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Thomas CLAY

Thomas CLAY

Professor

CAS Arbitrator

Xavier AUMERAN

Xavier AUMERAN

Private Law Professor, University of the French West Indies (CREDDI)

Partner member of the Louis Josserand research team

Pointe-à-Pitre – France 

Zahra AHMADPANAH

Zahra AHMADPANAH

Legal Intern, Ruiz-Huerta & Crespo Sports Lawyers

Valencia – Spain

Tarik AJANOVIĆ

Tarik AJANOVIĆ

FIFA

Senior Legal Counsel

Zurich – Switzerland

Ahmed ALSHIKHY

Ahmed ALSHIKHY

Law Lecturer, Researcher and Lawyer

Chicago – USA

Loic ALVES

Loic ALVES

FIFPRO

Senior Legal Counsel

Hoofddorp - The Netherlands

Martí ANDRES

Martí ANDRES

Legal Intern (ISDE)

Valencia — Spain

Josué ARROYO

Josué ARROYO

Legal Intern, Sportia Law

Madrid - Spain

Espen AUBERG

Espen AUBERG

EA Sports Law

Lawyer

Oslo — Norway

Carlos BADENES TORMO

Carlos BADENES TORMO

Lawyer, Ruiz-Huerta & Crespo Sports Lawyers

Valencia – Spain

Daniel BADER

Daniel BADER

Partner, Bär Karrer AG

St. Moritz - Switzerland

María BALSA CADENAS

María BALSA CADENAS

Lawyer, CEO Contratos Digitales

Montevideo – Uruguay

Harry BAMBURY

Harry BAMBURY

Lawyer

Mills & Reeve

Birmingham – England

Brice BELHUMEUR

Brice BELHUMEUR

Legal Intern, Ruiz-Huerta & Crespo Sports Lawyers

Valencia – Spain

Francis BERNEY

Francis BERNEY

Lawyer, Cavaliero & Associates

Geneva – Switzerland

Pedro BETTIM

Pedro BETTIM

Legal Intern

Bichara e Motta Advogados

Law Student at Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio)

Rio de Janeiro - Brazil

Ignacio BERCHÉ

Ignacio BERCHÉ

Pintó, Ruiz & Del Valle

Lawyer

Barcelona – Spain

Marti Andrés BERNAD

Marti Andrés BERNAD

Legal Intern

Valencia – Spain

Jacques BLONDIN

Jacques BLONDIN

Lawyer, SP.IN Law

Zurich – Switzerland

 

Formerly:

 Head of TMS and Regulatory Enforcement, FIFA

Laurence BOISSON DE CHAZOURNES

Laurence BOISSON DE CHAZOURNES

Professor at the University of Geneva

Arbitrator and Member of the CAS

Ada BONILLA DUARTE

Ada BONILLA DUARTE

FIFA

Operations Manager within the Clearing House Department

Zurich - Switzerland

Rui BOTICA SANTOS

Rui BOTICA SANTOS

Lawyer, Coelho Ribeiro & Associados (CRA)

Lisbon - Portugal

 

Raphaël BOURRÉ

Raphaël BOURRÉ

Lawyer, Elite Law

Lugano - Switzerland

Lou BROULEAU

Lou BROULEAU

Legal Intern, Sportia Law

Madrid - Spain

Hanna BROZZO

Hanna BROZZO

Lawyer, Bär Karrer AG

Zurich - Switzerland

Oliver BUDZINSKI

Oliver BUDZINSKI

Professor Sports Economics

Ilmenau University of Technology

BURGENSIS Antoine

BURGENSIS Antoine

Lawyer, Joffe & Associés

Paris – France

Daan BUYLAERT

Daan BUYLAERT

Lawyer, Tiberghien Lawyers / Atfield Sports

Brussels – Belgium

Pierre BYDZOVSKY

Pierre BYDZOVSKY

Lawyer, Charles Russel Speechlys

Geneva / Zurich - Switzerland

Xènia CAMPÀS GENÉ

Xènia CAMPÀS GENÉ

Legal Intern

Valencia - Spain

Adrián CANCEL BARCELÓ

Adrián CANCEL BARCELÓ

Legal Intern, Ruiz-Huerta & Crespo Sports Lawyers

Valencia – Spain

Carmen CAÑETE

Carmen CAÑETE

Legal Intern, Cavaliero & Associates

Geneva - Switzerland

Giuseppe CASTELLI

Giuseppe CASTELLI

Legal Intern, Ruiz-Huerta & Crespo Sports Lawyers

Valencia – Spain

Olivier CAVEZIAN

Olivier CAVEZIAN

Lawyer, Joffe & Associés

Paris – France

Dominique CHANG

Dominique CHANG

Director, Chang & The Special Sportians (C&TSS) International Sports Consultancy
Seoul – Republic of Korea
 

César CHAPARRO YEDRO

César CHAPARRO YEDRO

FIFA

Head of the Clearing House Department

Cécile CHAUSSARD

Cécile CHAUSSARD

Senior Lecturer at University of Bourgogne Franche-Comté

Member of the Research Centre for International Investment and Market Law (CREDIMI - Sports Law Laboratory)

Dijon — France

Ben CISNEROS

Ben CISNEROS

Lawyer, Morgan Sports Law

London – England

Matt COLLINS

Matt COLLINS

Legal Intern, Ruiz-Huerta & Crespo Sports Lawyers

Valencia – Spain

Riccardo COPPA

Riccardo COPPA

Kellerhals Carrard

Lawyer

Lausanne – Switzerland

Ségolène COUTURIER

Ségolène COUTURIER

Research and teaching assistant at the University of Geneva

Former high-level athlete and Member of the ad hoc Clerks’ list of the CAS

Rubén CURIEL GÓMEZ

Rubén CURIEL GÓMEZ

Legal Intern, Pinto Ruiz & Del Valle

Barcelona - Spain

Ronan DAVID

Ronan DAVID

Co-Founder and Publishing Director of Football Legal

Bordeaux - France

Caroline DE CALDAS BEZERRA

Caroline DE CALDAS BEZERRA

Lawyer

São Paulo – Brazil

Marcel DEJONGHE

Marcel DEJONGHE

LLM Student
Ghent University – Belgium
 
Gustavo DELBIN

Gustavo DELBIN

Lawyer, Vice-President of Federação Paulista de Futebol

São Paulo – Brazil

Danielle DE FREITAS CRAVO SOUZA

Danielle DE FREITAS CRAVO SOUZA

Lawyer, Cravo, Pastl & Balbuena
Porto Alegre – Brazil
Roberto DE PALMA BARRACCO

Roberto DE PALMA BARRACCO

Responsible for FIFA Legal Research Hub

São Paulo – Brazil

Louis DERWA

Louis DERWA

Lawyer, L.in.K Lawyers

Brussels - Belgium

Philipp DIFFRING

Philipp DIFFRING

Lawyer, Flick Gocke Schaumburg

Bonn – Germany

Can DOĞRUSÖZ

Can DOĞRUSÖZ

Partner, Centrum Turkey

Istanbul – Türkiye

Damien DUCEZ

Damien DUCEZ

Legal Intern,

Ruiz-Huerta & Crespo Sports Lawyers

Valencia – Spain
 

Hesham EISSA

Hesham EISSA

General Manager,

Sport Makers Law & Management Firm

Cairo – Egypt

Laila EL SHENTENAWI

Laila EL SHENTENAWI

Attorney and Arbitrator

Dubai - United Arab Emirates

Sébastien ENGELEN

Sébastien ENGELEN

Lawyer, contrast

Zaventem – Belgium

Philipp S. FISCHINGER

Philipp S. FISCHINGER

LL.M. (Harvard)

Professor of Civil Law, Employment Law, Sports Law and Commercial Law, University Mannheim

Mannheim – Germany

Leonard FISS

Leonard FISS

L.L.M.
Legal Intern, Ruiz-Huerta & Crespo Sports Lawyers
Valencia – Spain

Ian FORRESTER KC

Ian FORRESTER KC

Judge of the General Court of the European Union (2015-2020)

Brussels – Belgium

Bernard FOUCHER

Bernard FOUCHER

Honorary State Councillor

CAS Arbitrator

Limoges – France

Diego N. FRAGA

Diego N. FRAGA

Lawyer, Expansion Holding

Buenos Aires – Argentina

Gefen FRIEDMAN

Gefen FRIEDMAN

Avitan Shlomo Law Office

Lawyer

Beer Sheba – Israel

Talita GARCEZ

Talita GARCEZ

Lawyer, Garcez e Advogados Associados
Campinas – Brazil
 
Alazne GIRALDO IGLESIAS

Alazne GIRALDO IGLESIAS

Legal Intern, Ruiz-Huerta & Crespo Sports Lawyers

Valencia - Spain

Henry GOLDSCHIMDT

Henry GOLDSCHIMDT

Fabien GOUDOT

Fabien GOUDOT

Lawyer, DLA Piper France

Paris – France

Elizaveta A. GROMOVA

Elizaveta A. GROMOVA

Associate Professor and Deputy Director for the International Cooperation, South Ural State University

