Mahammad Safarli is a Foreign Associate at Lentze Stopper. After finishing his law studies in Azerbaijan and working for the national football federation, Mahammad got his LL.M. (International Business Law) degree from Central European University in Vienna. He is also a member of the Azerbaijani Bar Association.

Mahammad is regularly involved in international arbitration and dispute resolution, regulatory support for international sports federations and anti-doping matters. He also advises on international player transfers and provides legal support to sports agencies.

Giovanni is a Swiss-qualified lawyer with extensive experience in arbitration and sports law. He joined the Gymnastics Ethics Foundation from the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), where he has served as Counsel for the past five years. His strong background in integrity and disciplinary matters, combined with his deep understanding of governance and institutional processes, will be instrumental in further strengthening the Foundation’s mission and impact and elevating it to the next level.

Carlos is a partner at Tyr LLP. Before joining Tyr, Carlos was an associate at Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP, where he developed a broad commercial and class actions litigation practice.

As a former competitive swimmer who represented Canada at the World Championships and Commonwealth Games, Carlos brings to bear his passion for sport in representing athletes and sport organizations in complex disputes. He has appeared before the Court of Arbitration for Sport on multiple occasions, including representing South African Olympic champion Caster Semenya in a landmark case challenging a regulation that requires certain women to lower their naturally-occurring testosterone levels as a condition of participation in women's sport.

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