The International Council of Arbitration for Sport (ICAS) is the administrative and financial authority that CAS operates under. It works to safeguard CAS’ independence, and the rights of Parties involved in CAS proceedings.
ICAS is composed of 22 members representing the Olympic movement, sports federations, athletes and the legal sector. Once appointed, members sign a declaration to exercise their function in a personal capacity, with total objectivity and independence. Under no circumstances can an ICAS member be involved in CAS proceedings, either as an arbitrator or a counsel.
The ICAS Board is composed of the ICAS President, the three ICAS Vice-presidents and the Presidents of the CAS Ordinary Arbitration Division and the CAS Appeals Arbitration Division. ICAS elects these Board members itself, and the ICAS President also serves as CAS President.
Responsibilities for ICAS include the appointment of CAS arbitrators, approving CAS budget and financial statements, and deciding any changes to the Code of Sports-related Arbitration. Any changes to the Code can only be approved by a majority of two-thirds during an ICAS meeting.
Mr Michael B. Lenard
Acting ICAS President
USA
Bachelor of Business Administration (Accounting; Finance); Doctor of Law; Lawyer; former Partner in the international law firm of Latham & Watkins; with respect to the United States Olympic Committee, formerly, inter alia, its Vice-President, member of its Executive Committee and Board of Directors, Chair of its Key Strategies Task Force and Joint Marketing Committee, Special Counsel to its Ethics Committee, head of its Athletes Performance Group and member and Vice-Chair of its Athletes' Advisory Council; former member of the Board of Directors of the Organizing Committee for the 1996 Olympic Games and its Audit and Ethics Committee; member of the United States Olympic Team of Handball in the 1984 Olympic Games.
Dr Elisabeth Steiner
ICAS Vice President and Deputy President of the Appeals Arbitration Division
Austria
Attorney-at-law in Vienna (Austria), Former Judge of the European Court of Human Rights (France, 2001-2015); Lectured at numerous universities world-wide on Human Rights Law, for example at Stanford University (USA), at Hong Kong university (China) or the University of Vienna (Austria). Visiting Professor at the Renmin University of Beijing and the Yantai University (China). Holding an Phd in Law (University of Vienna) and an Phd in Economics and Business (Vienna University of Economics and Business). Admitted to the Bar for Vienna, lower Austria and Burgenland.
Mr Antonio F. Arimany
ICAS Vice President
Spain
Secretary General, World Triathlon (WT) (2016-current); ITU Legal, Finance and Administration Director (2010-2015); Chair, Legal Group of ASOIF (2016-current); Specialized sport lawyer (2009-2011); Managing Director of Madrid Olympic Bid (2006-2009 & 2004-2005); Managing Director of Jaca Olympic Bid (2005-2006); Regional Manager for NOCs, Organising Committee of the Athens Olympic and Paralympic Games; President, Royal Spanish Winter Sports Federation (2001-2002) and General Secretary (1996-1997); Senior Tax Advisor & auditor, Garrigues Abogados (1997-2002); Finance & Legal Director, Royal Spanish Motoring Association (1996).
Ms Carole Malinvaud
President of the CAS Ordinary Division
France
Partner Co-head in the Arbitration practice group of Gide Loyrette Nouel; specialist in international commercial law and international arbitration; graduate of Paris II University and Harvard law School; member of the Paris and New York bar; Chair of the International Chamber of Commerce French international arbtiration commission (ICC France) (2013-present); Chair of the Comité Français de l'Arbitrage (2013-2016); Chair of the first instance disciplinary commission of the French Golf Federation; former member of French Junior National Golf Team.
Ms Corinne Schmidhauser OLY
President of the Appeals Arbitration Division
Switzerland
Attorney-at-law; President of Sportschool Feusi Bern; Former President Anti-doping Switzerland; Former member of the FIS Legal Committee (2002-2014); Former Head of the Legal Committee of Swiss Ski; Member of parliament Bern; Former CAS arbitrator; Former President of the Swiss Sports Lawyer Association (ASDS); Winner of the World Cup overall slalom (alpine skiing) 1987. Participant in the Olympic Games in Calgary, 1988.
Secretary (non member)
Mr Matthieu Reeb
CAS Director General
Lausanne, Switzerland
ICAS in pictures
M. Lenard and M. Reeb
M. Lenard Acting ICAS President
Mr John Coates, Former President (2011 - 2025)
H.E. Judge Kéba Mbaye Founding President of the CAS (1984–2007)
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M. Reeb General Director