Udo Seckelmann is an attorney who graduated from PUC-RJ (2017) and master (LL.M) in International Sports Law from the Instituto Superior de Derecho y Economía (ISDE) in Madrid, Spain (2019). He works in the areas of Sports Law, Civil Litigation, Arbitration and Dispute Resolution at Bichara e Motta Advogados since 2014, when he joined the firm. He has experience in litigation before the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF), FIFA, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) and several sports dispute resolution bodies. He also provides legal advice and consultancy to various stakeholders in the sports market, such as athletes, coaches, agents, investors, clubs, federations and confederations.

In 2019, he did a temporary internship with the Sports Business Group of the law firm Lewis Silkin LLP and advised the sports agency World In Motion, both in London, in order to gain knowledge and experience in the English football market. In the same year, he became a writer and editor of Lex Sportiva, a sports law blog that offers commentary and analysis on current sports legal issues.