Sportrecht
Eine weltweit führende Kanzlei im Bereich des Sportrechts
Kellerhals Carrard ist eine der am stärksten spezialisierten Kanzleien für Sportrecht weltweit. Unsere Aktivitäten erstrecken sich auf alle Bereiche des Sportrechts, einschliesslich Streitigkeiten und Handelsangelegenheiten. Die Kanzlei und unsere Anwälte und Anwältinnen werden im Bereich des Sportrechts in internationalen Verzeichnissen regelmässig als führend gelistet (Chambers and Partners, Legal 500, Leaders League, Lexology Index).
Streitigkeiten
Das Unternehmen verfügt über beispiellose Erfahrung in der Lösung von Sportstreitigkeiten und gilt vor allem in Fussball -, Regulierungs - und Dopingfragen als bedeutendstes und aktivstes Unternehmen vor dem Tribunal Arbitral du Sport (TAS). Unsere Kanzlei ist zum Auftreten vor dem TAS besonders gut aufgestellt, da sie Expertise im auf das TAS anwendbaren Verfahrensrecht (schweizerisches Recht) mit erfahrenen Anwälten kombiniert, deren Muttersprache eine der Amtssprachen des TAS ist (Englisch, Französisch, Spanisch).
Handel & Regulierung
Kellerhals Carrard verfügt über eine einzigartige Expertise im Bereich der Sportverwaltung mit jahrzehntelanger Erfahrung, die einige der weltweit führenden Sportorganisationen und - Teams sowie Einzelpersonen bei ihren kommerziellen Programmen (Gaststädtevereinbarungen, Sponsoring, Medien, Werbung und Marketing, Lizenzvergabe, Rundfunk, Investitionen, Bildrechte usw.) und bei ihren Regulierungs - und Governance-Fragen berät.
- ‘Kellerhals Carrard has superior analytical skills and efficiency. The lawyers are available, responsive, intelligent and friendly.’ Chambers Europe 2025
- ‘Kellerhals Carrard has a world-leading sports regulatory team. It has deep knowledge of the CAS and jurisprudence combined with tactical acumen and an outstanding work ethic across the team.’ Chambers Europe 2025
- ‘David Casserly's level of detail and ability to perform under pressure are outstanding. He is one of the best professionals I have met in any industry.’ Chambers Europe 2025
- ‘David Casserly is one of the world's leading lawyers in his field and a valued confidant for our organisation on strategic matters.’ Chambers Europe 2025
- ‘Jean-Pierre Morand is a pleasure to work with.’ Chambers Europe 2025
- ‘Nicolas Zbinden has a very cool head, and his judgement is excellent. He is also diligent and responsive.’ Chambers Europe 2025
- ‘Nicolas Zbinden is a reliable and highly skilled lawyer.’ Chambers Europe 2025
- ‘The Kellerhals Carrard sports law team has unmatched experience of representing institutional clients before CAS. They also have the rare combination of Swiss lawyers specialised in sports law together with multiple native English-speaking sports law advocates. Their anti-doping practice is led by Nicolas Zbinden who is a world class practitioner in this area.’ Legal500 2025
- ‘Nicolas Zbinden is our main external counsel for all anti-doping arbitration. In addition to all the things one takes for granted at this level (diligence, responsiveness etc.), he has unwavering judgement and integrity as well as unparalleled experience of the latest issues and case law in anti-doping.’ Legal500 2025
- ‘All lawyers have a deep knowledge. They have a proven track record in every issue related to sports, particularly football. They communicate clearly and succinctly, and their internal processes ensure the greatest efficiency and effectiveness for their clients.’ Legal500 2025
- ‘David Casserly's knowledge in football is outstanding. His strategic way of thinking makes him an extremely effective lawyer who, in addition, has a great power of persuasion.’ Legal500 2025
- ‘KC have some of the world's best anti-doping lawyers in particular. David Casserly, Nicolas Zbinden and Louise Reilly especially are leaders in the field and the go-to for top sports bodies in major cases.’ Legal500 2025
- ‘David is extremely intelligent and smart. The way he approaches complex legal matters is quite unique, and that makes him exceptional. In litigation and particularly in cross-examination he is feared.’ Chambers Europe 2024
- ‘David is a world-leading sports disputes lawyer with outstanding technical and strategic skills and attention to detail, and is a supreme orator and communicator.’ Chambers Europe 2024
- ‘Nicolas Zbinden has an outstanding ability to see the bigger picture and repeatedly delivers high-quality work.’ Chambers Europe 2024
- ‘A leading firm in sports law matters with a wide range of knowledge in sports regulations, in particular with regard to football matters. Always up to date and with a very important network in sports related entities.’ Legal500 2024
- ‘Strongly professional, always available, and able to address all types of problems irrespective of its dimension/complexity. Client driven and with a well-prepared team with deep knowledge in different fields of specialization. A firm that you can trust and rely on, and which delivers honest results.’ Legal500 2024
- ‘Their sports law team had worked together for many years which makes them a value to any club especially because they can address side issues in other fields of law with their colleagues within the firm. The client can be assured that its matters will be taken care in the same place and by and by professionals of similar quality.’ Legal500 2024
- ‘Mr. David Casserly SC is without a doubt one of the best, if not the best, lawyer in sports law. His career speaks for itself, representing the biggest clubs and federations in the world. His unique ability to organize and his systematically thinking means that clients can entrust him with the most diverse and complex cases. For some years now Mr. Casserly has been assisted by a younger but no less competent lawyer, Mr. Anton Sotir and nowadays he is also the one who deals with various club matters.’ Legal500 2024