Chelyabinsk – Russia

Pete HACKLETON

Pete HACKLETON

Partner, Saffery LLP

London – UK

Ersin HAMARAT

Ersin HAMARAT

Partner

Istanbul – Turkey

Haidi HASSAN

Haidi HASSAN

Associate

Sport Makers Law & Management Firm

Cairo – Egypt

Peter W. HEERMANN

Peter W. HEERMANN

University Professor at the University of Bayreuth | Chair of Civil Law, Commercial and Business Law, Comparative Law and Sports Law

Bayreuth – Germany

Pedro HENRIQUE GOMES RAMIZ WRIGHT

Pedro HENRIQUE GOMES RAMIZ WRIGHT

Legal Intern, Sportia Law

Madrid - Spain

Robby HOUBEN

Robby HOUBEN

Professor Sports Law & Business

University of Antwerp

Tim HÜLSKÖTTER

Tim HÜLSKÖTTER

Postdoctoral Researcher at the Institute for International Business Law, University of Münster
 

Münster – Germany

David JACOTOT

David JACOTOT

Professor of Law

Deputy Director of CREDIMI (including the Sports Law Laboratory)

Co-director of the Master in Sports Legal Professions

Dijon — France

Guido José JAMER

Guido José JAMER

Lawyer

Buenos Aires – Argentina

Clotilde JOURDAIN-FORTIER

Clotilde JOURDAIN-FORTIER

Professor

Director of CREDIMI

Dijon — France

Nicolò JUGLAIR

Nicolò JUGLAIR

Cavaliero & Associates

Legal Intern

Geneva – Switzerland

Sam KASOULIS

Sam KASOULIS

Lawyer, Morgan Sports Law

Lausanne - Switzerland / London - England

Alexander KIROV

Alexander KIROV

Legal Intern LLM, Sportia Law

Madrid - Spain

Ellie KNOTT

Ellie KNOTT

Trainee Solicitor

Cambridge – England

Assimakis KOMNINOS

Assimakis KOMNINOS

White & Case

Lawyer

Brussels – Belgium

Mathias KUHN

Mathias KUHN

Lawyer, DLA Piper France

Paris – France

Aleksandr KUZMIN

Aleksandr KUZMIN

FC Lokomotiv

Sports Law and Licensing Department Director

Moscow – Russia

Ashot KYUREGHYAN

Ashot KYUREGHYAN

Lawyer, A. K. A. Lex Sportiva Law Office

Valencia - Spain / Echmiadzin - Armenia

Raimbaut LACOEUILHE

Raimbaut LACOEUILHE

Lawyer, NFALAW
Paris – France 

Elena LA FICARA

Elena LA FICARA

Lombardi Associates

Legal Intern

Edinburgh – Scotland

Emily LAI

Emily LAI

Lawyer

Shanghai – China

Adrien LARÉE

Adrien LARÉE

Legal Intern

Valenica - Spain

Franck LATTY

Franck LATTY

Professor

Member of the Nanterre International Law Centre (CEDIN)

CAS Arbitrator

Paris — France

Marko LAVS

Marko LAVS

Trainee Solicitor, Morgan Sports Law

Lausanne - Switzerland / London - England

Mathieu LE BESCOND DE COATPONT

Mathieu LE BESCOND DE COATPONT

Associate Professor at Lille University and Director of the Business Law Master (Sports Law program)

Lille – France

Marie-Thérèse LECLERC DE HAUTECLOCQUE

Marie-Thérèse LECLERC DE HAUTECLOCQUE

Lawyer

Boulogne-Billancourt – France

Gwenn LE GARREC

Gwenn LE GARREC

Lawyer

São Paulo – Brazil

Felipe LEGRAZIE EZABELLA

Felipe LEGRAZIE EZABELLA

Lawyer, Goffi Scartezzini Advogados Associados

São Paulo - Brazil

Grégory LEPESQUEUX

Grégory LEPESQUEUX

Lawyer

Boulogne-Billancourt – France

Mateo LIGUORI

Mateo LIGUORI

Lawyer

Montevideo – Uruguay

Jordi LÓPEZ

Jordi LÓPEZ

Lawyer, Statim

Barcelona - Spain

Eric LOQUIN

Eric LOQUIN

Emeritus Professor

Former Director of CREDIMI

Dijon — France

Carlo LORUSSO

Carlo LORUSSO

Lawyer, Lorusso & Partners

São Paulo – Brazil

Paulo LOURENÇO

Paulo LOURENÇO

Lawyer, QRLC e Associados, Sociedade de Advogados

Lisbon – Portugal

Pablo LOZANO MOLINA

Pablo LOZANO MOLINA

Legal Intern

Valencia — Spain

Evandro LUIS REZENDE FORTE

Evandro LUIS REZENDE FORTE

Lawyer, Evandro Forte Sociedade I. de Advocacia

São Paulo – Brazil

Lyna MAAZIZ

Lyna MAAZIZ

Doctor of Law, Lecturer, University of Paris-Panthéon-Assas
Paris – France

Nicola MAFFIOLETTI

Nicola MAFFIOLETTI

Lawyer

Milan - Italy

Danielle MAIOLINI

Danielle MAIOLINI

CSMV Advogados

Lawyer

São Paulo – Brazil

Tina MALENICA

Tina MALENICA

Lawyer, São Paulo Futebol Clube
São Paulo – Brazil
Somaiah MANDEPANDA JAYA

Somaiah MANDEPANDA JAYA

Lawyer

São Paulo – Brazil

Carlos MARIANO MORENO CABALLERO

Carlos MARIANO MORENO CABALLERO

Legal Intern

Ruiz-Huerta & Crespo Sports Lawyers

Valencia – Spain

 

Vinusan S. MARKANDU

Vinusan S. MARKANDU

L.LM.
Legal Intern, Ruiz-Huerta & Crespo Sports Lawyers
Valencia – Spain
Francisco MARTINEZ LESTARD

Francisco MARTINEZ LESTARD

Legal Intern, Ruiz-Huerta & Crespo Sports Lawyers

Valencia – Spain

Francesco MARTUCCI

Francesco MARTUCCI

Law Professor (Professeur Agrégé des Facultés de droit), University Panthéon-Assas Paris 2

Paris – France

Lorenzo MAZZOCCONI

Lorenzo MAZZOCCONI

Lawyer, Giovannelli e Associati Studio Legale

Milan – Italy

José María MICHAVILA VÁZQUEZ

José María MICHAVILA VÁZQUEZ

Lawyer, Senn, Ferrero, Asociados, Sports & Entertainment
Madrid – Spain
Joan MILÁ

Joan MILÁ

Statim

Lawyer

Barcelona – Spain

Sarah MOCCELIN

Sarah MOCCELIN

Law Clerk, Global Sports Advocates
Portland (Maine) - USA
 
Fatemeh MOHAMMADI

Fatemeh MOHAMMADI

Associate, Statim

Barcelona - Spain

Santiago MORALES

Santiago MORALES

Lawyer, Pintó Ruiz & Del Valle

Barcelona - Spain

Jean-Pierre MORAND

Jean-Pierre MORAND

Kellerhals Carrard

Lawyer

Lausanne – Switzerland

Elena MUNDARAY

Elena MUNDARAY

Laurea Lex Sportiva

Lawyer

Caracas – Venezuela

Asim MUNSHI

Asim MUNSHI

Junior Legal Counsel, European Club Association (ECA)
Nyon – Switzerland
 
Alejandro NARANJO ACOSTA

Alejandro NARANJO ACOSTA

Lawyer, Pintó, Ruiz & Del Valle

Barcelona – Spain

Gerard NAVARRO

Gerard NAVARRO

Pintó, Ruiz & Del Valle

Lawyer

Barcelona – Spain

Kate NEWMAN

Kate NEWMAN

Mills & Reeve LLP

Lawyer

Manchester – England

Tobby NEWTON-DUNN

Tobby NEWTON-DUNN

Legal Intern

Valencia — Spain

Kenta NOBE

Kenta NOBE

Associate, Corporate

Tokyo – Japan

Faithfulness OKOM

Faithfulness OKOM

Ruiz-Huerta & Crespo Sports Lawyers

Legal Intern

Valencia – Spain

Catherine ORDWAY

Catherine ORDWAY

Associate Professor, Sport Integrity Research Lead, University of Canberra
Canberra – Australia
 
Simon ORRISS

Simon ORRISS

Lawyer

Mills & Reeve

Birmingham – England
 

Alkiviadis PAPANTONIOU

Alkiviadis PAPANTONIOU

Lawyer, AP Sports Law Office

Athens - Greece

Felipe PESTANA

Felipe PESTANA

Lawyer

Bichara e Motta Advogados

Master (LL.M) in International Sports Law from Instituto Superior de Derecho y Economia - ISDE Madrid.

