Adam qualified in the UK as a barrister and practised in London at a leading set of chambers, before moving to the sports law team at Kellerhals Carrard. Adam now practises exclusively in sports law, with a focus on international sports arbitration before the Court of Arbitration for Sport and other sporting bodies. His main areas of focus are anti-doping and football disputes. He has acted in a number of cases involving high-profile athletes, and he regularly acts for international sporting organizations. Adam also has experience of sitting upon disciplinary, selection and appeal panels within sport.
Deputy Legal Director at the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI), she is an Irish qualified lawyer and studied Law and European Studies at the University of Limerick. She worked in the aircraft finance group of the Irish corporate law firm McCann FitzGerald. Áine completed an International Masters in the Management, Law and Humanities of Sport in 2011 and went on to work as Senior Legal Manager with the International Boxing Association before moving to the FEI in 2014.
Director of Dispute Resolution, Restructuring & Sport, Walker Morris LLP
Senior Associate, Squire Patton Boggs
Partner, Barbora Šnáblová Attorneys
Senior Director, Legal, International Tennis Integrity Agency
Beth is a Legal Counsel at FIFA and works in the Commercial department.
I am a partner in Bird & Bird's Sydney office, working in the Media, Entertainment and Sports group.
I provide specialist advice and represent sports clients in a wide range of matters, in particular when it comes to their regulatory, integrity, governance, and contractual affairs.
Working alongside Rich Hawkins, our Sydney team provides a full-service offering for all sports commercial and regulatory/contentious matters, servicing clients in Australia, the Asia-Pacific region, and further internationally. I also work closely with our market leading sports team in London on their international matters.
Prior to joining Bird & Bird, I worked for many years at a leading arbitration firm in Geneva. Located in the international sports hub of Switzerland, I advised numerous international federations as well as elite level athletes, clubs, and other sports bodies and individuals. As part of that work, I appeared regularly before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne, as well as other international sports tribunals.
I have significant experience with sport regulatory, governance, and contentious matters, including (for example) anti-doping, anti-corruption and match-fixing, safeguarding, other misconduct, and best practice in governance. I have assisted clients at each stage of the legal process, from the drafting and day to day implementation of their regulations, to the enforcement of (and challenges to) such regulations. When it comes to sports clients, I believe we should proactively implement practices and procedures to protect the integrity, reputation, and interests of not only the governing bodies in question, but of all the stakeholders who invest so much time and passion into their respective sports.
In addition to my counsel work, I sit as a permanent arbitrator on the closed list of the Basketball Arbitral Tribunal (BAT), where I resolve contractual claims between international basketball stakeholders. I am a member of the Ethics Board of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), a Director of the Australian and New Zealand Sports Law Association (ANSZLA), and a member of the editorial board of the LawInSport international sports law publication. I am co-author or editor of several publications concerning international sports arbitration and regularly speak at sports law conferences and deliver lectures for university and post-graduate legal programs.
As a dual Australian and Swiss citizen, I speak English and French, and also have a basic knowledge of Spanish.
Chris Anderson is a highly experienced sports professional involved in elite sport for over 10 years, including Board level involvement at a Premier League football club. Chris is a qualified lawyer with track record of success in vast array of legal matters in sport, including commercial contract, player issues, selection appeals and advising governing bodies. Chris has set up legal departments at two Premier League clubs and experience of managing non legal departments. He was the former Head of Legal and Commercial at Brighton & Hove Albion FC as well as the former Head of Legal & Company Secretary at Everton FC. Additionally he is the Appeals Chairman member of Scottish Football Association disciplinary panel, as well as winner of Leaders in Sport "Leaders under 40" award in the Legal and Governance Category.
Chris specialises in both property litigation and the regulatory/disciplinary aspects of sports law.
In sports law Chris has many years of experience in appearing before various tribunals, from small domestic disciplinary hearings to the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Switzerland as well as in High Court litigation.
Chris is particularly well respected for his work in relation to selection issues and Paralympic classification issues. In respect of both he has drafted, litigated and presented at conferences.
Chris has acted for numerous governing bodies in sports as diverse as football, swimming, diving, cricket, tennis, rugby and boxing and as well as prosecuting (or defending) regulatory and disciplinary matters, Chris has extensive experience of drafting many regulations covering matters such as anti-doping, on field etiquette and selection matters.
Claude Ramoni has been a founding partner of Libra Law since 2009. He is a lawyer at the bar of the Canton of Vaud (Switzerland), whose specialties are representation and advice in the fields of sports and business law, benefiting from nearly twenty years of experience in these fields.
He advises and represents clients in the field of sport, such as national and international federations, clubs and athletes in various fields, in particular with regard to doping. He regularly acts as counsel before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, the legal bodies of sports federations or Swiss state courts, including the Federal Court. In addition, he advises companies in their commercial activities; he regularly carries out various merger-acquisition transactions; he is particularly active in advising companies or entities active in biotech and in the field of health.
Claude Ramoni is also on the board of directors of various start-ups, while being a member of the UEFA Appeal Committee.
Interim Chief Executive Officer Head of Licensing, Legal & Compliance (Legal Counsel), The Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board
Dan is an associate in the Commercial Dispute Resolution team at Charles Russell Speechlys and is an active member of the firm’s sports sector team.
Dan has a broad range of civil litigation experience, but works primarily in contentious and regulatory sports matters, as well as on media and defamation disputes and data protection matters.
Dan is admitted to practice in England and Wales.
Senior Associate, Clifford Chance
Ph.D. in International Law. Experienced legal adviser with a demonstrated history of working in the law practice industry. Skilled in Arbitration, Business Litigation, Dispute Resolution, Contracts, Air Law, Maritime Law. Work experience as Legal Adviser to Qatar Airways (One of the best airlines in the world). Work experience as legal adviser in international sports litigations before FIFA and Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). “Sport Resolutions UK” (UK Sports arbitration center) Pro Bono Legal Adviser. Teaching International Law and Commercial Arbitration courses at university. Arbitrator at SHIAC, QSAT, IICRA
Farai a Partner at Razano Attorneys. His practice focuses on sports law and entertainment law. He has acted for individual athletes, football clubs, sports associations, and several clients in the film and television industry. Farai has advised and acted for various clients before national and international specialist dispute resolution tribunals. He has also acted as a Prosecutor for the South African Institute for Drug-Free Sport and Boxing South Africa.
Partner & Head of Sport, LCA Studio Legale
Partner of Ambiel, Belfiore & Hanna Advogados
