasurer and Vice-Chairman) (1982-1994); 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); Appointed on behalf of Dutch government as Member of the Board of the Gambling Authority - responsible for the fight against matchfixing (2012-2019).

Mr Manfred Peter Nan (1960)

Attorney-at-law (Netherlands) Eng
Amsterdam / Netherlands

Lawyer; Partner at Nan & Koolaard Arbitration (2023- ); Deputy Judge District Court of Overijssel (2016- ); Member of the Disciplinary Committee Professional Football of the Royal Netherlands Football Association (KNVB); Member of "Rex Sport Asociación de Asesores del Deporte"; Lecturer at the Online Masters Program International Sport Law, in corroboration with REX Sport Academy, at Swiss School of Business and Management (Geneva, Switzerland); Former lecturer at the Online Masters Program International Sports law at the REX Sport Academy and CEU Universidad Cardenal Herrera, Valencia, Spain; Former Chairman of the Disciplinary Committee in Doping cases of the Royal Netherlands Football Association (KNVB 2011 – 1 July 2019); Former member of the Appeal Committee in Disciplinary Cases Professional Football of the Royal Netherlands Football Association (KNVB; 2003 – 2015); Former Arbitrator of the Arbitration Committee of the Royal Netherlands Football Association (KNVB; 1987 - 2011); Former Member of the Dutch Football Players’ Committee (CSR; 1985 - 1986); Former Arbitrator of the Arbitration Tribunal of the Dutch Olympic Committee/Dutch Sport Federation (1990 – 1994); Former professional football player.

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Mr Rob Simons (1985)

Attorney-at-law (Netherlands) Eng
Rotterdam / Netherlands

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.

Mr Christian Visser (1978)

Lawyer (Netherlands) Eng
Amsterdam / Netherlands

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.