Recurring Appointments of an Arbitrator by FIFA and Specificities of CAS Arbitration
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SportLegis is a specialised sports law and arbitration practice based in Lausanne
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Dr Despina Mavromati
Sportlegis is the sports law practice of Dr Despina Mavromati, a Swiss and Greek attorney with many years of experience in the field of international sports law and arbitration. Recognized as a Thought Leader by Who’s Who Legal in Switzerland every year since 2018, “Despina Mavromati is an ‘extremely clever lawyer’ with an impressive practice. She is widely recognized for her skill in arbitration.” WWL also says: Despina Mavromati is a “brilliant and accomplished” lawyer, well renowned for having “built a great name and profile in the market” and has “significant experience representing clubs and athletes in complex disputes” (WWL Thought Leaders 2021).
Expertise
Despina Mavromati represents clients in contractual, disciplinary and governance-related matters before CAS, FIFA and other major sports judicial instances / arbitral institutions based in Switzerland and abroad. She provides legal advice in the form of early case assessments, expert opinions and regulatory / contract drafting in international sports law matters.
An International Network
We offer open-minded and reliable advice with a view to anticipating and assessing legal risk in international sport-related affairs. The right team is essential and each dispute calls for a different skillset. Despina Mavromati has collaborated with a number of prestigious international law firms on a case-by-case basis, including McCarthy Tetrault (Canada) and Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (UK). She has also worked together with numerous renowned practitioners from different parts of the world.