Rio de Janeiro - Brazil
 

Botond PINTÉR

Botond PINTÉR

Lawyer

Madrid - Spain

Flavio PIRRELLO

Flavio PIRRELLO

Lawyer, Libra Law

Lausanne - Switzerland

Nick POGGENKLAAS

Nick POGGENKLAAS

Lawyer, BMDW Advocaten

Haarlem – The Netherlands

Thimon POLLET

Thimon POLLET

Legal Intern

Ruiz-Huerta & Crespo Sports Lawyers

Valencia – Spain

Kate PORTER

Kate PORTER

Attorney, Vela Wood

Dallas - USA

Laura PUJOL

Laura PUJOL

Lawyer, Pintó Ruiz & Del Valle

Barcelona - Spain

Jean-Baptiste RACINE

Jean-Baptiste RACINE

Professor at the University of Paris-Panthéon-Assas (Paris II)

Paris – France

Akshay RAJPUROHIT

Akshay RAJPUROHIT

Legal Counsel, AFC
Kuala Lumpur – Malaysia
Felipe RAMOS CARVALHO

Felipe RAMOS CARVALHO

Lawyer, São Paulo Futebol Clube

São Paulo - Brazil

Guillermo RIEGO MIER

Guillermo RIEGO MIER

Ruiz-Huerta & Crespo Sports Lawyers

Legal Intern

Valencia – Spain

Daniel RIETIKER

Daniel RIETIKER

Senior Lawyer at the European Court of Human Rights

Adjunct Professor at Lausanne University and Suffolk University Law School, Boston MA

Strasbourg – France

Eolos RIGOPOULOS

Eolos RIGOPOULOS

Senior Associate, Lévy Kaufmann-Kohler

Geneva - Switzerland

José RIVAS

José RIVAS

Bird & Bird

Lawyer

Brussels – Belgium

Fabrice RIZZO

Fabrice RIZZO

Professor at University of Aix-Marseille (CDE UR 4224)

Co-director of the Professional Masters in Sports Law

Marseille – France

Frank RYBAK

Frank RYBAK

Attorney-at-Law, rybak.zehender.wirtschaftskanzlei

Northeim – Germany

Emely SAENZ

Emely SAENZ

Legal intern

Sportia Law

Madrid - Spain

Alexander SAFT

Alexander SAFT

Lawyer, Flick Gocke Schaumburg

Bonn – Germany

Francisco SALINAS

Francisco SALINAS

Lawyer, Laffer Abogados

Madrid – Spain

Erick SANTIN

Erick SANTIN

Legal Intern, Lombardi Associates

Edinburgh - Scotland

Julio SCARONE

Julio SCARONE

Scarone & Asociados

Lawyer

Asunción – Paraguay

Ana SERRA SILVESTRE

Ana SERRA SILVESTRE

Ruiz-Huerta & Crespo Sports Lawyers

Legal Intern

Valencia – Spain

Tsubasa SHINOARA

Tsubasa SHINOARA

Assistant Professor, Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Tsukuba

Ibaraki – Japan

Guillermo SIFRES ORTEGA

Guillermo SIFRES ORTEGA

Legal Intern

Valencia — Spain

Vanja SMOKVINA

Vanja SMOKVINA

Associate Professor, University of Rijeka, Faculty of Law

Rijeka – Croatia

Tan SOAY LING

Tan SOAY LING

Senior Legal Counsel, AFC
Kuala Lumpur – Malaysia

Pedro SOUSA

Pedro SOUSA

Lawyer

Bichara e Motta Advogados

PhD Student in Internacional Law from Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), in Brazil. Master in International Law from Catolica Global School of Law (Universidade Católica Portuguesa, UCP), in Portugal; President of the research laboratory of the Academia Nacional de Direito Desportivo (ANDD-Lab).

Rio de Janeiro - Brazil

Michele SPADINI

Michele SPADINI

Lawyer, Elite Law

Lugano - Switzerland

Saverio P. SPERA

Saverio P. SPERA

Lawyer, SP.IN Law

Zurich - Switzerland

Christine STRIDSBERG

Christine STRIDSBERG

Secretary to the Swedish Supreme Sports Tribunal and CAS Mediator

Stockholm - Sweden

Árni Freyr SVERRISSON

Árni Freyr SVERRISSON

L.L.M.
Legal Intern, Ruiz-Huerta & Crespo Sports Lawyers
Valencia – Spain
 
Jorge Isaac TAPIA DELGADO

Jorge Isaac TAPIA DELGADO

Ruiz-Huerta & Crespo Sports Lawyers

Paralegal

Valencia – Spain

Luis TORRES

Luis TORRES

Statim

Lawyer

Barcelona – Spain

Bartosz TURNO

Bartosz TURNO

WBK Lawyers

Lawyer

Warsaw – Poland

Pedro Henrique Xavier VALENTE

Pedro Henrique Xavier VALENTE

Legal Intern, Cravo, Pastl & Balbuena

Porto Alegre - Brazil

Jan VAN BAAL

Jan VAN BAAL

JB Sports2Business

Agent

Neukirchen-Vluyn – Germany

Quentin VAN OUTRYVE D’YDEWALLE

Quentin VAN OUTRYVE D’YDEWALLE

Lawyer, ATFIELD
Brussels – Belgium
Giorgio VASELLI

Giorgio VASELLI

Lawyer, Giovannelli e Associati Studio Legale

Milan – Italy

Celso VÁSCONEZ OJEDA

Celso VÁSCONEZ OJEDA

LexSportiva Law Firm

Lawyer

Quito – Ecuador

Hugo VAZ SERRA

Hugo VAZ SERRA

Lawyer

Lisbon – Portugal

Federico VENTURI FERRIOLO

Federico VENTURI FERRIOLO

Lawyer

Partner – Head of Sport at LCA Studio Legale

Milan - Italy

https://www.lcalex.it/

Gorka VILLAR

Gorka VILLAR

Lawyer

Madrid - Spain

Lorenzo VITTORIO CAPRARA

Lorenzo VITTORIO CAPRARA

Lawyer

LCA Studio Legale

Milan - Italy

https://www.lcalex.it/

Serge VITTOZ

Serge VITTOZ

Lawyer, Charles Russel Speechlys

Geneva / Zurich - Switzerland

Remo WAGNER

Remo WAGNER

Lawyer, Charles Russell Speechlys AG
Zurich – Switzerland
 
Melchior WATHELET

Melchior WATHELET

Minister of State of Belgium

Professor Emeritus of European Law, Université catholique de Louvain

Former Judge and First Advocate General at the Court of Justice of the European Union

Felicitas Leonore WEBER

Felicitas Leonore WEBER

Legal Intern, Ruiz-Huerta & Crespo Sports Lawyers

Valencia – Spain

Philipp WEHLER

Philipp WEHLER

Lawyer, Hoffmann Liebs

Düsseldorf – Germany

Andrew M. WERNERS

Andrew M. WERNERS

Lawyer

Zurich - Switzerland

www.worldleaguesforum.com/en

Emily Anne WILLIAMS

Emily Anne WILLIAMS

Legal Intern, Lombardi Associates

Edinburgh – Scotland

Yury YAKHNO

Yury YAKHNO

Lawyer

Moscow – Russia

Yoana YANKOVA

Yoana YANKOVA

Legal Intern, Ruiz-Huerta & Crespo Sports Lawyers

Valencia – Spain

Víctor Rodrigo ZAMORA

Víctor Rodrigo ZAMORA

FIFA

Senior Legal Counsel

Zurich – Switzerland

Xi ZHIWEN

Xi ZHIWEN

Ph.D., Lecturer

Wuhan – China

Marina Daniela ZLATCU

Marina Daniela ZLATCU

Bichara ABIDÃO NETO

Bichara ABIDÃO NETO

Lawyer

BICHARA e MOTTA

Rio de Janeiro - Brazil

Gustavo Albano ABREU

Gustavo Albano ABREU

Lawyer

Buenos Aires - Argentina

A.L. (Arne) AL

A.L. (Arne) AL

BMDW Advocaten

Lawyer

Haarlem - The Netherlands

Océane ALBA

Océane ALBA

Legal Intern

Valencia - Spain

http://www.ruizcrespo.com/en/

Marina D. ALEXE

Marina D. ALEXE

Lawyer, Sports Law Partners Bucharest - Romania
Graciema ALMEIDA

Graciema ALMEIDA

CSMV Advogados

LL.M. Humboldt University, Berlin, 2010

Partner with the Sports and Corporate/M&A practices

São Paulo - Brazil

www.csmv.com.br

Vitor Hugo ALMEIDA

Vitor Hugo ALMEIDA

Lawyer

Rio de Janeiro - Brazil

Marcelo AMORETTY SOUZA

Marcelo AMORETTY SOUZA

Lawyer

Porto Alegre - Brazil

http://www.amorettysouza.com.br/

Agustín AMOROS MARTÍNEZ

Agustín AMOROS MARTÍNEZ

Lawyer, Ruiz-Huerta & Crespo Sports Lawyers Valencia - Spain
Mahit ANAND

Mahit ANAND

Lawyer GameChanger Law Advisors Bangalore - India
Eric ANDRIEU

Eric ANDRIEU

Lawyer Cabinet Péchenard & Associés Paris - France
Anna ANTSELIOVICH

Anna ANTSELIOVICH

Lawyer

Moscow - Russia

Gabriel ARAÚJO

Gabriel ARAÚJO

Lawyer, BICHARA E MOTTA ADVOGADOS Rio de Janeiro - Brazil
Rodrigo ARIAS GRILLO

Rodrigo ARIAS GRILLO

Sportia Law

Lawyer

Madrid - Spain

 

