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](/templates/yootheme/cache/d6/alain-zahlan-d603aa50.jpeg)
Alain Zahlan de Cayetti
Alain Zahlan de Cayetti is professional arbitrator and strategic consultant. Attorney-at-law, for...
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André Brantjes
André has been a lawyer since 1987 and is the managing partner of Amsterdam based boutique law fi...
![Andrea Carska-Sheppard](/templates/yootheme/cache/3a/andrea-shepperd-3a14a194.png)
Andrea Carska-Sheppard
Andrea Carska-Sheppard is general counsel in charge of legal affairs for Workplace Options LLC. T...
![Barry Sanders](/templates/yootheme/cache/27/Barry-Sanders-276bbba1.jpeg)
Barry Sanders
Barry is an international corporate lawyer. He recently retired from the partnership at the globa...
![Bernhard Welten](/templates/yootheme/cache/c9/Bernhard-Welten-c968d0aa.jpeg)
Bernhard Welten
Born in 1966, Mr. Welten is Attorney at law. He graduated from the University of Bern, Switzerlan...
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Cameron Myler
Clinical Assistant Professor, New York University's Tisch Institute for Global Sports & Forme...
![Carlo Dalla Vedova](/templates/yootheme/cache/e8/Avv-Carlo-Dalla-Vedova-e88c2adc.jpeg)
Carlo Dalla Vedova
Carlo Dalla Vedova received his law degree from University of Rome “La Sapienza” in 1988, he rece...
![Carol L. Roberts](/templates/yootheme/cache/0a/carol-l-roberts-0af9454e.jpeg)
Carol L. Roberts
I have worked in the area of dispute resolution since 1992. I have acted as a mediator and/or arb...
![Carolyn B. Witherspoon](/templates/yootheme/cache/df/Carolyn-Witherspoon-df11c267.jpeg)
Carolyn B. Witherspoon
Carolyn primarily represents public and private employers in defending employment-related matters...
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Dan Visoiu
Daniel F. Visoiu, Esq., B.C.S. (International Law), is a member of the Florida (USA) Bar, and has...
![Daniel Cravo Souza](/templates/yootheme/cache/50/daniel_cravo-nb-500e134b.jpeg)
Daniel Cravo Souza
Daniel Cravo is Attorney, enrolled in OAB/RS (Bar Association) with number 34,417, graduated in L...
![Daniel F. Brent](/templates/yootheme/cache/e3/daniel_brent-e34c68b0.jpeg)
Daniel F. Brent
Full-time Arbitrator since 1976, serving on arbitration panels maintained by the: American Arbitr...
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Despina Mavromati
Despina Mavromati is a Swiss and Greek attorney-at-law based in Lausanne, a UEFA Club F...
![Diego Ferrari](/templates/yootheme/cache/ee/diego-ferrari-eebe1962.jpeg)
Diego Ferrari
Head of the Aviation Desk at C&F providing advice to major stake holders in the aviation busi...
![Dr An Shouzhi](/templates/yootheme/cache/7f/dr-shouzhian-7fe3cfec.jpeg)
Dr An Shouzhi
Dr. AN Shouzhi is Managing Partner Anjie Broad Law Firm Xiamen Office. He specializes in Internat...
![Dr. Anna Bordiugova](/templates/yootheme/cache/bc/Anna_Bordiugova-bcd2cfa3.jpeg)
Dr. Anna Bordiugova
Dr. Anna Bordiugova is a former professional track athlete, acted as athletes’ agent to Ukrainian...
![Dr. Mingchao Fan](/templates/yootheme/cache/19/mingchao-fan-1993a121.jpeg)
Dr. Mingchao Fan
He is currently working as the Director of Arbitration and ADR for North Asia at the Internationa...
![Ercus Stewart SC](/templates/yootheme/cache/ef/ercus-stewart-ef5433d1.jpeg)
Ercus Stewart SC
Ercus Stewart is a Senior Counsel (Barrister) and Arbitrator (international and domestic). He was...
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Fabio Iudica
Fabio Iudica specialises in national and international sports law. He carries out consultancy act...
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Frans de Weger
Chairman, FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber & Partner/Founder, BMDW Advocaten
![Hans Nater](/templates/yootheme/cache/f4/dr-hans-nater-f46b2c1b.jpeg)
Hans Nater
Hans Nater is a senior partner with Nater Dallafior Rechtsanwälte AG, Zurich. He graduated from t...
