Dr. Leonardo Andreotti Paulo de Oliveira (1984)

Attorney-at-law (Italy / Brazil) Por/Eng/Sp/It
São Paulo / Brazil

Masters in Sports Law, Lleida, Spain; Phd candidate (Labor Law), Sapienza Università degli Studi di Roma I, Italy; with a joint Phd at Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Brazil; Attorney-at-law at Andreotti Advogados; Arbitrator at Centro Brasileiro de Mediação e Arbitragem (CBMA); Member of the National Dispute Resolution Chamber of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) (2022- ); Former President of the Disciplinary Courts of the following national associations: Brazilian Taekwondo Confederation (CBTKD) (2022-2023), Brazilian Basketball National League (NBB) (2021-2023), Brazilian Volleyball Confederation (CBV) (2018-2020) and Brazilian Badminton Confederation (CBBd (2014-2018).

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Mr Juan Pablo Arriagada Aljaro (1971)

Attorney-at-law (Chile) Eng/Sp
Santiago / Chile

Attorney-at-law at Santiago, Chile; LLM Commercial and Labor Law; Founder and main partner of the law firm "Arriagada & Co. Lawyers", Santiago, Chile; Former 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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Dr Parand Azizi (1971)

Attorney-at-law (Iran) Eng
Tehran / Iran

Juris doctor; Legal Advisor, NOC Iran (2014- ); Legal Expert, Iran Ministry of Sport & Youth; Former Legal Advisor, Iran Equestrian & Volleyball Federations (2005-2007); Former member, Iran Equestrian Federation Doping Committee (2004-2007).

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Mr H. Pat Barriscale (1958)

Barrister (Ireland) Eng
Limerick / Ireland

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- ); Represented players/clubs at disciplinary/misconduct hearings (2008-2011); Former Legal Advisor Irish Greyhound Board (2002-2011).

Mr Patrice M. Brunet (1969)

Attorney-at-law (Canada) Fr/Eng
Montréal / Canada

Attorney-at-law; Arbitrator with the Sport Dispute Resolution Centre of Canada (SDRCC) (1995- ); Lawyer/Ombudsperson for Canada at Olympic Games (1996, 2002, 2006); Session Member Canadian Olympic Committee; Former Legal Adviser to the ITU; Past President/Vice-President of national and provincial sports organizations.

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Ms Andrea Carska-Sheppard (1965)

Lawyer (Slovakia / Canada) Eng
Raleigh / United States of America

Licensed lawyer in four jurisdictions; Both common law and civil law trained and graduate of Center of Diplomatic and Strategic Studies; Experience includes General Counsel for global company operating in 200 countries (as of 2013), research assistant in sport law at Harvard Law School (2004-2006); Member of several arbitration courts, executive boards and associations including IOC’s Working Group on the Prevention of Harassment and Abuse in Sports; Areas of law: complex contractual disputes (including multi-jurisdictional), doping violations, any form of harassment, unethical behavior (corruption) offense, libel and slander, confidentiality, data protection, protection of private health information, personality rights etc.; Licensed by Law Society of Upper Canada in the Province of Ontario (2004), New York State Bar (2005), as a Solicitor of the Law Society of England and Wales (2006) and in the Czech Republic as a Registered European Lawyer (2008); Arbitrator for the ad hoc Division of the Court of Arbitration for Sport, Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games.

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Mr Paul David KC (1956)

Barrister (United Kingdom) Eng/Fr
Auckland / New Zealand

Barrister in New Zealand, England and Wales; Senior Counsel; Chair of various sports disciplinary tribunals; Former Independent Counsel to Drug Free Sport New Zealand (2002–2019); Also represented athletes in anti-doping proceedings; Author of A Guide to the World Anti-Doping Code (Cambridge University Press).

Dr Roberto De Palma Barracco (1989)

Lawyer (Brazil / Italy) Por/Eng/Sp/It
São Paulo / Brazil

Attorney; Ph.D. (Dispute Resolution), University of São Paulo School of Law (2020-2024); M.Sc. (Dispute Resolution), University of São Paulo School of Law (2015-2018); LL.M. (Dispute Resolution), University of Oregon School of Law (2016-2017); Legal Researcher, FIFA (2024- ); Ethics advisor, Brazilian Bar Association São Paulo Chapter Disciplinary & Ethics Tribunal (2024- ); Former Mediator, FIFA Football Tribunal (2022-2024); Former Member, FIVB Appeals Panel (2021-2024 ); 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 (2018-2022); Former Member, CPB Disciplinary Tribunal Appeals Chamber (2018-2022), Former Member & Head of Research, Brazilian National Dispute Resolution Chamber (CBF NDRC) (2018-2024).