Fabian ASHURST

Fabian ASHURST

Lawyer

Manchester - England

Gustavo AWAD

Gustavo AWAD

Legal Trainee

Rio de Janeiro - Brazil

Maciej BAŁAZIŃSKI

Maciej BAŁAZIŃSKI

Sport Lawyer Vice President of Lechia Gdansk Krakow - Poland
Francisco BALBUENA DAL FORNO

Francisco BALBUENA DAL FORNO

Partner, Cravo, Pastl e Balbuena Porto Alegre - Brazil
Matthieu BARANDAS

Matthieu BARANDAS

Lawyer, Partner TGB Avocats Bordeaux - France
Bobby BARNES

Bobby BARNES

President of FIFPro Division Europe Deputy Chief Executive Professional Footballers’ Association London - England
Richard BARKER

Richard BARKER

Laywer Mills & Reeve LLP Birmingham – England
Donna BARTLEY

Donna BARTLEY

Lawyer

Morgan Sports Law

London - England

Calum BEATTIE

Calum BEATTIE

Solicitor & Assistant Company Secretary

Glasgow – Scotland

spfl.co.uk

Alasdair BELL

Alasdair BELL

Deputy Secretary General, FIFA Zurich - Switzerland

Former position: General Counsel / Director of Legal Affairs, UEFA Nyon - Switzerland

Ornella Desirée BELLIA

Ornella Desirée BELLIA

Head of Legal Affairs European Leagues Nyon – Switzerland
Reyes BELLVER ALONSO

Reyes BELLVER ALONSO

Bellver Sports

Lawyer

Madrid - Spain

https://www.bsportslaw.com/

Victor A. BEREZOV

Victor A. BEREZOV

 

Chairman of the Dispute Resolution Chamber of the Football Union of Russia

Arbitrator at the National Centre of Sport Arbitration

Member of the FIG Disciplinary Commission

CAS Arbitrator (2015-2019)

Moscow – Russia

Javier BERASATEGI

Javier BERASATEGI

Law Professor Lawyer, Berasategi & Abogados Madrid - Spain
Christophe BERTRAND

Christophe BERTRAND

Lawyer, Cabinet Bertrand & Ass. Paris - France
Roger BESSON

Roger BESSON

Centre International d’Etude du sport (CIES), Football Observatory Neuchâtel - Switzerland
Ian BLACKSHAW

Ian BLACKSHAW

Special Consultant

Nicosia - Cyprus

ian.blackshaw@orange.fr

Mark BOETEKEES

Mark BOETEKEES

General Counsel

Koninklijke Nederlandse Voetbalbond (KNVB)

Zeist - the Netherlands

Yuliya BOGDANOVA

Yuliya BOGDANOVA

Box-to-Box LLC

Lawyer

Kiev - Ukraine

Nicolas BÔNE

Nicolas BÔNE

Lawyer, Cabinet MOYERSOEN Paris - France
Joana BONTEMPO

Joana BONTEMPO

Lawyer

São Paulo - Brazil

www.csmv.com.br

Gonzalo BOSSART

Gonzalo BOSSART

BMS Sport Legal

Lawyer

Santiago - Chile

Gauthier BOUCHAT

Gauthier BOUCHAT

Lawyer Altius lawyers Brussels - Belgium
Roberto BRANCO MARTINS

Roberto BRANCO MARTINS

Lawyer, ABELN Advocaten General Manager of EFAA - European Football Agents Associations Amsterdam - Netherland
Daniel BRANTES FERREIRA

Daniel BRANTES FERREIRA

Lawyer, DBFLaw Advogados

Rio de Janeiro – Brazil

Gursimran BRAR

Gursimran BRAR

Frederik BRUHN

Frederik BRUHN

Lawyer

Copenhagen - Denmark

https://www.dahllaw.dk/en/

Carlos BUITRAGO

Carlos BUITRAGO

Lawyer

Bogotá - Colombia

https://www.gherasociados.com/es/

Vitor BUTRUCE

Vitor BUTRUCE

Lawyer, BMA Advogados

Rio de Janeiro – Brazil

Ivan BYKOVSKIY

Ivan BYKOVSKIY

SILA International Lawyers

Lawyer

Valencia – Spain

Nicholas BYRNE

Nicholas BYRNE

Legal Intern
Alper ÇAĞRI YILMAZ

Alper ÇAĞRI YILMAZ

Assistant Professor, Gazi University on International Private Law Ankara - Turkey
Bernard CAÏAZZO

Bernard CAÏAZZO

President of the French club AS Saint-Etienne and French union Première Ligue
Luiz Fernando CALEGARI

Luiz Fernando CALEGARI

Lawyer Florianópolis – Brazil
Gianluca CAMBARERI

Gianluca CAMBARERI

Lawyer

Rome - Italy

Jaime CAMBRELENG CONTRERAS

Jaime CAMBRELENG CONTRERAS

Attorney-at-law; LL.M. Partner

Geneva - Switzerland

 

Formerly: 

FIFA Head of Litigation, Legal & Integrity Division

Zurich - Switzerland

Daniela CAÑIZARES MARROQUÍN

Daniela CAÑIZARES MARROQUÍN

Lawyer

Bogotá - Colombia

Sónia CARNEIRO

Sónia CARNEIRO

Executive director for legal and regulatory affairs Liga Portugal Lisbon - Portugal
David CASSERLY

David CASSERLY

Barrister

Lausanne - Switzerland

www.kellerhals-carrard.ch

Jaime CASTILLO

Jaime CASTILLO

Lawyer, LANGLET, CARPIO y Associados Mexico City - Mexico
Cristiano CAÚS

Cristiano CAÚS

Lawyer, CCLA Advogados São Paulo - Brazil
Marc CAVALIERO

Marc CAVALIERO

Lawyer, Cavaliero & Associates
Geneva – Switzerland

Stéphane CECCALDI

Stéphane CECCALDI

Michele CENTENARO

Michele CENTENARO

General Secretary of the European Club Association (ECA) Nyon - Switzerland
Fernanda CHAMUSCA

Fernanda CHAMUSCA

Lawyer

Salvador - Brazil

Shwetha CHANDRASHEKAR

Shwetha CHANDRASHEKAR

Lawyer GameChanger Law Advisors Bangalore - India
Vladislav CHEPELYOV

Vladislav CHEPELYOV

Lawyer

Moscow - Russia

Ilya CHICHEROV

Ilya CHICHEROV

Lawyer

Moscow - Russia

Maya CHIPEVA

Maya CHIPEVA

Associated Professor

Sofia - Bulgaria

Roy CHU

Roy CHU

Lawyer Llinks Law Office Shanghai - China
Paul F. CIUCUR

Paul F. CIUCUR

Legal Counsel, Romanian Football Federation (FRF) Bucharest - Romania
Massimo COCCIA

Massimo COCCIA

Lawyer

Professor of International Law and European Competition Law

CAS Arbitrator (since 1995)

Rome - Italy

Jake COHEN

Jake COHEN

Mills & Reeve LLP Manchester - England
Athena CONSTANTINOU

Athena CONSTANTINOU

Managing Director

Nicosia - Cyprus

athena@apc-sport.com

Ana CORTÉS BENDICHO

Ana CORTÉS BENDICHO

Lawyer

Valencia - Spain

Matilde COSTA DIAS

Matilde COSTA DIAS

Lawyer

14 Sports Law

Porto - Portugal

 

Former position:

Lawyer

Pintó Ruiz & Del Valle

Barcelona - Spain

https://www.pintoruizdelvalle.com/index.php/en/

Carol COUSE

Carol COUSE

Mills & Reeve LLP Manchester - England
Juan CRESPO RUIZ-HUERTA

Juan CRESPO RUIZ-HUERTA

Lawyer

Valencia – Spain

Friedrich CURTIUS

Friedrich CURTIUS

General Secretary of the German Football Association (DFB)
Roberto DALLAFIOR

Roberto DALLAFIOR

Attorney-at-law, Nater Dallafior Rechtsanwälte AG Zurich - Switzerland
Ksenija DAMJANOVIC