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Hon. Hugh L. Fraser
Mediator, Arbitrator and Referee/Special Master, JAMS, Former regional senior justice for the Eas...
![Jacopo Tognon](/templates/yootheme/cache/a4/jacopo-tognon-a443d55a.jpeg)
Jacopo Tognon
Cassazionista, solicitor, has been practising for 26 years with particular reference to civil a...
![James Drake KC](/templates/yootheme/cache/c8/james-drake-kc-c8d098e4.jpeg)
James Drake KC
James is a full-time arbitrator, with a practice covering a wide range of international commercia...
![Jeff Mishkin](/templates/yootheme/cache/e1/jeffrey-mishkin-e11eaeed.jpeg)
Jeff Mishkin
Mr. Mishkin joined Skadden's New York office in 2000, after serving as executive vice president a...
![Jingzhou Tao](/templates/yootheme/cache/65/jingzhou-tao-65c5a3a3.jpeg)
Jingzhou Tao
Jingzhou Tao is the Managing Partner at Dechert LLP responsible for developing the firm’s Asian p...
![Jonathan Hall](/templates/yootheme/cache/68/jon-hall-68417f99.jpeg)
Jonathan Hall
Jonathan has over 20 years' experience in sport ranging from senior executive and board leadershi...
![Jonathan Rennie](/templates/yootheme/cache/c5/Jonathan_Rennie_PR_300dpi_ca5bde4dd50904408e6f4f4cd13d9774-c55e30d5.jpeg)
Jonathan Rennie
Jonathan is a Partner at TLT. He is an experienced litigator who has worked exclusively in emp...
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Jordi López Batet
Jordi López Batet is a partner at Statim Legal, SLP. Till the end of 2022, he had been a partner ...
![Juan Pablo Arriagada](/templates/yootheme/cache/47/Juan-Pablo-Arriagada-1-1-47b96dce.jpeg)
Juan Pablo Arriagada
Juan Pablo Arriagada concentrates his practice on labor law and corporate law, covering both the ...
![Ken Lalo](/templates/yootheme/cache/0c/ken-lalo-0cdebb2a.jpeg)
Ken Lalo
Ken Lalo is an Israeli businessman and lawyer, a horse rider and equestrian enthusiast. Ken earne...
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Lars Hilliger
Lars Hilliger is one of Denmark’s leading attorneys in Danish and international sports law, provi...
![Liu Jiahe](/templates/yootheme/cache/11/Liu_Jiahe_2f06a1f2292985dd1fc6f6bd8ed017db-117a8377.png)
Liu Jiahe
Liu Jiahe is a Counsel at East & Concord Partners. She graduated from ISDE with a Master in I...
![Lu Song](/templates/yootheme/cache/58/lu-song-5836ff83.jpeg)
Lu Song
Graduated from the Law Department of Peking University (LL.B. 1982), China Foreign Affairs Univer...
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Luigi Fumagalli
Luigi Fumagalli is professor of International law at the Law Faculty of the “Università degli Stu...
![Malcolm Holmes KC](/templates/yootheme/cache/b5/malcolm-holmes-b5e99b08.jpeg)
Malcolm Holmes KC
Malcolm Holmes QC is a Chartered Arbitrator at Eleven Wentworth Chambers in Sydney and an arbitra...
![Mark Baker](/templates/yootheme/cache/73/mark-baker-7359ee03.png)
Mark Baker
Mark Baker is Global Head of International Arbitration and a member of the Norton Rose Fulbright’...
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Martina Christina Spreitzer-Kropiunik
Professional Positions
Vice President, Criminal Court Vienna
Arbitrator, Court of Arbitration...
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Michael Beloff KC
Michael Beloff KC has appeared in international commercial arbitrations (in London, Brussels, Gen...
![Namrata Chatterjee](/templates/yootheme/cache/2e/namrata-chatterjee-2e670faf.jpeg)
Namrata Chatterjee
A sports lawyer, currently working as the League Secretary of the Indian Super League. I am also ...
![Nir Inbar](/templates/yootheme/cache/ab/nir-inbar-ab23a044.jpeg)
Nir Inbar
A well-known sports lawyer renowned by his peers as a leader among the world’s best sports lawyer...
