Judges - Sports Law Arbitration Moot
All the judges have extensive experience as either arbitrators at the Court of Arbitration for Sport and other arbitral bodies, or they are experienced advocates in sports dispute resolution and at CAS. The judges from the quarter-final rounds onwards are all experienced CAS arbitrators.
We would like to thank our judges for their overwhelming support and for giving up their time freely to help the next generation of sports lawyers realise their potential.
CAS Arbitrators
Alain Zahlan de Cayetti
Alain Zahlan de Cayetti is professional arbitrator and strategic consultant. Attorney-at-law, forme…
Alexander McLin
Director, Gymnastics Ethics Foundation; Independent Arbitrator and Sports Governance Expert
Alex s…
André Brantjes
André has been a lawyer since 1987 and is the managing partner of Amsterdam based boutique law firm…
Andrea Carska-Sheppard
Andrea Carska-Sheppard is general counsel in charge of legal affairs for Workplace Options LLC. The…
Barbara Reeves
Barbara A. Reeves, Esq. serves as a mediator and arbitrator in complex business and employment liti…
Barry Sanders
Barry is an international corporate lawyer. He recently retired from the partnership at the global…
Bernhard Welten
Born in 1966, Mr. Welten is Attorney at law. He graduated from the University of Bern, Switzerland…
Blondel Thompson
Blondel Thompson is a barrister at St Philips Chambers. She grew up in a household of athletes, she…
Carol L. Roberts
I have worked in the area of dispute resolution since 1992. I have acted as a mediator and/or arbit…
Carolyn B. Witherspoon
Carolyn primarily represents public and private employers in defending employment-related matters…
Dan Visoiu
Daniel F. Visoiu, Esq., B.C.S. (International Law), is a member of the Florida (USA) Bar, and has b…
Daniel Cravo Souza
Daniel Cravo is Attorney, enrolled in OAB/RS (Bar Association) with number 34,417, graduated in Law…
Daniel F. Brent
Full-time Arbitrator since 1976, serving on arbitration panels maintained by the: American Arbitrat…
Despina Mavromati
Despina Mavromati is a Swiss and Greek attorney-at-law based in Lausanne, a UEFA Club Fin…
Diego Ferrari
Head of the Aviation Desk at C&F providing advice to major stake holders in the aviation busine…
Dr An Shouzhi
Dr. AN Shouzhi is Managing Partner Anjie Broad Law Firm Xiamen Office. He specializes in Internatio…
Dr. Anna Bordiugova
Dr. Anna Bordiugova is a former professional track athlete, acted as athletes’ agent to Ukrainian t…
Ercus Stewart SC
Ercus Stewart is a Senior Counsel (Barrister) and Arbitrator (international and domestic). He was c…
Fabio Iudica
Fabio Iudica specialises in national and international sports law. He carries out consultancy activ…
Frans de Weger
Chairman, FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber & Partner/Founder, BMDW Advocaten
Hon. Hugh L. Fraser
Mediator, Arbitrator and Referee/Special Master, JAMS, Former regional senior justice for the East…
Jacopo Tognon
Cassazionista, solicitor, has been practising for 26 years with particular reference to civil and…
James Drake KC
James is a full-time arbitrator, with a practice covering a wide range of international commercial…
Jeff Mishkin
Mr. Mishkin joined Skadden's New York office in 2000, after serving as executive vice president and…
Jonathan Hall
Jonathan has over 20 years' experience in sport ranging from senior executive and board leadership…
Jonathan Rennie
Jonathan is a partner at LEVEL. He has over 20 years’ experience as an employment lawyer with a p…
Jordi López Batet
Jordi López Batet is a partner at Statim Legal, SLP. Till the end of 2022, he had been a partner at…
Juan Pablo Arriagada
Juan Pablo Arriagada concentrates his practice on labor law and corporate law, covering both the ar…
Ken Lalo
Ken Lalo is an Israeli businessman and lawyer, a horse rider and equestrian enthusiast. Ken earned…
Klaus Reichert SC
Barrister (Senior Counsel)
Klaus Reichert SC specialises in international arbitration with substan…
Lars Hilliger
Lars Hilliger is one of Denmark’s leading attorneys in Danish and international sports law, providi…
Liu Jiahe
Liu Jiahe is a Counsel at East & Concord Partners. She graduated from ISDE with a Mas…
Lu Song
Graduated from the Law Department of Peking University (LL.B. 1982), China Foreign Affairs Universi…
Luigi Fumagalli
Luigi Fumagalli is professor of International law at the Law Faculty of the “Università degli Studi…
Malcolm Holmes KC
Malcolm Holmes QC is a Chartered Arbitrator at Eleven Wentworth Chambers in Sydney and an arbitrato…
Markus Manninen
Markus is a partner at Hanness Snellman. He focuses on compliance, M&A and company law related…