Ksenija DAMJANOVIC

Lawyer Law Office Damjanovic Belgrade - Serbia
Valerio Giuseppe DANIELE

Valerio Giuseppe DANIELE

Gallavotti Bernardini & Partners Rome - Italy
Gustavo DA ROCHA SCHMIDT

Gustavo DA ROCHA SCHMIDT

Execuitve President

Brazilian Center for Arbitration and Mediation

Rio de Janeiro - Brazil

Vincent DAVID

Vincent DAVID

Director of Innovation

Paris – France

Ricardo DE BUEN RODRÍGUEZ

Ricardo DE BUEN RODRÍGUEZ

Lawyer

Mexico City - Mexico

www.debuenabogados.com

Paula DE CASTRO MOREIRA SORDI

Paula DE CASTRO MOREIRA SORDI

Lawyer, Cravo, Pastl e Balbuena Porto Alegre - Brazil
Cristina DELGADO

Cristina DELGADO

Lawyer

Bogotá - Colombia

https://www.gherasociados.com/es/

Iñigo DE LACALLE BAIGORRI

Iñigo DE LACALLE BAIGORRI

Lawyer

Madrid - Spain

Wilem-Alexander DEVLIES

Wilem-Alexander DEVLIES

Lawyer

Brussels - Belgium

Paulo DE MARIZ ROZEIRA

Paulo DE MARIZ ROZEIRA

Legal adviser

Liga Portugal

Lisbon - Portugal

Sven DEMEULEMEESTER

Sven DEMEULEMEESTER

Lawyer, ATFIELD
Brussels – Belgium

Leonardo DE OLIVEIRA MÁXIMO

Leonardo DE OLIVEIRA MÁXIMO

Lawyer

Belo Horizonte / São Paulo - Brazil

Frans De WEGER

Frans De WEGER

Attorney-at-Law and Founder

Haarlem - Netherlands

Author of the book "The Jurisprudence of the FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber", 2nd edition, T.M.C. Asser Press, 2016.
Jan DE WREDE

Jan DE WREDE

Attorney De Kempenaer Advocaten Arnhem, The Netherlands
Prita DIVAKARAN

Prita DIVAKARAN

 

Head of Corporate, Commercial & IP

Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia

https://www.the-afc.com/

Thibault DOCHY

Thibault DOCHY

Bárbara DOMENE

Bárbara DOMENE

Lawyer

São Paulo - Brazil

Shaun DONG

Shaun DONG

Lawyer, Partner, Great Wall Law Firm Beijing - China

www.greatwalllawfirm.com

Alberto DONADO-MAZARRÓN CEBRIÁN

Alberto DONADO-MAZARRÓN CEBRIÁN

Lawyer

Barcelona – Spain

Géraldine DUJARDIN

Géraldine DUJARDIN

Lawyer, Cabinet Misson Liège - Belgium

www.misson.be/fr

Marina DUMINA

Marina DUMINA

Head of Legal Department to Local Organization Committee World Cup Russia 2018 Russia
Paul-Antoine DUMOND

Paul-Antoine DUMOND

Integrity & Regulatory Division and Financial Sustainability & Research Division

Nyon - Switzerland

Stephanie EICHENBERGER

Stephanie EICHENBERGER

Diego EIDELVEIN DO CANTO

Diego EIDELVEIN DO CANTO

Lawyer, Canto & Eidelvein Advogados

Porto Alegre – Brazil

Waleed EL ATTAR

Waleed EL ATTAR

Executive Manager

Egyptian Football Association

Cairo - Egypt

Abdallah EL SHEHABY

Abdallah EL SHEHABY

Attorney-at-law, Partner, RIZKANA & PARTNERS Cairo - Egypt
Grégory ERNES

Grégory ERNES

Lawyer, ALTIUS Brussels - Belgium
Americo ESPALLARGAS

Americo ESPALLARGAS

Associate Lawyer CSMV Advogados São Paulo - Brazil
Vicente ESTEVE GINES

Vicente ESTEVE GINES

LL.M Student International Sports Law Practice
Carol ETTER

Carol ETTER

Lawyer, Cavaliero & Associates
Geneva – Switzerland
Victor ELEUTERIO

Victor ELEUTERIO

Bichara e Motta Advogados Rio de Janeiro - Brazil
Danilo FACCHINETTI

Danilo FACCHINETTI

Integrity & Regulatory Division and Financial Sustainability & Research Division

Nyon - Switzerland

Charles FELIX

Charles FELIX

Lawyer

Cairo - Egypt

Belén FERNÁNDEZ

Belén FERNÁNDEZ

Lawyer

Montevideo - Uruguay

Lucas FERRER

Lucas FERRER

Lawyer, Statim

Barcelona - Spain

Nick FITZPATRICK

Nick FITZPATRICK

Partner and Global Co-Chair of the Media, Sport and Entertainment Sector

London - England

Ramón FERNÁNDEZ

Ramón FERNÁNDEZ

Mario FLORES CHEMOR

Mario FLORES CHEMOR

Lawyer, Associate

Lausanne - Switzerland

https://www.morgansl.com/en

 

Former position: Legal Counsel and Group Leader within FIFA’s Players’ Status Department
Pierre FRANCOIS

Pierre FRANCOIS

CEO Pro League Brussels - Belgium
Christian FRODL

Christian FRODL

Director Sports Rights & Commercialization Sky Deutschland Munich - Germany

Formerly: Attorney-at-Law, Senior Legal Counsel DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga GmbH Frankfurt - Germany

Eduardo Oliver GARCIA

Eduardo Oliver GARCIA

Lawyer

Madrid - Spain

Emilio GARCIA SILVERO

Emilio GARCIA SILVERO

Chief Legal and Compliance Officer

Zurich - Switzerland

Former position: Managing Director of Integrity at UEFA Nyon - Switzerland

Horacio GENNARI

Horacio GENNARI

Former Director, FPT Advisory Committee (AFA) CEO - BB-Business Bureau Buenos Aires - Argentina
Bruno GHIRARDI

Bruno GHIRARDI

Lawyer Lega Calcio Serie A Milan - Italy
César GIRALDO

César GIRALDO

Lawyer

Bogotá - Colombia

https://www.gherasociados.com/es/

Alexandra GÓMEZ BRUINEWOUD

Alexandra GÓMEZ BRUINEWOUD

Senior Legal Counsel

FIFPRO

Hoofddorp - the Netherlands

Roshan GOPALAKRISHNA

Roshan GOPALAKRISHNA

Counsel at The LawNK Bengaluru - India
Edmund GROSS

Edmund GROSS

Tiran GUNAWARDENA

Tiran GUNAWARDENA

Associate (Australian Qualified), Mills & Reeve LLP Manchester, UK

www.mills-reeve.com

Jonáš GÜRTLER

Jonáš GÜRTLER

Lawyer

Zürich - Switzerland

Yann HAFNER

Yann HAFNER

Integrity & Regulatory Division and Financial Sustainability & Research Division

Nyon - Switzerland

Antonia HAGEMANN

Antonia HAGEMANN

CEO

SD Europe

Cork - Ireland

Craig HARRIS

Craig HARRIS

Abdelrahman HASHISH

Abdelrahman HASHISH

Sport Makers

Lawyer

Cairo - Egypt

Erika HASLER

Erika HASLER

Lawyer, Associate, Lévy Kaufmann-Kohler Geneva - Switzerland
Allison HATCH

Allison HATCH

Policy Officer, EFAA

Haarlem – The Netherlands

Cassandra HEILBRONN

Cassandra HEILBRONN

Alexander HETTEL

Alexander HETTEL

Rechtsanwalt

Legal Counsel

Content & Media at FIFA

Lars HILLIGER

Lars HILLIGER

Islam HISHAM

Islam HISHAM

Lawyer, Sport Makers Cairo - Egypt
Manuel HOFMANN

Manuel HOFMANN

Legal Egineer

Zürich - Switzerland

Ruth HOY

Ruth HOY

Partner

London - England

Marloes HULSTEIN

Marloes HULSTEIN

Attorney-at-law, Holla Advocaten Eindhoven - the Netherlands

www.holla.eu

Phil HUTCHINSON

Phil HUTCHINSON

Mills & Reeve LLP

Lawyers

Manchester – England

Jorge IBARROLA

Jorge IBARROLA

LIBRA LAW

Lawyer

Lausanne - Switzerland

Oliver JABERG

Oliver JABERG

Vincent JÄGGI

Vincent JÄGGI

Lawyer, Kellerhals Carrard Lausanne - Switzerland
Wouter JANSSENS

Wouter JANSSENS

Lawyer, Partner, Cresta Law Firm Brussels - Belgium
Apoorvi JHA

Apoorvi JHA

Lawyer

Sao Paulo - Brazil

Monserrat JIMENEZ

Monserrat JIMENEZ

Deputy General Secretary & Legal Director

Luque - Paraguay

https://www.conmebol.com/

James JOHNSON

James JOHNSON

Chief Executive Officer

Football Australia (FFA)

