With an important experience of international corporate governance, he advises his clients in the field of commercial law and sports law; he represents regularly clients in arbitration proceedings including in front of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS)
Areas of expertise : commercial and contract law – international arbitration and alternative disputes resolution – sports and media law – international relationships
Langages : French, English
Education :
- University of Lausanne (Lic. iur., 1993)
- London School of Economics, London (LLM, 1997)
- McGill University, Montreal (MBA, 2006)
Professional experience
- Partner with the law firm Carrard & Associés since 2011
- Legal Director and CFO of the World Anti-doping Agency, Montreal, Canada (2001-2011)
- Trainee and associate with the law firm Carrard & Associés (1997-2001)
- Paralegal with the law firm Townleys, London (1996-1997)
- Assistant of Prof. François Dessemontet, Center for corporate and contract law (CEDIDAC), Lausanne University (1993-1996)
Member of
- Vaud Bar Association (OAV)
- Swiss Bar Association (FSA)
- Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA)
- Swiss Sports Law Association (ASDS)
Publications
- Programme Législatif Swisslex, CEDIDAC, Lausanne, 1995
- Droit des brevets (co-auteur), Quarante ans de jurisprudence fédérale, Lausanne, 1995
- Revue de l’Avocat, octobre 2002, Le nouveau Code Mondiale Antidopage, une nécessité absolue
- L’Observateur de Bruxelles, septembre 2005, Le Code mondial antidopage et les évolutions récentes de la lutte contre le dopage
- Jusletter, février 2006, Éléments choisi de jurisprudence rendue en application du Code mondiale antidopage
- Colloque FSA/TAS, février 2008, Les nouveautés majeures du Code mondial antidopage révisé