![Prof. Dr. Martin Schimke](/templates/yootheme/cache/ab/prof-martin-s-ab12dae0.jpeg)
Prof. Dr. Martin Schimke
As an Of Counsel and a member of Bird & Bird’s sports team in Düsseldorf, I am an expert spor...
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Prof. Dr. Ulrich Haas
Ulrich Haas is Professor of Civil Procedure and Civil Law at the University of Zurich. Ulrich's w...
![Prof. Zhi Li](/templates/yootheme/cache/37/Li%20Zhi%20profile%20picture-37d2fb4d.jpeg)
Prof. Zhi Li
Prof. Li Zhi earned B.A. (1993), LLM (2001) in East China University of Political Science and Law...
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Raphaëlle Favre Schnyder
Partner, Barandun AG & Alternate Judge at Appellate Court of Valais/Wallis
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Roberto Barracco
Judge, NDRC/CNRD, Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) & Head of Research. CBF Academy
![Rui Botica Santos](/templates/yootheme/cache/66/rui-botica-6627e8d4.jpeg)
Rui Botica Santos
Partner of CRA – Coelho Ribeiro e Associados – Portuguese Law Firm (since 1998); Founder Partner ...
![Russel F. Sauer Jr.](/templates/yootheme/cache/6a/russel-f-6a68ef02.jpeg)
Russel F. Sauer Jr.
Russell F. Sauer, Jr. retired from the partnership at Latham & Watkins LLP in December 2019. ...
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Stephen Townley
Stephen Townley is a lawyer, businessman and seasoned ADR professional with extensive expertise r...
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Vladimir Novak
lad Novak’s practice focuses on EU and global foreign direct investment control, EU, U.S., and in...
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Wouter Lambrecht
Wouter is a former Attorney-at-law at FC Barcelona and former Head of Legal at the European Club ...
Expert Advocates
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Adam Taylor
Adam qualified in the UK as a barrister and practised in London at a leading set of chambers, bef...
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Áine Power
Deputy Legal Director at the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI), she is an Irish qualified ...
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Alastair Campbell
Alastair is a sports lawyer and partner at Level.
He acts for clients in the sports sector acro...
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Anna Thorstenson
With over 13 years of experience in the sports law field, Anna has extensive cross border legal b...
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Brianna Quinn
I am a partner in Bird & Bird's Sydney office, working in the Media, Entertainment and Sports...
![Celia Rooney](/templates/yootheme/cache/cf/celia_rooney_a51731f9a8690414def1e5ffad056d9a-cf64e28b.jpeg)
Celia Rooney
Celia practises across all of Chambers’ main areas of work, with particular experience of commerc...
![Chris Anderson](/templates/yootheme/cache/b2/Chris_Anderson-b2d6b2b5.jpeg)
Chris Anderson
Chris Anderson is a highly experienced sports professional involved in elite sport for over 10 ye...
![Christian Keidel](/templates/yootheme/cache/a6/Christian_Keidel-a6a3308e.jpeg)
Christian Keidel
Christian Keidel has been focusing his area of expertise for more than 12 years on dispute resolu...
![Christopher Stoner QC](/templates/yootheme/cache/77/_0059_Christopher_Stoner_QC-7798504b.png)
Christopher Stoner QC
Chris specialises in both property litigation and the regulatory/disciplinary aspects of sports l...
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Cliodhna Guy
Interim Chief Executive Officer Head of Licensing, Legal & Compliance (Legal Counsel), The Ir...
![Daniel McDonagh](/templates/yootheme/cache/50/daniel-mcdonagh-50870370.jpeg)
Daniel McDonagh
Dan is an associate in the Commercial Dispute Resolution team at Charles Russell Speechlys and is...
![Dr David Sharpe KC](/templates/yootheme/cache/f6/David-Sharpe-QC-2_e0777ce144827b19d186337067d6f6be-f61ace35.jpeg)
Dr David Sharpe KC
Dr David Sharpe KC is a barrister at 12KBW Chambers and specialises in clinical negligence, pro...
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Dr. David Stadtfeld
David is a senior associate at Arnecke Sibeth Dabelstein.
Admitted to the German bar 2020, jo...
![Farai Razano](/templates/yootheme/cache/2b/Farai_Razano-2b3511d2.jpeg)
Farai Razano
Farai a Partner at Razano Attorneys. His practice focuses on sports law and entertainment law. He...
