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We have participated in more than 200 arbitrations administrated by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) based in Lausanne, Switzerland, both in English and Spanish, acting as President, co-arbitrator or sole arbitrator, after having been appointed by the parties, by agreement between the arbitrators or by the Secretary of the Court. The most recent cases are the following:




Chairman. TAS Arbitration. Arbitration between several national Olympic committees and a canoe federation regarding the total number of paddlers that could participate in an Olympic game. Applicable law: Swiss law. Seat: Lausanne. Language: English.

Chairman. TAS Arbitration. Arbitration between a licensed football agent and an Argentinian football player, regarding the remuneration owed by the player under the representation agreement signed by the parties because of the transfer of the player to a European football club. Applicable law: the regulations of a football federation and Swiss law. Seat: Lausanne. Language: English.


Chairman. TAS Arbitration. Arbitration between an agent and an Italian professional football club and its owner and chairman regarding the fees accrued because of the transfer of a professional football player. Applicable law: Swiss Law and the regulations of a football federation. Seat: Lausanne. Language: English. Claims exceeding EUR 3 million.


Chairman. TAS Arbitration. Arbitration between an Angolan professional football club and a Portuguese professional football player concerning the alleged lack of just cause for termination of the agreement concluded between them and the payment of the accrued salaries after said termination. Applicable law: Swiss Law and the regulations of a football federation. Seat: Lausanne. Language: English. Claims exceeding US$ 200 000.


Chairman. TAS Arbitration. Arbitration between two football associations regarding the decision adopted by one of them to reject the membership application of the other and the alleged lack of jurisdiction of the Arbitral Tribunal. Applicable law: Swiss Law and the regulations of one of the associations. Seat: Lausanne. Language: English.


Chairman. TAS Arbitration. Arbitration between an Italian football club, a Senegalese football player and a football club based in the United Arab Emirates regarding the alleged right of option to extend the duration of an employment agreement. Applicable law: the regulations of a football federation and Swiss law. Seat: Lausanne. Language: English.


Chairman. TAS Arbitration. Arbitration between a professional football club based in Uruguay and a football club based in Brazil, regarding the alleged breach of a transfer agreement. Applicable law: the regulations of a football federation and Swiss law. Seat: Lausanne. Language: English. Applicable law: the regulations of a football federation and Swiss law. Seat: Lausanne. Language: English.


Chairman. TAS Arbitration. Arbitration between a professional football club based in the United Arad Emirates and a Brazilian football player regarding the alleged breach of an employment contract due to the player’s performance.  Applicable law: the regulations of a football federation and Swiss law. Seat: Lausanne. Language: English.


Chairman. TAS Arbitration. Arbitration between a professional football club based in England and an Argentinian professional football club with regards to a loan agreement and an employment agreement regarding a football player. Applicable law: the regulations of a football federation and Swiss law. Seat: Lausanne. Language: English.


Chairman. TAS Arbitration. Arbitration between an Albanian professional football club and a football association, regarding the disciplinary sanctions imposed on the former. Applicable law: the statutes, rules and regulations of the football association. Seat: Lausanne. Language: English.


Chairman. TAS Arbitration. Arbitration between the president of a non-profit governing body for table tennis and a tennis federation regarding the disciplinary sanctions imposed on the former. Seat: Lausanne. Language: English.


Chairman. TAS Arbitration. Arbitration between a Polish professional football club and a Georgian professional football club regarding the payment of a training compensation of a football player. Applicable law: the regulations of a football federation and Swiss law. Seat: Lausanne. Language: English.


Chairman. TAS Arbitration. Arbitration between a professional football club from Dubai and a professional football coach, aimed at determining the amount due by the former to the latter. Applicable law: the regulations of a football federation and Swiss law. Seat: Lausanne. Language: English.


Chairman. TAS Arbitration. Arbitration between a Kazakh professional football club and a professional football player regarding the compensation due as a result of the termination of the employment contract concluded between them. Applicable law: the regulations of a football federation and Swiss law. Seat: Lausanne. Language: English.


Chairman. TAS Arbitration. Arbitration between a Turkish football club, a Cameroonian football player and a football federation, regarding the payment of a training compensation. Applicable law: the regulations of a football federation and Swiss law. Seat: Lausanne. Language: English.


