Mr Reto Annen (1977)

Arbitrator (Switzerland) Eng/Deu
Chur / Switzerland

Founder and Vice-President of the Swiss Association of Ice Hockey Players (SAIP); Founder and Board Member (secretary) of the World Association of Ice Hockey Players Union (WAIPU); Found and Vice-President of the "Fairsport Association" athlete agency

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Me Luc Argand (1948)

Avocat (Switzerland) Fr/Eng
Genève / Switzerland

Avocat au barreau de Genève; 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.

Dr Marco Balmelli (1969)

Attorney-at-law (Switzerland) Fr/Eng/Deu/It
Basel / Switzerland

Dr.iur. Attorney-at-law, Notary Public. Partner, Kellerhals Carrard, Basel (sports law including the consultation of professional international athletes, corporate law, M & A and commercial law).

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Me Michele A.R. Bernasconi (1963)

Avocat (Switzerland) Fr/Eng/Deu/It/Sp
Zürich / Switzerland

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.

Ms Laurence Boisson de Chazournes (1958)

Professor of Law (France / Switzerland) Fr/Eng
Geneva / Switzerland

Professor of International Law, University of Geneva. Associate Member, Institute of International Law. Member of the Board of Directors, MIDS – Geneva LL.M. in International Dispute Settlement. Expert with international organizations (inter alia, UN, ILO, WHO). Arbitrator in the areas of investment protection and international trade (ICSID, ICC, PCA, WTO). Member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA).

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Ms Dominique Brown-Berset (1953)

attorney (Switzerland) Eng/Fr
Geneva / Switzerland

Partner at Brown & Page, Switzerland

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Dr Markus Bösiger (1957)

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

Dr.iur. Attorney-at-law. Partner at BEELegal Rechtsanwälte. Lecturer at University of Applied Sciences for North West Switzerland.

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Me Olivier Carrard (1956)

Avocat (Switzerland) Fr/Eng/Deu
Genève / Switzerland

Managing Partner and Attorney at law at the Lawfirm CMS Von Erlach Poncet AG, Geneva office; President of the Swiss Fencing Federation since 2004; 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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Mr Nicolas Cottier (1972)

Attorney-at-law (Switzerland) Fr/Eng/Deu
Saint-Prex / Switzerland

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.

Ms Raphaëlle Favre Schnyder (1970)

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

Attorney-at-law. Partner at Barandun Law AG. Alternate Judge of the Appellate Court of Valais/Wallis, Sion. Member of the Committee Sports Law of the Swiss Bar Association. Member of the Extended Board of Ski Valais.

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Dr Isabelle Fellrath (1970)

Attorney-at-law (Switzerland / Italy) Eng/Fr/It/Deu
Lausanne / Switzerland

Ph.D., LLM, LLB University of Nottingham, School of Law; Counsel at Swisslegal (2019 - ); Attorney-at-law at Brown & Page SA, Geneva (2016-2018); Deputy Judge at the Swiss Federal Supreme Court (2012-2014); Member of the Arbitral Commission for Swimming Sports of the Swiss Swimming Federation.

Me Jean Gay (1946)

Avocat (Switzerland) Fr/Eng/It
Martigny / Switzerland

Avocat et notaire; Juge à la Cour dAppel Internationale de la Fédération Internationale de lAutomobile (FIA). Président de la Commission de Discipline de lASS (Auto Sport Suisse). Médiateur de la Chambre Suisse de Médiation Commerciale (CSMC) et de la Fédération Suisse de Médiation (FSM).

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 IAAF Disciplinary Tribunal; Former CAS ad hoc clerk.

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Dr András Gurovits (1960)

Attorney-at-law (Switzerland) Eng/Deu
Zürich / Switzerland

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 Bernhard Heusler (1963)

Attorney-at-law (Switzerland) Eng/Deu
Basel / Switzerland

Founding Partner of Heusler Werthmüller Heitz AG, consulting Company in the areas of business, sports and culture. Member of the Executive Board of the Swiss FA. Honorary President of FC Basel 1893 and Honorary Member of the Swiss Football League.

