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Dr Sultan Fayhan Abaalala (1983)
Professor of law (Saudi Arabia)
Eng/Ar
LL.M, Indiana University, USA; Associate Professor in Law; Director of Investment Division at King Abdul Aziz University; Chairman of Private Law Department, Faculty of Law, King Abdul Aziz University; Founder Member of Arab Federation for International Arbitration, Cairo, Egypt. |
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Ms Aisha Abdallah (1975)
Solicitor (Kenya / United Kingdom)
Eng
LL.M. Master of Laws, University of London; Bar Admission (England, Wales, Kenya); Partner and Head of Regional Dispute Resolution Department in Nairobi, ALN Kenya, Anjarwalla & Khanna; Board Member, Nairobi Center for International Arbitration (2021- ); Member, Hong Kong International Arbitration Center Governing Council (2022- ); Member, LCIA Africa Users Council and African Arbitration Association. |
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Dr George Abela (1948)
Attorney-at-law (Malta)
Eng
Attorney in private practice specialising in civil, commercial, industrial and family law; President of Malta Football Association 1982-1992; Deputy Leader of the Malta Labour Party (Party Affairs) 1992-1997; Legal Advisor to Prime Minister of Malta 1996-1997; Former Director Central Bank of Malta; Former Executive Director Bank of Valletta plc; Former President of Malta 2009-2014. |
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Mr Ahmed Aboemarah (1986)
Lawyer (Saudi Arabia)
Eng/Ar
LL.M Southern Methodist University Dallas, Texas, USA; Executive Director of Legal Affairs, Saudi Council of Economic and Development Affairs (CEDA); Head of Legal Affairs, Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee (SAOC); Chairman of the Appeal Committee of the Saudi Arabia Maritime Sports Federation; Chairman of the Appeals Committee of the Saudi Arabian Swimming Federation. |
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Mr Cecil Abraham (1945)
Advocate & Solicitor (Malaysia)
Eng
LL.B. Barrister-at-law, Middle Temple (1969); Admitted as an Advocate & Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya (1970); Chartered Arbitrator; Mediator; Senior Partner at Cecil Abraham and Partners (2015- ); Former Consultant in Zul Rafique & Partners; Advocate & Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya (Barrister). |
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Ms Laura Abrahamson (1963)
Attorney-at-law (United States of America)
Eng
Juris Doctor, University of California at Los Angeles; Attorney at law; Arbitrator and Mediator with JAMS (Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services); Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators; Senior Vice President, Global Head of Litigation and Disputes, AECOM (2016 – 2020); Associate General Counsel – Litigation, Occidental Petroleum (1994-2014); Former Attorney at O'Melveny & Myers (2014-2016) and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher (1987-1994); Board Member, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, North American Branch (2020–present); Panel of Arbitrators for Hong Kong International Arbitration Center (HKIAC), London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), and California’s Public Works Contract Arbitration Program (PWCA). |
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Professor Roger Abrams (1945)
Professor of Law / Arbitrator (United States of America)
Eng
Juris Doctor; Richardson Professor of Law, Northeastern University School of Law; Labor Arbitrator; Baseball Salary Arbitrator. See CV for full details. |
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Mr Gustavo Albano Abreu (1965)
Attorney-at-law (Argentina)
Eng/Sp
Doctor in Law; President of the Antidoping National Disciplinary Tribunal of Argentina (2016- ); Director of Cátedra de Derecho del Deporte, Universidad Austral; Executive Director of LLM, Universidad Austral; Legal Advisor; Member of Tribunal de Disciplina of Ente Nacional de Alto Rendimiento Deportivo (ENARD). |
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Mr Kwadjo Adjepong (1971)
Lawyer (United Kingdom)
Eng
A qualified lawyer since 1998; Commission Chair, Judicial Panel, Premier League (Football) (2020- ); Commission Chair, Judicial Panels, the Football Association (2018- ); Chair, Eligibility Panel, UK Sport (Olympic and Paralympic Sport) (2019- ); Commission Chair, Judicial Panel, Lawn Tennis Association (2019-); Board Director, Table Tennis England (2021- ); Member, Standards, Ethics & Rules Committee, UK Athletics (2020- ); Assistant Director, Competition and Markets Authority; Former Arbitrator, Disputes Commission, English Football League; Former Chair, Board of Appeal, UK Athletics; Former Disciplinary Commission Member, International Tennis Federation & International Tennis Integrity Agency; Former Arbitrator, Sport Resolutions; Former Executive Director, Goldman Sachs International. |
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Dr Abdelkrim (Karim) Adyel (1974)
Attorney-at-law (France / Morocco)
Eng/Fr
Docteur d’Etat en droit comparé et droit international UPVD, Académie de Montpellier; Avocat à la Cour de Casablanca; Conseiller juridique de l’Union marocaine des footballeurs professionnels (UMFP); Membre de la Commission électorale de la Confédération africaine d’athlétisme (CAA). |
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Mr Pekka Aho (1981)
Attorney-at-law (Finland / Italy)
Eng/It
Master of Laws from the University of Helsinki; Master in International Sports Law ISDE Madrid; Attorney-at-law at Dottir Attorneys Ltd; Admitted to the Bar of Helsinki. |
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Mr Richard Akpokavie (1960)
Barrister at law (Ghana)
Eng
Notary public; Barrister at law; President of the Ghana Hockey Association (2014- ); Secretary General of the Ghana Olympic Committee (2011- ); Former member of the International Hockey Federation Rules Board (2010-2012); Former Chairman of the Ghana Football Association Disciplinary Committee (2005-2015); Former player for the Ghana Senior Hockey team (1977-1992). |
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Mr Abdulwahhab Al Hinai (1981)
Attorney-at-law (Oman)
Ar/Eng
MBA University of Strathclyde (2013); LLM Kings College London (2011); Lawyer in the Sultanate of Oman; Chairman of the Omani Sports Dispute Resolution and Arbitration Committee (2015- ); Member of the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) Ethics Committee; Member of the Asian Swimming Federation Ethics Committee. |
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Mr Mohammad Al Kamali (1970)
Lawyer (United Arab Emirates)
Eng/Ar
Bachelor of Law from Dubai Police Academy; Diploma in Commercial Law; Certificate in Commercial Arbitration; UAE Parliament Member; General Authority of Youth & Sports Welfare Board Member; UAE National Olympic Committee Secretary General and Executive Office Member; Vice President of UAE Equestrian Federation; Dubai Sports Council Board and Executive Office Member; Chairman of the Founding Committee of GCC Court of Arbitration for Sport; GCC Olympic Executive Board Member; Olympic Council of Asia Executive Board Member and Chairman of Culture Committee; Association of National Olympic Committees Member of Statutory Committee; Board Member of Association of National Olympic Committees; Dubai Sports Council Chairman of Professionalism and Development Committee; Dubai Sports Council Chairman of Dubai International Sports Conference; Chef de mission for London 2012 Olympic Games; UAE Professional League Member of Founding Team. |
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Mr Essa Bin Mohammed Al Sulaiti (1990)
Attorney-at-law (Qatar)
Eng/Ar
Executive Masters (LLM) in Sports Law from Qatar Olympic Academy; Attorney and Arbitrator at Essa Al Sulaiti Law Firm (2015- ); Member of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Legal Committee; Member of the Qatar Sports Arbitration Tribunal (QSAT); Former athlete - competed for Qatar in taekwondo, endurance horse riding and football. |
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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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Ms Maha Al-Mogren (1987)
Lawyer (Saudi Arabia)
Ar/Eng
LLM; Managing Partner at the Law Office of Maha Al-Mogren (2022- ); Deputy Chief of Ethics & Compliance at World Aquatics IntegrityUnit (2023- ). |
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Mr Saied Al-Zahrani (1977)
Attorney-at-law (Saudi Arabia)
Eng/Ar
Member of the Saudi Bar Association; Owner and Manager of Aman Law Firm; Head of Al-Omari Group of Legal Consultations (2007- ); Chair of the Disciplinary Committee of the Saudi Shooting Federation Disciplinary Committee; Member of the Election Committee of the Saudi Football Federation; Former Sport Arbitrator at the Saudi Sports Center (2016-2021). |
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Mr Bandar Alhamidani (1983)
Lawyer (Saudi Arabia)
Eng/Ar
LLM in international Sports Law; Former Chairman of the Disciplinary Committee of Saudi Arabian Football Federation; Member of the Legal Committee of the Arab Gulf Football Federation; Arbitrator before Saudi Sport Arbitration Center; 4th Deputy Chairman of the AFC Entry Control Body. |
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Mr José María Alonso Puig (1953)
Attorney-at-law (Spain)
Eng/Sp
Socio Director at Alonso & Díez-Hochleitner Abogados, S.L.P.; Chair of the Madrid International Arbitration Centre; Member of "Rex Sport Asociación de Asesores del Deporte". |
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Mr Ahmed Alosaymi (1987)
Lawyer (Saudi Arabia)
Eng/Ar
Masters degree in Comparative Legal Studies; Bachelor degree in law; Advisor at the Ministry of Sport of Saudi Arabia; Former Head of Integrity at the Asian Football Confederation (2018-2023); Former Senior Legal Manager at International Centre for Sport Security (2013-2017); Former Advisor to the President of Air Sport Federation of Asia (2017-2018); Former member of the Legal Committee of the Asian Football Confederation (2015-2017). |
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Sultan Mohammad Alsamel (1980)
Lawyer (Saudi Arabia)
Eng/Ar
Bachelor's degree in law; Master's degree in science; Chief Legal Officer at Saudi Credit Bureau (SIMAH) (2016- ); Certified Arbitrator at Saudi Sports Arbitration Centre (SSAC) (2017- ). |
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Mr Sultan Naser S. Alsowaidi (1987)
Lawyer & Arbitrator (Bahrain)
Eng/Ar
LLM International Commercial Law, City University; Assistant Secretary General for Legislative & Legal Affairs at the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (Riyadh) (2021- ); Director of the Department of Legislation & the Official Gazette at the Legislative & Legal Opinion Commissions LLOC (Bahrain) (2019- ); Arbitrator in the Bahrain Chamber for Dispute Resolution in Sports BCDR; in-house lawyer for the Bahrain Football Association; Member of the Marketing Committee of the Gulf Football Federation (2016- ); Member of the Board of Directors of Bahrain Football Federation (2017- ); Head of Legal Affairs Committee of Bahrain Football Federation (2017- ); Former member of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Legal Committee (2019-2023); Former member of the Legal Committee of the Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFAAC) (2019-2023); Former member of the Board of Trustees of the Sports Dispute Resolution Authority GCC (2021-2025). |
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Mr Henri C. Alvarez (1954)
Arbitrator (Canada)
Fr/Eng/Sp
Independent Arbitrator based at Vancouver Arbitration Chambers; Previously Partner at Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP; Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Law, University of British Columbia. |
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Prof. Francisco Amallo (1983)
Attorney-at-law (Argentina)
Eng/Sp
LL.M. Economic Business Law, UCA; LL.M. International Dispute Settlement, UNIGE & IHEID; Partner at Martinez de Hoz & Rueda (2018- ); Professor of International Arbitration and Private International Law at UCA; Member of the Appeals Panel of the Basketball International Federation (FIBA) (2019- ); Former member (2017-2020) and Vice-chairman (2021-2024) of the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Tribunal. |
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Mr Martín Eduardo Amorelli (1982)
Attorney-at-law (Uruguay)
Sp/Eng
Master in Sports Management and Legal Skills, ISDE Law & Business School (2020); Notary Public, University of the Republic, Uruguay (2009); Doctor in Law and Social Sciences, specialized in Sports Law, University of the Republic, Uruguay (2009); Partner, specialized in Sports Law, Legal & Notary Firm (2010- ); Legal Counsel, Professional Footballers Association of Uruguayan Football (2018- ) and Association of Soccer Players of Uruguay (2019-2022). |
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Dr Shouzhi An (1976)
Attorney-at-law (China)
Chi/Eng
Managing Partner, AnJie Broad Law Firm (Xiamen Office); Co-Chair of Maritime Silk Road Chamber of International Arbitration Promotion (MSRCIAP); Council member of China Sports Law Association; Adjunct Professor of Jimei University Navigation College. |
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The Honourable Mr Justice Winston Anderson (1960)
Judge (Jamaica / Barbados)
Eng
Judge of the Caribbean Court of Justice (2010- ); Chair of Cricket West Indies (CWI) Ethics and Disciplinary Committees (2018- ); Arbitrator on International Cricket Council (ICC) Anti-Corruption Panel (2019- ); Member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Code of Conduct Commission. |
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Mr Jose Luis Andrade (1980)
Attorney-at-law (Portugal)
Por/Eng/Sp
LLM Georgetown University; MBA IE Business School; Executive Vice President at FC Porto (2024- ); Former General Counsel at the European Club Association (ECA); Single Judge of the FIFA Players’ Status Committee; Member of the FIFA Task Force for the reform of the transfer system; Former Counsel and Head of Mediation at the Court of Arbitration for Sport; Former Attorney working in international sports arbitration for David Casserly; Former Attorney at the FIFA Players’ Status and Governance Department. |
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Dr. Leonardo Andreotti Paulo de Oliveira (1984)
Attorney-at-law (Italy / Brazil)
Por/Eng/Sp/It
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 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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Prof. Dr David Arias (1968)
Professor of law (Spain)
Sp/Eng
Ph.D. in Law: Admitted to the Madrid Bar; Professor of Procedural Law and Arbitration (1995- ); Former Partner at Herbert Smith Freehills (2019-2022). |
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Dr Rodrigo Arias Grillo (1980)
Attorney-at-law (Costa Rica / Spain)
Sp/Eng
Ph.D. in Constitutional Law and Public Law; Master in International Sports Law; Master in Public and Constitutional Law; Consultant position with FIFA as Regional Integrity Officer, Governance Services Department, Americas (2023- ); Partner at Sportia Law S.L. (2010-2013 + 2023- ); Former Senior Integrity Officer, group leader of the integrity department of FIFA (2016-2022); Former Responsible Department Legal & Integrity at La Liga, Madrid (2009-2016). |
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Mr Mauricio Arosemena (1974)
Lawyer (Ecuador)
Sp
PhD; International Master in Soccer Law; Lawyer; Partner at RoMA Law Firm; Legal Director of the Professional Soccer League of Ecuador (2018- ); Secretary General of the Professional Soccer League of Ecuador (2019- ). |
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Mr Juan Pablo Arriagada Aljaro (1971)
Attorney-at-law (Chile)
Eng/Sp
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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Mr Gil Atar (1966)
Barrister (Israel)
Eng
Barrister; Partner in Law Firm Naschitz Brandes Amir & Co.; Legal Advisor of Israeli Olympic Committee; Represents the Israeli NOC and the Israeli Football and Basketball Associations. |
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Mr Espen Auberg (1977)
Attorney-at-law (Norway)
Eng
Master of Law, University of Oslo; BA Media, University of East London; Attorney-at-law mediator, Founding Partner at SME Law; President of the Norwegian Sports law Association; Former Partner and Head of Sports Law at Nova Law; Former Legal Director of the Football Association of Norway; Former Board Member of the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise Sports. |
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Dr Parand Azizi (1971)
Attorney-at-law (Iran)
Eng
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 Haris Azmat (1984)
Attorney-at-law (Pakistan)
Eng
LLB; Senior Partner at Kilam Law (2015- ); Member of the Normalisation Committee of Pakistan Football Federation, appointed by FIFA; Legal Counsel to some sports federations in Pakistan (volleyball, cycling, athletics). |
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Mr Jahangir Baglari (1955)
Lawyer (Iran)
Eng/Ar
Attorney at law; LL.B Tehran University, LLM in Private Law; Head of Legal Department (Physical Education Organization) Sport Ministry Iran (10 years); Former Associate Member of the Law Firm 4-5 Grays Inn Square London, UK; Appeal Committee Member in AFC (Asian Football Confederation). |
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Mr Xianyue (Simon) Bai (1970)
Attorney-at-law (China)
Eng/Chi
M.Jur from University of Oxford; LLM in EU Law from Catholic University of Leuven; Council Member of China Sports Law Association; Member of the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR; Partner at Grandall Law Firm Tianjin Office; Member of the CAS Ad Hoc Division for the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022; Member of the CAS Ad Hoc Division for the 18th Asian Games Jakarta 2018. |
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Mr Steven Bainbridge (1970)
Attorney-at-law (Canada)
Eng
Partner, Co-Managing Shareholder - Head of Sports & Entertainment (Middle East) at Greenberg Traurig; Member of World Athletics Disciplinary Tribunal (2017- ); Board of Directors RCS Sports & Events DMCC. |
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Mr C. Mark Baker (1959)
Lawyer (United States of America)
Eng
Juris Doctor; Senior Partner and Global Co-Head of International Arbitration in Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP; Member of the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of the American Arbitration Association; Former LCIA Court Member; Panel arbitrator for USA Track and Field; CPR Sports Panel. |
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Mr Maciej Balazinski (1977)
Attorney-at-law (Poland)
Eng/Deu
Attorney-at-law at Maciej Balazinksi and partners attorney’s office; Secretary of the Supervisory Board of REMAK S.A.; Former Secretary of the Supervisory Board of Ekstraklasa SA (2014-2015 + 2017-2018); Former Vice President/Managing Director of Lechia Gdansk SA (2014-2017); Former member of the Sports Law Committee of the Polish Olympic Committee (2013-2016); Former Arbitrator at the National Dispute Resolution Chamber of the Polish Football Association (2011-2016); Former member of the Disciplinary Committee of the Polish Football Association and Polish Ice Hockey Federations (2004-2007/8). |
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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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Prof. Ilias Bantekas (1970)
Professor (Greece)
Eng
Professor of Transnational Law, Hamad bin Khalifa University College of Law; Adjunct Professor of International Law, Georgetown University; Senior Associate Fellow, Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (IALS), University of London; Founder and CEO of Doha High Performance Tennis Centre. |
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Ms Chiann Bao (1977)
Arbitrator (United States of America)
Eng/Chi
Arbitrator; Member of Arbitration Chambers Hong Kong/New York/London (2018-); Vice-President of the Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC); Chair, ICC Commission Task Force on ADR and Arbitration. |
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Mr Efraim Barak (1957)
Attorney-at-law (Israel)
Eng/Sp
Consultant & Professor of Sports Law, Efraim Barak Sports Law & Consultancy (2018- ); Senior Partner & Head of Sports Law Department, D. Mirkin & Co., Advocates & Notaries (1987-2017); Member of Sports Law and Sports Legislation Committee of the Israel Bar; Former General Counsel and Head of Legal Department of the Israel Football Association (2014-2017); Member of UEFA's Legal Committee (2015- ); Professor and Academic Director at the Master degree program in international Sport Law, at the Cardinal Herrera University (Madrid, Valencia & Barcelona) (2018- ) and the Instituto Superior de Derecho y Economia (ISDE) in Madrid (2006-2016); Professor of Sport Law in various universities worldwide; Member of the Board and Treasurer of the "Rex Sport Asociación de Asesores del Deporte"; Ex-Member (Judge) of the Supreme Court of the Israel Basketball Association. |
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Mr Ahmadreza Barati (1976)
Attorney-at-law (Iran)
Eng
Master in Private Law, Azad University, Iran; Global Master in International Sport Law, ISDE; Member of the AFC Reform Task Force (the Asian Football Confederation); Member of the Associations Committee of the AFC; Professional Arbitrator at the Dispute Resolution Center of the Judiciary of the Islamic Republic of Iran; Former Executive Committee Member at the I.R. Iran Football Federation; Former Deputy Chairperson of the AFC Entry Control Body (2016-2023); Former Chairperson of the Regulatory & Compliance Committee of the I.R. Iran Football Federation (2016–2021); Former Chairman of the Legal Committee of the Central Asian Football Association (CAFA) (2018-2021); Former Director of the Legal Committee of the Iran Football Clubs’ Union (2009-2022). |
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Mr H. Pat Barriscale (1958)
Barrister (Ireland)
Eng
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). |
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Prof. Stefano Bastianon (1967)
Professor (Italy)
Eng/It
PhD in European Union Law; Professor of EU Law at the University of Bergamo; Admitted to the bar of Busto Arsizio; Partner in the Bastianon-Garavaglia law firm; Judge at the Supreme Court of Sport at the Italian Olympic Committee (Collegio di garanzia dello sport del CONI). |
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Mr Scott Bearby (1965)
Lawyer (United States of America)
Eng
JD Maurer School of Law, Indiana University; General Counsel and Senior Vice President at National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA); Adjunct Sports Law Professor; Executive Committee Member of the Indiana Sports Corporation. |
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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 Giacomo Bei (1976)
Attorney-at-law (Italy)
Eng/It
Law degree, University of Florence; Lawyer and Founder of BASP Law Firm; Legal Advisor for Lega Nazionale Calcio Serie A; Legal Advisor to clubs in Serie A and B; Legal Advisor with Infront s.p.a (football/volleyball/marathon/cycling); Legal Advisor to the Ryder Cup, Italy; Legal Advisor to various sailing teams; Sailor. |
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Ms Reyes Bellver (1983)
Attorney-at-law (Spain)
Sp/Eng
LLM in Sports Law (University of Lleida, 2011); Sports Management Programme (CIES) Founder and Attorney-at-law at Bellver Sports legal boutique; External Advisor to Legal and Compliance Division of FIFA; Sports Arbitrator at the European Association of Arbitration; External Legal Advisor to the Women's Football Players Union in Spain; Founder and President of “Leadership Woman Football" platform and "Leadership Woman Football Academy”; President of the Madrid Sports Law Association; Member of the Board of FARE Network; Lecturer on Sports Law at the ISDE masters degree course in International Sports Law; Member of the Disciplinary Committee of the Royal Spanish Federation of Karate; Former Disciplinary Investigator at the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF). |
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The Hon. Justice Annabelle Claire Bennett AC SC (1950)
Judge (Australia)
Eng
BSc (Hons), PhD (biochemistry-based), LLB, D Univ (hon Causa), D Laws (hon Causa); Consultant Barrister (Senior Counsel) and Mediator/Arbitrator; Present positions include Chair, Gardior Pty Limited (The Infrastructure Fund); Board Member, Garvan Institute of Medical Research; Board Member, Community Migrant Resource Centre; Former Judge, Federal Court of Australia; Former Chancellor, Bond University; Former President, NSW Anti-Discrimination Board; Former Chair, Advisory Group of Judges, World Intellectual Property Organisation; Member of the CAS ad hoc Divisions at the Winter Olympic Games in Sochi (2014) and Beijing (2022) and Olympic Games in Rio (2016) and Tokyo (2020). |
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Mr Jeffrey G. Benz (1968)