Sydney - Australia

Milton JORDÃO

Milton JORDÃO

Lawyer

Salvador - Brazil

Susanne JUFFERMANS

Susanne JUFFERMANS

Former Legal Trainee of BMDW Advocaten and Student at the Groningen University (RuG)
Alain JUPPE

Alain JUPPE

Mayor of Bordeaux - France
Matthew D. KAISER

Matthew D. KAISER

Global Sports Advocates

Lawyer

Portland (Maine) - USA

https://globalsportsadvocates.com/

Elena KATKOVA

Elena KATKOVA

Head of Legal, FC Dynamo Moscow
Benoît KEANE

Benoît KEANE

Solicitor, KEANE LEGAL Brussels - Belgium
Hassan Haider KHAN

Hassan Haider KHAN

Integrity Officer Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Kuala Lumpur – Malaysia
Majid KHUTHAILA

Majid KHUTHAILA

General Secretary Saudi Sports Arbitration Center Riyadh - Saudi Arabia
Rhadamès KILLY

Rhadamès KILLY

Lawyer, Partner, De Gaulle Fleurance et Associés Paris - France
Arnaut KINT

Arnaut KINT

Lawyer, Partner, Cresta Law Firm Brussels - Belgium
Marton KISS

Marton KISS

Associate, SILA International Lawyers

Sofia - Bulgaria

James KITCHING

James KITCHING

The FC

Founder and Managing Director

 

Former positions:

FIFA Director of Football Regulatory - Zurich - Switzerland

Lawyer, Kitching Sport, Adelaide - Australia, Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia

Head of Sports Legal Services, Disciplinary and Governance at the Asian Football Confederation, Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia

François KLEIN

François KLEIN

Lawyer

CAS Arbitrator

Gustavo KOCH PINHEIRO

Gustavo KOCH PINHEIRO

Gustavo Pinheiro Advocacia

Lawyer

Porto Alegre - Brazil

http://www.levenzon.adv.br/

Mirjam KOLLER TRUNZ

Mirjam KOLLER TRUNZ

Lawyer

Zurich - Switzerland

Gaudenz KOPRIO

Gaudenz KOPRIO

Legal Counsel and Senior Group Leader within FIFA’s Players’ Status Department
Nicolas KRAUER

Nicolas KRAUER

Lawyer, Kellerhals Carrard Lausanne - Switzerland
Manali KULKARNI

Manali KULKARNI

LL.M., Legal Intern

Portland (Maine) - USA

https://globalsportsadvocates.com/

Dev KUMAR PARMAR

Dev KUMAR PARMAR

Lawyer, Parmars London - England
Maja KUSTER HOFFMANN

Maja KUSTER HOFFMANN

Head of Players’ Status at FIFA Zurich - Switzerland
Ian LAING WS

Ian LAING WS

Lombardi Associates

Counsel

Edinburgh - Scotland

Jakub LASKOWSKI

Jakub LASKOWSKI

Legal Council and Proxy of the Management Board of Legia Warsaw S.A for legal Issues and Business Projects Warsaw - Poland
Sébastien LEDURE

Sébastien LEDURE

Lawyer, Partner, Cresta Law Firm Brussels - Belgium
Alfonso LEÓN LLEÓ

Alfonso LEÓN LLEÓ

Lawyer, RUIZ-HUERTA & CRESPO Valencia - Spain

http://ruizcrespo.com

João LIMA CLUNY

João LIMA CLUNY

Lawyer MORAIS LEITÃO, GALVÃO TELES, SOARES DA SILVA & Ass. Lisbon - Portugal
Juan Manuel LÓPEZ RUIZ

Juan Manuel LÓPEZ RUIZ

Lawyer

Mexico City - Mexico

Alfredo LORENZO MENA

Alfredo LORENZO MENA

LaLiga’s Director of Integrity and Security Madrid - Spain
Daniel M. LOUIS

Daniel M. LOUIS

Legal Counsel, Al Jazira Sports Club

Abu Dhabi – United Arab Emirates

Yi LU

Yi LU

Lawyer

Shanghai - China

http://www.llinkslaw.com/

Alexander LUCK

Alexander LUCK

Leagues Compliance Coordinator at Football Federation Australia
D.J. (Dannick) LUCKSON

D.J. (Dannick) LUCKSON

Case Manager, Dutch Institute for Sports Law (Instituut Sportrechtspraak)
Hilversum – The Netherlands

Daria LUKIENKO

Daria LUKIENKO

Lawyer

Moscow - Russia

Barry LYSAGHT

Barry LYSAGHT

Sports Lawyer and Managing Director, Lysaght Sports Consulting

Dubai - UAE

Former positions:

  • Head of Sports Legal, Disciplinary and Governance, Asian Football Confederation (AFC)
  • General Counsel and Director of Legal and Governance Affairs, Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF)
  • Senior Legal Counsel, Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA)
  • Group Leader and Legal Counsel, FIFA
Yuki MABUCHI

Yuki MABUCHI

Former JFA Certified Players' Agent Member of the Japan Football Agents Association Tokyo - Japan
Pedro MACIEIRINHA

Pedro MACIEIRINHA

Lawyer

Vila Real - Portugal

https://jmpm-advogados.pt/

 

Nadim MAGDY

Nadim MAGDY

Legal Intern

Valencia - Spain

http://www.ruizcrespo.com/

Achta MAHAMAT SALEH

Achta MAHAMAT SALEH

Of Counsel

Morgan Sports Law

Cairo - Egypt

 

Formerly:

Director, Legal Affairs & Compliance Division

Cairo - Egypt

Mathieu MAISONNEUVE

Mathieu MAISONNEUVE

Professor of Public Law, University of Aix-Marseille,

CAS Arbitrator

Marseille – France

Felix MAJANI

Felix MAJANI

Lawyer

Nairobi - Kenya

Stefano MALVESTIO

Stefano MALVESTIO

Lawyer

BICHARA e MOTTA

Rio de Janeiro - Brazil

Andrea MARCHETTI

Andrea MARCHETTI

Lawyer

Milan - Italy

Giandonato MARINO

Giandonato MARINO

Senior Legal Counsel

Asian Football Confederation (AFC)

Kuala Lumpur – Malaysia

Jean-Michel MARMAYOU

Jean-Michel MARMAYOU

Senior Lecturer at the University of Aix-Marseille Director of the Aix-Marseille Centre of Sports Law Marseille - France
Denis MARTIN

Denis MARTIN

Member of the European Commission's Legal Service Invited professor at UCL Brussels - Belgium
Charlie MARSHALL

Charlie MARSHALL

Managing Director

Nyon - Switzerland

https://www.ecaeurope.com/

Thomas MARTIN

Thomas MARTIN

Lawyer, DS Avocats Teaching assistant at Saint-Louis University (Belgium) Brussels - Belgium
Álvaro MARTÍNEZ SAN SEGUNDO

Álvaro MARTÍNEZ SAN SEGUNDO

Lawyer

Madrid - Spain

Emma MASON

Emma MASON

Lawyer, SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS London - England
Despina MAVROMATI

Despina MAVROMATI

Lawyer, Co-founder of Women In Sports Law (WISLaw)

Lausanne - Switzerland

Victoriano MELERO

Victoriano MELERO

General Secretary at Paris Saint-Germain Paris - France
Fernando MELO GAMA PERES

Fernando MELO GAMA PERES

Law Student, São Paulo State University

São Paulo - Brazil

Selma Fátima MELO ROCHA

Selma Fátima MELO ROCHA

Lawyer

Rio de Janeiro - Brazil

Jacques MESSECA

Jacques MESSECA

Lawyer, Cabinet Franklin

Paris - France

Jospeh METZGER

Jospeh METZGER

Villanova Law

Villanova (Pennsylvania) – USA

Colin MIÈGE

Colin MIÈGE

Honorary Civil Administrator

Paris - France

Alexandre MIGUEL MESTRE

Alexandre MIGUEL MESTRE

Lawyer and Lecturer of Sports Law, ABREU ADVOGADOS Lisbon - Portugal

www.abreuadvogados.com

Ellie MILNER

Ellie MILNER

Senior Associate, Mills & Reeve Leeds - UK
Luc MISSON

Luc MISSON

Lawyer

Liège - Belgium

www.misson.be

Mohamed MITWALLY

Mohamed MITWALLY

Lawyer

Cairo - Egypt

Leander MONBALIU

Leander MONBALIU

Lawyer Legal Advisor to the Belgian Pro League Brussels - Belgium
Joëlle MONLOUIS

