Rustam Sethna

Rustam's a member of the sports law team at Mills & Reeve and specialises in sports disputes and regulatory matters. He advises on a range of contentious and regulatory work, across sports and the sports sector.

On the contentious side, Rustam has experience representing athletes, football clubs, governing bodies, player associations, agents and administrators in contractual, employment, disciplinary, ethics, match-fixing, anti-doping and selection disputes before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) and various international and national governing body tribunals, including the FIFA Football Tribunal. He assists CAS panels and Sole Arbitrators in his capacity as ad hoc clerk across a range of international sports law disputes.

On the non-contentious side, he regularly advises clubs, players and agents alike on the application of FIFA's various regulations. Rustam has developed an expertise on the application of The FA and SFA's Governing Body Endorsement Rules. He has acted on several international and domestic transfers of football players.  

Rustam also advises sports organisations and individuals on disciplinary, investigatory and safeguarding related matters.

Contact

• Telephone: +(44)(0)161 234 8818
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• Website: www.mills-reeve/rustam-sethna