Attorney-at-law (United States of America)
Eng
Juris Doctor; MBA; Attorney-at-law; Barrister; Former General Counsel at US Olympic Committee; Former General Counsel and Chief Operating Officer at AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour; Former Attorney at Coudert Brothers; Former Professional Boxing Promoter; Board of Directors of Sports Lawyers Association, National Sports Law Institute, and Institute of Sports Law & Ethics; Former Member Mitchell Special Bid Oversight Commission, USOC Board/Executive Committee, USOC Athletes’ Advisory Council (At large), Salt Lake Organizing Committee Board of Trustees (Alternate Trustee), US Figure Skating Board of Directors; Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and College of Commercial Arbitrators; Teaches Sports Law and Arbitration/Mediation at Pepperdine University and ISDE; Former US Figure Skating Team Member; FIFA Mediator; Member of the CAS ad hoc Division for the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022. |
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Ms Corinne Berg (1986)
Attorney (South Africa)
Eng
BA Law and LLB (University of Johannesburg); Legal Associate at Cresco Project Finance; Member of the Disciplinary Committee of the South African Premier Soccer League; Tribunal Member of the South African Institute for Drug Free Sport (SAIDS); Member of the National Horseracing Authority of Southern Africa Tribunal; Member of the World Triathlon Tribunal; Represented South Africa at World Triathlon events as an elite athlete (Olympic distance) and as an age-group athlete (Half and full Ironman distances). |
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Dr Vesna Bergant Rakočević (1970)
Judge (Slovenia)
Eng
Ph. D., Senior Higher Judge at the High Court of Ljubljana, Slovenia; Guest lecturer at the Faculty of Law, University of Ljubljana; Arbitrator with the Chamber of Commerce, Slovenia; Member of the CAS ad hoc Division for the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022. |
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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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Mr Attila Berzeviczi (1967)
Attorney-at-law (Hungary)
Eng
Chairman of the Board, Ferencvárosi TC Ltd; President, Arbitration Court of the Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry; Managing Partner, Berzeviczi Law Office. |
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Mr Genc Boga (1955)
Attorney-at-law (Albania)
Eng
Attorney-at-law; Managing Partner Boga & Associates. |
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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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Mr James Bonington (1978)
Solicitor (United Kingdom)
Eng
LLB English and German Law, Liverpool University; Legal Practice Course, Nottingham Law School; Postgraduate Certificate in Sports Law, Kings College London; Member of the Law Society of England and Wales; General Counsel at Chelsea Football Club (2014- ); Former Head of Legal - Corporate at The Football Association (2011-2014). |
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Mr Victor Bonnin Reynes (1980)
Attorney (Spain)
Eng/Fr/Sp
BA & LLM Geneva University School of Law; Law degree and Master in International Law, Esade University; Arbitrator at VBArbitration; Former International Arbitration Associate, Allen & Overy (2013-2016); Former Arbitration Associate, J&A Garrigues (2007-2013). |
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Ms Anna Bordiugova (1982)
Attorney-at-law (Ukraine)
Eng/It/Ru
PhD, Attorney-at-law, Sports Lawyer (2003- ); Lecturer on Sports Law in Ukrainian National Bar Association’s Highest School of Advocacy (2019- ); Member of the World Athletics Disciplinary Tribunal (2017- 2027); Former Member of the Legal Commission of the NOC of Ukraine (2010-2022); Former UIPM Court of Arbitration arbitrator (2017-2021); Former External Legal Adviser for NADO Ukraine (2008-2020); Former UEFA Ethics & Disciplinary Inspector (2011-2019); Former Athlete, Member of the National Athletics Team of Ukraine (1991-2005); |
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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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Mr Rui Botica Santos (1968)
Attorney-at-law (Portugal)
Eng/Sp/Por
Law degree, Lisbon University (1992); Postgraduate diploma in European Studies. Lisbon University, (1994); Master Honoris Causa by ISDE – Instituto Superior de Derecho y Economía, Madrid, Spain (2010); Lawyer, between Lisbon/Portugal and Macau/China; Partner, CRA Law Firm and Jurismac; Bar Admission (Portugal, Brazil, Timor-Leste, China). |
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Mr Stéphane Bottineau (1987)
Lawyer (France)
Fr/Eng/Ru
Master droit privé/droit pénal, Université Paris-Nanterre; Master droit du sport, Université de Aix-Marseille; Directeur juridique, Ligue de football professionel. |
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Mr André Brantjes (1960)
Arbitrator (Netherlands)
Eng
Founder and Managing Partner of Brantjes Advocaten; International practice in corporate, contract, labour and sports law; Counsel for Dutch sports associations/federations (judo, tennis, football, boxing, taekwondo etc), trade unions (football coaches), companies, the Employer's Association in sports and individual athletes in litigation, mediation and arbitration (among others before the arbitral committees of the KNVB, the Royal Dutch Football Association). |
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Mr Gursimran Brar (1987)
Lawyer (India)
Eng
Masters in International Sports Law; Sales Director at Sports Radar (2023- ); Former Chairperson Electoral Committee & Chairperson Disciplinary and Ethics Committee at the South Asian Football Federation (2022-2023); Former Member of the FIFA Football Tribunal (2021-2023); Former Director of Legal Affairs and International Relations at the All India Football Federation; Former Senior Legal Council at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) (2016-2019). |
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Prof. Dr. Stephan Breidenbach (1955)
Professor of Law (Germany)
Eng/Deu
Doctor Juris; Professor of Law, Chair for Civil Law, Civil Procedure and International Law, European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder); Professor of Mediation, University of Vienna; Business Mediator and Arbitrator in national and international cases. |
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Professor Stavros Brekoulakis (1974)
Attorney-at-law (Greece)
Eng
PhD International Arbitration and Conflict of Laws; LLM International Business Law; Professor in International Arbitration and Commercial Law, Law School of Queen Mary University of London (2005- ); Former basketball player in the Greek National League (1990-1995). |
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Mr Luis Breuer (1966)
Attorney-at-law (Paraguay)
Sp/Eng/Por
LLM, Harvard University; Managing Partner at Aguilar Castillo Love law firm in Paraguay; Former Member of the ICC Court of Arbitration (2015-2021); Former Executive Legal Director of “ITAIPU Binacional” and in charge of elaboration of sports related projects; Member of the Governing Council Paraguay Center of Arbitration and Mediation and Arbitrator of local league football disputes; Former Ambassador to ALADI and MERCOSUR. |
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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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Judge Elizabeth Brimer KC (1970)
Judge (Australia)
Eng
Judge at the County Court of Victoria (2019- ); Vice President, Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (2020- ); 20 years’ experience as a barrister and Senior Counsel; previously Code of Conduct Commissioner for Cricket Australia; Tribunal Member National Basketball League (Australia), Adjudicator Netball Australia, Chair Member Protection Tribunal and Member of Disciplinary Tribunal, Basketball Victoria; previously advised and appeared for the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority, Racing Victoria, Harness Racing Victoria and Greyhound Racing Victoria. |
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Ms Fanny-Marie Brisdet (1975)
Attorney-at-law (France)
Fr/Eng
Partner and Attorney-at-law in Amsterdam and Paris; Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National Netherlands Bar Association; Former Lawyer and Managing Director of TMF Group (financial sector); Former Legal Senior Policy Advisor on compeition and commercial law to the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs (government sector). |
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Dr Jan Brodec (1980)
Attorney-at-law (Czech Republic)
Eng
LLM University of Konstanz; Ph.D. Charles University, Prague; Managing partner of Brodec & Partners law firm; Senior lecturer at the Faculty of Law of the Charles University, Prague; Member of the panel of arbitrators of the Football Association of the Czech Republic. |
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Mr Mikal Brondmo (1978)
Barrister (Norway)
Eng
Partner at Advokatfirmaet Haavind AS, Oslo, Norway; Lecturer at the Faculty of Law, University of Oslo, Norway. |
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Ms Dominique Brown-Berset (1953)
Attorney (Switzerland)
Eng/Fr
Partner at Brown & Page, Switzerland. |
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Mr Vitor Butruce (1982)
Attorney-at-law (Brazil)
Eng/Sp/Por/It
Ph.D. in Commercial Law, University of São Paulo; Masters degree in Private Law, University of the State of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ); Partner at BMA - Barbosa Müssnich Aragão Advogados; Professor of Commercial Law at UERJ and Brazilian Institute for Capital Markets; Former President of the National Dispute Resolution Chamber of the Brazilian Football Association (2016-2022); Former Vice President for Sports Law of the Brazilian Center for Mediation and Arbitration (CBMA); Former Member of the 5th Disciplinary Commission of the Sports Justice Superior Court for Brazilian Football (STJD) (2012-2016). |
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Dr Mohammad Buzubar (1969)
Associate Professor (Kuwait)
Eng/Fr
Associate Professor in Criminal Law, Kuwait University; Legal Consultant, Arkan, Kuwait; Former Board Member of National Sport Arbitration Tribunal (NSAT), Kuwait; Former Assistant Secretary General at the Kuwait Anti-Corruption Authority; Former Minister of Justice and Minister of Islamic Affairs and State Minister for Integrity Promotion Affairs. |
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Dr Guillermo Cabanellas (1950)
Attorney-at-law (Argentina / Spain)
Fr/Eng/Sp
Master of Compoarative Law and Juridical Science Doctor, University of Illinois (USA); Partner, Cabanellas, Etchebarne & Kelly, Buenos Aires. |
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Mr Fernando J. Cabrera Garcia (1965)
Attorney-at-law (Mexico)
Eng/Sp
LL.M. General Legal Counsel TV Azteca, SAB de CV (2021- ); Member of the Legal Committee of the Iberoamerican Telecomunications Organization (OTI); Former General Legal Counsel of AT&T, Mexico; Former General Counsel of Grupo Iusacell, Professor of Sports Law and Regulations at the Universidad del Valle de México and Escuela de Estudios Universitarios Real Madrid (Mexico City); Former Executive Vice President of Mexican professional soccer team "Monarcas Morelia". Member of the Statutes and Regulations Committee of the Mexican Football Federation (2002-2004). |
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Mr David J.A. Cairns (1961)
Attorney-at-law (United Kingdom / New Zealand)
Eng/Sp
Ph.D, LLM, LLB. Arbitrator; Former Partner at B. Cremades y Asociados; Lawyer and International Arbitrator (international commercial and investment arbitration); Former Adjunct Professor, Universidad Carlos III, Madrid (2004-2011). |
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Mr Christopher L. Campbell (1954)
Attorney-at-law (United States of America)
Eng
Juris Doctor; Attorney-at-law; Executive Committee, United States Olympic Committee (USOC); Chair, Athletes Advisory Council; World champion in freestyle wrestling, 1981; World silver medalist freestyle wrestling, 1990; Olympic bronze medalist freestyle wrestling, 1992; Member of the CAS ad hoc Division at the Summer Olympic Games , Atlanta, 1996. |
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Me Andreu Camps i Povill (1961)
Avocat (Spain)
Fr/Eng/Sp
Docteur en droit sportif; Arbitre du Tribunal espagnol d'arbitrage sportif, depuis sa création en 1997; Professeur de l'INEFC (Institut Nacional d'Educacio Fisica de Catalunya) à l'Université de Lleida. |
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Mr Alfonso Canales (1987)
Lawyer (Chile)
Sp/Eng
LL.M. International Sports Law Master, University of Lleida and INEFC, Spain (2019); LL.M. Labor Law Master, University of the Andes, Chile (2019); Sports Labor Advisory Lawyer of the Union of Professional Football Players of Chile - Sifup (2017- ); Associate Professor of the Labor Relationship Course in Professional Football and Courses in the Diploma in Football Law (2021- ); Labor and Sports Advisory Lawyer (2014- ). |
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Mr Edward Canty (1975)
Solicitor (United Kingdom)
Eng
Partner, Sport – Law – Media, Centrefield LLP (2015- ); Solicitor, James Chapman & Co Sports Department (1999-2006); Former Partner, Brabners LLP Sports Department (2006-2015); Former non-executive Board Director of the Professional Footballers Association Company, PFA Enterprises Ltd (2012-2021). |
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Prof. Miguel Cardenal Carro (1968)
Professor (Spain)
Eng/Sp
Chair FINA Integrity Unit (2022- ); Director of the Sports Law Centre and Professor of Labor and Employment Law at Rey Juan Carlos University (Madrid); Former Secretary of State for Sport (2012-2016); Former President of the Spanish Anti-Doping Agency; Former ICAS member (2015-2018). |
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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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Ms Andrea Carska-Sheppard (1965)
Lawyer (Slovakia / Canada)
Eng
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 James H. Carter (1943)
Attorney-at-law (United States of America)
Eng
Independent Arbitrator, New York; Senior Counsel, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, New York; Former Partner, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP; Former Chair of the Board of the New York International Arbitration Center (2016-2019); Arbitrator for the US National Football League Management Council and the NFL Players Association to hear anti-doping disputes (2013-2015); Former Chair of the Board of the American Arbitration Association (2004-2007); Former President of the American Society of International law (2004-2006); Co-editor, International Commercial Arbitration in New York (2016, 2025); Arbitrator in international commercial and investment disputes. |
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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 Jaime Castillo (1976)
Attonrney-at-law (Mexico)
Sp/Eng/Fr
Admitted to the bar in Mexico; Partner at the Carpio, Ochoa y Associados, SC law firm; Committee member of the International Trademark Association (INTA). |
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Mr Timothy J. Castle (1949)
Barrister-at-law (New Zealand)
Eng
Barrister in private practice in New Zealand since 1973; Chair, Drug Free Sport New Zealand; First Vice-President (Board member), New Zealand Olympic Committee; Board member, New Zealand Sports Foundation; Chairman, New Zealand Prime Ministers 2000 Task Force; Member of the CAS ad hoc Division at the Commonwealth Games, Kuala Lumpur, 1998 and Manchester, 2002; Chair of an independent Review of the New Zealand Elite Rugby League Team (Kiwis) performance during the 2017 Rugby League World Cup; Governance Board Member of Drug Free Sport New Zealand and Chair of the Pacific Games Sports Tribunal. |
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Ms Namrata Chatterjee (1990)
Attorney-at-law (India)
Eng
BA, LLB, National Law University, Jodhpur; FIFA Master, International Master in Management, Law and Humanities of Sport; League Secretary at the Indian Super League; Former Legal Counsel at the Sports Legal Unit, Disciplinary & Governance at the Asian Football Confederation, and Deputy Secretary, AFC Judicial Bodies (2017-2019). |
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Prof. David N.W. Chen (1957)
Professor (China)
Eng/Chi
Doctor of Law; Professor, Director of Sports Law research Center, Fu Dan University; Partner of Shanghai Allbright Law offices; Governor of Chinese Science and Technology Law Institution; Vice-Chairman of Shanghai Bar Association; Listed arbitrator of China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC); Listed expert of the Domain Dispute Settlement Center under CIETAC; Listed arbitrator of Shanghai Arbitration Committee. |
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Mr Richard Chernick (1945)
Attorney-at-law (United States of America)
Eng
Juris Doctor, University of Southern California; Attorney-at-law; Managing Director, JAMS Arbitration Practice; Adjunct Professor, USC Gould School of Law; Arbitrator and Mediator; System Arbitrator for NHL. |
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Dr Oscar Chiri (1968)
Lawyer (Peru)
Sp/Eng
Ph.D. Physical Activity & Sport; LLM International Sport Law; MSc Finance; Bachelor of Law and Political Sciences; Lawyer & legal advisor; PhD in Sports Law in progress; Member of the FIFA Appeal Committee; Former Secretary General of the Peruvian Football Federation (2019-2022), and Legal Affairs Director (2019); Oscar Chiri Lawyers & Advisors (2003-2019); Author of an audit report on the legal situation of the Bolivian Football Federation for CONMEBOL (2019); Management of Club Cienciano del Cusco (2018); Former legal advisor to Club Universitario de Deportes (2010-2012); Former member of the Conciliation and Dispute Resolution Chamber of the Peruvian Football Federation (2004-2006). |
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Ms Maria Florencia Chírico Poses (1985)
Attorney-at-law (Uruguay)
Sp/Eng
Doctor in Law and Social Sciences, Specialist in Sports Law; Notary Public; Attorney-at-law; Director at FCP Legal and Notary Firm (2012- ); External legal consultant to the professional football players’ association “Mutual Uruguaya de Futbolistas Profesionales”; Former external legal consultant to the football players’ association “Asociacion de futbolitas del Uruguay” (2019-2022) and Soccer Players’ Movement (2017-2018). |
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Mr George Christofides (1972)
attorney-at-law, legal consultant (Greece)
Eng
Law lecturer, Frederick University (2014-); Former President of the Disciplinary Committee of the Cyprus Basketball Association (2010-2014); President of the Disciplinary Committee of the Cyprus Motor Sport Federation (2009-); Former legal advisor and consultant of the President of the Cyprus Sports Organisation (2008-2013) |
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Mr Mariano Clariá (1973)
Lawyer (Argentina)
Sp/Eng
Senior Partner at Claria & Trevisan Abogados, responsible for the Sports Law Department (2001- ); Legal Counsel of the Superliga Argentina de Futbol (2017- ); First Secretary General of the Superliga Argentina de Futbol (2016-2017); President of the Electoral Committee of the Argentine Football Association (AFA) (2017- ); Professor for sports law at the Universidad Catolica Argentina (UCA). |
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Prof. Thomas Clay (1969)
Professor of law (France)
Fr/Eng/Sp/It
Doctor of Law; Professor at the Sorbonne University, Paris, France; Lawyer admitted to the Paris Bar; Managing Partner of Clay Arbitration; Former Member of the "Appeal Commission" on French Professional Football League; Arbitrator at CNOSF (Comité National Olympique et Sportif Français). |
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Mr Massimo Coccia (1957)
Professor, Attorney-at-law (Italy)
Fr/Eng/Sp/It
J.D. cum laude, University of Rome Sapienza Law School (1981); LL.M., University of Michigan Law School (1984); Fulbright Fellow (1984); Attorney at law (1988- ), admitted to plead before Italian High Courts (1994- ); Founding Partner, Coccia De Angelis & Associati (Rome/Milan); Professor of European Competition Law at University of Rome Sapienza Law School (2019- ); Professor of International Law at Tuscia University in Viterbo (2001- ); Research Professor of International and EU Law at University of Rome Sapienza Law School (1991-); Visiting Scholar at University of Michigan Law School (1986); Vice-President of the Italian Arbitration Association (AIA); Honorary President of the Italian Chapter of the Spanish and Iberoamerican Arbitration Club (CEIA); Deputy Commissioner of the Italian FA (2006-2007); Arbitrator at the CAS Olympic Divisions of Salt Lake City 2002, Turin 2006 and London 2012. |
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Mr Maurizio Cohen (1956)
Attorney-at-law (Monaco)
Eng/Fr/It/Deu
Independent Legal Counsel in Monaco; Principal, Law Firm Interlaw Monaco; Counsel to the Italian Embassy in Monaco; Adjunct Professor, Bocconi University, Milan. |
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Mr Edward T. Colbert (1947)
Attorney-at-law (United States of America)
Eng
Attorney-at- law at Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, Washington, D.C.; General Counsel for the World Baseball and Softball Confederation; Representation of United States Olympic Committee since 1973 and a counsel of record in Supreme Court of the United States on behalf of USOC, the IOC and the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee; Representation of numerous OCOGs, including Rio 2016, and a number of US NGBs; Arbitrator for USOC Speciality Arbitration Panel (Chapter 9), and US Soccer Arbitration Panel. |
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Mr Bruce W. Collins (1948)
King's Counsel (Australia)
Eng
King's Counsel; Practicing Member New South Wales Bar Association Professional Conduct Committee; Australian Olympic Appeals Consultant; New South Wales Bar Association Advisor to the Faculty of Law, University of Wollongong; Former Chairman New South Wales Rugby League Appeals Committee (1995-1996), Former Chairman, Sydney Cricket Association (2001-2007); Australian Olympic Appeals Consultant Summer 2008 and Winter Olympics 2010. |
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Mr Cristián Conejero Roos (1976)
Lawyer (Chile / Hungary)
Sp/Eng/Fr/Por
LLB Magna Cum Laude, Universidad Catolica de Chile (1998); LLM Columbia University School of Law (2003); Postgraduate on Spanish Law for foreign lawyers, Universidad de Alcala (2008); Partner and Head of International Arbitration Practice, CUATRECASAS; Member of International Council, Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC); Member of the Board of Directors of the Chilean Rugby National Federation (2023- ); Former Member of the Board of Directors of COBS Rugby Club (Chile), Former Member of the Adjudication Panel on Economics Disputes, Chilean Football National Federation; Member of U-19 Chilean Rugby National Team (1994). |
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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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Mr Nicholas Coward (1966)
Solicitor (United Kingdom)
Eng
LLB University of Bristol; Solicitor, England & Wales (non-practicing); Consultant, Star India/Pro Kabaddi League; Chair, Sportable Technologies; Expert Partner, Portas Consulting; Chair, Regulatory Committee of the England & Wales Cricket Board; Chair, England Golf; Chair & Interim CEO, UK Athletics; General Secretary, Premier League; CEO British Horseracing; Non-Executive Director, Corporate Legal Football Association. |
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Mr Daniel Cravo Souza (1970)
Lawyer (Brazil)
Por/Eng/Sp
Senior Partner at Cravo, Pastl and Balbuena Associated Attorneys; Professor of Sports Law at ISDE Barcelona and Madrid and Austral University, Buenos Aires; Member of the Executive Committee of the International Association of Football Lawyers (AIAF); Legal Advisor to the Brazilian Confederation of Tennis. |
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Mr Bernardo Cremades (1943)
Attorney-at-law (Spain)
Fr/Eng/Deu/Sp
Senior Partner at B. Cremades y Asociados and Catedrático of Universidad de Madrid; International Arbitrator; Member of the Spanish Sports Arbitral Body: Tribunal Español del Arbitraje Deportivo; Former President of the Spanish Court of Arbitration. |
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Mr Oscar Cunto (1984)
Attorney-at-law (Venezuela / Italy)
Sp/Eng
LLM; Senior Counsel at Dentons; Principal Director at Federación Venezolana de Futbol; General Counsel at Federación Venezolana de Futbol. |
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Mr Alan D'Silva (1961)
Attorney-at-law (Canada / United Kingdom)
Eng
J.D. University of Ottawa; Admitted to the Ontario Bar; Senior Partner, Stikeman Elliott; Commercial litigation specialist. |
