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Mr Jose Luis Andrade (1980)
Attorney-at-law (Portugal)
Por/Eng/Sp
LLM Georgetown University; MBA IE Business School; General Counsel at the European Club Association (ECA); Single Judge of the FIFA Players’ Status Committee; Member of the FIFA Task Force for the reform of the transfer system; Former Counsel and Head of Mediation at the Court of Arbitration for Sport; Former attorney working in international sports arbitration for David Casserly; Former attorney at the FIFA Players’ Status and Governance Department. |
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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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Dr Marco Balmelli (1969)
Attorney-at-law (Switzerland)
Fr/Eng/Deu/It
Dr.iur. Attorney-at-law, Notary Public. Partner, Kellerhals Carrard Basel KlG (sports law including the consultation of professional international athletes, corporate law, M & A and commercial law). |
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Mr 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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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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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 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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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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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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Ms Dominique Brown-Berset (1953)
attorney (Switzerland)
Eng/Fr
Partner at Brown & Page, Switzerland |
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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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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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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 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 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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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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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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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 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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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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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 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 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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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 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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Mr Julien Fouret (1978)
Avocat (France)
Fr/Eng
LLM Comparative Law, McGill University; Admitted to the Paris bar; Partner at Eversheds Sutherland (2019- ); Former Partner at Betto Seraglini law firm; Former Counsel of the secretariat of the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce, Paris. |
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Mr Luigi Fumagalli (1959)
Prof. Attorney-at-law (Italy)
Fr/Eng/It
Professor – University of Milan. Attorney at law. Appeals Judge of Euroleague Basketball. President of the Second Division of the National Anti-Doping Tribunal of the Italian National Anti-Doping Organization at the Italian National Olympic Committee. Member of the CAS ad hoc Division at the Summer Olympic Games, Beijing 2008, and at the Winter Olympic Games, Sochi 2014. |
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Dr 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 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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Mr Patrick Grandjean (1969)
Attorney-at-law (Switzerland)
Eng/Fr
Head of department at the tax administration authority for the Canton of Vaud; Sole disciplinary judge for the EuroLeague and EuroCup Basketball competitions; Member of the World Athletics Disciplinary Tribunal; Former CAS ad hoc clerk. |
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Prof. Dr. Ulrich Haas (1964)
Professor (Germany)
Fr/Eng/Deu/It
PhD; Professor of law at the University of Zurich, Switzerland and Attorney-at-Law in Hamburg, Germany; President of the Basketball Arbitral Tribunal (2020- ); Former Chair of the advisory group on legal issues of the monitoring group of the Council of Europe Anti-Doping Convention (2002-2004) and member of the drafting team for the revision of the World Anti-Doping Code (2009, 2015, 2021). |
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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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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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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 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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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 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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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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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 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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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 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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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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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 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, Ph.D. (University of Fribourg), LL.M., M.B.A.; of Counsel at the Swiss law firm BianchiSchwald LLC; 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 the University of Lausanne (2017-2023); CAS Counsel (2008-2017); President of the Ethics and Disciplinary Commission of the International Weightlifting Federation (2020-2021); former member of the UEFA Appeals Commission, the World Athletics- and the Gymnastics Ethics Foundation Disciplinary Tribunal. |
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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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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 Daniele Moro (1968)
Attorney-at-law (Switzerland / Italy)
Eng/Fr/Deu/It
Attorney-at-law and founding partner at Moro Recthsanwälte (2010- ); Former judge (substitute member) of the criminal court of the Canton of Lucerne (2005-2010); President of the Disciplinary Commission of the Swiss Football League (SFL); President of the Court of Appeal of the Central Switzerland Football Association (IFV); Member of the Disciplinary Commission of the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG); President of the European Athletic Association (EAA) Court; Member of the Disciplinary Commission Swiss Basketball; 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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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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Dr Hans Nater (1943)
Avocat (Switzerland)
Fr/Eng/Deu/It
Docteur en droit; Master of law, Harvard Law School; avocat en létude 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 dhiver, Salt Lake City 2002, Turin 2006 et aux Jeux Olympiques dété, Athènes 2004. |
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Mr João Nogueira Da Rocha (1963)
Attorney-at-law (Portugal)
Fr/Eng/Sp/Por
Lawyer, Legal adviser of the Portuguese Players Association, Arbitrator at the Training Compensation Chamber at the Portuguese Football Federation (F.P.F.), Member of “Rex Sport Asociación de Asesores del Deporte". |
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Ms 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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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 Giulio Palermo (1982)
Attorney-at-law (Italy)
Fr/Eng/Sp
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 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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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. 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 José Juan Pintó Sala (1951)
Lawyer (Spain)
Fr/Eng/Sp/It
Lawyer. President of Bufete Pintó Ruiz, S.L. based in Barcelona. President of Pintó Ruiz & Del Valle, S.L. based in Madrid. Former President of Pannone Law Group G.E.I.E. based in Brussels. Member of the “Associazione Internazionale Giuristi di Lingua Italiana”. Member of the “International Sports Lawyers Association” (ISLA). Honorary President of the “Rex Sport Asociación de Asesores del Deporte”. Awarded with the Medal for Sports Merit by the Sport Council of Spain (Consejo Superior de Deportes del Estado Español). Independent member of the UEFA Governance and Compliance Committee. Independent member of the UEFA Compensation Committee (2017). |
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Mr Didier Poulmaire (1968)
Lawyer (France)
Fr/Eng
Lawyer specialised in sports law and entertainment; General Secretary of "Avocats en droit du sport" |
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Mr 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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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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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 Alexis Schoeb (1978)
Attorney-at-law (Switzerland)
Fr/Eng
Attorney-at-law and arbitrator; Partner at Peter & Kim based in both Sydney and Geneva (2023 - ); Member of the Arbitral Tribunal of the International Cycling Union (UCI); Member of the Disciplinary Committee of the International Cycling Union (UCI). |
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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 Stefan Geir Thorisson (1962)
Attorney-at-law (Iceland)
Eng/Fr
Attorney-at-law; Part-time lecturer Law Faculty of the University of Reykjavik in EU Law and Member of the Board of the European law Institution of the University of Reykjavik (2004- );Vice Chairman Icelandic sports club Vikingur Reykjavik (1996-2008); Vice Chairman Stoke City Football Club (2000-2008); Board Member Icelandic FA (2007-2009); Arbitrator Icelandic FA Committee dealing with disputes on the status and transfer of players (2007- ); |
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Mr 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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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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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 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 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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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 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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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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