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Dr Mojtaba Kazazi (1950)

Lawyer (Iran / Switzerland) Eng/Fr
Geneva / Switzerland

J.D., Université de Louvain; LLM, Tehran University; Admitted to the Tehran Central Bar; Vice-President, Institut de Droit International.

Me Patrick Lafranchi (1964)

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

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.

Mr Petros C. Mavroidis (1959)

Professor of Law (Greece / Switzerland) Fr/Eng/Deu
Neuchâtel (Based at Columbia University, New York, USA, from September - December each year) / Switzerland

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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Mr Alexander McLin (1970)

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

Executive Director, ASA - Swiss Arbitration Association. Director, Gymnastics Ethics Foundation. 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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Dr Andrea Meier (1974)

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

Dr. iur. University of Zurich; LLM Harvard Law School; attorney-at-law, Partner at Wartmann & Merker; Board Member of ASA - Swiss Arbitration Association; Court member of SCAI - Swiss Chambers' Arbitration Institution.

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Dr Christophe Misteli (1971)

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

Doctor in law (PhD); Practicing lawyer, admitted at the Swiss Bar; Board Member and Secretary General of the Cycling Anti-Doping Foundation; Secretary of the Committee of the Cycling AD Funding Committee.

Mr Daniele Moro (1968)

Attorney-at-law (Switzerland / Italy) Eng/Fr/Deu/It
Luzern / Switzerland

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
Neuchatel / Switzerland

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).

Mr Pierre Muller (1969)

Former Judge (Switzerland) Fr/Eng
Lausanne / Switzerland

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
Zürich / Switzerland

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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Me Denis Oswald (1947)

Avocat, Professeur (Switzerland) Fr/Eng/Deu
Colombier / Switzerland

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.

Mr Benoît Pasquier (1978)

Attorney-at-law (Switzerland) Fr/Eng/Deu
Kuala Lumpur / Malaysia

Attorney-at-law. LLM in International Sports Law at ISDE, Madrid, Spain; General Counsel and Director of Legal Affairs at the Asian Football Confederation; Member of the editorial board of “Football Legal”; Former deputy secretary to the FIFA Disciplinary and Ethics Committees.

Prof. Pascal Pichonnaz (1967)

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

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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Me Jean-Philippe Rochat (1957)

Avocat (Switzerland) Fr/Eng/It
Lausanne / Switzerland

Attorney-at-law; Partner Kellerhals Carrard. Former Secretary General of the  Court of Arbitration for Sport (1994-1999). Founding member of the Swiss Sports Law Association. Former Vice President of the Swiss Ski Federation (2004-2016). Member of the ASA Swiss Arbitration Association. Member of the CAS ad hoc Division at the Summer Olympic Games, Sydney 2000.

Mr Alexis Schoeb (1978)

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

Attorney-at-law. Founding Partner Schoeb Attorney-at-law. Member of the Arbitral Tribunal of the International Cycling Union (UCI). Member of the Disciplinary Committee of the International Cycling Union (UCI). Vice-President of the Appeal Tribunal of Swiss Volley. Member of the Disciplinary Commission of the International Boxing Association (AIBA).

Mr Nicolas Ulmer (1952)

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

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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Dr Georg von Segesser (1944)

Attorney-at-law (Switzerland) Eng/Deu
Zürich / Switzerland

Dr.iur., Attorney-at-law, FCIArb. Independent arbitrator at von Segesser Law Offices in Zurich, Switzerland (2017- ); Formerly, founding Partner at Schellenberg Wittmer (1982-2016). Drafted and examined various sponsorship agreements for international companies related to Olympic Games and other international and national sports events.

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Me Bernhard Welten (1966)

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

Attorney at law at Kanzlei Welten, Bern, Switzerland. President of the licencing commission of the Swiss Football League. Member Disciplinary Commission of the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG). Past functions: 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
Geneva / Switzerland

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).