Chairman. TAS Arbitration. Arbitration between a the president of a Caribbean football federation and an international football federation with regards to the application of the eligibility test procedure regarding two potential positions in a football confederation and in a football federation. Applicable law: the regulations of a football federation and Swiss law. Seat: Lausanne. Language: English.


Sole Arbitrator. TAS Arbitration. Arbitration between a Cuban football player and football federation, regarding the disciplinary sanctions imposed because of the player's alleged doping at a pre-Olympic championship. Applicable law:  the regulations of a football federation and Swiss law. Seat: Lausanne. Language: Spanish.


Sole Arbitrator. TAS Arbitration. Arbitration between an Italian football coach and a Turkish professional football club seeking the payment of the settlement amount in connection with the termination of an agreement for the exploitation of the former image rights. Applicable law: Swiss Law. Seat: Lausanne. Language: English. Claims exceeding US$ 500 000.


Sole Arbitrator. TAS Arbitration. Arbitration between a licenced football agent and a Spanish professional football player regarding the termination of an agency and representation agreement. Seat: Lausanne. Language: Spanish.


Sole Arbitrator. TAS Arbitration. Arbitration between an agent and a Turkish professional football club concerning the fees accrued because of the transfer of a professional football player. Applicable law: Swiss law. Seat: Lausanne. Language: English.


Sole Arbitrator. TAS Arbitration. Arbitration between a company from Cape Verde and a Paraguayan company concerning the transfer of a football player. Seat: Lausanne. Language: English.


Sole Arbitrator. TAS Arbitration. Arbitration between an association of sports clubs and a Brazilian player regarding the overdue salaries. Seat: Lausanne. Language: English.


Sole Arbitrator. TAS Arbitration. Arbitration between an Argentinian professional football club and a Chilean professional football player with regards to payment of the accrued salaries after the termination of the agreement concluded between them. Applicable law: the regulations of a football federation and Swiss law. Seat: Lausanne. Language: Bilingual.


Sole Arbitrator. TAS Arbitration. Arbitration between a Japanese professional football player and a football federation regarding the authorisation of an international transfer of the player. Applicable law: the regulations of a football federation and Swiss law. Seat: Lausanne. Language: Spanish.


Sole Arbitrator. TAS Arbitration. Arbitration between a Bulgarian professional football club and a Spanish professional football club, regarding the transfer of a football player. Seat: Lausanne. Language: Spanish.


Sole Arbitrator. TAS Arbitration. Arbitration between an agent and a Chinese professional football club concerning the commissions fees due in the context of performance of a representation contract. Applicable law: Swiss law. Seat: Lausanne. Language: English.


Co-Arbitrator. ICC Arbitration. Arbitration between an international leading sports marketing agency and a Spanish professional football club, regarding the termination of a representation agreement and the payment of the accrued commissions. Applicable law: Spanish law. Seat: Paris. Language: English. Claims exceeding EUR 3 million. 


Co-Arbitrator. ICAM’s court Arbitration. Arbitration between an agent and a professional football player regarding the fees due by the player with regards to a representation agreement. Applicable law: Spanish Law. Seat: Madrid. Language: Spanish. 


Co-Arbitrator. TAS Arbitration. Arbitration between two football federations arising from the international transfer of foreign under-aged players to a European football club. Applicable law:  the regulations of a football federation and Swiss law. Seat: Lausanne. Language: English.


Co-Arbitrator. TAS Arbitration. Arbitration between the president of an Argentinean football club and the vice-president of a football association, regarding the application of the eligibility test procedure regarding a potential position in a football confederation. Seat: Lausanne. Language: English.


Co-Arbitrator. TAS Arbitration. Arbitration between a Brazilian professional football club and a Mexican professional football club with regards to the execution of a transfer agreement between them and the payment of a sell-on fee due to the following transfer of the player to a third professional football club. Applicable law: Swiss Law and the regulations of a football federation. Seat: Lausanne. Language: English. Claims exceeding US$ 750 000.


Co-Arbitrator. TAS Arbitration. Arbitration between several swimming federations and two regional governments, regarding the termination of a contract awarding the rights to host a championship. Applicable law: Swiss Law. Seat: Lausanne. Language: English.