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Mr Carlo Dalla Vedova (1963)
Attorney-at-law (Italy / Ireland)
It/Eng
Partner at Dalla Vedova Studio Legale; President of the International RS:X Class Association Windsurfing Olympic Class (2013-2020); President of the Italian Windsurfer Class (2005-2014); Legal advisor to CONI and to the Italian Surf Federation (2017); Sailor on Laser Class & windsurfing at European and World Championship level. |
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The Honourable Pierre Dalphond (1954)
Former judge (Canada)
Eng/Fr
Attorney; Senior Counsel at Stikeman Elliott, litigation and ADR Group; Visiting professor, Faculty of Law, University of Montréal; Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (London); NAFTA roster of arbitrators; Former Senior Judge on the Quebec Court of Appeal (2002-2014); Former Quebec Superior Court Judge (1995-2001). |
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Mr Terence Dambe (1966)
Lawyer (Botswana)
Eng
LLB; Managing Partner at Minchin & Kelly; Member of DLA Piper Africa; Former Legal Advisor to the Botswana Football Association; Former Executive Committee Member of the Botswana Football Association (2000-2006); Former Member of the Confederation of African Football Legal Affairs & Players’ Status Committee (2004-2012). |
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Dr Aliaksandr Danilevich (1974)
Lawyer (Belarus)
Fr/Eng/Ru/It
Attorney-at-law, Partner at Danilevich Law Office; Associate Professor of law at the Belarusian State University, Belarus; Member of the Disciplinary Committee of Rugby Europe, Paris (2017- ); Former member of the Legal Committee of Rugby Europe (Paris, France) (2014-2016); Former President of the Belarusian Rugby Union (2012-2016); Former Deputy Chairman of the Disciplinary Committee of the NADA of Belarus (2010-2013). |
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Dr Ghada M. Darwish (1984)
Attorney-at-law (Qatar)
Ar/Eng
Founder and Managing Partner Ghada M. Darwish Karbon Law Firm (2012-present); Head of Investigations and Legal Advice Division at the National Human Rights Commission of Qatar; Regional Committee Officer for the International Bar Association Arab Regional Forum; Regional Coordinator for the International Chamber of Commerce Young Arbitration Forum; Founding Member of the Worldwide Lawyers Association; Executive Masters Degree in Sports Law Qatar Olympics Academy; LLM in Public Law Cairo University. |
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Dr Gyula Dávid (1948)
Attorney-at-law (Hungary)
Eng
Lawyer; Member of Dávid Law Firm; Chairman of 3D Hungarian Aeroclub; Former Member of the Hungarian Waterpolo Team (1969-1972). |
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Mr Miguel Angel Dávila Valdivia (1986)
Attorney-at-law & Arbitrator (Peru)
Sp/Fr/Eng
Master degree in Sport Law, Economy and Management, Université Paris I Panthéon; Bar Admission (Paris and Lima); Founding Partner at Winter – Dávila & Associés; Arbitrator and Conciliator at the Conciliation and Dispute Chamber of the Peruvian Football Federation; President of the Commission of Justice of the Peruvian Rugby Federation; Legal Counsel to sports federations; Professor and Speaker on sports law; Former Peruvian national rugby team player. |
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Mr Ricardo De Buen (1967)
Attorney-at-law (Mexico)
Eng/Sp
Attorney-at-law; Partner at De Buen law firm; Member of the Mexican Bar Association; Founding Member of the Mexican Association of Labor and Social Security Law; National Consultant for Mexico for the International Labor Organization (OIT); Member of the American Bar Association; Member of the Mexico - US Law Institute; Professor of Labor Law (Universidad Iberoamericana (UIA) and Instituto Tecnolgico Autonomo de México (ITAM); Member of "Rex Sport Asociación de Asesores del Deporte". |
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M. Guido De Croock (1951)
Magistrat (Belgium)
Fr/Eng
Magistrat au Tribunal d’entreprise de Gand; Président des arbitres de la Cour belge d’arbitrage pour le sport; Ancien Président de la Commission d’arbitrage pour le joueur amateur de l’Union royale belge de football; Ancien membre du Comité national paritaire pour le sport. |
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Mr Daan de Jong (1986)
Lawyer (Netherlands)
Eng
LLM Business Law; LLM International Sports Law; LLB Dutch Law; General Counsel at Football Club Utrecht (2020- ); Former Head of Sports Legal at the European Club Association (ECA) (2013-2020); Former Judge of the FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber (2017-2023); Former Judge of the FIFA Sub-Committee of the Players’ Status Committee (2017-2021). |
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Dr Nicolás De la Plata Caballero (1967)
Professor of law (Spain)
Sp
Doctor en Derecho deportivo; Asesor jurídico Federaciones Deportivas; Profesor Titular de Derecho Deportivo y Políticas Deportivas, Universidad Europea de Madrid (1997- ); Federación Española de Fútbol Americano, Juez de disciplina (2020-2022); Secretario Disciplina Real Federación Española de Tiro con Arco (2022), Ex Presidente Comité de Disciplina Real Federación Española de Balonmano (2009-13) Ex Secretario, Comité de Disciplina Real Federación Española de Vela (2017-2020); Ex Juez de disciplina deportiva, Federación Española de Bádminton (2001-2020); Director Máster en Derecho Deportivo Real Madrid, 2014-15 y 2017-18; Conferenciante y Director de Congresos sobre Derecho del Deporte en España, Colombia, Ecuador, México, Bolivia, Francia, Brasil, y Portugal. |
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Mr Andrew de Lotbinière McDougall KC (1970)
Lawyer (Canada / France)
Fr/Eng
King’s Counsel and Solicitor Advocate, England & Wales; Barrister & Solicitor, Ontario; Avocat, Québec; Admitted to the Paris Bar; Sollicitor, Ireland; Partner, International Arbitration Group, White & Case LLP; Special Counsel, International Arbitration Group, Perley-Robertson, Hill & McDougall LLP. |
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Mr J. Félix de Luis (1958)
Attorney-at-law (Spain)
Eng/Sp
Managing Director of Legal 21 law firm; Member of the Board and Leader of the International Department of the Spain Securities Exchange Commission; Sole Judge of the Appeals Commission of the Federation Espanola de Baloncesto (2004- ); Member of the Social Resources Committee of the Liga Nacional de Futbol Profesional (2011-2014); Member of the Appeal Committee of the UEFA Club Licensing of the Real Federacion Espanola de Futbol (2011- ); Member of the panel of arbitrators of the Tribunall Arbitral del Futbol of the Spanish League; Member of the panel of arbitrators of the Tribunal Espanol de Arbitraje Deportivo of the Spanish National Olympic Committee; Member of the Executive Committee of the Club Espanol del Arbitraje, Spain. |
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Dr Roberto De Palma Barracco (1989)
Lawyer (Brazil / Italy)
Por/Eng/Sp/It
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 Bruno De Vita (1958)
Attorney-at-law (Canada)
Eng
Managing Partner at Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP, Vancouver, Canada; Legal Counsel to Canadian provincial and national football (soccer) associations; Deputy Chair of the Investigatory Chamber of the Independent FIFA Ethics Committee (2016- ). |
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Mr Felipe De Vivero (1965)
Attorney-at-law (Colombia)
Sp/Eng/Fr
Director of Master in public law and Director of postgraduate studies in public administration and public law at the Andes University; Law Professor in public contracts at the Rosario University of Bogota; CEO of De Vivero Associados Law Firm; Attorney-at-law before the Constitutional Court and Consejo de Estado in Sports Disputes. |
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Mr Frans De Weger (1978)
Attorney-at-law (Netherlands)
Eng
Partner/Attorney-at-law BMDW Advocaten; CAS Arbitrator since 2015, appointed on the proposal of the European Club Association (ECA); Chairman of the FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber (DRC) of the Football Tribunal (1 October 2021 until 1 October 2025). |
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Ms Anita L. DeFrantz (1952)
Attorney-at-law (United States of America)
Eng
Juris Doctor; President of Tubman Truth Corp (2016- ); Former President of LA84 Foundation (1987-2015); Former Vice-President of the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee (1981-1984); Former IOC Vice-President (1997-2001 and 2017-2021); Member IOC Legal Affairs Commission (1994- ); Member United States Olympic Committee Executive Board (1977-1985; 1986- ); Former Vice-President of the Fédération internationale des sociétés d'aviron (FISA) (1993-2013); Secretary Los Angeles Sports Council (1988- ); Bronze Medal in rowing, 1976 Olympic Games; Silver medal in World Rowing Championships 1978; Winner of 6 national championships; Member of the IOC Finance Commission, of the Olympic Channel Commission and the Coordination Commission for Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. |
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Mr Carlos Del Campo Colás (1960)
Lawyer (Spain)
Eng/Sp
Assistant Director to the President of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional (LNFP - Spanish Professional Football League) (March 2001- ); Secretary and Counsel of the Professional Football Foundation; Delegate of the Spanish Court of Arbitration of Football (TAF, Tribunal Arbitral del Fútbol); Member of Rex Sport; Professional Football Strategy Council of UEFA; Member of "Rex Sport Asociación de Asesores del Deporte". |
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Mr Ivaylo Dermendjiev (1962)
Attorney-at-law (Bulgaria)
Eng/Ru
PhD; Attorney-at-law, LLM, Dipl. (Cambridge, UK); Senior Partner at Simeonov & Dermendjiev; Visiting Professor at South-West University, Bulgaria; Legal Advisor of Bulgarian Tennis Federation; Member of the CAS ad hoc Division at the Summer Olympic Games, Athens 2004. |
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Mr John Didulica (1975)
Lawyer (Australia)
Eng
Master of Laws, University of Melbourne; Chief Executive of Professional Footballers Australia; Chair of North Geelong Warriors Football Club; Former Director of Football & General Counsel at Melbourne City Football Club; Former legal counsel to Football Federation Australia; Former member of the FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber; Former professional footballer. |
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Me François Claude Dikoume (1946)
Avocat (Cameroon)
Fr
Docteur en droit; Enseignant en droit du sport à l'Institut national de la jeunesse et des sports et à l'Ecole nationale d'administration et de magistrature, Yaoundé; Conseiller technique no 1 du Ministre de la jeunesse et des sports, chargé des problèmes juridiques. |
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Me Sophie Dion (1956)
Avocat (France)
Fr/Eng
Docteur d'Etat en droit; Directeur et Fondateur diplôme droit du sport Paris I (Panthéon Sorbonne); Conseiller technique chargé des sports à la Présidence de la République française; Maître de conférences à Paris I (Panthéon Sorbonne); Avocat, anciennement associé au Cabinet Gide Loyrette Nouel, Paris (Directeur de l'équipe droit du sport). |
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Mr James Drake KC (1959)
Barrister & Arbitrator (United Kingdom / Australia)
Eng
BA, University of South Australia (1980); LL.B (Hons), University of Adelaide (1985); LL.M, Columbia University (1992); Qualified in England & Wales, New York, New South Wales, South Australia, British Virgin Islands. Barrister and Arbitrator, 7 King’s Bench Walk, Inner Temple, London (called 1998, QC 2011); Former Partner, Owen & Davis LLC (New York) (now Norton Rose); Former Senior Associate, Baker & McKenzie, New York and Sydney (1987-1993). |
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Mr Stephen Drymer (1960)
Attorney-at-law (Canada)
Fr/Eng
Head of International Arbitration, Woods LLP. See CV for full details. |
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Mr Arshad Dudhia (1970)
Lawyer (Zambia)
Eng
Partner at Musa Dudhia & Company (1992- ); Chair of the Disciplinary Tribunal of the Midlands Cricket Association; Former cricketer for the Zambia national team. |
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Ms Carine Dupeyron (1974)
Attorney-at-law (France)
Fr/Eng/Sp
LLM, MBA, Partner at Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier, Paris; Formerly partner in the "Litigation, Arbitration and White Collar Crime" department of August & Debouzy; See CV for full details of Ms Dupeyron's experience. |
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Mr Santiago Durán Hareau (1980)
Attorney-at-law (Uruguay)
Sp/Eng/Por
Juris doctor and Sports Law Diploma at Catholic University of Uruguay; LLM (Master of Law) at the London School of Economics and Political Science. |
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The Right Honourable Lord John Dyson (1943)
Arbitrator (United Kingdom)
Eng
Arbitrator and Mediator at 39 Essex Chambers (2016- ); Former Judge of the High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court of England and Wales (1993-2016); Member of Sport Resolutions UK; Member of the Judicial Panel of The Football Association. |
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Ms Margarita Echeverria Bermúdez (1966)
Attorney-at-law (Costa Rica)
Eng/Sp
Former Legal Adviser for Costa Rican Football Federation; Former General Secretary for Costa Rica Football Federation; International independent lawyer, specialist in football law. |
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Mr Erdem Egemen (1977)
Lawyer (Turkey)
Eng
LLM International Business Law; Admitted to the Istanbul bar; Lawyer/Managing Partner at Egemen Law Firm (2010- ); Board Member at Sports Law Committee at the Union of Turkish Bar Association; Member of Sports Arbitration Board at Istanbul Arbitration Center. |
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Mr Ike Ehiribe (1959)
Barrister (Nigeria / United Kingdom)
Eng
English football league - Chair Football Disciplinary Commission and Football Appeal panels (2007-2011). |
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Mr Jalal (Jil) El Ahdab (1973)
Attorney-at-law (Lebanon / France)
Fr/Eng/Ar
PhD, Doctorate in law (Paris I); Maître de conférence at the Institut d'études politiques de Paris, Sciences Po-Paris (2005- ); Partner, Dispute Resolution, Bird & Bird Paris (2018- ); Former Senior Associate at Orrick Rambaud Martel in Paris. |
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Ms Laila El Shentenawi (1983)
Attorney-at-law (Egypt)
Eng/Ar
Master in Law and Business MLB, Bucerius Law School and WHU Otto Beisheim School of Management; Admitted to the bar in Egypt; Senior Legal Counsel, Siemens, Dubai (2019- ); Board Member of the International Mediation Institute (IMI); Former Senior Associate, Al Tamimi & Company (2014-2019); Former Legal Advisor, Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (2008-2012); Former Officer for the IBA Mediation Committee and Officer for the DIFC LCIA Users’ Council. |
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Justice Arthur Emmett (1943)
Judge (Australia)
Eng
Doctor of Laws; Queen's Counsel; Judge of the Federal Court of Australia; President, Copyright Tribunal of Australia; Commissioner, Australian Law Reform Commission; Lecturer, University of Sydney Law School; Former Conduct Commissioner, NSW Cricket Association (1990-2007). |
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Mr David L. Evans (1957)
Arbitrator (United States of America)
Eng
Juris Doctor; Attorney-at-law; Partner, Murphy & King; Co-chair of the litigation department at Murphy & King in Boston, Massachusetts; Member of the Board of Directors of the American Arbitration Association. |
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Dr Jan Exner (1990)
JUDr. PhD (Czech Republic)
Eng/Fr
Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Law of Charles University (2018- ); Attorney-at-law (2023- ); Consultant at World Aquatics (formerly FINA) (2022- ); Consultant at the Czech Olympic Committee (2022- ); Consultant at Czech Football Federation (2023- ); Consultant at the Czech Swimming Federation (2022- ); Lecturer and consultant at the Czech Anti-Doping Committee (2022- ); Consultant at the Czech Orienteering Federation (2019- ); Former positions with the International Orienteering Federation: Disciplinary panel member (2022-2023), Ethics panel chair (2016-2018), Doping hearing panel member (2017-2021); Former member of the FINA Audit Committee (2017-2022); Former in-house counsel of the Czech National Olympic Committee (2016-2022). |
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Prof. Dr. Mingchao Fan (1978)
Juris doctor (China)
Eng/Chi
Regional Director of Arbitration and ADR for North Asia, International Chamber of Commerce; Deputy Director, Judicial Research Institution of Supreme People's Court of People's Republic of China; Former Deputy Head of International Affairs, Shanghai University of Political Science and Law (2015-2016); |
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Mr Hussein Fathy (1951)
Judge (Egypt)
Eng/Ar
Vice-Chairman, Egyptian State Lawsuits Authority; Legal Adviser, Ministers Cabinet (1981- ); Legal Adviser, Youth Minister, (2000- ); Legal Adviser, Cairo Arbitration Centre (1992- ); Former Member, Arbitration Committee, IHF; Vice President, Egyptian Handball Federation; Former Member of Egyptian National Handball team. |
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Mr Agustin Fattal Jaef (1983)
Lawyer (Argentina)
Sp/Eng
Law degree, Universidad Nacional de Rosario (ARG), 2006; Diploma in Corporate Law, Universidad Nacional de Rosario (ARG), 2010; Founder of “Fattal Jaef & Associates – Law Office” (2012- ); Executive Programme in Sports Law, Universidad de Buenos Aires - UBA (ARG), 2017; FIFA Diploma in Football Law 1st. Edition (2020/2021); FIFA Executive Programme in Sports Arbitration 2nd. Edition (2022); Tribunal Member of the Fédération Équestre Internationale (FEI) (2024- ); Professor at the Diploma in Sports Law, Universidad Nacional de Rosario (2023- ); Member of the Board and Secretary of Legal Affairs at the Argentinean Equestrian Federation (2020- ); Professor at the Diploma in Sports Law at the Universidad de Buenos Aires (2018- ); Former Member of the Board at Club Atlético Central (2014-2018); Former Head of Legal Department at Club Atlético Rosario Central. |
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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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Mr György Fehér (1964)
Attorney-at-law (Hungary / Australia)
Eng
Juris Doctor; Attorney-at-law; Partner, PRK Partners/Fábry Law Office, Budapest, Hungary. |
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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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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 Luis Fernández (1985)
Lawyer (Venezuela)
Sp/Eng
LLM Georgetown University, USA; LLM Sports Law at ISDE, Spain; Lawyer; Bar Admission (Venezuela / Colombia; Sports Law Professor; Member of the Disciplinary Committee of the Colombian Shooting Federation; Arbitrator at International Blind Sports Federation, Germany; Director of the website www.jurisdeportiva.com. |
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Mr Diego Ferrari (1975)
Barrister (Argentina)
Eng/Sp
Barrister; Partner at Cambiaso & Ferrari - Attorneys at Law, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Arbitrator with the Commercial Mediation and Arbitration Center at the Argentine Chamber of Commerce. |
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Prof. Luca Fiormonte (1961)
Barrister (Italy)
It/Eng
Barrister at law at the Supreme Courts of Italy; CEO of Fiormonte Law Firm; Teacher at Italian universities on sport law and on anti-doping international rules (also in English); Arbitrator at the International Modern Pentathlon Federation; President of the Guarantee Commission of the Italian Modern Pentathlon Federation; Solicitor Prosecutor for the Italian Basketball Federation; Former Vice President of the Italian Anti-Doping Court; Former Chief of national solicitors prosecutors for the Italian Modern Pentathlon Federation; Former Judge at the Italian Football Association in the Economic Agreement’s Committee; Former Vice-President of the Court of Appeal of the Italian Bowls Federation; Multiple former component of the Italian delegations at antidoping panels in Europe for the review of the WADA code; Former component of the Italian delegations at the World Anti-Doping Conference in Madrid (2007) and Johannesburg (2013). |
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Ms Bernarda Flores Ivanovic (1971)
Attorney-at-law (Bolivia)
Sp/Eng
Bachelor’s degree in Legal Sciences; Masters degree in Economic Law; President of the Ethics Tribunal of the Bolivian Football Federation; Former Legal Counsel at Bolivian Private Businessmen Confederation; Deputy Manager at the Conciliation and Arbitration Center at the National Chamber of Commerce of Bolivia. |
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Mr Ian S. Forrester KC (1945)
Barrister (United Kingdom)
Fr/Eng
Former Judge at the General Court of the European Union (2015-2020); LL.B. Barrister; King’s Counsel at the Scots Bar; Honorary Professor, University of Glasgow (2010); Co-founder of Forrester & Norall (1981), merged with White & Case LLP (1998-2015); Member of the UK Competition Appeals Tribunal; Specialized in European law (trade, customs, regulations, free movement of goods, services and persons, employment, precautionary principle, sport, competition, abuse of dominant position, cartels, chemicals, civil service, etc.). |
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M. Bernard Foucher (1945)
Conseiller dEtat (France)
Fr
Docteur d'Etat en droit; Conseiller d'Etat; Chargé d'enseignement à la Faculté de droit de Limoges; Conciliateur au Comité national olympique et sportif français (CNOSF); Président de la Conférence des conciliateurs. |
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Mr Julien Fouret (1978)
Avocat (France)
Fr/Eng
LLM Comparative Law, McGill University; Bar Admission (Paris); Partner at Holman Fenwick Willan HFW (2024- ); Former Partner at Eversheds Sutherland (2019-2024 ); Lecturer, Faculty of Law, University of Paris X (Nanterre) (2018- ); Former Counsel of the Secretariat of the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce, Paris. |
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Mr David Fraundorfer (1981)
Solicitor (United Kingdom / New Zealand)
Eng
LLB, BCom; Admitted as Barrister/Solicitor High Court of New Zealand; Admitted as Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales; Barrister and trial lawyer; Former Partner and Head of Litigation at Holland Beckett Law; Member of Sports Tribunal Assistance Panel; Representation of athletes and sports clubs in various matters before the NZ Sports Tribunal. |
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Mr Luigi Fumagalli (1959)
Prof. Attorney-at-law (Italy)
Fr/Eng/It
Professor, University of Milan; Attorney at law; Appeals Judge of Euroleague Basketball; President of the Second Division of the National Anti-Doping Tribunal of the Italian National Anti-Doping Organization at the Italian National Olympic Committee; Member of the CAS ad hoc Division at the Summer Olympic Games, Beijing 2008, and at the Winter Olympic Games, Sochi 2014. |
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Mr Cesare Gabasio (1969)
Lawyer (Italy)
It/Eng
Attorney-at-law. Partner at Leading Law Notai e Avvocati (2024- ); Former General Counsel Juventus F.C. S.p.A. (2021-2023); Former Partner at Weigmann Studio Legale; Former Member of the ECA Legal Panel. |
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Dr Ernesto Gamboa (1952)
Arbitrator, attorney (Colombia)
Eng/Sp
Senior and Founding Partner at Gamboa Abogados (2002- ); Professor of Civil Procedure Law at Universidad Sergio Arboleda in Bogata D.C. (2004- ); General Legal Advisor of the Major Division of Colombian Professional Football (Dimayor) (1998- ); General Legal Advisor of the Colombian Football Federation (1998- ); Legal Advisor of Fedefutbol; Member of Arbitration Panel in Chamber of Commerce of Bogota. |
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Dr M. Idwan Ganie (1955)
Attorney-at-law (Indonesia)
Eng/Deu
1982 Phd, University of Hamburg. Barrister; Partner at Ganie and Partners Law Firm (2023- ); Former founder, Senior Partner & Managing Partner, Lubis Ganie Surowidjojo; Lecturer with the Economic Law Dept of the Faculty of Law, University of Indonesia; President of the Indonesian Sports Arbitration Body (BAKI); Chairman of Association of Indonesian Anti-Trust Lawyers; Member of the Regional Panel of Arbitrators of Singapore International Arbitration Centre; Member of Panel of Arbitration of the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators. |
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Ms Svenja Geissmar (1964)
lawyer (Germany)
Eng/Deu
General counsel of Arsenal Football Club; Chair of the Arsenal Foundation; Member of the Executive Committee of Arsenal Football Club |