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Mr Patrick Grandjean (1969)

Attorney-at-law (Switzerland) Eng/Fr
Lausanne / Switzerland

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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Me Patrick Lafranchi (1964)

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

Attorney-at-law; Founding Partner lafranchi meyer Attorneys, Bern; Board Member of the Association Suisse de Droit du Sport (ASDS); Member of the Sports Law Committee of the Swiss Bar Association (SAV/FSA); Member of the CAS ad hoc Division at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games; Member of the Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA); Former Member of the Appeal Court Transfers Swiss Ice Hockey Federation (SIHF).

Mr Kepa Larumbe (1979)

Attorney-at-law (Spain) Sp/Eng
Madrid / Spain

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).

Me Paul Mauriac (1943)

Avocat (France) Fr
Paris / France

Avocat; Médiateur; 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 luttes contre le dopage national et international dans le domaine du cyclisme et du rugby; Ancien joueur de rugby de haut niveau.

Dr Peter Pakay (1977)

Attorney-at-law (Hungary) Eng/Deu
Budapest / Hungary

Attorney-at-law at Pákay Law Office; Arbitrator at the Hungarian Olympic Committee; Advisor and Co-owner of "The Path Sports Management"; Vice President of the Hungarian 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.

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Mr Giulio Palermo (1982)

Attorney-at-law (Italy) Fr/Eng/Sp/It
Geneva / Switzerland

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
Singapore / Singapore

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
Turku / Finland

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
Katowice / Poland

Attorney-at-law; Partner in Law Firm VESTER in Katowice; Chairman FIBA Appeals Panel (2019- ); President of the Ice Hockey Arbitral Tribunal in Poland; Founder of the Basketball Arbitral Tribunal in Poland; Former President of the Polish Basketball Federation (2000-2006); Former Member of the Board of the International Basketball Federation FIBA, Europe, Munich (2001-2010); Former President and CEO in Gornik Zabrze SA (football) (2015-2016); Former Arbitrator in Arbitral Tribunal for Sport by Polish Olympic Committee.

Prof. Kent Pantry (1948)

Professor of law (Jamaica) Eng
Kingston / Jamaica

Professor of law, University of Technology, Jamaica; Tutor at Norman Manly Law School, Jamaica; Attorney in private practice; Former Director of Public Prosecutions, Jamaica; Former Chairman of Jamaica Independent Anti-Doping Tribunal; Former Chairman of Jamaica Racing Commission First Instance Tribunal relating to horses; Consulted by the government of Jamaica on amendments to anti-doping laws.

Mr Jinwon Park (1946)

Attorney-at-law (Korea) Eng
Seoul / Korea

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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Dr Paschalis Paschalidis (1984)

Attorney-at-law (Luxembourg / Greece) Eng/Fr
Luxembourg / Luxembourg

DPhil in Law, University of Oxford; Bar Admission (Greece, Luxembourg); Counsel in Dispute Resolution, Arendt & Medernach, Luxembourg; Active in international arbitration, including sports industry (2009- ); Former Référendaire to the First Advocate General Melchior Wathelet, Court of Justice of the European Union (2012-2018).

Mr Benoît Pasquier (1978)

Attorney-at-law (Switzerland) Fr/Eng/Deu
Zurich / Switzerland

LL.M. in International Sports Law at the Instituto Superior de Derecho y Economia (ISDE), Madrid, Spain (2010); Partner at Charles Russell Speechlys (2022- ); Member of the UCI Licence Commission (2021- ); Member of the Swiss Sports Law Association and Member of the Editorial board of “Football Legal”; 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).

Prof Jan Paulsson (1949)

Avocat (France / Sweden) Fr/Eng/Sp
Manama / Bahrain

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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Prof. Pascal Pichonnaz (1967)

Professor of law & Arbitrator (Switzerland) Fr/Eng/Deu
Fribourg / Switzerland

PhD (University of Fribourg, Switzerland); LLM (Berkeley, USA); Full Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Fribourg, Switzerland; International Commercial Arbitrator; President of the European Law Institute (ELI); Former President of the Federal Commission for Consumer Affairs; President of the Swiss Lawyers Association; Former member of the Judicial Committee for Swiss Basketball.

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Mr Paul Pretorius (1949)

Advocate (South Africa) Eng
Johannesburg / South Africa

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.

The Hon. Patrick Smith (1949)

Judge (Canada) Eng
Pass Lake, ON / Canada

J.D. University of Western Ontario; Canadian federally-appointed Judge of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (2001-2019); Canadian federally-appointed Judge of the Territory of Nunavut (2010- ); Vice President of the International Ski Federation (FIS) (2018- ); FIS Council Member (2001- ); Chair of the FIS Anti-Doping panel since its inception; Former Chair of the FIS Legal Advisory Group and Member of the FIS Legal Committee; Former member of the Canadian freestyle ski association appeal tribunal.

Mr Patrick Stewart (1972)

Solicitor (United Kingdom) Eng
Manchester / United Kingdom

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).

Mr Paul A.J. Supramaniam (1957)

Attorney-at-law (Singapore) Eng
Singapore / Singapore

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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