Able to draw upon its international office network, CMS von Erlach Partners Ltd. handles a litany of sports mandates, varying from anti-doping and negligence issues to contractual and employment disputes. The practice is co-led by Pierre Ducret and Philipp Dickenmann; the former enjoys extensive experience in the arbitration sphere, while the latter is regularly entrusted by sports clubs and retail manufacturers for litigation and arbitration issues. Olivier Carrard is also highly experienced in the disputes realm and frequently handles matters for global scale clients.
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Clients clés
- Mohamed Talaat
- Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS)
- Abdallah El Said
Points forts
- Represented Mohamed Talaat, a world-class horse rider, in an anti-doping appeal procedure before the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
- Advised a Swiss football club in connection with a civil suit initiated in France by the widow of a former player who died on the pitch as a result of a heart attack.
- Represented the Egyptian soccer player Abdallah El Said in proceedings against the Al Ahly football club before the Swiss Federal Supreme Court.
Avocats
Responsable de la pratique
Pierre Ducret; Philipp Dickenmann
Autres avocats clés
Olivier Carrard