Awards
2023 Award Recipients
We were proud to present the following awards to our members during our 2023 General Assembly, as nominated by the public and voted by the membership:
Tammi Gaw
Lawyer of the Year (Private Practice)
Sarah Solémalé
In-House Counsel of the Year
Annett Rombach
Arbitrator of the Year
Khayran Noor
Rising Star
Achta Mahamat Saleh
WISLaw Award
2022 Award Recipients
We were proud to present the following awards to our members during our 2022 General Assembly, as nominated by the public and voted by the membership:
Isabel Falconer and Janie Soublière
Lawyers of the Year (Private Practice)
Andrea Sherpa-Zimmermann and Erika Montemor Ferreira
In-House Counsels of the Year
Raphaelle Favre Schnyder and Brianna Quinn
Arbitrators of the Year
Kylie Arakkal and Caroline Mwanzia
Rising Star
Lindsay Brandon and Annabelle Bennett
WISLaw Award Recipients
2021 Award Recipients
In 2021, to celebrate 5 years since the launch of WISLaw, we awarded our inaugural Member Awards to celebrate those members which deserved recognition. Individuals were nominated by the public in each category, on which the membership then voted. Those with the most votes were awarded the awards during our November 2021 General Assembly. The 2021 recipients were:
Melanie Scharer, Lawyer of the Year (Private Practice)
Awarded for her work in private practice as Founder of MS International Law, based in Switzerland.
Alexandra Gomez Bruinewood, In-House Counsel of the Year
Awarded for her work in-house at FIFPRO.
Janie Soublière, Arbitrator of the Year
Awarded for demonstrated excellence in decision-making at the CAS and other sports arbitral tribunals.
Laurence Marquis, Rising Star
Awarded in recognition of her significant potential in the sector.
Catherine Pitre, WISLaw Award
Awarded for her contribution to the organisation and the promotion of its values.