Martina Christina Spreitzer-Kropiunik
Professional Positions
Vice President, Criminal Court Vienna
Arbitrator, Court of Arbitration f…
Michael Beloff KC
Michael Beloff KC has appeared in international commercial arbitrations (in London, Brussels, Genev…
Namrata Chatterjee
A sports lawyer, currently working as the League Secretary of the Indian Super League. I am also th…
Nir Inbar
A well-known sports lawyer renowned by his peers as a leader among the world’s best sports lawyers…
Patrick Grandjean
CAS Arbitrator & Head of the department "Taxation of individuals", Administration cantonal…
Prof. Dr. Martin Schimke
As an Of Counsel and a member of Bird & Bird’s sports team in Düsseldorf, I am an expert sports…
Prof. Dr. Ulrich Haas
Ulrich Haas is Professor of Civil Procedure and Civil Law at the University of Zurich. Ulrich's wor…
Prof. John T. Wendt
John serves as Professor Emeritus of Ethics and Business Law Department in the Opus College of Busi…
Raphaëlle Favre Schnyder
Partner, Barandun AG & Alternate Judge at Appellate Court of Valais/Wallis
Roberto Barracco
Judge, NDRC/CNRD, Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) & Head of Research. CBF Academy
Rui Botica Santos
Partner of CRA – Coelho Ribeiro e Associados – Portuguese Law Firm (since 1998); Founder Partner of…
Russel F. Sauer Jr.
Russell F. Sauer, Jr. retired from the partnership at Latham & Watkins LLP in December 2019. He…
Stephen Townley
Stephen Townley is a lawyer, businessman and seasoned ADR professional with extensive expertise res…
Vladimir Novak
lad Novak’s practice focuses on EU and global foreign direct investment control, EU, U.S., and inte…
Wouter Lambrecht
Wouter is a former Attorney-at-law at FC Barcelona and former Head of Legal at the European Club As…
Expert Advocates
Adam Taylor
Adam qualified in the UK as a barrister and practised in London at a leading set of chambers, befor…
Áine Power
Deputy Legal Director at the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI), she is an Irish qualified la…
Brianna Quinn
I am a partner in Bird & Bird's Sydney office, working in the Media, Entertainment and Spo…
Chris Anderson
Chris Anderson is a highly experienced sports professional involved in elite sport for over 10 year…
Christopher Stoner KC
Chris specialises in both property litigation and the regulatory/disciplinary aspects of sports law…
Claude Ramoni
Claude Ramoni has been a founding partner of Libra Law since 2009. He is a lawyer at the bar of the…
Cliodhna Guy
Interim Chief Executive Officer Head of Licensing, Legal & Compliance (Legal Counsel), The Iris…
Daniel McDonagh
Dan is an associate in the Commercial Dispute Resolution team at Charles Russell Speechlys and is a…
Dr David Sharpe KC
Dr David Sharpe KC is a barrister at 12KBW Chambers and specialises in clinic…
Dr. Mehrdad Mohammadi
Ph.D. in International Law. Experienced legal adviser with a demonstrated history of working in the…
Farai Razano
Farai a Partner at Razano Attorneys. His practice focuses on sports law and entertainment…
Howard Jacobs
Howard Jacobs has been identified by leading national and international publications as o…
Jaime Cambreleng Contreras
Jaime is a partner at Cavaliero & Associates where he joined in 2022 after having worked for mo…
Janez Pejovnik
Janez Pejovnik is an independent lawyer with a law office in Ljubljana, Slovenia, working and coope…
Jiri Janak
Attorney-at-law specialising in the fields of sports law, civil and procedure law, and business law.
Jodi Balsam
Professor of Clinical Law and Director of Externship Programs, Brooklyn Law School
Matthew Kaiser
Matthew D. Kaiser is an associate at Global Sports Advocates and has worked with and repr…
Paolo Lombardi
Paolo Lombardi is the founder and Managing Director of Lombardi Associates, a boutique
sports regu…
Rasoul Bakhtar
Rasoul is a Lawyer and his practice focuses on sports law, with extensive practice experience of de…
Saksham Samarth
Saksham Samarth is an Associate at Vandellos Sports Law in Valencia, Spain. He primaril…
Siddharth Gosain
Siddharth Gosain is an international sports lawyer at Muñoz y Arias Sports Lawyers, Val…
Suzanne Crespo
Suzanne is a partner at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner and represents sports national governing bodies…
Tim Naylor
Tim Naylor is the Director of Integrity and Regulation at the British Horseracing Authority and Ind…
Tiran Gunawardena
I am an experienced regulatory sports lawyer, working as a Senior Associate in Media, Entertainment…
Zachary Calo
Professor Zachary Calo is Professor of Law at Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar. He is also a Vis…
