Sports Law

The Jean Monnet Center for International and Regional Economic Law and Justice at NYU School of Law will host a symposium on February 24 – 25, 2020 to explore feminist/gendered perspectives on global football (soccer) governance and the Fédération...

The Editors of the International Encyclopaedia of Sports Law  published by Kluwer Law International are looking for entries of the following countries: Bangladesh; Bolivia; Bosnia & Herzegovina; Botswana; Cambodia; Cameroon; Chile; Costa Rica; Cuba; Dominican...

Melanie Schärer's radio talk on WISLaw in "Detrás del Deporte" (behind the Sport), Venezuela, December 2, 2017 (in Spanish). In this radio interview, Melanie Schärer, Managing Partner of MS Entertainment Law, former FIFA Players' Status Group Leader and Founder of...

In this interview Dr. Despina Mavromati, Founder of Women In Sports Law (WISLaw) speaks about the success of the 1st WISLaw Confererence and Annual Assembly, the achievements of WISLaw in one year since its creation and the perspectives for the next years. You...

  Congratulations to our Members Cameron Myler (USA), Janie Soublière (CAN), Carol Roberts (USA), Laurence Boisson De Chazournes (FR, CH) on being appointed as Arbitrators at the CAS Ad Hoc- & Antidoping Divisions at the Olympic Games in PyeongChang 2018!...

  The Football Business Academy continues its commitment towards women’s football and women in football by opening up 2 scholarship opportunities per intake for aspiring female leaders. Through these scholarships, with each covering 50% of the tuition fees, The...

Congratulations to our members Janie Soublière (CAN), Despina Mavromati (GR), Anna Smirnova (RU), Annabelle Williams (AUS) and Maidie Oliveau (USA) on their appointment as Members of the Inaugural Disciplinary Tribunal of the International Athletics Federation...

In this interview Dr Despina Mavromati, principal of SportLegis, former Managing Counsel at the Court of Arbitration for Sport and Founder of Women In Sports Law (WISLaw) speaks to LawInSport's CEO, Sean Cottrell (@spcott) about her career, sports arbitration and need...

Sport Resolutions invites applications to join its Panel of Arbitrators and Mediators 15TH DECEMBER 2017 Sport Resolutions provides timely, expert and cost effective dispute resolution services for sport. It does this by having an experienced team of administrators...

In this interview WISLaw Honorary President Moya Dodd speaks to Marisa Rodriguez Rubio about WISLaw and the need of diversity in football and in sports administration more generally. WISLaw Founder Marisa Rodriguez Rubio with WISLaw Honorary President Moya Dodd. Watch...

Job Announcement (for our UK-based members): Safeguarding Review Panel/Chairperson - Football Association U.K. http://jobs.thefa.com/jobs_apply/vacancies/1262/safeguarding_review_panelchairperson/ Judicial Panel - Specialist Panel Member - Football Association UK....

WISLaw Founder Marisa Rubio Dominguez (ARG) gave an interview on the creation of WISLaw to the FIFA Women's Network on September 19, 2017! Read her Interview here  

Congratulations to our WISLaw Member Tricia Smith (Canada) (ICAS and IOC Member, Partner at BCA & Silver Olympic Medallist) on her re-election as President of the Canadian Olympic Association! We are also proud to announce the election of our WISLaw Member Nona...

Here is the ABA International Arbitration Committee's inaugural edition of International Arbitration Insights, which focuses on the Court of Arbitration for Sport and Lex Sportiva. WISLaw Members The Hon Annabelle Bennett, Despina Mavromati and Raphaëlle Favre...