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Dr Chris Georghiades (1953)
Attorney-at-law (Cyprus)
Eng
Partner in law firm Chrysses Demetriades & Co LLC; Member of the UEFA Appeals Body; President of the Judicial and Disciplinary Committee of the Cyprus Swimming and Sailing Associations; Former President of the Cyprus Football Association Regulations Committee; Legal advisor to various football clubs and players; Former member of the Council of the Cyprus Football Association. |
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Mr Stuart Gilhooly (1971)
Solicitor (Ireland)
Eng
Practising solicitor and partner at H.J. Ward & Co. Solicitors; Legal advisor to the Professional Footballers Association of Ireland (PFA Ireland); Senior Council member at the Football Association of Ireland (FAI); Lecturer on anti-doping at the Law Society. |
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Ms Juliana Giraldo (1986)
Lawyer (Colombia)
Sp
Lawyer; Degree in Commercial Law and Masters in Sports Law; Partner at Galo Legal Study; Arbitrator of the National Dispute Resolution Chamber of the Colombian Soccer Federation; University Professor; Vice-President of the Colombian Institute of Procedural Law; Former Director of the Arbitration and Mediation Center of the Chamber of Commerce of Cali, Colombia (12 years). |
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Mr Jean-Mathias Goerens (1947)
Docteur en droit, magistrat honoraire (Luxembourg)
Fr/Eng/Sp
Docteur en droit; Magistrat honoraire; Expert auprès du Conseil de l'Europe; Ancien Premier Conseiller du Gouvernement du Luxembourg; Ancien Vice-Président de la Cour Administrative du Luxembourg; Ancien Membre de la Cour Constitutionnelle du Luxembourg; Ancien Conseiller juridique de la Fédération Luxembourgeoise de Football (FLF). |
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Dr Francisco Gonzalez de Cossio (1972)
Attorney-at-law (Mexico)
Eng/Sp
Founding and Managing Partner of González de Cossío Abogados - Mexico City; Chair of the Arbitration Committee, Mexican Bar Association; Chair of the Antitrust Committee, Mexican Branch of the ICC; Professor of Arbitration, Corporate/Business law and Antitrust (Universidad Iberoamericana). |
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Prof. Joshua A. Gordon (1974)
Arbitrator (United States of America)
Eng
Juris doctorate, Suffolk University Law School; Professor of Practice of Sports Business and Law at the University of Oregon (2010- ); Committee On Infractions at NCAA (2024-); USOPC Arbitrator at United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (2023-); Salary Arbitrator at Major League Baseball / Major League Baseball Players Association (2023-); B1G Ten Joint Group and Legislative Committee (2023-); FIFA Mediator (2022-); Chair of SafeSport Appeals Committee USA Track & Field (2020-); Founding Principal and Senior Practitioner at Sports Conflict Institute, Portland (2013- ). |
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Mr Poobalan Govindasamy (1958)
Attorney-at-law (South Africa)
Eng
LLB; Admitted to the High Court of South Africa; Senior Legal Practitioner and Director of Govindasamy, Ndzingi & Govender Incorporated attorneys; Legal Advisor and attorney-at-law for the South African Football Association (SAFA); and the South African Indoor Football Association (SAIFA); President of SAIFA (2002-2023); Member of the SAFA National Executive Committee (2010-2023). |
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Mr Jack Graham (1956)
Lawyer (Canada)
Eng
Senior Partner, McInnes Cooper; Past Chair and Vice Chair of Tennis Canada (2006-2012); Board Member of the ITF (2009- ); Member and Chair of the ITF Constitutional Committee (2006- ). |
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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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Mr Peter Grilc (1967)
Professor (Slovenia)
Eng/Deu
Arbitrator; Dean and Professor of Law University of Ljubljana - Faculty of Law (Commercial, International Commercial EU); Member of the Judicial Commission of the Olympic Committee of Slovenia; President of the Arbitration of the Triglav Insurance Company. |
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Ms Sarah Grimmer (1976)
Solicitor (New Zealand)
Eng/Fr
LLM University of Cambridge; Arbitrator at Twenty Essex (2022- ); Former Secretary General of the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (2016-2022); Former Senior Legal Counsel at the Permanent Court of Arbitration (2006-2016); Former Vice-President and Executive Committee member of the Hong Kong Netball Association (2020-2022); Former international player for the Netherlands in touch rugby. |
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Prof. Dr. Shuli Guo (1975)
Professor (China)
Eng/Chi
LLD Wuhan University, China; Law Professor at the Kenneth Wang School of Law, Soochow University, China; Executive Director, China Association of Sports law; Committee Member of the Disciplinary Committee of the China Anti-Doping Agency. |
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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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Dr Maria A. Gwynn (1980)
Attorney-at-law (Paraguay / Italy)
Sp/Eng/Deu
Doctorate (Dr.Phil) Bergische Universität Wuppertal, Germany; Former Global Leaders postdoctoral fellow at the University of Oxford (UK) and at Princeton University (USA); Magister Juris, International Dispute Resolution, University of Oxford; Former Member of the Governing Council of the Binational Energy Entity Itaipu (Brazil-Paraguay); Senior Fellow of International Law Institute, University Bonn, Germany and Senior Research Associate Global Economic Governance, Blavatnik School of Government, University Oxford; Former Associate at Berkemeyer, Attorneys & Counselors (Paraguay); Former national athlete in Fencing (Paraguay); Athlete Arbitration Training Programme, Court of Arbitration for Sport; Member of the CAS Ad Hoc Division for the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022. |
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Prof. Dr. Ulrich Haas (1964)
Professor (Germany)
Fr/Eng/Deu/It
PhD; Professor of law at the University of Zurich, Switzerland and Attorney-at-Law in Hamburg, Germany; President of the Basketball Arbitral Tribunal (2020- ); Former Chair of the advisory group on legal issues of the monitoring group of the Council of Europe Anti-Doping Convention (2002-2004) and member of the drafting team for the revision of the World Anti-Doping Code (2009, 2015, 2021, 2025). |
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Mr Raymond Hack (1950)
Attorney-at-law (South Africa)
Eng
Practicing Attorney, Senior Partner at Rapeport Incorporated; Member of the FIFA Players' Status Committee; Former Chief Executive Officer of the South African Football Association and Board Member of the 2010 FIFA World Cup Organising Committee; Chairman of the Legal and Constitutional Committee, Anti-Doping Committee, World Anti-Doping Agency – Legal Member, Independent Observer Commonwealth Games; Member of the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee, Legal and Anti-Doping Member; Chairman of the Disciplinary Committee of the Confederation of African Football; Member of the FIFA Disciplinary Committee; Board Member of the South African Institute for Drug-Free Sport. |
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Mr Lars Halgreen (1964)
Attorney-at-law (Denmark)
Eng
Ph.D., LLM; Legal Director at International Sports Services & Arbitration (2017- ); Lecturer at the University of Zurich (2015- ); Former legal advisor to Handball Players’ Association (1999-2023); Member of the Professional Fighters League's ("PFL") Arbitration Panel (2023- ). |
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Mr Jonathan Hall (1968)
Solicitor (United Kingdom)
Eng
Solicitor (England & Wales); Masters in European Sports Governance; MA Law Cambridge University; General Counsel & Company Secretary at the International Cricket Council (2019- ); Former UEFA consultant (2015-2019); Former Director of Football Services at The Football Association (2008-2015); Former Secretary and Legal Officer at the Rugby Football Union (1999-2004). |
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Ms Olga Hamama (1981)
Arbitrator (Ukraine)
Deu/Eng/Ru
Arbitrator, Special Counsel at Clifford Chance Partnerschaft mit beschränkter Berufshaftung (2022- ); Former Partner at V29 Legal (2019-2022); Former Principle Associate and Member of the International Arbitration Group with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP (2009–2019); Lecturer on Sports and Dispute Resolution at Humboldt University, Berlin, and Goethe-University, Frankfurt; Member of the Working Group on Sports Law at the German Lawyers Association; Member of the Working Group on Dispute Resolution in Blockchain-based Transaction at the Silicon Valley Arbitration and Mediation Center. |
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Dr Mahmoud Hammami (1958)
Lawyer (Tunisia)
Fr/Eng/Ar
PHD in private law (University of Montpellier); Chief Executive Officer of SNDP-AGIL; General Treasurer, Tunisian Football Federation - FTF (2001-2010); General Secretary National Olympic Committee - CNOT (2010- ); Finance Committee Member, CAF (2002- ); Finance Committee Member, Union Arab Football Association (2004- ). |
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Prof. Dr. Yong Han (1974)
Professor (China)
Chi/Eng
BA Law; Masters degree in Education (Sport Social Science) and PHD in Education (Sport Social Science) from the Beijing University of Sports; Professor at the Capital University of Physical Education and Sports (CUPES); Deputy Secretary General of the China Association for Sports law; Council Member of the Asian Association of Sports law; Arbitrator at the China Anti-Doping Agency Hearing Committee. |
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Me Bernard Hanotiau (1947)
Avocat (Belgium)
Fr/Eng
Docteur en droit, Université de Louvain. LLM, Columbia University; Avocat aux barreaux de Bruxelles et Paris; Professeur émérite (Droit commercial international) aux Universités de Louvain et Namur; Conseil pendant 15 ans du European Champion Championship (Tennis) à Anvers. |
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Judge Dominique Hascher (1956)
Judge (France)
Fr/Eng
Maitrise en droit from Université Paris 2; Master of Laws from Harvard University; Judge at the French Supreme Judicial Court; Non-resident International Judge at the Supreme Court of Singapore. |
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Prof. Yoshihisa Hayakawa (1968)
Professor of Law (Japan)
Jap/Eng
Master of Law, University of Tokyo; Admitted to the bar of Japan; Professor of Law at Rikkyo University, Tokyo; Partner at Uryu & Itoga, Tokyo; Chair of Japan Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel; Member of World Rugby Judicial Panel. |
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Ms Siobán Healy KC (1965)
Barrister (United Kingdom / Ireland)
Eng
Ba Hons Jurisprudence, Oxford University; LLM Northwestern University, Chicago; Barrister (KC) and Arbitrator in London. |
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Mr Axel Heck (1947)
Attorney-at-law (Germany)
Fr/Eng/Deu
International arbitrator and legal counselor; Co-Chair, International Section, Indian National Bar Association |
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Ms Claudine Helou (1974)
Attorney-at-law (Lebanon)
Fr/Eng/Ar
LL.M General Law, Lebanese University, Lebanon; Master in International Dispute Resolution, University of Dundee, UK; Attorney-at-law; Managing Partner at HSLF, Beirut, Lebanon; Specialized in international commercial arbitration. |
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Mr Jamie Herbert (1982)
Solicitor (United Kingdom)
Eng
Solicitor (England & Wales); BA Modern European Studies; Graduate Diploma in Law; Legal Practice Course; Director of Governance at Premier League (2015- ); Formerly Solicitor at Bird & Bird LLP (2006-2015). |
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Mr Lars Hilliger (1971)
Attorney-at-law (Denmark)
Eng
Attorney-at-law/Partner Advice Law Firm; Chairman of the Appeals Panel for the Danish FA Club Licensing System (2004-); Member of FIBA Appeals Panel (2010-2019); Chairman of the Team Rudersdal (2008.-); Member of the CAS Ad Hoc Division for the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022. |
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Mr Bruce Hodgkinson SC AM (1957)
Barrister (Australia)
Eng
Senior Counsel (2001); Chairman of the Australian Rugby Union Players' Association; Member of South Africa, New Zealand, Australia, Argentina Rugby (SANZAAR) judiciary panel (2000- ). |
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Dr Thomas Hollerer (1974)
Lawyer (Austria)
Deu/Eng/Fr/Sp
Mag. Iur.; Dr. iur; Secretary General of the Austrian Football Association (2016- ); CEO of ÖFB Enterprises Ltd (2016- ); Member of the UEFA Appeals Body (2016- ); Member of the FIFA Disciplinary Committee (2017- ). |
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Mr Malcolm Holmes (1948)
Barrister (Australia)
Eng
B.A., LLB Sydney University, BCL, Oxford University, KC (1991); Appointed as the Athletes Advocate to the Australian Olympic Team at Atlanta in 1996; Member of the IAAF Disciplinary Tribunal; Adjunct Professor of International Arbitration at University of Queensland; Member of the FFA Appeals Committee; Director; Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration; Member of the CAS ad hoc Division at the Summer Olympic Games, Athens 2004 and at the Winter Olympic Games, Turin 2006. |
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Mr Mark Hovell (1968)
Solicitor (United Kingdom)
Eng
Solicitor, Partner - Head of Sports Law Department Mills & Reeve LLP, Manchester; Former Secretary of British Basketball Players Association; External legal advisor to Professional Footballers Association and British Athletes Commission; Member of the National Anti-Doping Panel (NADP) in United Kingdom; Licensed Insolvency Practitioner; Member of "Rex Sport Asociación de Asesores del Deporte". |
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Mr Ian Hunt (1959)
Barrister & Solicitor (New Zealand / United Kingdom)
Eng
Barrister & Solicitor, Left Bank Chamber, New Zealand; Solicitor, England and Wales; Former Partner, Young Hunter Lawyers, Christchurch; Director High Performance Sport New Zealand; Represented New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) (2007-2009); Former Member, FINA Ethics Panel (2013-2017); Former Director, Swimming New Zealand (2012-2014). |
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Dr Michael Hwang (1943)
Barrister and Chartered Arbitrator (Singapore)
Eng
Senior Counsel of the Supreme Court of Singapore (1997-); Commissioner of the United Nations Compensation Commission (claims against Iraq arising from Gulf War) (2000-2003); Singapore's non-resident Ambassador to Switzerland (2004-2013); Ambassador to Argentina (2015-present); President of Law Society of Singapore (2008-2010); Chief Justice of the Courts of Dubai Financial Centre (2010-); Vice Chairman, International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (Paris) 2006-2009; Vice President, International Council of Commercial Arbitration (2002 - 2010); Vice Chairman, International Bar Association, Arbitration Committee (2001 - 2003); Member, Permanent Court of Arbitration (The Hague) (1995 - 2010); Member, International Council of Arbitration for Sport (ICAS) (2006-2014). |
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Dr Siarhei Ilyich (1977)
Attorney-at-law (Belarus)
Eng/Ru
Juris Doctor; Director for International Relations and Legal Affairs Department, Belarus Football Federation (2011- ); UEFA Delegate (2013- ); Member of UEFA Players' Status, Transfer and Agents and Match Agents Committee (2011- ); FIFA Commissioner (2016- ); Professor Belarusian State University, Faculty of Law (2011- ); Former Member Legal Commission of the National Olympic Committee of Belarus (2014-2018); Former professional football player. |
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Mr Nir Inbar (1979)
Attorney-at-law (Israel)
Eng
Attorney at law, Nir Inbar Sports Law & Business; Lecturer at Arison School of Business, Reichman University; Pro Bono Legal Counsel at FIFA; Pro Bono Legal Counsel at UEFA; Member of the Israel Football Association Constitution Committee; Former member of the Executive Board of Israel Professional Football Leagues; Former Chief Executive Officer at Hapoel Tel Aviv FC. |
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Mr Enrico Pedro Ingles y Mendiola (1952)
Lawyer (Philippines)
Eng
Laywer. Managing Partner - Law Firm of Ingles Laurel Dolino. |
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Mr Fabio Iudica (1966)
Attorney-at-law (Italy)
Fr/Eng/It
Attorney-at-law; Civil lawyer at Milan bar association; Partner at law firm “Studio Legale Associato Iudica – Carbone” in Milan, Italy; Director of the Advanced Course in Sports Law and Sports Justice at Milan University; Adjunct Professor of corporate law and financial market law at Milan University, Bicocca; Appeals Judge of the Italian Sports fishing and underwater activity Federation; Member of the CAS Ad Hoc Division for the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022. |
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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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Dr Anton Jagodic (1957)
Lawyer (Slovenia)
Eng
Ph.D. Lawyer, Secretary of the Ethics Commission of the NOC of Slovenia; Member of the Arbitration Court of the Chamber of Commerce in Slovenia (2013- ); Prokurist in the company Tomasi consulting Ljubljana (2021- ); Former Consultant to the European Olympic Committees (2021-2023); Former Member of EPAS of the Council of Europe (2020-2023); Former Director of Law office Anton Jagodic s.p., Ljubljana (2015–2021); Former Adviser of the President of the European Olympic Committees (2016-2020); Former Secretary General of Olympic Committee of Slovenia, (1992–2015); Former Judge at the Commercial Court, District Court of Ljubljana, (1985-1992). |
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Mr Gary Johansen (1944)
Attorney-at-law, Arbitrator/Mediator (United States of America)
Eng
Juris Doctor, University of Iowa College of Law; Member of the USA Team Athletes’ Commission, the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) and the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA); Former Senior Associate General Counsel for the USOPC; Served as on-site USOPC legal counsel for numerous Olympic, Paralympic, Pan American and Parapan American Games; Served as legislative assistant for U.S. Senator Ted Stevens and staff counsel for U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation assisted in the drafting of the Ted Stevens Olympic and Amateur Sports Act, which serves as the charter legislation establishing the USOPC and is the governing authority for Olympic, Paralympic, Pan American and Parapan American sport in the U.S. |
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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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Mr Jacob C. Jorgensen (1974)
Attorney (Denmark)
Eng/Fr
LLM International Commercial Law, University of Cambridge; MA Commercial Law, University of Copenhagen; Admitted to the bar in Denmark; Owner of the Jacob C. Jorgensen law firm (2014- ); High Court Judge in the 7th Chamber of the Eastern Division of the Danish High Court (2018). |
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Dr Heiner Kahlert (1983)
Attorney-at-law (Germany)
Deu/Eng
Dr. iur University of Zurich; Attorney-at-law and Partner at Martens Rechtsanwaltgesellschaft mbH (2010- ); Member of the Basketball Arbitral Tribunal (BAT) (2010- ); Head of Case Management at the BAT (2016- ); Member of the Legal Council of Athleten Deutschland (2019- ); Member of the Ethics Board of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) (2021- ) and Chairman (2024- ); Former Member of the Arbitral Tribunal of the German Ice Hockey Federation (DEB); Former Member of the Independent Member Federation Sanctioning Panel of the International Weightlifting Federation (2020–2021). |
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Mr Bala Chandran Kandiah (1953)
Lawyer (Singapore)
Eng
Advocate & Solicitor; Partner in Law Firm Mallal & Namazie; Former Deputy Chairman of Disciplinary Committee of Singapore Professional Soccer League (1996-1997), Former Deputy Chairman of Disciplinary Committee of the Football Association of Singapore (1998-2002); Council Member and Chairman of Disciplinary Committee of the Football Association of Singapore (2003- ); Member of the Disciplinary Committee of the Singapore Hockey Federation (2006- ); Fellow of the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators. |
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Mr Takehiro Kaneko (1981)
Attorney-at-law (Japan)
Eng/Jap
LLB & Juris doctor, University of Tokyo; LLM University of California; Partner at TMI Associates (2009- ); Associate Professor at the University of Tokyo, Faculty of Law (2022- ); Member of the Legal Committee of the Japanese Professional Football League; Member of the Arbitration Committee of the Japanese Professional Football League; Former member of the legal department of the Organizing Committee of the Tokyo Olympic Games. |
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Mr Halil Kasapoglu (1993)
Attorney-at-law (Turkey)
Eng
LLM University of Minnesota Law School; Admitted to the Istanbul Bar Association (2016) and New York State Bar (2020); Attorney-at-law at Kasapoglu Legal. |
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Dr Janos Katona (1967)
Attorney-at-law (Hungary)
Eng/Fr
Admitted to the bar of Budapest; Partner at Kende, Molnar-Biro, Katona Law Firm; part-time lecturer at ELTE Budapest law school; Member of the IWF Hearing Panel for anti-doping cases. |
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Mr Cian P. Kelly (1981)
Barrister-at-law, Arbitrator (Ireland)
Eng
L.L.B. Hons (2004); Fellow of the CIArb; Member of the Council of the Bar of Ireland; Member of the Council of Kings Inn’s; Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Law, University of Limerick; Member of the Executive Committee Arbitration Ireland; Member of the AAA-ICDR panel of International Commercial Arbitrators; Member of the Dispute Resolution Authority panel of Arbitrators; Member of the Mediation Council Shadow Group; Member of the Camogie Association’s National Final Appeals Committee; Former Member of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal; Member of the ICC National Committee Ireland; Member of the Football Association of Ireland Disciplinary Panel. |
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Dr Gaston Kenfack Douajni (1956)
Magistrate (Cameroon)
Fr/Eng
Docteur en Droit International, Université de Paris I, Sorbonne; Magistrat; Directeur de la Législation au Ministère de la Justice, Yaoundé, Cameroun; Ancien membre de la Cour Internationale d'Arbitrage de la CCJA de Paris; Ancien membre du Conseil d'Administration de la Court d'Arbitrage de Cote d'Ivoire. |
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Dr Caroline Kenny KC (1959)
Chartered Arbitrator, Mediator, Barrister (Australia / Uruguay)
Eng
SJD - Doctor of Laws, Monash University; LLM – Master of Laws, University of Melbourne; Bar Admission (Australia / New York / England and Wales); King’s Counsel; Member of the Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn, London; Counsellor and Attorney-at-Law, New York; Nationally Accredited Mediator; Fellow, Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (ACICA); CIArb Regional Pathway Leader. |
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Mr Hendrik Willem Kesler (1949)
Attorney-at-law (Netherlands)
Eng/Deu
Attorney-at-law; Currently working as Legal Advisor/Business Consultant; Former Partner with the lawfirm JPR lawyers in Enschede until 2000; Former CEO and Chairman of the professional section of the Royal Netherlands Football Association (KNVB) (1995-2010); Former Board Member of FC Twente Enschede (Secretary, Treasurer and Vice-Chairman) (1982-1994); Board Member of the KNVB (1995); Board Member in the Euro 2000 in Belgium/Netherlands and Member of several committees of UEFA (media,pfc and legal); Appointed on behalf of Dutch government as Member of the Board of the Gambling Authority - responsible for the fight against matchfixing (2012-2019). |
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Mr Majid Khuthaila (1976)
Attorney-at-law (Saudi Arabia)
Eng/Ar
Attorney-at-law & Legal Consultant, Managing Director of Majid Khuthaila Law Firm (2014- ); Member of Saudi Arabian Football Federation General Assembly's Technical Committee; Member of the Legal Committee of the Olympic Council of Asia; Former Secretary General Saudi Sport Arbitration Center (SSAC); Former Executive Director of Legal Department of Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee. |
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Me Laurence Kiffer (1961)
Avocate (France)
Fr/Eng
Avocate au Barreau de Paris (2019- ); Associée Teynier Ply (2007-2019); Membre de la Commission d’arbitrage international de l’Union internationale des avocats; Vice Présidente du Bureau de l’Association française d’arbitrage. |
