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.

Alastair is a sports lawyer and partner at Level. 

He acts for clients in the sports sector across a broad range of issues, from contractual matters to questions of public law. He also specialises in conduct, disciplinary and regulatory work, advising on non-contentious issues such as the drafting of regulations and procedures, as well as acting on contentious disciplinary matters (including cases related to betting and integrity). He is experienced in advisory work and has extensive knowledge of regulatory structures in football.

Alastair regularly appears as advocate in his matters, utilising his in-depth knowledge and skills as a communicator to deliver successful outcomes before disciplinary panels and tribunals. His style has been described by clients as “clear and persuasive” and “concise but hard hitting”.

Prior to joining Level, Alastair was a senior associate in the arbitration department of a magic circle firm. As well as sports work, he has previously advised on a wide range of commercial and investment treaty disputes in diverse industries including energy, pharmaceuticals and insurance.

Director of Dispute Resolution, Restructuring & Sport, Walker Morris LLP

Allegra Collins is a judge on the North Carolina Court of Appeals, having been elected statewide to an eight-year term beginning in 2019. Prior to her election, she was a full-time faculty member at Campbell Law School where she served in various roles – including externship director and interim director of legal research and writing – and taught various courses – including Appellate Brief Writing, Judicial Writing, Remedies, Externship Seminar, and Legal Research and Writing. Before becoming a full-time faculty member, she was an adjunct professor for three years.

Judge Collins founded her own appellate law firm in 2015 and represented clients before the N.C. Court of Appeals, Supreme Court of North Carolina, and U.S. Supreme Court. She is a former law clerk to the Honorable Judge Linda Stephens on the North Carolina Court of Appeals and a former Assistant Appellate Reporter at the Supreme Court of North Carolina.

She is a member, and former chair, of the North Carolina Bar Association’s Appellate Practice section and a member of its Appellate Rules Committee. She received her LL.M. in Judicial Studies from Duke Law School, her J.D. from Campbell Law School, and her B.A. from The College of William and Mary.

Judge Collins is also a former world-class athlete who represented the United States in two Pan American Games as a member of the Women’s Team Handball Team. She played team handball professionally in Europe and was a member of the United States National Team. Prior to her team handball career, she was a world-ranked tennis player. She was a full-scholarship athlete at UCLA and William and Mary while competing in professional tournaments around the globe.

Barrister, Matrix Chambers

With over 13 years of experience in the sports law field, Anna has extensive cross border legal background from both the sport community and from a top tier Swiss law firm. Working in an international environment has given vast experience in the global legal climate, such as knowledge of various legal and national conditions relating to sports globally, as well as a large network of talented lawyers.

She advised a wide range of sports clients (including international and national governing bodies and organisations, public bodies, event organisers, sporting venues, clubs, sponsors, agents and individual athletes) on a variety of sports-related issues, including governance and constitutional matters, anti-doping, discipline and litigation, rules and regulations, contractual and regulatory disputes.

Anna is an experienced advocate and has appeared frequently before the Court of Arbitration for Sport and other sporting tribunals. She sat as a member of the Swedish Equestrian Disciplinary Panel for several years, she also sat as a member of the Norwegian Anti-Doping Appeal Panel, hearing on-field disciplinary cases, anti-doping cases and competition appeals.

In 2016 Anna joined the Fédération Internationale Equestre (FEI) as Legal Counsel.

In 2022, Anna was elected top 5 of Sweden’s most influential equestrian women for her persistent work against horse abuse and doping in equestrian sport.

Anna competed at high level in equestrian show jumping and in freeride skiing.

Partner, Barbora Šnáblová Attorneys 

Senior Director, Legal,  International Tennis Integrity Agency

Beth French is the Head of Commercial Projects at FIFA, with a diverse background that combines legal expertise and strategic leadership. She previously served as a lawyer at FIFA, where she gained in-depth knowledge of the organization's commercial structures and key partnership frameworks before transitioning into her current role in commercial projects. Prior to her time at FIFA, Beth worked as a legal and business advisor in the gambling industry for a number of years, specializing in regulatory compliance, corporate strategy, and business & commercial development for major gambling companies. 

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.

I am an international legal and policy leader with 12+ years advising governments, intergovernmental organisations and regulated industries. I am specialised in governance, integrity frameworks, treaty implementation and high-stakes commercial operations. 

As a senior regulatory governance and integrity advisor with commercial judgment, I have led treaty implementation and legislative reform projects across Europe, Africa, Latin America and the Middle East. I have advised governments, regulators and global corporations on governance compliance and integrity frameworks and delivered high-stakes commercial and regulatory work in sport media and major international events. California-qualified and trained across common-law systems, I bring strong analytical judgment cross-border perspective and senior stakeholder credibility particularly in environments combining public policy commercial risk and international regulation. 

My consulting work includes advising governments, public bodies and international organisations on good governance, integrity, policy drafting, whistleblowing frameworks, investigations and compliance. I have acted as a delegate in multiple intergovernmental committees and contributed to major publications on sports integrity, financial crime, illegal betting and regulatory frameworks.