Joëlle MONLOUIS

Lawyer, Monlouis Lawfirm Paris - France
José Maria MONTENEGRO

José Maria MONTENEGRO

Lawyer MORAIS LEITÃO, GALVÃO TELES, SOARES DA SILVA & Ass. Lisbon - Portugal
Diogo MONTEIRO RODRIGUES

Diogo MONTEIRO RODRIGUES

Member and Board Advisor

Portuguese Sports Law Association (APDD)

Lisbon - Portugal

Julian MOORE

Julian MOORE

Rodrigo MORAIS

Rodrigo MORAIS

Legal Counsel Bichara e Motta Advogados Rio de Janeiro - Brazil
Hugo MOREL

Hugo MOREL

Legal Intern

Valencia - Spain

http://www.ruizcrespo.com/en/

Mathieu MOREUIL

Mathieu MOREUIL

Director of International Football Relations and EU Affairs Premier League Brussels - Belgium
Kimberly MORRIS

Kimberly MORRIS

General Manager and Head of Integrity and Compliance at the FIFA TMS GmbH
Alessandro MOSCA

Alessandro MOSCA

Lawyer, Ruiz-Huerta & Crespo Sports Lawyers Valencia - Spain
Francisco MOYA NAULIN

Francisco MOYA NAULIN

Lawyer

Santiago - Chile

James MUNGAVIN

James MUNGAVIN

Counsel

Edinburgh - Scotland

Daniel MUÑOZ

Daniel MUÑOZ

Michael MURPHY

Michael MURPHY

Legal Counsel

Parktown - South Africa

Shervine NAFISSI AZAR

Shervine NAFISSI AZAR

Legal Counsel

Lausanne - Switzerland

Roberto NÁJERA REYES

Roberto NÁJERA REYES

Lawyer,

Barcelona - Spain

www.pintoruizdelvalle.com/index.php/es/

Stéphanie NEUHAUS-DESCUVES

Stéphanie NEUHAUS-DESCUVES

Etude DELTA

Attorney at Law

Fribourg - Switzerland

Susan NG

Susan NG

Senior Consultant

Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia

Jean NICOLAU

Jean NICOLAU

PhD in Law, University Jean Moulin Lyon 3 and University of Sao Paulo (USP)

Professor of Law

Lawyer, Cambré Sports & Entertainment

São Paulo – Brazil

Darina NIKITINA

Darina NIKITINA

Lawyer, SILA International Lawyers Moscow - Russia
Lucian NOVACESCU

Lucian NOVACESCU

Lawyer

Munich - Germany

https://www.duvinage-lawyers.com/home_en/

Dzhamil ODA

Dzhamil ODA

Lawyer Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, SOARES DA SILVA & Associados Lisbon - Portugal
João OLIVEIRA

João OLIVEIRA

Head of Legal Department

Portuguese Football Players Union (SJPF)

Lisbon – Portugal

Omar ONGARO

Omar ONGARO

Of Counsel, Morgan Sports Law

Lausanne – Switzerland

 

Former positions:

Expert technical advisor in football regulatory matters
Deputy Chairman of the Dispute Resolution Chamber of FIFA
Football Regulatory Director at FIFA

Prof. Dr. Gijsbert OONK

Prof. Dr. Gijsbert OONK

Associate Professor, Head of Department of History Jean Monnet Chair “Europe in Globalizing World. Migration, Citizenship and Identity”

Erasmus School of History, Culture and Communication

Erasmus University Rotterdam

Rotterdam – The Netherlands

Filipe ORSOLINI PINTO DE SOUZA

Filipe ORSOLINI PINTO DE SOUZA

 

Lawyer

Campinas - Brazil

http://brocchiesouza.com/

Rosalia ORTEGA PRADILLO

Rosalia ORTEGA PRADILLO

Lawyer Managing Partner SPORTS LAW SERVICES Abogados Madrid - Spain
Mariam OULARE

Mariam OULARE

Lawyer

Brussels - Belgium

Pieter PAEPE

Pieter PAEPE

Attorney-at-law,

Astrea Brussels

Belgium

Clarissa PAIVA D’AVILA

Clarissa PAIVA D’AVILA

Lawyer, Cravo, Pastl e Balbuena Porto Alegre - Brazil
Luís Fernando PAMPLONA NOVAES

Luís Fernando PAMPLONA NOVAES

Lawyer

Blumeneau - Brazil

 

Alejandro PASCUAL

Alejandro PASCUAL

Lawyer, Ruiz-Huerta & Crespo Sports Lawyers Valencia - Spain
Luca PASTORE

Luca PASTORE

Counsel

Edinburgh - Scotland

https://lombardi-football.com/

Anna PENICHE ADAME

Anna PENICHE ADAME

Legal Director
Mexico City - Mexico
Philippe PIAT

Philippe PIAT

FIFPro President Paris - France
Tomas PEREDA RUEDA

Tomas PEREDA RUEDA

Lawyer, Elite Law

Lugano - Spain

Latchezar PETROV

Latchezar PETROV

SILA International Lawyers Sofia - Bulgaria
Aneliya PETROVA

Aneliya PETROVA

Sports Legal Counsel, Shimin Law Offices Shanghai - China
Horacio PINTOS

Horacio PINTOS

Head of Administration / TMS Manager Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol (AUF) Uruguay
Samuel PIZARRO

Samuel PIZARRO

Legal Intern

Valencia - Spain

www.ruizcrespo.com

Cees PLAIZIER

Cees PLAIZIER

Lawyer

Amsterdam - The Nethelands

Vanessa PLAVJANIKOVA

Vanessa PLAVJANIKOVA

Senior Legal Cousel, ECA
Nyon - Switzerland


Formerly:

FIFA Team Leader Disputes & Legal Counsel
Zurich - Switzerland

Lawyer, Bär & Karrer AG
Zürich - Switzerland

Raffaele POLI

Raffaele POLI

Neuchâtel - Switzerland

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Robert PONGRACZ

Robert PONGRACZ

Vice-President of the Romanian Professional Football League (LPF) Bucharest - Romania
Cristiano POSSIDIO

Cristiano POSSIDIO

Lawyer

Salvador - Brazil

David POULTON

David POULTON

Marcelo PRESILLA

Marcelo PRESILLA

Mikhail PROKOPETS

Mikhail PROKOPETS

SILA International Lawyers

Lawyer

Moscow - Russia

Juan Alfonso PRIETO HUANG

Juan Alfonso PRIETO HUANG

Lawyer

Madrid - Spain

Luigi PRIMICERIO

Luigi PRIMICERIO

Lawyer

Rome - Italy

http://www.gb-legal.it/

Brianna QUINN

Brianna QUINN

Lawyer, Associate, Lévy Kaufmann-Kohler Geneva - Switzerland
Antonio QUINTERO

Antonio QUINTERO

Laurea Lex Sportiva

Lawyer

Caracas - Venezuela

Gytis RAČKAUSKAS

Gytis RAČKAUSKAS

 

Associate at Ruiz-Huerta & Crespo Sports Lawyer

LLM in International Master in Sports Law (Escuela Universitaria Real Madrid)

Valencia – Spain

Julia RANGECROFT

Julia RANGECROFT

Partner, Mills & Reeve Leeds - UK
Francisco RAPP

Francisco RAPP

Lawyer

Zürich - Switzerland

https://www.baerkarrer.ch/

Martin RAUBER

Martin RAUBER

Attorney-at-law, Nater Dallafior Rechtsanwälte AG Zurich - Switzerland
Loïc RAVENEL

Loïc RAVENEL

Centre International d’Etude du sport (CIES), Football Observatory Neuchâtel - Switzerland
Matthieu REEB

Matthieu REEB

CAS Secretary General Lausanne, Switzerland
Eugenio REGGIANINI

Eugenio REGGIANINI

Philippe RENZ

Philippe RENZ

Lawyer, Renz & Partners Bern - Switzerland
Luiz RIBEIRO

Luiz RIBEIRO

Attorney-at-law Brazil
Natália RIBEIRO

Natália RIBEIRO

Secretary General and responsible to the Management of Arbitration, Mediation and Dispute Boards Procedures

Brazilian Center for Arbitration and Mediation

Rio de Janeiro - Brazil

Antonio RIGOZZI

Antonio RIGOZZI

Lawyer, Partner 

Geneva - Switzerland

Enric RIPOLL GONZALEZ

Enric RIPOLL GONZALEZ

Lawyer, Ruiz-Huerta & Crespo Sports Lawyers Valencia - Spain
Fabrice ROBERT-TISSOT