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Prof. Joongi Kim (1965)
Professor of Law, Arbitrator (Korea)
Eng
Juris Doctor, Georgetown Law School (1992); Bar Admission (New York State, Washington D.C.); Professor of Law, Yonsei University, Seoul (1998- ); Adjunct/Visiting Professor, Georgetown Law School (2011- ); Member, ICC International Court of Arbitration; Editor, Jus Mundi Arbitration Review; Co-Chair, International Arbitration Committee and Asia Pacific Arbitration Group. |
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Ms Jennifer Kirby (1969)
Attorney-at-law (United Kingdom / United States of America)
Eng
International Arbitrator, Paris & New York (2024- ); Former Founder at Kirby Arbitration, Paris (2010-2023); Former Deputy Secretary General of the ICC International Court of Arbitration, Paris (2005-2007). |
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Mr James Kitching (1985)
Lawyer (Australia / Italy / United Kingdom)
Eng
LLB, University of Adelaide; International Master in the Management, Law, and Humanities of Sport, Centre International d'Etude du sport; Managing Director of The FC (2022- ); Board Member, Shooting Australia (2023- ); Supervisory Board Member, Boxing International Integrity Unit (2023- ); Supervisory Board Member, FIFA Clearing House SAS (2022- ); Chair, Basketball South Australia (2022- ); Chair, Independent Hearing Panel, Badminton World Federation (2017- ); Former Chair, National Dispute Resolution Chamber, Football Australia (2022-2025 ); Former Director of Football Regulatory, FIFA (2020-2022); National Federation Appeal Tribunal, Australian Olympic Committee (2016-2021); Former Member, National Dispute Resolution Chamber, Football Association of Malaysia (2019); Former Chair, Disciplinary and Ethics Committee, Saudi Arabia Football Federation (2018-2019); Former Member, Former Head of Sports Legal, Asian Football Confederation (2012-2017). |
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Me François Klein (1951)
Avocat (France)
Fr
Partner/avocat à la Cour chez Klein Wenner; Membre créateur de la Direction nationale du contrôle de gestion (DNCG) auprès de la Ligue française de football professionnel (LPF); Membre de la Commission paritaire de la LPF; Membre de la Chambre arbitrale du sport (CNOSF). |
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Mr Markiyan Kliuchkovskyi (1983)
Lawyer (Ukraine)
Eng/Ru
Partner, Head of International Arbitration and Litigation Practice at Asters law firm; Former member of the Ukraine Football Association Dispute Resolution Chamber; Former Vice-President of the Ukrainian Premier League. |
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Prof. Peter Koh (1951)
Barrister, Solicitor, Arbitrator (Singapore)
Eng/Chi
LL.M-London; Barrister, Solicitor, Arbitrator; Sport lawyer and Head of Sports Practice Group at RHTLaw Taylor Wessing LLP in Singapore; Visiting Professor of Sports Law at China University of Political Science & Law; Current member, Disciplinary Tribunal at IAAF; Former Investigator, IAAF (2015-2017). |
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Ms Katarina Kresal (1973)
Attorney-at-law (Slovenia)
Eng
President of the European Centre of Dispute Resolution (ECDR); Managing Partner and Head of the Dispute Resolution Department at Senica & Partners Law Firm; Member of the EU Board and Leadership Committees of Andersen Global; Member of the Mediterranean Women Mediators Network; Founder of the Slovenian Permanent Sports Arbitration body; Former Minister of the Interior of the Republic of Slovenia (2008-2011). |
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Prof. Dr Eligiusz Krzesniak (1972)
Barrister, Professor of law (Poland)
Eng/Deu/Sp
PhD; Law Professor and Chair of the Commercial Law Department at the Lazarski University in Warsaw, Poland; Lecturer on sports law; Attorney-at-Law and Head of the Polish Office of Squire Patton Boggs LLP; Former Chair of the Disciplinary Committee of the Polish Golf Association; Arbitrator at various commercial arbitration institutions; Former Chair and Deputy Chair of supervisory boards of several companies listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange. |
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Mr Lars Küpper (1977)
Lawyer (Germany)
Deu/Eng
Law degree at the University of Cologne; LLM in European Legal Studies at the University of Durham; Admitted to the Bar of Cologne; Head of Legal Affairs/Compliance/Institutional Relations at Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fussball GmbH (2015- ); Member of the Legal Advisory Panel of the European Club Association (ECA); Vice Chair of the ECA Institutional Relations Working Group. |
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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 Om Lalla (1967)
Attorney-at-law (Trinidad & Tobago)
Eng
Attorney-at-law; Partner K.R. Lalla + Co. Attorneys-at-Law, Trinidad; Member, Ely Place Chambers, London Barristers; Director of the professional Football League of Trinidad & Tobago; Member of the Appeals Committee of the Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation. |
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Mr Ken E. Lalo (1958)
Attorney-at-law (Israel)
Eng
Attorney-at-law in Israel and in Washington DC. President and CEO, Grand Automotive LP. Member of the Bureau of the Federation Equestre Internationale (FEI)(1999-2007). Chairman of the Tribunal of the FEI (1999-2011). Member of the FEI Judicial Committee (1996-1999). Chairman, the Israel Equestrian Federation (1993-1997, 2001-2009 and 2014 - Present). |
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Mr Wouter Lambrecht (1986)
Attorney-at-law (Belgium)
Fr/Eng/Sp
Attorney-at-law (private practice); Former in-house Counsel at Futbol Club Barcelona; Former Judge on the FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber and former Member & Single Judge of the FIFA Players' Status Committee; Former Member of the ECA Legal Advisory Panel & Institutional Relations Working Group. |
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Ms Ana Maria Larrea (1971)
Lawyer (Ecuador)
Sp/Eng
Iuris doctor, University of Loja; Master in Sports Law at the Sports Law Institute; Admitted to the Bar of Ecuador; National Director at the Department of International Affairs and Arbitration of the State Attorney General’s office; Arbitrator; Former President of the Players’ Status Committee of the Ecuadorian Football Federation (2019-2023); Former Director of Arbitration and Mediation Center at Guayaquil Chamber of Commerce, in charge of football league disciplinary committees (2019-2023). |
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Mr Kepa Larumbe (1979)
Attorney-at-law (Spain)
Sp/Eng
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). |
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Dr Jakub Laskowski (1984)
Attorney-at-law (Poland)
Eng
PhD Civil Law, University of Warsaw; LLM University of Warwick; Director of sports law and administration, legal counsel and proxy of the board of Legia Warszawa SA (2013- ); Member of the Legal Advisory Panel of the European Club Association (2015- ); Arbitrator at the Football Arbitration Court of the PZPN (2016- ); President of the Sports Law Institute of Warsaw (2018- ); Legal expert of the Ekstraklasa, Polish Professional Football League (2014- ). |
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Prof. Franck Latty (1973)
Professor of law (France)
Fr/Eng
Professor of International Law, University Paris Nanterre; Former President of the Ethics Committee of the French Tennis Federation; Member of the Arbitral Division of the French National Olympic Committee (CNOSF); Member of the Conference of Conciliators of the CNOSF; Conciliator designated by the French Republic on the ICSID list; President of the French branch of the International Law Association. |
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Mr Tal Lavie (1971)
Attorney-at-law (Israel)
Eng
Attorney-at-law; Member of the Israel Bar Association (2001- ); Owns independent law firm; Judge in the Appellate Court of the Sports Association in Israel (2007- ); Co Chairman of the Disciplinary Court of the Maccabiah Games (Jews Olympic Games) (2003); Co Chairman of the Sport Law Committee at the Israeli Bar Association; Former Chairman of the Handball Referee Association in Israel; Former athlete and handball player in leading teams and Israel National Teams. |
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Mr Hervé Le Lay (1980)
Avocat (France)
Fr/Eng/Sp
Avocat au barreau de Paris; Admitted to the Paris Bar; Partner at MGC Arbitration; DESS Droit et globalisation économique, Université de Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne / Institut d’études politiques de Paris (Masters); Diplôme de l’Institut d’études politiques de Paris, major in International Business (Masters). |
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Dr Marco Leal (1980)
Attorney-at-law (Guatemala)
Eng/Sp
Juris doctor; Attorney-at-law and Public Notary; Chief Officer, Member Associations of the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF); CONCACAF Chief of staff; General Secretary of the Guatemalan Football Federation; Former positions within FIFA – Legal Counsel, Players’ Status Department / Players’ and Match Agent Manager / Manager, Member Associations Department; Former positions within CONCACAF – Head of Member Associations and Legal Affairs / Director of Integrity / Director of Member Associations and Integrity / Director office of the CONCACAF President / Director of Member Associations. |
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Mr Diego Lennon (1965)
Attorney-at-law (Argentina)
Sp/Eng
Masters in Corporate Law; Founding partner of “Lennon & Figueiras Abogados”; Director of the national anti-doping body of Argentina; Formerly in charge of the legal department of Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro; Former Legal Advisor to sever 1st division football clubs in Argentina (River Plate, Independiente, Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata); Former Legal Advisor of the Superliga Argentina de Futbol (SAF); and Liga Profesional de futbol (LPF/AFA) (2017-2022). |
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Ms Judith Levine (1975)
Lawyer (Australia / Ireland)
Eng
BA/LLB (UNSW), LLM (NYU), Independent Arbitrator; Member, National Sports Tribunal, Australia (2020- ); President (2019- ) and Director (2007- ), Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration; Served as Chair, Co-Arbitrator in over 50 international investor-state, commercial and contract disputes; Former Senior Legal Counsel at the Permanent Court of Arbitration, The Hague, Netherlands (2008-2019); Former Senior Associate, International Arbitration Group, White & Case LLP, New York (2003-2008). |
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Prof. Dr. Zhi Li (1972)
Professor of law (China)
Chi/Eng
Postdoctor, Law School, Wuhan University; PhD in International Law (2006), Law School, Xiamen University; LLM (2001) in Political Science and Law, East China University; Senior Lawyer (1993- ) and Arbitrator; Visiting Scholar, University of Houston Law School and Hamburg University Law School; Law Professor; Dean of the School of Law, Director of International Law Institute, Fuzhou University; Member of All-China Sports Federation Committee; Committee Member of the China Commission of Arbitration for Sports; Vice-President of China Association for Sports Law; Member of the Hearing Committee of the China Anti-Doping Agency. |
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Mr Mathias Lilleengen (1968)
Attorney-at-law (Norway)
Eng/Fr/Sp
Attorney-at-law and partner at Kleven & Kristensen Law Firm DA; Former arbitrator at the Appeal Body of the Norwegian Football Federation (2003-2014); Arbitrator for the World Intellectual Property; Certified Mediator by the Norwegian Bar Association; Former national level tennis player. |
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Prof. Didier Linotte (1948)
Professeur (France)
Fr/Eng
Professeur émérite de l'Université de Nice Sophia Antipolis; Président du Tribunal Suprême de Monaco; Ancien Recteur de l'Académie de Nice; Docteur en droit; Ancien avocat au barreau de Nice et de Paris. |
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Ms Jiahe Liu (1991)
Attorney-at-law (China)
Eng/Chi/Jap
Master in Global Sports Law ISDE; Admitted to the Bar of the P.R. China; Partner at East & Concord Partners (2022- ); Member of China Sports Law Association; Former Member of the Athletes’ Committee of the Chinese Football Association (2022-2024); Former Legal Counsel to the Asian Football Confederation (2018-2021). |
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Mr Anthony Lo Surdo SC (1964)
Barrister, Arbitrator, Mediator (Australia)
Eng
LLM; LLB; BA (Sydney), Senior Counsel (SC/KC) (Barrister) | Arbitrator | Mediator; Member Appeals Committee, Football Australia (FA) (2008- ); Co-Chair, FA Disciplinary and Ethics Committee (2008- ); Deputy Chair, FA Dispute Resolution Chamber (2022- ); Chair, Football NSW Appeals Tribunal (2011- ); Senior Member, National Sports Tribunal, Australia (2020- ); Member, Appeals Board AFL NSW/ACT (2012- ); Acting Racing Appeals Tribunal (NSW) (2019- ); Member of the CAS ad hoc Divisions at the Commonwealth Games, Gold Coast, Australia (2018), the Asian Games, Jakarta, Indonesia (2018), and the Asian Games Hangzhou, China (2023). |
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Mr Jordi Lopez Batet (1976)
Attorney-at-law (Spain)
Eng/Sp
Founding Partner at Statim legal, SLP (2023- ); Arbitrator at the Tribunal Arbitral de Barcelona, the Tribunal Arbitral del Futbol (Spanish Football League – La Liga) and UCI Anti-Doping Tribunal; Former member of the Licence Committee of the Spanish Football League (2010-2016). |
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Mr Song Lu (1957)
Professor of law (China)
Eng/Chi
LL.M., Professor of law emeritus of China Foreign Affairs University; Vice President of China Commission of Arbitration for Sports (CCAS). |
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Mr Francesco Macri (1964)
Attorney-at-law (Italy)
It/Eng
Co-founder and Senior Partner at Taini Gardi Macrì, Law Firm in Piacenza, Italy; Contract Professor in Sports Labour Law at Unimercatorum, Rome; Appointed Member of the panels of arbitrators for dispute resolution at Italian Lega Serie A and Lega Serie B (2003- ); President of the Federal Court for the Italian Badminton Federation; Former Member of the Federal Court of Appeal for the Italian Fencing Federation (2017-2021). |
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Mr Wellington Magaya (1986)
Attorney-at-law (Zimbabwe)
Eng
Bachelor of Laws; Master of Business Administration; LLM Construction Law; Admitted to the Bar of Zimbabwe; Legal Counsel at Coghlan, Welsh and Guest (2015- ); Member of the Disciplinary Committee of the Premier Soccer League; Former President of the Law Society of Zimbabwe (2021-2023). |
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Professor Mathieu Maisonneuve (1976)
Professor of law (France)
Fr/Eng
Professor of Public and Sport Law at Aix Marseille University; Chair of the Disciplinary Board of Appeal of the French national swimming federation (FFN) (2020- ); Chair of the Disciplinary Committee of the French national basketball league (LNB) (2004- ); Member of the Sport Arbitration Chamber of the French national Olympic and sport Committee (CNOSF). |
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Mr Hector Rene Maldonado Rodriguez (1965)
Lawyer (Honduras)
Sp/Eng
Lawyer and Notary Public, Master's degree in civil procedural law, with specialization in labor law, civil and commercial law; General Secretary of the National Commission of Appeal of football of Honduras. |
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Ms Daisy Mallett (1979)
Arbitrator (Australia)
Eng
LLB Law, University of Sydney; Bar Admission (England, Wales and High Court of Australia); Independent International Arbitrator and Legal Counsel; Arbitration Steering Committee Member, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Australia; Chair of the Australian Center for International Commercial Arbitration (ACICA) Sustainability Task Force; Member of Singapore International Arbitration Center (SIAC) Panel of Arbitrators; Member of Hong Kong International Arbitration Center (HKIAC) List of Arbitrators; ACICA Fellow. |
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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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Prof. Dr. Carlos Alberto Matheus López (1970)
Professor of law (Peru)
Sp/Eng
Ph.D. in Law; Associate Professor of the Academic Department of Law at the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú; Professor of Arbitration Law at the Universidad César Vallejo, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, and the Academia de la Magistratura. |
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Me Paul Mauriac (1943)
Avocat (France)
Fr
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. |
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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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Dr Achilleas Mavromatis (1966)
Attorney-at-law (Greece)
Eng
Master’s degree in Penal & Criminal Law; PhD in Sports Law; Admitted to the Bar of Thessaloniki; Attorney-at-law at the Greek Supreme Court and “Mavromatis Lawyers” (1990- ); Head of Legal Department, Paok FC (2008- ); Member of the Legal Panel of the European Club Association (2015- ); Former President of the FIVB Anti-Doping Hearing Panel (2007); Former member of the Board of Administration of the FIVB (2016-2020) and CEV (2011-2020); Former member of the Hellenic National Olympic Committee (2012-2016); Former Member of the Greek national Anti-Doping Organisation (2003-2006); Various positions at the Hellenic Volleyball Federation (1993-2016), including President (2010-2016). |
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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 Rod McKenzie (1958)
Solicitor (United Kingdom)
Eng
LLB, N.P., Solicitor; Legal Counsel at the Scottish Professional Football League; Member of the judicial and appeal panels of the European Rugby World Cup, 14 club European and South Africa League, Rugby World Cup and World Rugby Panels. |
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Prof. Richard H. McLaren (1945)
Professor, Barrister (Canada)
Eng
Recipient of the Order of Canada; Honorary Doctor of Divinity Degree; H.B.A. and LL.B The University of Western Ontario; LL.M University of London: C.Arb., Arbitrator's Institute of Canada; Professor of Law, Western University, London, Canada; Counsel to London, Ontario law firm McKenzie Lake Lawyers LLP; President of Basketball Arbitral Tribunal (BAT Geneva, Switzerland); Arbitrator and mediator of professional and amateur sports related disputes; Independent Person appointed by WADA to conduct investigation and review of allegations made in relation to Russian operation of the Moscow and 2014 Sochi laboratories and the Sochi Winter Olympics; One of three Commissioners appointed by WADA Independent International Commission that examined allegations of doping and cover-ups in Russian Athletics; Member of the CAS ad hoc Division at the Winter Olympic Games, Nagano 1998, Turin 2006, at the Summer Olympic Games, Sydney 2000, Athens 2004, Beijing 2008 and at the Commonwealth Games, Manchester 2002. |
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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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Mr Niall P. Meagher (1965)
Attorney-at-law (Ireland / United States of America)
Fr/Eng
Attorney-at-law; Executive Director of the Advisory Centre on WTO Law (ACWL); Former Senior Counsel at the ACWL (2004-2012). |
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Mr Rohinton R. Mehta (1960)
Professor of law (India)
Eng
Associate General Counsel, ITC Ltd. |
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Mr Sebastian Mejía (1986)
Attorney-at-law (Spain / Colombia)
Sp/Eng
LL.M. International Business Regulation, Litigation and Arbitration; Double degree in Law and Business Administration; Diploma in International Commercial Arbitration; Admitted to the bar in Spain, New York/USA, England & Wales; Lawyer and Arbitrator at Mejia IDR (2021- ); Of Counsel at Paxus LLP (2022- ). |
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Mr José Ernesto Mejía (1965)
Attorney-at-law (Honduras)
Sp/Eng
Postgraduate degree in law; Admitted to the Bar; Secretary General of the Honduras Football Federation; Member of the FIFA Disciplinary Commission (2021- ); Member of the CONCACAF Disciplinary Commission (2014- ); Lawyer at Bufete Mejía y Associados; Former Member of the FIFA Ethics Committee (2017-2021). |
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Ms Danielle Menitove (1985)
Arbitrator, Mediator (Canada)
Eng
Juris Doctor, Tulan University Law School (2010); Independent Arbitrator and Mediator (2022- ); Attorney-at-Law at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP (2011-2022), Member, National Sports Panels of the American Arbitration Association; Chair of the Sports ADR Committee; Member of the Arbitration Committee, New York City Bar Association. |
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Me Koffi Sylvain Mensah Attoh (1961)
Avocat (Togo)
Fr
Avocat au Barreau de Lomé; Chef Division Législation au Ministère des droits de l'homme; Arbitre au niveau du Centre national de l'arbitrage au Togo; Membre du Comité de rédaction de la Revue togolaise des droits des affaires et de l'arbitrage; Conseiller juridique de la Fédération togolaise de boxe (2017- ); Conseil du Bureau de la Fédération togolaise de football et 1er Vice-President de l'Association sportive Etoile Filante de Lomé Club de football. |
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Mr Andrew Mercer (1980)
Lawyer (United Kingdom)
Eng
BA English Language & Literature; Graduate Diploma in Law & Legal Practice; Certificate of Advanced Studies in Football Management, University of Lausanne; Masters degree in Sports Governance, University of Limoge; Admitted as a solicitor in England & Wales; General Counsel & Director of Legal Affairs at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC); Legal Panel member on the English FA’s Judicial Panel; Former roles at UEFA (2010-2017) including within the Marketing Legal Services Division, Club Financial Control Body and as a Venue Director. |
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Ms Marla Messing (1964)
Attorney-at-law (United States of America)
Eng
BA, JD; Admitted to the Bars of California and New York; Member of the Advisory Board of World Technology Games (2023- ); Member of the City of Los Angeles Commission on the Status of Women (2019- ); Member of the Los Angeles Sports and Entertainment Commission Advisory Board (2015- ); Los Angeles Sports Council, Board of Directors (2019- ); Member of the Los Angeles Bid Committee for the 2025 Laver Cup (2021- ); Former Interim CEO at National Women’s Soccer League (2021-2022); Former CEO of USTA Southern California (2019-2021); Former VP and Executive Director of the LA 2024 Olympic / Paralympic Exploratory Bid Committee (2016-2017). |
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The Honourable Graeme Mew (1959)
Judge (Canada / United Kingdom)
Eng
B.A. (Hons) Kingston University, UK; LL.B. University of Windsor, Canada; FCIArb Bar Admission (England & Wales, Ontario, British Columbia); Judge, Ontario Superior Court of Justice (2013- ); CAS Arbitrator and Mediator 2005-2014 (Ad Hoc panels at 2010 Commonwealth Games and 2012 Olympic Games); Former Consultant/Advisor on the drafting of safe sport regulations and procedures in Canada (2018-2024); Member of the Anti-Doping Advisory Committee of World Rugby (2000- ); Judicial Officer (World Rugby, Major League Rugby); Sessional Instructor, Queen’s University Faculty of Law, Canada. |
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Ms Isabelle Michou (1970)
Attorney-at-law (Canada / France)
Fr/Eng
Graduate diploma in International Law and Contract Law and Post-graduate diploma in International Private Law and International Contract Law from Pantheon-Sorbonne University of Paris I; Admitted to the Paris bar, also as a solicitor in England and Wales; Partner at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP. |
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Mr Dan Mihai (1976)
Attorney-at-law (Romania)
Eng
B.A. Law and International Relations, University of Bucharest; Post University Course in Sport Law, West University Timisoara; Partner/Founder at Dan Mihai Law Office (Mihai & Co. Business Lawyers (2003- ); Member of the National Commission of Appeal on preventing and combating doping in sport (2022- ); Member of the International Panel of Arbitrators and Mediators at Sport Resolutions (2021- ); Member of REX Sport (2022- ); Former member of the Appeal Panel of the Romanian Handball Federation (2019-2022); Former member of the Disciplinary Panel for the Romanian Tennis Federation (2022-2024). |
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Mr Jeffrey Mishkin (1948)