I am now based in the UAE and focused on senior advisory roles spanning regulatory governance integrity, and strategic legal functions.

Christian Keidel has been focusing his area of expertise for more than 12 years on dispute resolution in sport and the advice of international sport associations. He has represented successfully stakeholders in sports in numerous cases in front of the dispute resolution bodies of UEFA and FIFA as well as the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) and state courts. He is also a long-time advisor to international sports associations with respect to regulations, good governance and the commercialisation of rights. Further, he provided legal advice in various high-value transfers of football players. His clients particularly appreciate his precise working methods and his ability to solve complex disputes with a comprehensible and convincing argumentation. Christian Keidel regularly gives lectures on sports law at the Technical University of Munich and is a member of the lawinsport editorial board.

- Since 2020 Partner at Lentze Stopper Rechtsanwälte
- 2009 to 2020 Salary Partner at Martens Rechtsanwälte
- Since 2016 Member of the lawinsport editorial board
- Since 2010 lecturer in Sports Law at the Technical University of Munich
- 2007 to 2009 Lawyer at Beiten Burkhardt (Munich)
- 2005 to 2007 Legal clerkship at the Higher Regional Court of the District of Munich, with internships at, inter alia, Waldorf Frommer and Elber Forino Vagedes Abogados (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
- 2001 to 2005 Studied law at the Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich
- 1997 to 2001 Studied at the State Academy of Photographic Design in Munich, subsequently working as a freelance photographer

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

Daniel is a senior associate in the litigation and arbitration team.

Daniel is an experienced litigation solicitor specialising in commercial disputes and arbitration. Daniel handles complex and multi-faceted legal cases which cover a range of different sectors and specialisms. He provides tailored and practical advice to clients depending on their specific commercial and legal requirements and tries to guide clients through the complexities and vagaries of the legal system. 

Daniel has a busy civil fraud practice dealing with high value and time sensitive cross border claims, often involving multiple parties and different international jurisdictions. He has particular experience dealing with financial and digital fraud claims. These civil fraud cases regularly involve urgent Court Orders and asset tracing tasks and Daniel is able to identify and coordinate with specialists across the world to assist with these cases. 

Daniel also handles a range of corporate shareholder and director disputes, insolvency and restructuring matters and general contractual disputes. He has a particular focus on protecting intellectual property and propriety technology rights as well as dealing with legal issues arising in the sports sector, for governing authorities, sports clubs and athletes.  

Daniel acts for both Claimants and Defendants and his clients are most often high net worth and ultra-high net worth individuals but he also has a lot of experience advising closely held owner managed businesses and larger corporate organisations.  

Daniel’s experience extends to all of the senior courts in England & Wales as well as arbitration panels and specialist tribunals.  Daniel also liaises with international experts around the world for court and arbitration matters in those jurisdictions and he works with a range of third-party technology providers and litigation funders and insurers to help facilitate a comprehensive strategy and approach for any dispute.  

Daniel is a Judicial Officer for the Rugby Football Union’s independent judicial panel which determines disciplinary and regulatory issues within the sport of Rugby Union.

Senior Associate, Clifford Chance

Ece Özsü works as a Senior Associate in the Dispute Resolution Department of Erdem & Erdem. Ece Özsü, who has experienced particularly in sports law, works in the fields of Commercial and Corporate law, Administrative law, execution and bankruptcy law and labor law; and provides consultancy services to clients regarding disputes, follows up of disputes and represent clients before courts, prepares legal opinions and due diligent reports. She provides support for the pre-trial and post-trial processes of clients operating in the energy, port management, transportation & logistics, real estate, construction & infrastructure, information technology, technology & media, health, and sports sectors. She provides consultancy and litigation services to the clients in disputes brought before courts and arbitration institutions. Ece Özsü also specilializes in resolving disputes that arise in family businesses in addition to providing clients corporate consultancy services. Moreover, within the framework of her practice and experience in sports law and sports arbitration, she prepares all kinds of sports and commercial contracts related to sports activities; represents clients before national and international courts, sports organizations and sports judicial authorities; conducts routine works of sports clubs within the framework of sports legislation.

Ece Özsü, who graduated from Istanbul University Faculty of Law, participated in various international moot court competitions during her undergraduate education. .

Ece Özsü, who is a member of Istanbul Bar, also had a seat in the Legal Advisory Panel of the European Club Association in 2018. She speaks English.

Erika is a multi-lingual sports lawyer with almost two decades of experience. She specializes in regulatory, governance and integrity matters. She worked for international sports federations and organisations in various functions, as well as a Legal Counsel for the Swiss Arbitration Centre. Currently, she is Counsel at epartners in Zurich, Switzerland.

Erika also acts as an arbitrator and mediator (CEDR). She is a member of the International Panel of Sport Resolutions, the Disciplinary Tribunal of World Athletics, the Anti-Doping Panel of the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC), and an arbitrator for Riot Games’ Dispute Resolution for Esports in EMEA. She is also a member of the Integrity Board of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF).

Erika has a keen interest in esports. She is a doctoral researcher in esports integrity, and she lectures esports law at the private university HAM in Ismaning, Germany.