Mr Salman Al-Ansari (1981)
Lawyer (Qatar)
Eng/Ar
Vice-President of the Foundation of Qatar Sports Arbitration (2016- ); Qatar Player's Association (2015- ); Al-Ansari & Associates (2007- ); Qatar University College of Law (2008- ); Member of the Appeal Committee of the Asian Football Confederation. |
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Mr James Bridgeman (1952)
Barrister (Ireland)
Eng
Senior Counsel (SC) in Ireland; Barrister at law England & Wales, also called to the Bar of Northern Ireland; Practicing Barrister at the Law Library, Dublin and 4-5 Gray's Inn Square, London; President of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (2018). |
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Mr Gabriel Feldman (1973)
Professor (United States of America)
Eng
JD/MA, Duke University School of Law; Director, Sports law Program at the Tulane University School of Law (2005- ); Associate Provost for the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Compliance; Co-Director and Co-Founder, Tulane Center for Sport, Tulane University (2010- ); AAA Labor Arbitrator; New ERA Arbitrator for USOPC’ Member of the Board of Directors of the Sports Lawyers Association; Director, Special Olympics New Orleans; Member of the Drug Testing Appeals Committee, NCAA. |
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Mr Markus Manninen (1977)
Attorney-at-law (Finland)
Eng
Attorney-at-law, L.L. Lic., M.Sc. (Econ.); Partner, Dispute Resolution, Hannes Snellman Attorneys Ltd, Helsinki, Finland; Chairman of the Regulation and Disciplinary Unit of the Finnish Basketball Association; Former Chairman of the Disciplinary Committee of the Football Association of Finland (2017-2022); Former member of the UFC and IRONMAN Arbitration Panels (2016-2021); Former member of the IBU Anti-Doping Hearing Panel (2014-2019); Former Chairman of the Finnish Center for Integrity in Sports FINCIS' Anti-Doping Supervisory Board (2015-2020); Former Vice Chairman of the Disciplinary Board of the Finnish Bar Association (2014-2018); Member of the CAS Anti-Doping Division at the Winter Olympic Games in PyeongChang (2018) and at the Summer Olympic Games in Paris (2024). |
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Mr Charles Manzoni (1963)
Barrister (United Kingdom)
Eng
Advocate and Arbitrator in Commercial Law specialising in international Disputes (1988- ); Qualified in Hong Kong and London and appointed Queens Counsel in 2009 and Hong Kong in 2011; High Court Judge in Hong Kong; Vice President of Hong Kong Sailing Federation; Member of Constitutional Committee of World Sailing; Chairman of World Sailing Judicial Board. |
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Mr José Manuel Maza (1985)
Attorney-at-law (Spain)
Sp/Eng
LLM International Legal Studies, with certificate in Dispute Resolution and International Arbitration, Georgetown University; Admitted to the Madrid Bar; Head of Department at the Legal Services office of Real Madrid Football Club. |
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Mr Manfred Peter Nan (1960)
Attorney-at-law (Netherlands)
Eng
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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Judge Chedli Rahmani (1968)
(Tunisia)
Fr/Eng/Ar
Vice Chairman of the Court of First Instance of Ariana (Tunisia); President of the tax chamber; Formerly member of Civil and Commercial Chamber in several governorates of Tunisia; Member of the Criminal Chamber; Social Security Judge; Family Court Judge; Arbitrator with Tunisian Court of Arbitration for 5 years; Former President of the Disciplinary Committee of the Tunisian Chess Federation; Member of the Legal Committee and Competitions Committee of the Chess Arab Union; President of the Tunisian Chess Federation; Former international chess player with the Tunisian team. |
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Mr Romano F. Subiotto KC (1961)
Attorney-at-law (United Kingdom)
Fr/Eng/Deu/Sp/It
Senior Counsel, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP; Solicitor-Advocate (England and Wales). |
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Mr Paul A.J. Supramaniam (1957)
Attorney-at-law (Singapore)
Eng
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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Dr. Herman Verbist (1959)
Attorney-at-law (Belgium)
Eng/Fr/Deu
Doctorate in Law at the University of Ghent; Attorney-at-law in Ghent and Brussels; Lecturer at Europa-Institut of Saarland University, International Law School, Saarbrücken, Germany (2020- ); Accredited mediator, Belgian Federal Mediation Commission (2008- ); Former Chairman of the arbitrators of the Belgian Court of Arbitration for Sports, Brussels (BAS-CBAS)(2016-2020); Former Visiting Professor at University of Ghent (International Commercial Arbitration) (1996-2013); Former Counsel at the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) in Paris (1988-1996). |