Barry Lysaght is a solicitor and sports law consultant with over ten years of professional experience at national and international sports governing bodies. He most recently served as Director of Legal and Governance Affairs at the Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF), prior to which he was Group Lead and Legal Counsel at FIFA and Senior Legal Counsel at the FIA. A solicitor admitted to the Roll of Solicitors of Ireland and the Senior Courts of England and Wales, Barry is a member of the Independent Board of Appeal of Classification for the International Paralympic Committee and previously served as Managing Editor of the Asser International Sports Law Journal.