Co-Arbitrator. TAS Arbitration. Arbitration between a professional football club and a company engaged in intermediation, consultancy and representation of sportsmen and sports clubs, in connection with a contract under which the federative rights of a football player were transferred in exchange for the transfer of a piece of artwork to the tax authorities, for the payment of club’s tax obligations. Applicable law: Swiss law. Seat: Lausanne. Language: Spanish.  


Co-Arbitrator. TAS Arbitration. Arbitration between an Argentinian professional football player and a professional football club based in México arising from a contract for the transfer of economic and federation rights and an employment agreement. Applicable law: the regulations of a football federation and Swiss law. Seat: Lausanne. Language: Spanish.


Co-Arbitrator. TAS Arbitration. Arbitration between a Brazilian football club and an Ecuadorian football club with regards to the alleged breach of a transfer agreement. Seat: Lausanne. Language: English.


Co-Arbitrator. TAS Arbitration. Dispute between the master and crew member of a vessel, a sailing sports federation and two Olympic competitors, arising from the Olympic games. Seat: Lausanne. Language: English.


Co-Arbitrator. TAS Arbitration. Dispute between the master and crew member of another vessel, a sailing sports federation and two other Olympic competitors. Seat: Lausanne. Language: English.


Co-Arbitrator. TAS Arbitration. Arbitration between two companies that are active in the football industry, regarding the alleged violation of two agreements that were concluded between the two entities aiming at establishing and operating a football school in China. Applicable law: Chinese law. Seat: Lausanne. Language: English.


Co-Arbitrator. TAS Arbitration. Arbitration between two companies that are active in the football industry, regarding the alleged violation of two agreements that were concluded between the two entities aiming at establishing and operating a football school in Madrid. Applicable law: Chinese law. Seat: Lausanne. Language: English.


Co-Arbitrator. TAS Arbitration. Arbitration between fifteen Uruguayan professional football clubs and two football associations, regarding the alleged unlawfulness of the decision adopted by one of the football associations to intervene the second association. Applicable law: regulations of the former football association and Swiss law. Seat: Lausanne. Language: English. 


Co-Arbitrator. TAS Arbitration. Arbitration between the president of a football federation against a football federation, regarding the disciplinary sanctions imposed on the former due to an alleged abuse of position. Applicable law: regulations of the football association and Swiss law. Seat: Lausanne. Language: English.


Co-Arbitrator. TAS Arbitration. Arbitration between a Spanish professional football club and Belgian professional football club regarding the transfer of a football player. Seat: Lausanne. Language: English.


Co-Arbitrator. TAS Arbitration. Arbitration between a football professional coach and a football federation, seeking the annulment of a decision adopted by the football federation. Applicable law: regulations of the football association and Swiss law. Seat: Lausanne. Language: English.


Co-Arbitrator. TAS Arbitration. Arbitration between an intermediary and a Spanish professional football club regarding the payment of the fees accrued because of the transfer of a football player. Applicable law: regulations of a football association and Spanish law. Seat: Lausanne. Language: English.


Co-Arbitrator. TAS Arbitration. Arbitrator between several Bolivian football clubs against a football federation seeking the annulment of a decision adopted by the football federation. Applicable law: regulations of a football association and Swiss law. Seat: Lausanne. Language: English.


Co-Arbitrator. TAS Arbitration. Arbitration between a Uruguayan football Club and a Spanish football club regarding the performance of an agreement entered into between them. Seat: Lausanne. Language: Spanish.


Co-Arbitrator. TAS Arbitration. Arbitration between two karate federations regarding the decision taken by one of them to disaffiliate the other one as a member. Applicable law: regulations of the federation and Spanish law. Seat: Lausanne. Language: English.


Co-Arbitrator. TAS Arbitration. Arbitration between a Bolivian football club and a football federation related to the rules establishing the promotion and relegation system. Applicable law: regulations of a football association. Seat: Lausanne. Language: Spanish.


Co-Arbitrator. TAS Arbitration. Arbitration between a Hungary professional football club, a professional football player and a football federation regarding the effects of the termination of an employment agreement. Applicable law: Hungarian law. Seat: Lausanne. Language: English.


Co-Arbitrator. TAS Arbitration. Arbitration between a Spanish football club and a football federation with regards to the disciplinary sanctions imposed on a football player. Applicable law: the statutes, rules and regulations of the football association and Swiss law. Seat: Lausanne. Language: Spanish.






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