Fabrice ROBERT-TISSOT

Attorney-at-law Associate

LÉVY KAUFMANN-KOHLER

Geneva – Switzerland

Toni ROCA

Toni ROCA

Lawyer

CEO, Sport Law Institute

Palma de Mallorca - Spain

Fernando ROITMAN

Fernando ROITMAN

Dimitra RONTOGIANNI

Dimitra RONTOGIANNI

Belén ROS LÓPEZ

Belén ROS LÓPEZ

Legal Intern

Valencia - Spain

Alberto RUIZ DE AGUIAR DÍAZ-OBREGÓN

Alberto RUIZ DE AGUIAR DÍAZ-OBREGÓN

Lawyer, Sportia Law

Madrid - Spain

Anirban SAIKIA

Anirban SAIKIA

Associate at The LawNK Bengaluru - India
José Miguel SAMPAIO E NORA

José Miguel SAMPAIO E NORA

President

Portuguese Sports Law Association (APDD)

Lisbon - Portugal

Stephen SAMPSON

Stephen SAMPSON

Lawyer, SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS London - England
Nicole SANTIAGO SANTIAGO

Nicole SANTIAGO SANTIAGO

Lawyer

Barcelona - Spain

Santiago SANTORCUATO CAFFA

Santiago SANTORCUATO CAFFA

Associate at Ruiz-Huerta & Crespo Sports Lawyers Valencia - Spain
Alessio SANTOSUOSSO

Alessio SANTOSUOSSO

Nan SATO

Nan SATO

Lawyer

Tokyo - Japan

www.field-r.com
Jacques SAUREL

Jacques SAUREL

Lecturer at the Faculty of Law & Political Science of Aix-Marseille Sport Law Center of Aix-Marseille Tax consultant France
Simeon SCHEUERMANN

Simeon SCHEUERMANN

 

Lawyer

Munich - Germany

https://www.duvinage-lawyers.com/home_en/

Tom SEAMER

Tom SEAMER

 

Barrister

London - England

https://www.morgansl.com/en

Udo SECKELMANN

Udo SECKELMANN

Lawyer

Rio de Janeiro - Brazil

Rustam SETHNA

Rustam SETHNA

Paralegal

Manchester - England

https://www.mills-reeve.com/

Abdallah SHEHATA

Abdallah SHEHATA

Lawyer, Sport Makers Cairo - Egypt
André SICA

André SICA

CSMV Advogados

LL.M. Kings College, London, 2007

Partner with the Sports and Corporate/M&A practices

São Paulo - Brazil

www.csmv.com.br

José Alejandro SIERRA

José Alejandro SIERRA

Lawyer

Bogotá - Colombia

Riccardo SILVA

Riccardo SILVA

President and Co-owner The Miami Football Club Miami (Florida) - USA
Gérald SIMON

Gérald SIMON

Professor Emeritus, University of Bourgogne Franche-Comté

CAS Arbitrator, Member of the CREDIMI Sports Law Laboratory

Luca SMACCHIA

Luca SMACCHIA

Lawyer, Studio Grassani e Associati Bologna - Italy
Romain SOIRON

Romain SOIRON

Lawyer, Joffe & Associés

Paris - France

Janie SOUBLIERE

Janie SOUBLIERE

Lina SOULOUKOU

Lina SOULOUKOU

Lawyer, SOULOUKOU & Partners Law Firm Athens - GREECE
Adrian STANGACIU

Adrian STANGACIU

Director of the Romanian Football Federation’s Legal Department Bucharest - Romania
Rodrigo STEINMANN BAYER

Rodrigo STEINMANN BAYER

Lawyer Florianópolis – Brazil
Lukas STOCKER

Lukas STOCKER

Lawyer

Zurich - Switzerland

Shoichi SUGIYAMA

Shoichi SUGIYAMA

 

Attorney-at-law

Tokyo - Japan

http://www.field-r.com/index.html

Wilfred SYNREM

Wilfred SYNREM

Graduated from Gujarat National Law University

Kolkata – India

Michael TAIT

Michael TAIT

Kevin TALLEC MARSTON

Kevin TALLEC MARSTON

Research Fellow & Academic Project Manager, CIES

Neuchâtel – Switzerland

Visiting Lecturer & Researcher, De Montfort University,

Leicester – England

Gerard TANG

Gerard TANG

Legal Counsel, Asian Football Confederation (AFC)

Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia

Breno TANNURI

Breno TANNURI

Lawyer

Sao Paulo - Brazil

Roxana ȚĂRMUREAN

Roxana ȚĂRMUREAN

Sports Lawyer
Luca TARZIA

Luca TARZIA

Lawyer

Zürich - Switzerland

Javier TEBAS

Javier TEBAS

President of LaLiga Madrid - Spain
Gastón TEALDI

Gastón TEALDI

Member of the ExCo of the Uruguayan Football Association (Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol - AUF)

Montevideo – Uruguay

Rafael TERREIRO FACHADA

Rafael TERREIRO FACHADA

CBF National Dispute Resolution Chamber (CNRD) General Coordinator
Samba THIAM

Samba THIAM

Doctor of Sports Law, Aix-Marseille Sports Law Centre

Guest Lecturer, RISEBA University

Marseille – France

Lloyd THOMAS

Lloyd THOMAS

Associate, Squire Patton Boggs (UK) LLP London - England
Maria TOKMAKOVA

Maria TOKMAKOVA

Lawyer, SILA International Lawyers Moscow - Russia
Aldi TOPÇIU

Aldi TOPÇIU

Paolo TORCHETTI

Paolo TORCHETTI

Lawyer

Valencia - Spain

Luis TORRES MONTERO

Luis TORRES MONTERO

Ignacio TRIGUERO GEA

Ignacio TRIGUERO GEA

Lawyer, Senn, Ferrero, Asociados Sports & Entertainment

Madrid – Spain

http://www.sennferrero.com/en/

Lucien VALLONI

Lucien VALLONI

Lawyer, FRORIEP AG Zurich - Switzerland
Gijs VAN CAMPENHOUT

Gijs VAN CAMPENHOUT

Erasmus School of History, Culture and Communication

Erasmus University Rotterdam

Rotterdam – The Netherlands

Josep VANDELLOS ALAMILLA

Josep VANDELLOS ALAMILLA

Lawyer

UNO | ONE Legal Partners

Valencia – Spain

Lennart VAN DE PEPPEL

Lennart VAN DE PEPPEL

De Kempenaer Advocaten Arnhem - the Netherlands
Jaimy VANENBURG

Jaimy VANENBURG

Attorney-at-law

Eindhoven - the Netherlands

https://www.holla.nl/

Rosmarijn VAN KLEEF

Rosmarijn VAN KLEEF

UEFA EURO 2020 Lawyer

UEFA Event Legal Services

Nyon - Switzerland

Theo VAN SEGGELEN

Theo VAN SEGGELEN

Secretary General of FIFPro
Alexander VANTYGHEM

Alexander VANTYGHEM

Lawyer, ALTIUS Brussels - Belgium
Radostin VASILEV

Radostin VASILEV

Lawyer

Sofia — Bulgaria

Felipe VÁSQUEZ RIVERA

Felipe VÁSQUEZ RIVERA

Lawyer GONZÁLEZ MULLIN, SCHICKENDANTZ & A. Montevideo - Uruguay
Mahajan VASUDEVAN NAIR

Mahajan VASUDEVAN NAIR

Head of Club Licensing - Professional Football Department

Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia

https://www.the-afc.com/

Vincent VEN

Vincent VEN

Toni VERANO

Toni VERANO

Legal Intern, Ruiz-Huerta & Crespo Sports Lawyers Valencia - Spain
Niels VERBORGH

Niels VERBORGH

Lawyer

Brussels - Belgium

Laura VILCHES

Laura VILCHES

EU Affairs Advisor Spanish Football League (LaLiga) Madrid - Spain
Sjoerd VINCENTEN

Sjoerd VINCENTEN

Paralegal

Eindhoven - the Netherlands

https://www.holla.nl/

Rouzbeh VOSOUGH AMADI

Rouzbeh VOSOUGH AMADI

Lawyer

Tehran - Iran

https://en.spoleg.com

Alison WALKER

Alison WALKER

Barrister Ireland
Anne WERDING

Anne WERDING

Lawyer Cabinet MISSON Liège -Belgium
Tim WILMS

Tim WILMS

Lawyer, Kennedy Van der Laan

Amsterdam – The Netherlands

Matthijs WITHAGEN

Matthijs WITHAGEN

Former Group Leader/ Legal Counsel, Players’ Status Department of FIFA

Lawyer

Zurich - Switzerland

Jack WRIGHT

Jack WRIGHT

Paralegal

Manchester - England

https://www.mills-reeve.com/

Emily YU

Emily YU

Lawyer

Valencia - Spain

www.ruizcrespo.com
Yury ZAYTSEV

Yury ZAYTSEV

SILA International Lawyers

Lawyer, Legal Advisor of the Local Organization Committee

Moscow - Russia

http://silalawyers.com

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