Attorney-at-law (United States of America)
Eng
Partner at Phillips ADR; formerly Partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP. Former Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, National Basketball Association. |
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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 Yutaka Miyoshi (1968)
Attorney-at-law (Japan)
Eng/Jap
LLB; LLM; Partner at Mori Hamada & Matsumoto; Chair of the Legal Committee of the Japan Football Association (2011- ). |
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Dr Mehrdad Mohammadi (1985)
Lawyer (Iran)
Eng
PhD in International Law from Shahid Beheshti University; Senior Legal Consultant at Mezzle Law Firm in UAE; Member of the Iran Ski Federation Legal Committee; Legal advisor to the Iranian Cycling Federation; Member of the Disciplinary Committee of the Iran Crossfit Committee; Former member of the Iranian Football Federation Players’ Status Committee (PSC). |
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Mr Eirik Monsen (1981)
Attorney-at-law (Norway)
Eng
Masters degree in law; Attorney-at-law in Advokatfirmaet Monsen AS; Arbitrator at the European Handball Federation (EHF) Court of Arbitration; Arbitrator at the Norwegian Football Federation Court of Arbitration; Former Head of Legal at the Norwegian Players’ Association (NISO) (2010-2021); Former arbitrator at the FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber (2013-2019). |
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Mr Slaven Moravčević (1973)
Attorney-at-law (Serbia)
Eng
Partner at Moravčević Vojnović and partners in cooperation with Schoenherr law firm; Counsel to Serbian Basketball Federation and clubs and the Serbian Anti-Doping Agency. |
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Mr Jesus Moreno Castillero (1984)
Lawyer (Panama)
Sp
Partner at Nuñez, Moreno & Associates law firm; Vice President of Liga Panameña de Futbol (LPF) (2022-2026); Former Vice President of LPF (2019-2022). |
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Mr José Antonio Moreno Rodríguez (1966)
Attorney-at-law (Paraguay)
Sp/Eng/Por
LLM, Harvard University; Former Member of the ICC Court of Arbitration; Member of Annulment Committees at ICSID and acting Arbitrator under the PCA and other institutional rules; Former President of the American Association of Private International Law; Professor and Visiting Professor of several universities, among them, Heidelberg and Paris II; Several publications in the Americas, Europe, and Asia; Practising attorney in Paraguay; Director of Altra Legal; Member of the National Commission of Anti-Doping for Paraguay; full CV at www.jmoreno.info |
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Prof. Roberto Moreno Rodríguez Alcalá (1976)
Attorney-at-law (Paraguay)
Eng/Sp/Por
Magister Juris, Comparative Law, University of Oxford (Distinction); Member of the Governing Council of Itaipú Binacional Hydroelectric Plant (Paraguay-Brazil); Professor of Law, School for Magistrates (Asunción); Professor of Contract Law and Arbitration, National University of Asunción and Catholic University (Asunción); Director of the Master in Business Law (MADE), Catholic University (Asunción); Former Attorney General of the Republic of Paraguay (2013-2017); Former Legal Advisor and Consultant for the Paraguayan Olympic Committee>; Former Legal Advisor for the Paraguayan Football Players Union; Partner in the Law Firm Moreno Ruffinelli & Asociados, Asunción, Paraguay (on leave). |
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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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Mr Mark Muedeking (1954)
Attorney-at-law (United States of America)
Eng
JD. Attorney-at-law. Partner, DLA Piper LLP (US). Former General Counsel and Managing Director, US Olympic Committee. Adjunct Professor of law, Antioch University. Attorney, US Department of Justice. Counsel for USA Biathlon. |
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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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Prof. Dr. Edgardo Munoz-Lopez (1980)
Professor (Mexico)
Sp/Eng/Fr
Doctor of Laws from Basel University; LLM from UC Berkeley; LLM from University of Liverpool; Professor of Law at Universidad Panamericana in Guadalajara (2014- ); Independent arbitrator (2014- ); Member of the Disciplinary Commission of the Gymnastics Ethics Foundation of the International Gymnastics Federation (2021- ); Former Counsel to the Gymnastics Panamerican Union. |
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Mr James Michael Murphy (1943)
Judge (United States of America)
Eng
Judge, Superior Court State of Washington; Chair, Law and Legislation Committee USA Track & Field Federation; Co-Chair and member, USA Track & Field National Board of Review; Former member, IAAF Arbitration Panel; Former member, USA Track & Field Board of Directors. |
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Mr Christopher Murray (1971)
Attorney-at-law (United Kingdom)
Eng
Attorney-at-law; Partner at Clyde & Co.; Member of Judicial Panel, British Swimming; Chair of Judicial Panel - European Aquatics (LEN); Sports Agent of Sir Chris Hoy, British Cyclist. |
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Mr Francisco Müssnich (1955)
Attorney-at-law (Brazil)
Fr/Eng/Por/Sp
JD from the Pontificia Universidade Católica - PUC, Rio (1976); Master of Laws from Harvard Law School (1979) and Fundaçao Getulio Vargas - FGV, Rio (2015); Former member of the Superior Court of Sports Justice for Soccer (Superior Tribunal de Justiça Desportiva do Futebol - STJD) (2004-2012); Senior and Founding Partner of Barbosa, Müssnich & Aragão (1995- ); Member of the Sports Law Studies Commission from the Ministry of Sport; National Reporter for the 2009 Brazilian Code of Sports Justice; Legal Counsel to the Local Organizing Committee for the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil since its bidding process in 2007; Professor of Corporate Law at PUC, RJ (1981- ) and FGV, Rio (2015- ); Visiting Professor for international Mergers and Acquisitions of the Vanderbilt Law School (2010- ); Arbitrator for the ad hoc Division of the Court of Arbitration for Sport at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad - Rio 2016. |
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Ms Aysha Mutaywea (1986)
Arbitrator (Bahrain)
Eng/Ar
Admitted to the Bar of Bahrain; Resident Partner at Mena Chambers (2015 - ); Bahrain representative ICSID (2021-2027); Bahrain representative ICC International Court of Arbitration (2021-2024); Former Acting Senior Case Manager, Tribunal Secretary and Case Manager at Bahrain Chamber for Dispute Resolution (2009-2015); Former National level chess, basketball, volleyball and beach volleyball player; represented Bahrain in chess and volleyball at the Asian Games in 2006 (Macau) and 2007 (Doha). |
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Ms Cameron Myler (1968)
Attorney-at-law (United States of America)
Eng
Four-time Olympian in the sport of luge; Clinical Assistant Professor of Sports Law and Governance at New York University; attorney-at-law in New York. |
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Ms Maite Nadal Charco (1974)
Attorney-at-law (Spain)
Sp/Eng
LLM; PhD; FIFA Executive Program in Sports Arbitration (2021); Admitted to the Bar of Madrid; Partner and Head of the Sports Litigation department at Laffer Abogados (2017- ); External counsel of the Royal Spanish Athletics Federation (RFEA) (2018- ); Arbitrator at the Spanish national Court of Arbitration for Sport (2013- ); Arbitrator of the RFEA Alternative Dispute Resolution Body; Member of the RFEA Ethics and Compliance Committee; Member of the Appeal & Disciplinary Court of the Royal Spanish Automobile Federation. |
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Mr Saaran Nadarajah (1964)
Advocate & Solicitor (Malaysia)
Eng
LLB; Certificate in Legal Pracice; Admitted to the Asian Bar; Managing Partner at Messrs Saaran & Co, Advocates and Solicitors; Executive Committee Member of the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM); Chair of the FAM Legal Rules and Regulations Committee; Deputy Chair of the FAM Player Status Committee; Member of the Appeals Committee of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC); Director of Negeri Sembilan Football Club; Chair of the Disciplinary Committee of the Malaysian Hockey Confederation. |
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Dr. Sven Nagel (1970)
Attorney-at-law (Germany)
Eng/Deu
Dr. jur.; LL.M.; Attorney at law; Managing Director of unfallhilfe24 Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH (2014- ); Senior Partner of the law firm Nagel & Kauerhof (2012- ): Member of the Board of the Institute for German and International Sports Law (2007- ); Former Member of the German Junior National Wrestling Team (1988-1990). |
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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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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 Guédel Ndiaye (1954)
Avocat (Senegal)
Fr
Avocat à la Cour; Barreau du Sénégal; Trésorier général de l'Ordre des avocats du Sénégal; Président de la Fédération sénégalaise de rugby; Membre de la Commission juridique du Comité national olympique sénégalais (CNOSS) et du Comité d'organisation de la Coupe d'Afrique de football en 1992, Sénégal. Capitaine de l'équipe nationale du Sénégal de rugby (1980-1985). Vice-Président de l'Association sénégalaise de droit pénal. |
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Mr Emil Neszmélyi (1975)
Attorney-at-law (Hungary)
Eng
Partner at Neszmélyi Law Firm; Member of the Legal Commission of the Hungarian Olympic Committee; Member of the Competition Commission (judicial activity) and of the Regulatory Commission of the Hungarian Basketball Federation; Member of the Disciplinary Commission of the Budapest Bar Association; Former Director of Sports and Legal Counsel for the Basketball Academy of Óbuda; Former professional and semi-professional basketball player. |
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Mr Tembeka Ngcukaitobi (1976)
Advocate (South Africa)
Eng
BProc; LLB; LLM; Admitted to the Johannesburg Bar; Acting Member of the Competition Tribunal of South Africa; Member of the Judicial Service Commission; Practising Advocate; Adjunct Professor of Law at Nelson Mandela University. |
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Ms Thi My Dung Nguyen (1976)
Lawyer (Vietnam)
Eng
Lawyer, MD Lawyers Partnership,Vietnam; Member of Disciplinary Committee/Federation Internationale de Football Association; Deputy Chairman of Appeal Committee, Asian Football Confederation; Chairman of Disciplinary and Ethics Committee, ASEAN Football Federation; Deputy Chairman of Club Licensing Committee, Vietnam Football Federation. |
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Mr Michael Nicholson (1976)
Solicitor (United Kingdom)
Eng
Bachelor of laws, University of Glasgow; Director of Football and Administration and Legal at Celtic plc; Company Secretary at Celtic plc; Member of the Professional Games Board, Scottish Football Association; Member of the Rules Revision Committee, Scottish Football Association; Member of the Football Regulatory and Administration Group, Scottish Football Association; Member of the Competitions Working Group, Scottish Professional Football League; Member of the Legal Advisory Panel, European Club Association; Former Head of Dispute Resolution Department at Harper Macleod LLP (1998-2013). |
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Ms Elle Nikou Madalin (1986)
Barrister (Australia)
Eng
LLM; Deputy Chair and Arbitrator at the National Dispute Resolution Chamber (2021- ); Former Chair of the Selection Panel for the Tokyo Olympic Games (2020 & 2021); Former Tribunal Member of the Football Federation Victoria (2014-2017); numerous ad hoc appointments for various state and national sporting organisations in Victoria and Australia (including swimming, water polo, hockey, gymnastics and others). |
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Mr Lars Nilsson (1953)
Attorney-at-law (Sweden)
Eng
Attorney-at-law; Partner ENN Lawfirm, Stockholm, Sweden; Chairman of the Swedish Sports Law Association; Chairman of the Appeal Board of the Swedish Football Federation; Chairman of the Disciplinary and Appeal Board of the Swedish Motorcycle Sports Federation; Member of the FIM International Disciplinary Court; Chairman of the Federation of International Bandy (FIB) Disciplinary Committee; Former In-house legal counsel, Skandia Insurance Company Ltd, Stockholm (1988-1995); Former Board Member of Hammarby Fotboll AB (2010-2013); Former Secretary and Deputy Chairman of the Doping Committee within horse-racing. |
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Mr João Nogueira Da Rocha (1963)
Attorney-at-law (Portugal)
Fr/Eng/Sp/Por
Degree in Law from the Portuguese Catholic University; Master Degree in European Studies at the Center for European Studies of the Portuguese Catholic University; Master Degree in Sports Law; Partner at Global Lawyers; Legal Adviser of the Portuguese Players Association; Arbitrator at the Training Compensation Chamber of the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF); Member of the Qatar Sports Arbitration Tribunal; Member of “ Rex Sport Asociación de Asesores Del Deporte”. |
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Mr Vladimir Novak (1986)
Attorney-at-law (Slovakia)
Eng/Por
PhD & Juris Doctor Comenius University in Slovakia (2021); Partner at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP; Admitted to the New York Bar; LLM Harvard Law School (2012); Former football referee; Former CAS ad hoc clerk. |
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Ms Lorena Catalina Novoa Bolivar (1979)
Lawyer (Colombia)
Sp/Eng
Masters in International Sports Law; General Secretary of Major Division of Colombian Professional Soccer (Dimayor); Legal Advisor, Comisión Estatuto del Jugador Dimayor; Legal Advisor, Comisión Disciplinaria Dimayor; Legal Advisor Comisión Disciplinario del Campeonato Dimayor; legal advice to various Colombian sports federations as well as to the Olympic Committees of Colombia and Panama. |
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Ms Carmen Nunez-Lagos (1966)
Attorney-at-law (Spain)
Fr/Eng/Sp/It
Independent arbitrator in Paris (2019- ); Member of the Council of the ICC Institute of World Business Law; Vice-President of the Board of Directors of the Spanish Arbitration Club; See CV for full details of Ms Nunez-Lagos' experience. |
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Dr Leanne O'Leary (1974)
Solicitor (New Zealand / United Kingdom)
Eng
PhD LLM (Hons) University of Dublin, Trinity College Law School; Assistant Professor/Solicitor Maynooth University (2025- ); World Netball Governance Committee Member (2017- ); International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) Ethics Commission (2023- ); Premier League Judicial Panel (2019- ). |
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Mr Aaron Ogletree (1978)
Arbitrator, Attorney-at-law, Mediator (United States of America)
Eng
Juris Doctor, University of Minnesota Law School; Bar Admission (District of Columbia, England and Wales, Michigan, New York, Ontario, New Zealand); Mediator, Arbitrator, Attorney and Investigator; Representative Assembly Member, State Bar of Michigan; Executive Member, International Law Section, Canadian Bar Association; Former National CFA Discipline Chairperson, Football Association; Former Judicial Committee Member, USA Taekwondo; Former Disciplinary Committee Member, Canadian Fencing Federation; Former Discipline Chair, Michigan Rugby Football Union. |
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Ms Maidie E. Oliveau (1953)
Arbitrator (United States of America)
Fr/Eng
Juris Doctor, Georgetown University Law Center; Previously Counsel in the law firm of Arent Fox, LLP, Los Angeles, California, USA; Executive at the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee (1984); Former managing director of Women's International Professional Tennis Council (now WTA Tour, Inc.); Arbitrator on Olympic eligibility disputes, doping and professional sports business matters for American Arbitration Association and International Centre for Dispute Resolution; Member of the CAS ad hoc Division at the Olympic Games, Sydney 2000, Athens 2004, London 2012 and at the Olympic Winter Games, Salt Lake City 2002, Turin 2006. |
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Mr Omar Ongaro (1971)
Lawyer (Italy)
Deu/Eng/It
Member of the Supervisory Board of the FIFA Clearing House (2024- ); Of Counsel at Morgan Sports Law (2023- ); Technical advisor Football regulatory (2020- ); Deputy Chairman of the FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber (2020-2023); Various positions related to Players’ Status and Governance at FIFA (2000-2019). |
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Mr Ucheora Onwuamaegbu (1965)
Solicitor (Nigeria / United Kingdom)
Fr/Eng
Consulting Attorney at Arent Fox LLP in Washington, D.C. (2015-); Barrister and Solicitor of Supreme Court of Nigeria. Solicitor Supreme Court of England and Wales. Editorial Committee Member, Columbia University Yearbook on International Investment Law and Policy. Member, Peer Review Board, ICSID Review: Foreign Investment Law Journal. Legal Advisor, Kuwait National Focal Point (KNFPP), Kuwait City. Arbitration Principal, Onwuamaegbu and Co., Lagos; 2001-2010: the World Bank, International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), Washington D.C. |
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Mr Hayden Opie (1953)
Sports Law Consultant and Educator (Australia)
Eng
Senior Fellow, Melbourne Law School, the University of Melbourne; Independent Member, Racing (Thoroughbred) Victoria Integrity Council (2018- ); Independent Member, Basketball Australia Hearing and/or Appeals Panels (2018- ); Member of the Board of Advisors of the National Sports Law Institute of Marquette University Law School, Milwaukee, USA (1993- ); Member of the Advisory Board of the Center for Sports Policy and Research at Penn State University, USA (2008- ); Member of the Editorial Advisory Board on the International Sports Law Journal (2009- ), Director of Studies, Sports Law Program and Senior Lecturer in Law, Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne (1987-2017); Founding President, Australian and New Zealand Sports Law Association (1990-1998); Member of the Australian Federal Government Anti-Doping Rule Violation Panel (2010-2015); Chairman of the Doping Control Tribunal of Athletics Australia (1992-1996); Member of the National Basketball League Appeals Tribunal, Australia (2010-2015). |
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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 Emin Ozkurt (1979)
Barrister (Turkey)
Eng
Managing partner, Ozkurt Law Office (2007- ); Arbitrator at the EuroLeague Basketball Dispute Resolution Chamber (2020- ); Legal Director of the Turkish Esport Federation (2018- ); Professor at the Instituto Superior de Derecho y Economía (ISDE); Member of the Editorial Board of “Football Legal” and “LawInSport”. |
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Dr Peter Pakay (1977)
Attorney-at-law (Hungary)
Eng/Deu
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
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
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
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
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. |
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Prof. Kent Pantry (1948)
Professor of law (Jamaica)
Eng
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. |
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Mr Jinwon Park (1946)
Attorney-at-law (Korea)
Eng
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
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). |
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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 Jan Paulsson (1949)
Avocat (France / Sweden)
Fr/Eng/Sp
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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Ms Anna Peniche Adame (1978)
Lawyer (Mexico)
Sp/Eng/Fr/Por
Master in sports law; Senior Legal Counsel, FIFA Agents Department, Miami; Former General Director of regulation and sports affairs in Liga MX / Ascenso MX of the Mexican Football Federation (FMF); Former Head of the legal department in the League of Mexican Football Association; Member of the national dispute resolution committee of the FMF; Single Judge and Committee Member of the FIFA Players’ Status Committee; Competitions coordinator for FIFA events. |
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Mr Carlos Peres Torres (1986)
Attorney-at-law (Bolivia)
Sp/Fr/Eng
LLM Business and Law; Paralegal/Juriste banking and financement at Allen & Overy LLP; Former Lawyer/attorney at Peres and Mendoza Law Firm. |
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Mr Jerome Perlemuter (1972)
Attorney-at-law (France)
Fr/Eng
Master in Business Law; Master in Communications Law; Masters in Management; Admitted to the Paris Bar; General Secretary of World Leagues Forum (2017- ); Judge at the Paris Commercial Court (2013-2017 + 2023- ); Member of the Ethics Committee of the French Football Federation (2017- ); Former Judge at the FIFA Tribunal, Dispute Resolution Chamber (2017-2022); Former General Counsel to the French Football League (2005-2017). |
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Dr Georgios Petrochilos (1973)
Attorney-at-law (Greece)
Eng/Fr
PhD & Magister Juris, University of Oxford; Law degree, University of Athens; Partner at Three Crowns LLP; Former Head of Paris International Arbitration Team and Public International Law Group at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Advocate of the Court of Cassation (1997); Visiting Professor, Universities of Fribourg & Berne. |
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Prof. Sinisa Petrovic (1966)
Professor of law (Croatia)
Eng/Sp
Ph.D - Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb; Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb; Special Advisor to the Prime Minister for European Law (2012-2015). |
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Mr David Phillips KC (1953)
Barrister (United Kingdom / Ireland)
Eng
Barrister at Wilberforce Chambers (London), 30 Park Place (Wales), Wessex Fairchild (Turks & Caicos Islands); Deputy Judge High Court (1994- ); Member of the Judicial Panel of The Football Association (FA); Member of the Judicial Panel of The Football Association Premier League (FAPL); Chair of the Appeal Committee of the Greyhound Board of Great Britain Appeal Committee. |
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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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Mr Sofoklis Pilavios (1966)
Attorney-at-law (Greece)
Eng
Attorney-at-law; Member of the Athens Bar Association; Founder and Head of Sofoklis P. Pilavios Law Firm; 3rd Vice-President of the UEFA Club Competitions Committee; Former President of the Hellenic Football Federations (2009-2012); Former member of the Hellenic Olympic Committee, as representative of the Hellenic Football Federation (2013-2016); Former UEFA Disciplinary Inspector (2006-2009); Former member of the FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber (2007-2009); Former member of the UEFA Legal Experts Panel (2002-2004); Former Legal Advisor of Panathinaikos FC (2000-2004); Former member of Board of Directors - Panathinaikos FC (2000-2004). |
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Mr José Juan Pintó Sala (1951)
Lawyer (Spain)
Fr/Eng/Sp/It
Lawyer; President of Bufete Pintó Ruiz, S.L. based in Barcelona; President of Pintó Ruiz & Del Valle, S.L. based in Madrid; Former President of Pannone Law Group G.E.I.E. based in Brussels; Member of the “Associazione Internazionale Giuristi di Lingua Italiana”; Member of the “International Sports Lawyers Association” (ISLA); Honorary President of the “Rex Sport Asociación de Asesores del Deporte”; Awarded with the Medal for Sports Merit by the Sport Council of Spain (Consejo Superior de Deportes del Estado Español); Independent member of the UEFA Governance and Compliance Committee; Independent member of the UEFA Compensation Committee (2017). |
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Mr Félix Plaza (1968)
Lawyer (Spain)
Sp/Eng
Partner at Garrigues Law Firm & Head of the Sports and Entertainment Law Department; Chairman of the Board and President of Centro de Estudios Garrigues Law & Business School; Director of the MBA in Sports Business & Law at Centro de Estudios Garrigues. |
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Mr Didier Poulmaire (1968)
Lawyer (France)
Fr/Eng
Lawyer specialised in sports law and entertainment; General Secretary of "Avocats en droit du sport". |
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Mr Paul Pretorius (1949)
Advocate (South Africa)
Eng
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. |
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Ms Jennifer L. Price (1958)
Attorney-at-law (United States of America)
