Mr Reto Annen (1977)
Attorney-at-law and Notary (Switzerland)
Eng/Deu
Attorney-at-law and Notary; Partner at Kanzlei Kornplatz AG (2008- ); Chairman of the Justice Board of the Champions Hockey League (CHL) (2022- ); Single Judge of the Swiss Ice Hockey Federation (SIHF) (2017- ). |
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Dr Marco Balmelli (1969)
Attorney-at-law (Switzerland)
Fr/Eng/Deu/It
Doctor juris; Attorney-at-law; Notary Public; Partner at 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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Mr Michele A.R. Bernasconi (1963)
Attorney-at-law (Switzerland)
Fr/Eng/Deu/It/Sp
Attorney-at-law; Partner at Bär & Karrer AG, Rechtsanwälte; Assistant & Lecturer at Zürich University (1991-1994). LL.M. at Harvard University (1995-1996); Chair of the Committee Sports Law of the Swiss Bar Association; Former President of the ASDS, Swiss Sports Law Association; Former Chair of the Telecommunications Committee of the International Bar Association (IBA); WIPO Panelist in ICANN domain name proceedings; Co-Director of the UEFA Football Law Program; Member of the Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA); Former Chair of the Sports Law Committee of the ABA, Business Law Section; Member of the Executive Board of Swiss Tennis; Lecturer at the University of Lucerne. |
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Ms Laurence Boisson de Chazournes (1958)
Professor of Law and Arbitrator (France / Switzerland)
Fr/Eng
Advocate and Counsel before the International Court of Justice and other courts and tribunals; Member, Matrix Chambers (London); President, Council of the Center for International Dispute Settlement (CIDS), Graduate Institute of International Studies, University of Geneva; Arbitrator in commercial and investment disputes (ICC, ICSID, WIPO, WTO); Arbitrator at the CAS ad hoc Division PyeongChang 2018; Judge, Administrative Tribunal of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS). |
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Dr Markus Bösiger (1957)
Attorney-at-law (Switzerland)
Eng/Deu
Juris Doctor; Attorney-at-law; Partner at BEELEGAL Rechtsanwälte; Lecturer at University of Applied Sciences for North West Switzerland. |
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Mr Gonzalo Bossart (1974)
Attorney-at-law (Chile / Switzerland)
Sp/Eng
Partner and Co-Founder of Moya & Bossart Law Firm; Off Counsel to WMG Tax and Law; Professor of Sports Law at the University of Santo Tomás / CIES-FIFA; Member of the Disciplinary Commission and Arbitral Board of the Union cycliste international (UCI); Former Lawyer and Legal Counsel to the Players’ Status Department of FIFA (2009-2012). |
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Ms Dominique Brown-Berset (1953)
Attorney (Switzerland)
Eng/Fr
Partner at Brown & Page, Switzerland. |
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Me Olivier Carrard (1956)
Avocat (Switzerland)
Fr/Eng/Deu
Partner and Attorney-at-law at the CMS Von Erlach Poncet AG, Geneva office; Former President of the Swiss Fencing Federation (2004-2021); President of the FIE Ethics Board (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" (1996- ); Member of the CAS ad hoc Division of the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver. |
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Mr David Casserly SC (1979)
Barrister-at-law (Ireland / Switzerland)
Eng/Fr
Barrister (Senior Counsel and Member of the Inner Bar) (Bar of Ireland, Bar of England & Wales), Attorney (Bar of New York), Avocat (Bar of Vaud, Switzerland); Specialised in the areas of sports law and international arbitration; Senior Counsel at the Bar of Ireland and Sports Law Partner at Kellerhals Carrard in Lausanne, Switzerland; Accredited Mediator and Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. |
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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, Former 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 (2002-2019); Permanent Clerk of the FIA International Tribunal and International Court of Appeal (2013- ); Member of FISU Legal Commission. |
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Ms Raphaëlle Favre Schnyder (1970)
Attorney-at-law (Switzerland)
Eng/Fr
Attorney-at-law; Independent Arbitrator and Counsel; Alternate Judge of the Appellate Court of Valais/Wallis; President of the Board of the Swiss Sports Tribunal Foundation; Member of the Board of Swiss Ski; Member of the Sports Law Committee of the Swiss Bar Association; Member of the CAS Anti-Doping Division for the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022, Member of the CAS Ad-hoc Division for the Olympic Summer Games in Paris 2024. |
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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 (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 (2018- ); Chair of the Adjudicatory body of European Aquatics Integrity Unit (2024- ). |
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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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Dr András Gurovits (1960)
Attorney-at-law (Switzerland)
Eng/Deu
Dr. iur. at Zurich University; Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb); Partner with Niederer Kraft & Frey Ltd; Member of Zurich and Swiss Bar Associations; Member of the Legal Committtee of the IIHF; Vice-President of Grasshopper Football Ltd; Member of the Judicial Administration Supervisory Commission of the Swiss Ice Hockey Federation (2018- ). |
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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; Guest Lecturer and Guest Professor at different universities; Former Head of Legal Sports Projects at Red Bull (2022-2024); Various positions at FIFA (2008-2022), including Former Deputy Chief Legal & Compliance Officer (2019-2022), Former Director of Integrity & Anti-Doping (2020-2022), Former Director of Integrity & Institutional Legal (2016-2020), Former Head of Corporate Legal (2011-2016) and Former Head of Disciplinary & Governance (2010-2011). |
