Organisation: FIFA
Russian and Ukrainian football clubs take FIFA to CAS
Football clubs in Russia and Ukraine are united in anger at FIFA’s decision to allow their foreign players to suspend their contracts and leave in light of the war between the two countries, with teams from each filing claims at the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
21 July 2022
CAS upholds Russian football bans
Russian football’s governing body and four clubs have lost appeals at the Court of Arbitration for Sport over their exclusion from international competitions including the forthcoming World Cup as a result of the war in Ukraine.
19 July 2022
Polish utility beats Gazprom set-aside bid
UPDATED: Gazprom has lost its Swedish court challenge to a gas price review award said to be worth US$1.5 billion in favour of Polish state utility PGNiG, as Orrick confirms it has ceased to act as counsel to the Russian state-owned company.
10 March 2022
CAS to hear Russian appeals against sports bans
Russian sports organisations are preparing appeals to the Court of Arbitration for Sport over bans of their athletes and teams from international competitions due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, including the upcoming World Cup in Qatar.
04 March 2022
Eversheds hires partner in Zurich
Manuel Arroyo has left Swiss boutique Nater Dallafior to join Eversheds Sutherland as partner in Zurich.
08 February 2022
Five convicted over fake arbitration in Geneva
A prominent international sports official and his former lawyer have received jail sentences after being convicted of forgery in Geneva over their role in a fake arbitration.
10 September 2021
The Olympic Games: Citius, Altius, Fortius and litigious?
The Games of the XXXII Olympiad have begun, played under the Olympic motto of "Citius, Altius, Fortius" (faster, higher, stronger). But to what extent will the Tokyo Olympic Games also be litigious? Mark Mangan, Ananya Mitra and Miranda Elvidge of Dechert consider the categories of disputes that may arise.
27 July 2021
GST hires first London partner
US disputes boutique GST has hired Domenico Di Pietro from Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner as its first London partner – while recruiting an of counsel in its Washington, DC office.
13 July 2021
Lévy Kaufmann-Kohler promotes within sports practice
Sports law specialist Brianna Quinn, whose clients have included FIFA and the International Olympic Committee, has been promoted to counsel at Geneva boutique Lévy Kaufmann-Kohler.
09 June 2021
An unequal playing field
On International Women's Day, Mark Mangan, Ananya Mitra and Miranda Elvidge of Dechert in Singapore look at the use of arbitration to correct gender discrimination in sports and as a force for achieving greater diversity in society, with reference to aspiring football leader Mariyam Mohamed's recent CAS appeals, in which they acted.
08 March 2021