Eng
J.D. Attorney-at-law. Independent arbitrator, formerly King & Spalding LLP, Partner, International Arbitration and Litigation. United States Equestrian Federation, Legal Review Committee (2001-2012). United States Equestrian Federation, Ethics Committee (2004-present). |
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Prof. Massimo Proto (1973)
Lawyer (Italy)
Eng/It
PhD Business Law; Admitted to the Bar; Juridical expert supporting the Italian Minister of Sports and Youth; Professor of Private Law at the Link Campus of the University of Rome; Member of various boards; Of Counsel at Chiomenti Studio Legale; Member of the Sports Agents Commission of the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) (2020- ); various other positions at CONI since 2014. |
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Mr Jacques Radoux (1969)
Référendaire à la Cour de justice de l'Union européenne (Luxembourg)
Fr/Eng
Legal Secretary to the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg (1999- ); Former Attorney-at-law (1997-1998); Former Member of the Legal Commission and of the Elite Sport Commission of the Luxembourg Olympic Committee (1998-2003); Former Tournament Director of the European Club Championships for Women (1999-2000); Former Arbitrator at the Commission Luxembourgeoise d'Arbitrage pour le sport (1998-2013); Former Davis Cup player for Luxembourg (1987-1995); Former Captain of the Luxembourg Davis Cup Team (2008-2013); Former Tennis Head Coach for Special Olympics Luxembourg (2008-2019). |
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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 Chelva R. Rajah SC (1948)
Lawyer (Singapore)
Eng
Senior Counsel and Partner, Tan Rajah & Cheah law firm; Board Member and Panel Member, Singapore International Arbitration Centre; Panel Member, Singapore International Mediation Centre; Vice President, Singapore Cricket Association (1983-1992); Represented Singapore in Cricket (1974-1987). |
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Dr Jan Räker (1977)
Attorney-at-law (Germany)
Eng/Deu
Legal Director at VfB Stuttgart 1893 e.V.; Attorney-at-law at Rechtsanwälte Prinz Neidhardt Engelschall, Hamburg; Lecturer for Sports Law and Football Management at IST Hochschule, Düsseldorf; General Counsel and CCO Hamburger Sport-Verein e.V., Hamburg; General Secretary of International Sport Lawyers Association (ISLA) since 2012; Member of ECA Legal Advisory Panel. |
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Mr Arben Rakipi (1961)
Lawyer (Albania)
Eng/It
Lawyer, Rakipi and Partners; Chairman of CAS Albania; Professor of Criminal Law; Judge at the District Court of Law of town of Mirdita, First Instance (1986-1990); Judge at Tirana District Court of Law, First Instance (1990-1993); Attorney General of the Republic of Albania (1997-2002); Chair of the Appeal Commission at the Albanian Football Federation (2010-2012). |
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Mr Tshiamo Rantao (1976)
Attorney-at-law (Botswana)
Eng
LLB; Managing Partner at Rantao Attorneys (2001- ); Chair of the Southern Africa Football Associations Disciplinary Committee; Chair of the Botswana Football Association Arbitration Tribunal. |
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Dr Mohamed Abdel Raouf (1971)
Lawyer (Egypt)
Fr/Eng/Ar
Attorney at law, Partner, Abdel Raouf Law Firm, Cairo-Egypt; Former Director of the Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (CRCICA [2012-2016]) and Associate Professor at Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne; International commercial arbitration and ADR as well as in commercial contracts, investment agreements, construction, real estate and sports-related disputes. |
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Mr Gordon Rapp (1957)
Attorney-at-law (Germany)
Eng/Deu
Attorney-at-law and Senior Partner of RAPP WOLFF Rechtsanwälte; Former Member of the Articles Commission of the German Fencing Association (1996-1998); Former Vice President of the German Fencing Association (1998-2000); Former President of the German Fencing Association (2000-2014); Former Honorary President of the German Fencing Association; Member of the Marketing Commission of the European Fencing Association (CEE); Member of the FIE Legal Commission (2008- ); Member of the ASOIF Legal Consultative Group (2015- ); Member of the Executive Committee of the Olympic Training Center Rhein-Neckar (2016- ). |
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Mr Daniel Ratushny (1970)
Lawyer (Canada)
Eng
Juris Doctor; MBA, Executive Master International Sports Law; Former Partner, Bennett Jones LLP (Toronto 2019-2022); Former Corporate Lawyer Stikeman Elliott LLP (Toronto 2006-2009); Former Member of the World Athletics Disciplinary Tribunal (2017-2021); Former Professional Ice Hockey Head Coach (2009-2017) in Switzerland (NLA), Austria (EBEL) and Germany (DEL); Former Head Coach Austrian National Men's Ice Hockey Team 2014-2016; Former Professional Ice Hockey Player (1991-2003): Olympic Silver Medal (1992). |
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Mr Olli Rauste (1963)
Attorney-at-law (Finland)
Eng
LL.M., Universities of Helsinki and Pennsylvania; Lawyer; Visiting teacher (sports law), University of Jyväskylä; Deputy Judge, District Court of Joensuu, 1992; Member of the CAS ad hoc Division at the Winter Olympic Games, Salt Lake City, 2002; Member, Arbitration Panel for Sports in Finland (2004); President Competition and Disciplinary Committee of Finnish Floorball League (2005); Chairman of the Ethics Commission for the International Floorball Federation (2018- ). |
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Ms Barbara Reeves (1949)
Arbitrator & Mediator (United States of America)
Eng
Juris Doctor, Harvard Law School; Arbitrator and Mediator with JAMS; Former Partner in international law firms (1981-1999); Former Vice-President and Associate General Counsel, Edison International and Southern California Edison (1999-2005); Owner of horses competing at international level in show jumping. |
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Mr Klaus Reichert SC (1968)
Barrister (Ireland / Germany)
Eng/Deu
Barrister at Brick Court Chambers, London; Fellow, College of Commercial Arbitrators (USA). |
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His Honour James Robert Reid KC (1943)
Judge (United Kingdom)
Eng
Retired Circuit Judge; Chairman Football League Appeals Committee and Professional Football Compensation Committee. Former Chair, FA Premier League Disciplinary Committees and Disciplinary Committees in Athletics and Squash. |
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Mr Jonathan Rennie (1976)
Lawyer (United Kingdom)
Eng
LLB and Diploma in Law at Glasgow University; Qualified as a Solicitor in Scotland, and England & Wales; Notary Public; Partner at Level Law (2024- ); Qualified Chartered Company Secretary; Judicial Chair; Scottish Football Association (SFA); Arbitrator, Scottish Football Association; Judicial Chair, Scottish Rugby Union (SRU); Arbitrator, Sport Resolutions; Appointed to the Federation Court of the Commonwealth Games (2022); Appointed to the Federation Court for the Rugby League World Cup (2022); Director and Trustee of UK Sports Employability and Football Charity, Street League. |
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Ms Stella Riberti (1984)
Attorney-at-law (Italy)
Eng/Fr/It
Masters Degree in Jurisprudence, Università Commerciale L. Bocconi, Milan; Counsel, Sports and Entertainment Department, Clifford Chance, Milan (2025- ); Senior Associate at Studio Legale Withers, Sports and Entertainment Law Department (2014-2024); Judge of the Federal Tribunal of the Italian Athletics Federation - FIDAL (2021- ); Member of the Board of Directors of the Novak Djokovic Foundation – ONLUS (2016- ); Head of the Sport & Business Commission of the Italian Sports Lawyer Association - AIAS (2022- ); Board member of WomenInSportLaw - WISLaw (2024- ); Former Judge of the Federal Tribunal of the Italian Ice Sports Federation – FISG (2019-2023). |
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Prof. Gary R. Roberts (1948)
Professor of Law (United States of America)
Eng
Juris Doctor (1975), Stanford University; Attorney-at-law; President, Bradley University, Peoria (2016- ); Dean & General L. Bepko Professor of Law, Indiana University, McKinney School of Law; Director & Officer, Sports Lawyers Association (U.S.); Consultant on Sports Business & Legal Issues (current clients include Minor League Baseball and the Batimore Orioles Baseball Team); Former Counsel to the National Football League and National Hockey League (1976-1983); Founder and Director of the Sports Law Certificate Program at Tulane University Law School (1983-2007). |
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Mr Anthony Rogers GBS KC JP (1946)
Barrister (United Kingdom)
Eng
Chairman of the Hong Kong Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel; Company Secretary of the Hong Kong, China Rowing Association; Company Secretary of Hong Kong Chinese Lady Golfers' Association; Chairman of Disciplinary Panel of Hong Kong Anti-Doping Committee. |
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Ms Annett Rombach (1980)
Attorney-at-law (Germany)
Eng/Deu
LL.M, University of Miami; Attorney-at-law at Rombach Lawyers, Frankfurt am Main, Germany; Arbitrator at the Basketball Arbitral Tribunal (BAT), Geneva, Switzerland; Guest Lecturer at the University of Zurich (International Arbitration); Independent Anti-Doping Delegate (“FIS IADD”) (2019- ). |
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Mr Anangga Roosdiono (1944)
Attorney-at-law (Indonesia)
Eng
Managing Partner, Roosdiono & Partners; Member, ASEAN Business Advisory Council; Honorary Consul of Ireland in Indonesia; Member of the Executive Committee of Indonesia Swimming Federation (PRSI); Member of the Executive Committee of Indonesia Badminton Federation (PBSI). |
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Mr Jeffrey Rosenthal (1967)
Attorney-at-law (United States of America)
Eng
Juris Doctor; Attorney-at-law; Director, New York International Arbitration Center; Partner, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP. |
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Prof. Stephen Ross (1955)
Professor of Law (United States of America)
Eng
Admitted to the District of Columbia and the Supreme Court of the United States; Professor of Law and Director of the Center for Study of Sports in Society, Pennsylvania State University; Advisory Board, American Antitrust Institute; Senior Fellow, University of Melbourne Sports Law Programme. |
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Mr Roger Rubio (1971)
Lawyer (Peru)
Sp
Master in International Economic Law; Admitted to the Lima Bar Association and the International Bar Association; Partner in Rubio Arbitration Law; Independent international arbitrator; Former Secretary General of the National and International Arbitration Center of the Lima Chamber of Commerce (2011-2017). |
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Dr Donald Rukare (1968)
Lawyer (Uganda)
Eng
Doctor of Laws (PhD); Attorney-at-law; Advocate of the High Court of Uganda; Secretary General, Uganda Olympic Commitee; President, Uganda Swimming Federation; Vice president, African Swimming Federation (CANA); FINA Bureau Member; Member of the RADO (East Africa) Results Management Team. |
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Dr Chady Saad (1980)
Lawyer (Lebanon)
Eng/Fr/Ar
PhD in Law from Paris Saclay University; Bar Admission (Paris, Beirut); Attorney-at-law, Harfouche and SAAD Law Firm (Beirut/Paris); Dean of the Faculty of Law at Université la Sagesse, Beirut, Lebanon; Adjunct Lecturer, Panthéon-Sorbonne University; Arbitrator, Lebanese Arbitration and Mediation Center (LAMC) and Dubai International Arbitration Center (DIAC); Former Director, Sports Arbitration Center, Lebanon; Former President, Appeal and Objection Committee, Lebanese Basketball Federation; Former Member of the Appeal Committee of the Lebanese Football Federation. |
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Mr Juan Pedro Sáenz Chilibroste (1993)
Lawyer (Uruguay)
Sp/Eng
Law degree; Global Master in International Sports Law, ISDE Madrid; Postgraduate Diploma in Sport Law from Universidad Austral, Buenos Aires; Licensed Attorney at the Uruguayan Supreme Court of Justice (2016- ); Administrative Director at the Montevideo City Toque-City Football Group (2020- ). |
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Ms Aracely Sáenz Ospino (1980)
Attorney-at-law (Panama)
Sp/Eng/Fr
Master in Sports Law, Universidad de Lérida, Spain; CIES Postgraduate Degree in Sport Management; CIES Postgraduate Degree in Sport Management, FIFA, Federación Española de Fútbol en Las Rozas, Spain; Postgraduate Degree in Sport Administration and Sport Arbitration, Comité Olimpico de Panamá; Course in Doping Results Management, Regional Antidopaje de Centroamerica, Panamá; Legal Advisor, Association of Professional Soccer Players of Panama, AFUTPA (2019- ); Member, Sports Legal Commission of the Panama Olympic Committee; Former Legal Advisor (2020-2022), Instituto Panameño de Deportes (PANDEPORTES), Panama City. |
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Mr Stephen Sampson (1972)
Solicitor (United Kingdom)
Eng
BA (hons); Postgraduate Diploma in Law; Solicitor (England & Wales); Partner, Global Head of the Sports & Entertainment Group and Head of the Litigation Practice at Squire Patton Boggs (UK) LLP; Lecturer on sports law; pro bono non-executive Chair of Parkour Earth; Member of the World Triathlon Tribunal. |
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Mr Adam Samuel (1960)
Lawyer (United Kingdom)
Eng/Fr
Arbitrator; Attorney and Financial Services Compliance Consultant (1996- ); WIPO Domain Name panelist (2005- ); Visiting lecturer on Comparative International Arbitration Law at the University of Westminster (2010- ). |
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Mr Barry Sanders (1945)
Attorney-at-law (United States of America)
Eng
Juris Doctor; Attorney-at-law; Former Senior Partner and Head of international practice at law firm Latham & Watkins; Currently adjunct professor at UCLA in the Law School and in the Department of Communication of the College of Arts and Sciences; Currently member of sports arbitration panel of American Arbitration Association; Former President, Board of Commissioners, Los Angeles City Department of Recreation and Parks; President, Board of Commissioners, Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and Sports Arena; Chairman, Southern California Committee for the Olympic Games; Director and Secretary of Los Angeles Sports Council and Director, Los Angeles Bid Committee for 2028 Olympic Games (LA2028). Former Counsel for many sports events and organizations including Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee, Salt Lake City Olympic Organinzing Committee; 1994 World Cup Organizing Committee; Americas Cup Organizing Committee in San Diego; Goodwill Games; and Los Angeles Dodgers; Founded and chaired the International Law Section of the California State Bar Association; Founded and chaired the Los Angeles Center for International Commercial Arbitration. |
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Mr Philippe Sands KC (1960)
Professor of Law (United Kingdom / France / Mauritius)
Fr/Eng
Professor of Law, University College London; Barrister (KC), 11 Kings Bench Walk (2022- ); Former Director of Matrix Chambers; Director, Centre for International Courts and Tribunals, UCL. |
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Ms Marianne Saroli (1984)
Attorney-at-law (Canada)
Eng/Fr
LLB; Postgraduate studies in International Sports Law; Admitted to the Bar of Quebec; Senior Legal Counsel in the Integrity & Regulatory Affairs Department of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) (2021- ); Attorney-at-law in Montréal (2009-2022); Former Chairperson to the Disciplinary Tribunal of the International Weightlifting Federation; Former Chair and Co-Arbitrator within different Canadian national sport federation arbitral bodies such as Karaté Canada and Canada Artistic Swimming; Former Ad hoc clerk at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). |
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Dr Russell Sauer (1955)
Attorney-at-law (United States of America)
Eng
Juris Doctor, Stanford University; Admitted to the Supreme Court of the State of California; Retired Partner at the Litigation & Trial Department of Latham & Watkins LLP (1998-2019). |
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Prof. Dr. Martin Schimke (1959)
Attorney-at-law (Germany)
Fr/Eng/Deu
Dr. jur.; LL.M.; Attorney at law; Of Counsel of the law firm Bird & Bird; Former President of the Sports-law-Commission and member of the Governing Board of the UIA (Union Internationale des Avocats) (1998-2014); Former member of the Arbitration Panel of the professional German Ice-Hockey League (DEL) (1998-2000); Member of the Advisory Board of the German Sports-Law Association (1997- ); Former member of the Legal Committee of the German Basketball Federation and member of the Anti-doping Committee of the German Basketball Federation (1989-2000); Former member of the German Basketball National Team (1978-1980); Member of the Ethics Group of the FISA (Fédération Internationale des Sociétés d’Aviron) (2015- ); Honorary Professor at the Hochschule Fresenius; Member of the CAS ad hoc Division at the Summer Olympic Games, London 2012 and at the Olympic Winter Games in Pyoengchang 2018. |
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Mr Ian Scott (1965)
Lawyer (Australia)
Eng/Jap
Admitted to the Daini Tokyo Bar Association Japan (Registered Foreign Lawyer); Senior Partner, Management Committee Member, Head of the Media, Entertainment and Sports law Practice Group, Co-Chair of the Intellectual Property Practice Group at Atsumi & Sakai Law Firm; Executive Committee Member and Co-Chair of the Sports for Business Committee of the Australian & New Zealand Chamber of Commerces in Japan; Former Head of Legal & Rights Protection for the Rugby World Cup 2019; Former Managing Director of the World Rugby Japanese entity for the Rugby World Cup 2019; Former Manager/Consultant on International Business Affaires to FC Bayern München; Former Commercial Advisor to Japanese club Urawa Red Diamonds; Former volunteer and Director of Disabled Sporting Wheelies Association; Represented Australia in disabled sports. |
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Mr Dolf Segaar (1962)
Attorney-at-law (Netherlands)
Eng
Attorney-at-law at Segaar Law; Member of the Supervisory Board for Disabled Athletes; Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Topsport Amsterdam; Chair of the Integrity Committee of the International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation (IBSF) (2020- ); Former Chair of the Doping Panel, International Boxing Association (AIBA) (2012-2020); Former Board Member of the Dutch doping authority (2007-2015); Former Chair of the IBSF Doping Panel (2010-2021); Former Chair Audit Committee NOC Netherlands (2000-2005). |
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Dr Ismail Selim (1975)
Doctor of law (Egypt)
Eng/Fr/Ar
Ph.D in international Dijon School of Law, France, Former Prosecutor and Judge in the Egyptian Judiciary (1998-2009); Registered on the Egyptian Bar (2010); Director of the Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (CRCICA); Lecturer at Sorbonne University Paris I; Former Partner in international law firms in Cairo (2013-2016). |
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Me Augustin E. Senghor (1965)
Avocat (Senegal)
Fr/Eng/Sp
Avocat; Gérant Sce d'avocats Augustin Senghor et Associés; Président de la Fédération sénégalaise de football; Membre de la Commission Recours de la FIFA (2009- ); Vice-Président, Jury disciplinaire de la CAF (2009); Maire de l'Ile de Gorée et Adjoint au Maire de Dakar (2002- ); Membre de la Commission exécutive du CNOSS (2009). |
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Mr Abdallah Shehata (1991)
Attorney-at-law (Egypt)
Eng/Ar
Masters in International Law; Head of Legal at Al Ahly Football Company (Subsidiary of Al Ahly Sporting Club) in Cairo (2024- ); Former Attorney-at-law at Sportiva Law Firm; Former Chair of the Hearing & Disciplinary Panel of the Egyptian National Anti-Doping Organization (2021-2024); Former Legal Counsel of Al Nassr Club of KSA (2018-2019); Sports law lecturer and public speaker. |
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Prof. Gérald Simon (1950)
Professeur (France)
Fr
Professeur de droit public à la Faculté de droit de Dijon; Directeur du Laboratoire de droit du sport de l’Université de Bourgogne; Avocat au Conseil d’Etat et à la Cour de Cassation (1989–1992). |
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Mr Rob Simons (1985)
Attorney-at-law (Netherlands)
Eng
Masters in International and European Labour Law; Masters in Dutch Law; Attorney-at-law and equity partner at DVDW Advocaten, specialized in employment and sports law; Lecturer for the Erasmus University, Rotterdam. |
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Prof. Dr Vanja Smokvina (1983)
Professor of Law (Croatia)
Eng/It
Juris Doctor, Slovenia; Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Rijeka, Croatia (2016- ); UEFA Football Law Programme Session Director (2019-2021); Member of the Committee for Professional Sports Club, Central State Office for Sport of the Republic of Croatia (2019-2022); Arbitrator of the Arbitration Tribunal of the Croatian Football Federation (2018- ); Former advisor to the Croatian Ministry of Science, Education & Sport (2012-2016); Former advisor to the Croatian Association of professional footballers (HUNS) (2012-2018). |
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Ms Yordis Solis (1985)
Attorney-at-law (Panama)
Sp
Master in Business Law; Master in Sports Law; Bachelor of Law and Political Science; Attorney at Tocumen International Airport (2017- ); Member of the FIFA Football Tribunal Player’s Status Chamber (2021- ); Member of CONCACAF Disciplinary Chamber (2022- ); Former Legal Advisor to the Panamanian Federation of Football (2011-2017). |
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Ms Janie Soublière (1976)
Attorney-at-law (Canada)
Eng/Fr
Attorney-at-law; Chartered Arbitrator; Investigator; Principal of Soublière Sport Law, Legal Practice entirely devoted to sports law since 2000; Anti-Corruption Hearing Officer, International Tennis Integrity Agency; Member, Sports Dispute Resolution Center of Canada; Member, Ultimate Fighting Championships Disciplinary Panel; Member, Zwift Esports Disciplinary Panel; Health and Integrity Officer for the International Federation of American Football; Executive Board Member of the Canadian Ski Hall of Fame and Museum (Legal and Governance); Former NCAA Div 1. Tennis player; Member of the CAS Anti-Doping Division 2018 PyeongChang Olympic Games. |
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His Honour Judge Rauf Soulio AM (1957)
Judge (Australia)
Eng
Judge, District Court of South Australia (2006- ): commercial, contract, administrative, civil, and criminal jurisdictions, and Head of court: mediation program; Judge, Equal Opportunity Tribunal; Judge, Licensing Court of South Australia; Auxiliary Justice, Supreme Court of South Australia (2022- ); Barrister in Supreme Court of South Australia (1981); High Court of Australia (1984); Roll of Solicitors, England and Wales (1990, 1981-1988); Solicitor; Former Barrister (1988-2006). Former Deputy Chair, Asian Football Confederation Entry Control Body (2016-2022); Former President, National Football Independent Banning Appeal Committee (2016-2020); Former President, Football Federation of South Australia (2008-2016); Former Chair, Disciplinary Committee, Disciplinary Appeals Committee, Player Contract Disputes Committee. Chair, Boxing and Martial Arts Advisory Board, government of South Australia (2000-2020); Former Chair, Boxing and Martial Arts Medical Reference Group (2000-2020). |
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Ms Lina Souloukou (1983)
Attorney-at-law (Greece)
Eng/Sp
Master in Management of Sports Organisations and Sports Law, University Politecnica de Madrid; Global Executive Master in International Sports Law, ISDE; Admitted to the Athens Bar; CEO & General Manager of AS Roma; Executive Board Member and Diversity Representative at the European Club Association (ECA) (2019- ); Former general and legal counsel to various football clubs and stakeholders in Greece; Former Arbitrator at the Hellenic Football Federation Court of Arbitration (2008-2013) and other similar roles in boxing and basketball; Former Acting CEO of Olympiacos FC (2018); Former volleyball player for Greece. |
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Judge Lee Spear (1951)
Judge (New Zealand)
Eng
Judge of the District Court of New Zealand (1995- ); Judge of the Supreme Court of Vanuatu (2011-2013); International (FISA) Rowing Umpire (2007- ); Competition Director of World Rowing Championships (2010); President of the Oceania Rowing Confederation (2014- ); FISA's Continental Representative for Oceania and member of FISA Council (2014- ). |
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Ms Yasna Stavreva (1969)