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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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Me Patrick Lafranchi (1964)
Avocat (Switzerland)
Fr/Eng/Deu/It
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). |
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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 (1998- ) and University of Neuchâtel (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
LL.M. and M.B.A (Europa Institute, Germany); Ph.D. (University of Fribourg); Attorney-at-Law in Lausanne, Switzerland; Member of the UEFA Club Financial Control Body (Appeals Chamber); Co-author of the Commentary on the CAS Code (with Matthieu Reeb, 2nd ed. 2025); Member of the Board of Directors of the Sports Lawyers' Association (SLA); Lecturer at the Law Faculty of Fribourg (teaching sports contracts); CAS Counsel (2008-2017); Former President of the Ethics and Disciplinary Commission of the International Weightlifting Federation (2020-2021); Former member of the UEFA Appeals Body, 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
Juris Doctor, Duke University School of Law (1999); Lead, Safe Football Support Unit, FIFA Foundation (May 2025- ); Member, World Rowing Ethics Group (2015- ); Former Director, Gymnastics Ethics Foundation (2019-2025); Former Executive Director, ASA - Swiss Arbitration Association (2012-2021); Former Secretary General and CEO, Fédération équestre internationale (FEI) (2007-2011); Former General Counsel, FEI (2005-2009); Former General Counsel, CNET Channel Services (CNET Networks, now CBS Interactive) (2000-2004); Attorney-at-law, Baker & McKenzie, New York (1998-2000) and Lenz & Staehelin, Geneva (1997); Former Programme Manager & Consultant, World Economic Forum, Geneva/Davos (1993-1999). |
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Dr Christophe Misteli (1971)
Attorney-at-law (Switzerland)
Fr/Eng/Deu
Doctor in law (PhD); LL.M. (Tübingen); Practicing lawyer, admitted at the Swiss Bar; Board Member of the Cycling Anti-Doping Foundation. |
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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 Rechtsanwälte (2010- ); ; Member of the Disciplinary Commission of the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG); Former judge (substitute member) of the criminal court of the Canton of Lucerne (2005-2010);Former President of the Disciplinary Commission of the Swiss Football League (SFL) (2010-2023); Former President of the European Athletic Association (EAA) Court (2016-2021); Former Member of the Disciplinary Commission Swiss Basketball (2016-2021); Former President of the Court of Appeal of the Central Switzerland Football Association (IFV); 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 l'étude 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 d'hiver, Salt Lake City 2002, Turin 2006 et aux Jeux Olympiques d'été, Athènes 2004. |
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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 (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 Benoît Pasquier (1978)
Attorney-at-law (Switzerland)
Fr/Eng/Deu
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). |
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Prof. Pascal Pichonnaz (1967)
Professor of law & Arbitrator (Switzerland)
Fr/Eng/Deu
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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Dr Marco Steiner (1978)
Lawyer Consultant (Switzerland)
Deu/Eng/Fr
Founder and owner of korave.ch (2019- ); Managing Director of the International Boxing Association’s Boxing Independent Integrity Unit (2023- ); Former Clerk with the Appeals Commission of the Aargau Football Association (2015-2023); Former Legal Counsel at litigating law firms (2017-2020); Former member of the Court of Arbitration of the International Canoe Federation (2009-2020); Former Deputy Director and Head Testing, Intelligence & Science at Antidoping Switzerland Foundation (2008-2017); Former Legal Counsel and Member of the Commission for the fight against doping of Swiss Olympic Association (2007-2008). |
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Dr Philipp Studhalter (1976)
Attorney-at-law (Switzerland / Liechtenstein)
Deu/Eng
Dr. iur; Owner of Fortis Law Attorneys at Law (2009- ); President of the Board of the Swiss Football League (2021- ); Member of the UEFA Club Licensing Committee (2022- ); President of the Board of the Regional Ice Centre, Lucerne (2014- ); Former Board Member of the Swiss Football League (2017-2021); Former President of the Board and CEO of Football Club Luzern (2015-2021); Former member of the Swiss national rowing team (1993-1995). |
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Mr Nicolas Ulmer (1952)
Attorney-at-law (Switzerland)
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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Me Bernhard Welten (1966)
Attorney-at-law (Switzerland)
Fr/Eng/Deu/It
Attorney-at-law at Kanzlei Welten, Bern, Switzerland; Chairman of the BIIU Managing Board; Former President of the Licencing Commission of the Swiss Football League; Former Chair of the IBA Ethics Commission; Former Member of the Disciplinary Commission of the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG); Former Member of the Anti-Doping Commission of Swiss Olympic, Former President of the Doping Sanctioning Commission of Swiss Cycling; 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; Solicitor (England and Wales); CEDR Accredited Mediator; Partner, Mentha Avocats, Geneva (2005- ); Deputy Judge, Geneva Civil Courts (2007- ); Member of the OPEC Appeals Committee (2023- ); Vice President of the OPEC Fund Administrative Tribunal (2022- ); Chair of the Sanctions Appeals Committee of the African Development Bank (2024- ); Member of the World Bank Sanctions Board (2019- ); Member of the ADR Committee of the ILA; Former Member of the ICC Arbitration Commission; Former Vice Chair of the Advisory Committee of CRCICA; Member of the CAS ad hoc Division for the Rio Olympic Games (2016). |