![Guo Cai](/templates/yootheme/cache/b0/Guo_Cai_Colour_-_small_size-b094b998.jpeg)
Guo Cai
Ms. Guo Cai oversees the International Law and Sports Business practice, Jin Mao Law Firm, the fi...
![Howard Jacobs](/templates/yootheme/cache/80/Howard-300_a7ba1053012f84dee239c4147f83d879-8068ada3.jpeg)
Howard Jacobs
Howard Jacobs has been identified by leading national and international publications as one of th...
![Ian Mill KC](/templates/yootheme/cache/3f/ian-mill-kc-3f7614e7.jpeg)
Ian Mill KC
Ian Mill KC is a leading silk, who has appeared frequently in substantial, high profile contractu...
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Jaime Cambreleng Contreras
Jaime is a partner at Cavaliero & Associates where he joined in 2022 after having worked for ...
![James Segan KC](/templates/yootheme/cache/5c/james-segan-5c8217a4.jpeg)
James Segan KC
James is recognised as a leading advocate in a total of nine practice areas by Chambers and Partn...
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Jiri Janak
Attorney-at-law specialising in the fields of sports law, civil and procedure law, and business law.
![Karena Vleck](/templates/yootheme/cache/71/Karena-Vleck-1-71afcc87.jpeg)
Karena Vleck
Karena Vleck is the General Counsel at World Athletics.
Prior to that she was the Legal and Gov...
![Matthew Kaiser](/templates/yootheme/cache/fe/Matthew_Kaiser_c9595c294b87c7084f0d6d5d46732505-fea3f1ef.jpeg)
Matthew Kaiser
Matthew D. Kaiser is an associate at Global Sports Advocates and has worked with and represented ...
![Michele Colucci](/templates/yootheme/cache/f8/Michele_Colucci-f8e3e381.jpeg)
Michele Colucci
Michele Colucci, Ph.D., LL.M., D.E.S., member of the Bar in Italy, is a civil servant of the Euro...
![Natalie St Cyr Clarke](/templates/yootheme/cache/cf/natalie-st-cyr-clarke-cf64f0b8.jpeg)
Natalie St Cyr Clarke
Natalie is a Special Counsel for Sports Integrity at Genius Sports.
Natalie St Cyr Clarke is a ...
![Paolo Lombardi](/templates/yootheme/cache/a1/paolo-lombardi-a168cad4.jpeg)
Paolo Lombardi
Paolo Lombardi is the founder and Managing Director of Lombardi Associates, a boutique
sports re...
![Patrick Kerr](/templates/yootheme/cache/70/patrick-kerr-70de36dd.jpeg)
Patrick Kerr
Patrick has particular expertise in mesothelioma claims, clinical negligence and sporting injurie...
![Peter Crowther](/templates/yootheme/cache/9f/crowther_peter_6479-9ff7a1fb.jpeg)
Peter Crowther
Peter is a leading competition and regulatory lawyer and is a partner at Winston & Strawn LLP...
![Saksham Samarth](/templates/yootheme/cache/e1/Saksham_Samarth_picture_997f9f6ef9715892713b3b1604e6afc7-e17f6fb1.jpeg)
Saksham Samarth
Saksham Samarth is an Associate at Vandellos Sports Law in Valencia, Spain. He primarily works ...
![Siddharth Gosain](/templates/yootheme/cache/9b/Siddharth_Gosain_dbc07f39b23eaa689ce86698d36205ee-9b9f847c.jpeg)
Siddharth Gosain
Siddharth Gosain is an international sports lawyer at Muñoz y Arias Sports Lawyers, Valencia, S...
![Suzanne Crespo](/templates/yootheme/cache/13/Suzanne-Crespo%20-13527809.jpeg)
Suzanne Crespo
Suzanne is a partner at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner and represents sports national governing bodi...
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Theo Barclay
Theo Barclay is a commercial barrister at 4 New Square. He focuses on sports litigation, particul...
![Tim Naylor](/templates/yootheme/cache/75/Tim-Naylor-BHA--75161811.jpeg)
Tim Naylor
Tim Naylor is the Director of Integrity and Regulation at the British Horseracing Authority and I...
![Zachary Calo](/templates/yootheme/cache/8b/zach-calo-8b9baa02.jpeg)
Zachary Calo
Professor Zachary Calo is Professor of Law at Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar. He is also a V...
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