Attorney-at-law (Bulgaria)
Eng
Specialized in labour and sports law, litigation, arbitration and mediation; Legal services to the Association of Bulgarian football players. |
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Ms Zali Steggall (1974)
Barrister (Australia)
Eng/Fr
Barrister at Family Law chambers in Australia; Director Olympic Winter Institute of Australia (OWIA) (1998-2002 2014- ); Director Sports Australia Hall of Fame (2015- ); Member ASADA Anti-Doping Rule Violation Panel (2014- ); Vice Chair Football NSW Appeals Tribunal (2012- ); Member National Federation Appeal's Tribunal of the NOC of Australia (2009- ); Professional alpine skier (1989-2002); Winter Olympic Games 1992, 1994, 1998, 2002; Bronze medal Nagano 1998 Women's slalom; Gold medal 1999 World Alpine Championships Women's Slalom. |
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Ms Erica Stein (1975)
Attorney-at-law (United States of America / Belgium)
Eng/Fr/Sp/Deu
Juris Doctor, University of Texas at Austin School of Law; B.A. in International Relations, Brown University, USA; Law Study at Universidad de Torcuato di Tella, Buenos Aires; Bar Admission (Brussels and New York); Independent Arbitrator, Stein Arbitration, Brussels (2022- ); Member of the Royal Belgian Hockey Association. |
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Mr Patrick Stewart (1972)
Solicitor (United Kingdom)
Eng
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). |
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Mr Allan Stitt (1961)
Arbitrator (Canada)
Eng
President & CEO of ADR Chambers Inc and the Stitt Feld Handy Group (1994-present); Chartered Mediator and Arbitrator; Chair of the Board of Directors of the Sport Dispute Resolution Centre of Canada (2003-2009); UNCITRAL Working Group - Advisor to the Canadian Delegation (2015-present); Senior Consultant/Advisor to the Jerusalem Arbitration Centre (2013-present); Master of laws Harvard Law School (1992). |
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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 Romano F. Subiotto KC (1961)
Solicitor-Advocate (United Kingdom)
Fr/Eng/Deu/Sp/It
Senior Counsel, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP; Solicitor-Advocate (England and Wales). |
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Mr Alan Sullivan (1951)
Lawyer (Australia)
Eng
Kings Counsel; Barrister at Sir Anthony Mason Chambers; Former Chairman, Australian Rugby League Judiciary Panel; Commissioner, Code of Behaviour, Australian Cricket Board. |
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Mr Ronald Sum (1967)
Solicitor (Hong Kong, China / China)
Eng/Chi
Partner at Baker & McKenzie; Former Partner and Head of Dispute Resolution (Asia) at Addleshaw Goddard (Hong Kong) LLP; Qualified solicitor in Hong Kong, England and Wales and Australia; Accredited arbitrator / mediator / panel member at numerous dispute resolution institutions. |
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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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Mr Timour Sysouev (1973)
Lawyer (Belarus)
Eng/Ru
Advocate, Managing Partner, Sysouev Bondar Khrapoutski SBH Law Office; Associate Professor, Department of Civil procedure and labour law, Belarusian State University; 2018 ad hoc legal counsel at the Directorate of the 2nd European Games; Legal Counsel of a National Federation and Hosting Company during preparation and conduct of XI Futsal World Championship 2015; Member of the Appeals Committee of the Ice Hockey Federation of the Republic of Belarus (2010-2015); ad hoc legal counsel of Belarus national Ice Hockey Federation for preparation and conduct of Ice Hockey World Championship 2014. |
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Mr Rajat Taimni (1977)
Attorney-at-law (India)
Eng
Partner and Head of Practice-Dispute Resolution Tuli and Co Advocates & Solicitors (litigation and arbitration). |
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Mr Jingzhou Tao (1958)
Attorney-at-law (France)
Fr/Eng/Chi
Independent arbitrator as a member of Arbitration Chambers (2020- ); Former Managing Partner at Dechert LLP; Former Partner, Jones Day Beijing Office, China; Chair of the Commission on ICC China; Adjunct Professor of Peking University Law School; Managing Partner, Coudert Brothers, China (1996-2005); Member of the CAS Ad Hoc Division for the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022. |
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Dr Gaston Tealdi (1975)
Attorney-at-law (Uruguay)
Sp/Eng
Dr of law and social sciences; Vice President of the Uruguayan Football Association; Member of the Board of Directors of Club Athletic Peñarol. |
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Hon. John Charles Thomas (Ret.) (1950)
Attorney-at-law (United States of America)
Eng
Retired Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia (2010); Retired Senior Partner of the law firm of Hunton, Andrews, Kurth LLP (2021) (formerly Chief of Appellate Practice and partner in the Litigation group of the firm); Former Board Member, National Co-Chair of the Mediation Committee, and member of the Executive Committee of the American Arbitration Association. |
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Ms Blondel Thompson (1953)
Barrister (United Kingdom)
Eng
Barrister-at-law (specializing in crime and sports law); Panel of Arbitrators, UK Sport Resolutions; Panel Member, Anti-Doping Athletics (1998); Chairman, Anti-Doping Bobsleigh (2001- ); Chairman, Appeal Court for Football Association & Swimming; Specialist Advisor to the UK National Anti-Doping Panel (2014); Football Specialist for The Football Association; Member of the CAS ad hoc division for the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow 2014; Former track and field athlete and 100m hurdles British and Commonwealth record holder. |
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Mr Stefan Geir Thorisson (1962)
Attorney-at-law (Iceland)
Eng/Fr
Attorney-at-law; Part-time lecturer Law Faculty of the University of Reykjavik in EU Law and Member of the Board of the European law Institution of the University of Reykjavik (2004- );Vice Chairman Icelandic sports club Vikingur Reykjavik (1996-2008); Vice Chairman Stoke City Football Club (2000-2008); Board Member Icelandic FA (2007-2009); Arbitrator Icelandic FA Committee dealing with disputes on the status and transfer of players (2007- ); |
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Ms Kristen Thorsness (1960)
Attorney-at-law (United States of America)
Eng
Juris Doctor, Boston University School of Law; Of Counsel at Bond, Schoeneck & King in New York; Arbitrator for US Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Member of USPOC Trials and Games Administrative Boards; Judge-Referee at US Rowing (2004- ) and Member of US Rowing Referee Committee (2016-); Former Member of the US Rowing Association Board of Directors (2015-2017); Represented USA in rowing; Olympic Gold Medalist 1984, Silver medalist World Championship 1982, 1983, 1987; Member of the CAS ad hoc Division for the Olympic Summer Games in Paris 2024. |
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Mr Jacopo Tognon (1972)
Attorney-at-law (Italy)
Eng/It
Partner and Founder at JT Lex – Tognon Law firm (2022- ), Padova, Italy; Attorney-at-Law and Professor of EU Sport Policies and Integrity and Law and Management of sports activities (former area of expertise in Sport and Human Rights within the EU Law, Action Jean Monnet), Faculty of Law, University of Padova; Director and Founder of "Giustiziasportiva.it"; Expert of EU Commission and DG EAC as evaluator of Erasmus + Sport Programme; Session Director at the UEFA Football Law Programme; Member of Sports Law Commission at the Italian National Council of Lawyers; Head of Institutional and International Relations at Master SBS, University Ca’ Foscari of Venice. |
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Mr Pedro Tomás Marqués (1949)
Attorney-at-law (Spain)
Eng/Sp
Lawyer; Partner, Gestion de Inversiones en Deporte, S.L.; Member of several working groups at FIFA and UEFA; Chairman of the UEFA Appeals body; Member of "Rex Sport Asociación de Asesores del Deporte", Former Chief Executive Officer - RCD Espanyol de Barcelona, SAD; Former Chairman of Professional Football Committee (2000-2004); Former President of LNFP (2001-2004); Former General Secretary of LNFP (1996-2001). |
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The Honourable Christopher Toogood (1949)
Judge (New Zealand)
Eng
Acting Judge of the High Court of New Zealand; Deputy Chair New Zealand Sports Tribunal; Counsel and legal advisor to New Zealand Rugby. |
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Mr Stephen Townley (1952)
Solicitor (United Kingdom)
Eng
LL.M. University LSE London; Solicitor (1978); Arbitrator and Mediator, FCIArb, JAMS International Neutral, WIPO, Technical Expert Singapore Dispute Resolution Centre; Special Counsel (Sport & Entertainment Brands) at Stobbs; Founder and Director, Active Rights Management Limited (ARM); Founder and Director, Disarm Limited; Founder and Senior Partner of Law Firm Townleys - merged with Squire Patton Boggs in 2001 where Mr Townley is Head of International. |
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Me Ahmadou Traore (1962)
Avocat (Mali)
Fr
Maîtrise en Droit Privé, ENA du Mali; Chef du Service juridique de la SOTELMA; Professeur de Droit au Centre de formation professionnelle des télécommunications du Mali. |
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Ms Ana Tuiketei (1980)
Lawyer (Fiji)
Eng
Legal Consultant at AP Legal (Fiji) and Pauvalu Law Firm (Tonga); Lecturer University of South Pacific School of Law; President of the Netball World Youth Cup Committee 2021; Advisor to the Fiji Association of Sport & National Olympic Committee (FASANOC); Advisor to the Oceania National Olympic Committee (ONOC); Legal Advisor, Judge and Arbitrator at the Fiji National Sports Commission; Board Member and Legal Advisor to Fiji Ministry of Youth and Sports; Judge/Judicial Officer with International Rugby and Rugby League; Member of the WADA Independent Ethics Board. |
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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 Guido Valori (1958)
Avocat (Italy)
Fr/It
Attorney-at-law; Legal counsel of Italian Rugby Federation; Legal counsel of Italian Athletics Federation; Legal counsel of Italian Dancesport Federation; Legal counsel of Italian Boxe Federation; Lecturer at Master Course in Motorcycling Management, Foro Italico Foundation, Rome; Lecturer at Master Course in Sport Law, Università Statale Milan; Lecturer at Master Course in Sport Management Marketing and Society, Università Bicocca, Milan; Managing Committee’s member of CONI Rivista di Diritto Sportivo. |
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Judge Deon Van Zyl (1943)
Judge (South Africa)
Eng
Retired Judge of the High Court of South Africa; District Governor (2011-2012) of the Rotary International District 9350; Former Professor of Law; Advocate and Senior Counsel (SC) of the High Court of South Africa, Member of the Bloemfontein and Pretoria Bars; President of Athletics South Africa (ASA); Member of the National Olympic Committee of South Africa (NOCSA); Former Inspecting Judge in the Judicial Inspectorate of Correctional Services of South Africa; Member of the International Cricket Council's Dispute Resolution Committee (2017); Member of the CAS ad hoc Division at the Commonwealth Games, Manchester 2002 and at the Summer Olympic Games, Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008. |
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Mr Hugo Vaz Serra (1976)
Attorney-at-law (Portugal)
Por/Eng/Sp
Master Internacional en Derecho del Fútbol from the Sports Law Institute of Spain and Master in Sports Law from INEFC Lleida University, Spain; Law degree from Lisbon Lusiada University; Partner at Vaz Serra & Associados (2016-2022); Former Arbitrator at the Portuguese Court of Arbitration for Sport (2015-2023); Former in-house Lawyer of Sporting Clube de Portugal, futebol, SAD (2004-2015); Former member of the list of FIFA pro bono counsels appointed available to individuals in proceedings before the FIFA Disciplinary Committee, the FIFA Appeal Committee and the FIFA Ethics Committee (2019-2023). |
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Prof. Dr. Christoph Vedder (1947)
Professor, Attorney-at-law (Germany)
Eng/Deu/Fr
Dr. jur., Professor emeritus of Public Law, Public International Law and European Law as well as Sports Law at the University of Augsburg, Germany; Attorney-at-law in Munich (2015- ); Member of the Organizing Committee for the 11th Olympic Congress (1981); Legal Adviser to the President of the German NOC (1981-1992); Member of the German Sports Law Association (1982- ); Former Member and Chairman of the Arbitration Panel of the then International Association of Athletics Federations IAAF (1992-2004); Member of various juridical and scientific commissions of national, European and international sports governing bodies; Member of the German Arbitration Institute (2011- ); Chairman of the Anti-Doping Hearing Panel of the International Biathlon Union IBU (2009-2019); Member of the Juridical Commission of the IAAF, now World Athletics (2015-2019); Member and Chairman of the Commission for the Settlement of Disputes Related to Confidentiality of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons OPCW, The Hague, Netherlands (2005-2011, 2017-2023 and 2024- ). |
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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). |
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Dr Gaetan Verhoosel KC (1973)
Attorney-at-law (Belgium / United Kingdom)
Eng/Fr/Sp
Co-Founder and Equity Partner at Three Crowns LLP (2014- ); Legal Counsel to the Independent Ethics Commission of the International Tennis Federation (ITF) (2019- ). |
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Prof. Dr. An Vermeersch (1975)
Professor (Belgium)
Eng/Fr
PhD European Sports Law; Master in European Law; Visiting Professor of Sports Law at Ghent University (2009- ); Lecturer in European Law at Ghent University (2011- ); Visiting Lecturer in Sports Law at Vrije Universiteit Brussel (2009- ); Disciplinary Judge at the Integrity Chamber Flemish Sports Tribunal (2021- ). |
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Ms Marta Vieira da Cruz (1985)
Lawyer (Portugal)
Eng/Sp/Por
Masters degree in Law; UEFA Football Law Programme, Certificate of Distinction; Head of Legal at the Portuguese Football Federation (2018- ); Member of the UEFA Appeals Body (2020- ); Former Legal Advisor to the Portuguese Football Federation (2016-2018); Former Member of the UEFA Legal Committee (2019-2020). |
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Mr Mario Vigna (1978)
Attorney-at-law (Italy)
It/Eng/Sp
Juris Doctor, University of Rome "La Sapienza", Law School (2004); Attorney-at-law, Partner at Coccia De Angelis Vecchio & Associati"; Subject Expert and Teaching Assistant of International Law at Tuscia University in Viterbo; Member of the Sport Law Commission of the Bar of Rome; Counsel to NADO Italia; Member of the WADA Legal Expert Advisory Group; Degree Thesis Scholar at European Commission, DG Trade, DG Education and Culture, and European Parliament (2004); Member of the Italian Sports Lawyers Association. |
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Mr Jean-François Vilotte (1957)
Avocat au barreau de Paris (France)
Fr/Eng
Post-graduate diploma in Law from Pantheon-Sorbonne University of Paris I; Partner at De Gaulle Fleurance law firm (2021- ); Former Director General of the French Tennis Federation (2018-2021); Former Chief Executive of the French Tennis Federation and of the Roland Garros tournament (2007-2009); Former Chair of the French online gaming regulatory agency (2009-2014); Former Chief of Staff of the French Minister of Youth, Sports and Community Life (2002-2006); Vice-President of the drafting committee of the International Convention of the Council of Europe against the manipulation of sport. |
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Mr Daniel Visoiu (1970)
Attorney-at-law (Romania)
Eng
Visoiu Law Firm, Bucharest, Romania; Licensed to practice with the Florida (USA) Bar; Board Certified Specialist in International Law (Florida Bar); Registered Foreign Lawyer with Bucharest Bar (Romania); Secretary General, Bucharest International Arbitration Court (BIAC); Founding and current member of Romanian Olympic and Sports Committees Ethics Commission; Voting Member of the Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee (2005- ). |
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Mr Christian Visser (1978)
Lawyer (Netherlands)
Eng
Partner at Meijers Canatan Advocaten; Former member of the Stadium Ban Commission at AFC Ajax; Former member of the Commission of Appeal of Amateur Football. |
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Prof. Dr. Sven Völcker (1966)
Lawyer (Germany)
Deu/Eng
LLM Harvard Law School; Dr iur. Bonn University; Bar Admission (Berlin, Brussels, New York); Partner at Latham & Watkins LLP, Brussels; Honorary Professor at Göttingen University. |
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Dr Georg von Waldenfels (1944)
Attorney-at-law (Germany)
Eng/Deu
Counsel at Clifford Chance Deutschland LLP; Former Minister of Finance for the State of Bavaria; Former member of the Board of Management of VIAG Telecom AG, Munich; Former President of German Tennis Federation (1999-2011); ITF Board of Directors (2001- ) |
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Mr Aldons Vrublevskis (1957)
Attorney-at-law (Latvia)
Eng/Ru
Attorney-at-law; Private Advocate; Former Judge, Riga District and Regional Courts; Former Lawyer of the Latvian Olympic Committee; Secretary General, Latvian Olympic Committee and former member of the Juridical Commission of the European Olympic Committees. |
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Dr Andrzej Wach (1954)
Professor (Poland)
Fr
Dr hab. iur., Professor, University of Warsaw (Faculty of Law and Administration); Member of the Circle of former committee members UEFA (2004- ); Member of the Polish Olympic Academy (2022- ); Member of the Court of Arbitration of the Polish Chamber of Commerce (2007- ); Arbitrator of Football Arbitration Court at the Polish Football Association (1993- ); Member or the Juridical Commission of the Polish Football Association (2021- ). Past functions: Member of the UEFA Football Non-Amateur Committee (1992-1998); Member of the UEFA Administrative Experts Panel (1998-2004); Member of the Juridical Commission of the European Olympic Committees (1995-2001); Member of the Juridical Group for Doping Control (Council of Europe: 1993-2001); General Secretary in Arbitral Tribunal for Sport by Polish Olympic Committee (1994-2002); Director of the Legal Departement of the Polish Football Association (2000-2019); Lawyer of the Polish Football Association (1988-2000 and 2019-2021). |
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Dr. Markus Hugo Wanger (1955)
Attorney-at-law (Liechtenstein)
Eng/Deu
Juris Doctor; Attorney-at-law; Senior Partner of Wanger Advokatur (1986-); Honorary Consul of Hungary in Liechtenstein (1994 ); Judge in the High Court of Administration of Liechtenstein (1989-1993); President of the Liechtenstein Football Association (2001-2002); Member of "Rex Sport Asociación de Asesores del Deporte"; Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators London; Member (1992- ) and Vice President (1992-2017) of the Executive Committee of the Vereinigung Liechtensteinischer Richter; Member ASA, Swiss Arbitration Association. |
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Mr Jasper Wauters (1972)
Lawyer (Belgium)
Fr/Eng/Sp
Partner, International Disputes Practice, Head of International Trade Practice and Head of Sports Law Practice at White & Case LLP. |
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Judge Robert John Weber SC (1957)
Judge (Australia)
Eng
Judge District Court of New South Wales; Formerly Senior Counsel at the New South Wales Bar and Chairman of various Australian Olympic Selection Appeals Committees; ad hoc Chairman of the Australian National Rugby League Appeals Tribunal. |
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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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Prof. Maureen Weston (1965)
Professor of law (United States of America)
Eng
Juris Doctor, University of Colorado School of Law; Professor of Law, Pepperdine University (2001- ), Arbitrator/Neutral, FINRA, American Arbitration Association; Associate Professor, University of Oklahoma College of Law; Visiting Professor, University of Colorado; Member, National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Committee on Infractions; Board Member, Sports Lawyer Association; Member, American Bar Association, Law School Division Arbitration Competition and Section on Dispute Resolution; Arbitrator, U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee (New ERA ADR provider); Editorial Board, LawInSport; Member, University Athletic Council, Pepperdine University; Co-Director, Entertainment, Media & Sports Law & Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine. |
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Ms Esther Winder (1959)
Attorney-at-law, Arbitrator (Israel)
Eng
President (2008- ) and Arbitrator (1998- ) at the Supreme Court of the Israel Sport Association. |
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Ms Carolyn B. Witherspoon (1950)
Lawyer (United States of America)
Eng
Juris Doctor; President, Arkansas Bar Association (1995-1996); Attorney-at-law in law firm Cross, Gunter, Witherspoon & Galchus, P.C.; FINRA Arbitrator, Member of the American Arbitration Association roster of employment arbitrators and mediators and the large complex case panel. |
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Mr Wei (David) Wu (1968)
Attorney-at-law (China / Brazil)
Eng/Chi
Partner at Llinks Law Offices firm and Head of the Sports Law Department (2017- ); Vice President of the China Association for Sports Law (CASL) (2020- ); Arbitrator of Shanghai International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (SHIAC); Arbitrator of Langfang Arbitration Commission; Member of N°6 Drafting Group of "Law of the People's Republic of China on Physical Culture and Sports"; Member of Rex Sport Association; Consulting Member of CAS Shanghai Alternative Hearing Centre; Head of Shanghai Bar Association Education & Sport Committee; Arbitrator at the CAS ad hoc Division for the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games. |
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Ms Yuri Yagi (1973)
Attorney-at-law (Japan)
Jap/Eng
Attorney-at-law, Yagi Law Office Owner; Japan Equestrian Federation (JEF): member of the Board of Directors, member of the Anti-Doping Committee, member of the Ethical Committee; Japan Sports Arbitration Agency (JSAA): member of Arbitrators. |
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Mr Takuya Yamazaki (1970)
Attorney-at-law (Japan)
Jap/Eng
LLB, Waseda University, Tokyo; Founding and Managing Partner of Field-R Law Offices; Arbitrator and Mediator at the Japan Sports Arbitration Agency; Board Member of FIFPRO; Board Member of the World Players’ Association; Former Member of the FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber; Former Chairman of the Sustainability Working Group (D&I, Labour, Fair Business Practices) of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics Organizing Committee; Former Member of special committees of sports organizations, such as the Japan Sports Arbitration Agency and the Japan Sports Association. |
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Ms Duygu Yasar (1981)
Attorney-at-law (Turkey)
Eng
Admitted to the Bar of Istanbul; Founder of DY Law firm (2020- ); UEFA Ethics and Disciplinary Inspector (2015- ); Former Head of Legal Department of the Turkish Football Federation (2015-2019); Deputy Head of Legal Department of Turkish Football Federation (2012-2015). |
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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). |
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The Hon. Neil Young KC (1952)
Barrister-at-law (Australia)
Eng
LL.M.; King's Counsel; Barrister; Former President, Australian Bar Association; Former Chairman, Victoria Bar. |
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Dr Karim Youssef (1978)
Attorney-at-law (Egypt)
Fr/Eng/Ar
J.S.D; Managing Partner of Youssef & Partners Attorneys, Giza; Former Partner and Head of Middle-East Arbitration and International Law Practices, Amereller Legal Consultants, Cairo & Dubai; See CV for full details. |
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Mr Alain Zahlan de Cayetti (1967)
Attorney-at-law (France)
Eng/Fr/Sp/Ar
Arbitrator and strategic consultant; Founding partner of DeCayetti Arbitration & Strategy Consulting; Former lawyer at the Paris Bar; Lecturer at Sorbonne University (Abu Dhabi, UAE) and Paris-Saclay University (France); Member of the CAS ad hoc Division for the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022. |
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