- ‘A highly efficient team led by David Casserly SC. A thorough understanding of the workings of the sport courts. Advanced legal skills. Lethal accuracy. Great ability to call on the best professionals in other fields and abroad.’ Legal500 2024
- ‘David Casserly SC is a great professional. Sharp, competent, tenacious. Excellent intuitive skills. Outstanding litigator. A master. Adam Taylor and Anton Sotir, who work alongside David, are invaluable helpers, contributing to the team's great efficiency. Competent and responsive.’ Legal500 2024
- ‘Edgard Philippin is a tremendous expert in Swiss law.’ Legal500 2024
- ‘I worked primarily with Nicolas Zbinden and the team of lawyers working for him in the anti-doping space. Nicolas is one of the most experienced anti-doping lawyers in the world having acted, for many years, for WADA, World Athletics, IWF and many other international federations. His technical expertise in anti-doping matters is truly first class. I also trust his strategic judgement implicitly.’ Legal500 2024
- ‘What separates Kellerhals Carrard from other sports law practices is the industry experience of the various members of the team. Their lawyers have held and continue to hold senior positions within international sports bodies. In addition, the fact that Kellerhals Carrard, as a Swiss law firm, has various English-speaking barristers is a significant asset.’ Legal500 2024
- ‘Jean-Pierre Morand is noted as a "standout advocate" whose expertise in anti-doping matters is particularly highlighted.’ Lexology Index 2024
- ‘Nicolas Zbinden is variously highlighted as "patient, creative, professional and reliable" by impressed sources, who comment that he "represents his clients with full dedication".’ Lexology Index 2024
- ‘Top-tier sports practitioner David Casserly is widely known in the sports industry, especially for his football expertise, with sources nothing that "he's frequently seen in many sports proceedings" and is invariably "brilliant".’ Lexology Index 2024
- ‘Philippe Fresard is a well-established name in Swiss sports law thanks to his expertise across the spectrum of football-related matters.’ Lexology Index 2024
- ‘Nicolas is a very strong and experienced arbitrator.’ Chambers Europe 2023
- ‘David Casserly's technical expertise is only matched by his strategic insight.’ Chambers Europe 2023
- ‘Jean-Pierre Morand is a very strong and leading lawyer.’ Chambers Europe 2023
- ‘David Casserly maintains a highly eminent practice, with particular expertise acting for prominent football clubs before the CAS. A pleased source mentions that he has "knowledge and expertise in the subject matter," further praising "his profound understanding of the CAS system".’ Chambers Europe 2022
- ‘The sports law team at Kellerhals Carrard is very versatile and resourceful and that is what make them unique. Adding it to their availability for the client along with their capability of making up different strategies, this firm is a true problem solver. The level of their knowledge in sports law related matters is high and their experience in litigation is superior.’ Legal500 2022
- ‘The Kellerhals Carrard sports team is unique in terms of its expertise acting on behalf of international sports organisations. It has depth and extensive experience in sports law.’ Legal500 2022
- ‘David Casserly is by far the best lawyer I have worked with. He is very well organised, thinks quickly and is very thoughtful and balanced. Further, when it comes to arbitration, he is a true counsel that you can always count on.’ Legal500 2022
- ‘As strong on strategy as he is on the law, David Casserly is our go-to for disputes in particular.’ Legal500 2022
- ‘Nicolas Zbinden is an emerging star in regulatory disputes, in particular anti-doping.’ Legal500 2022
- ‘David Casserly represents football clubs and players in contentious and non-contentious sports mandates, including player transfers and disciplinary proceedings. Sources applaud his expertise in this field, with one client remarking: "He is the lawyer to hire if you want to give yourself the best possible chance to win a case."’ Chambers Europe 2021
- ‘Sources are full of praise for Jean-Pierre Morand , with one interviewee referring to him as "one of the top lawyers" in Switzerland. He is best recognised for his expertise in anti-doping cases, most notably acting for governing bodies and federations.’ Chambers Europe 2021
Erfahrungen
Die Gruppe Sportrecht der Kanzlei umfasst mehrere PartnerInnen und AnwältInnen, deren Tätigkeit sich ausschliesslich oder überwiegend auf das Sportrecht konzentriert. Ein Grossteil der Expertise und Erfahrung der Kanzlei wurde durch die verschiedenen Positionen erworben, die die Mitglieder der Gruppe innehaben, darunter:
- Generalsekretär des CAS
- Fünf CAS-Schiedsrichter
- Zwei CAS-Mediatoren
- CAS-Rechtsberater
- Verantwortlicher Berater für Mediation beim CAS
- Präsident der Disziplinarkommission des Internationalen Radsportverbandes (UCI)
- Ethik- und Disziplinarinspektor der UEFA
- Rechtsberater eines nationalen Fussballverbandes
- Zwei Rechtsberater der FIFA-Abteilung Spielerstatus
- Disziplinarrichter der Swiss Football League
- Vizepräsident der Disziplinarkammer für Dopingfälle von Swiss Olympic
- Vizepräsident des irischen Anti-Doping-Disziplinarausschusses
- Leiter der Rechtsabteilung und stellvertretender Geschäftsführer einer Sportmarketing-Agentur, die in den Bereichen Ski, Tennis, Golf und Radsport tätig ist
- Generalsekretär eines Verbandes von Sportgeräteherstellern
- Vizepräsident des Schweizerischen Skiverbandes
- Rechtsberater für eine Luxusmarke, die Veranstaltungen und Sportler in den Bereichen Golf, Tennis und Reiten fördert
- General Counsel und Geschäftsleitungsmitglied der Ferrari SpA
- Rechtsberater des Formel-1-Rennstalls Ferrari
- Präsident des America's Cup Arbitration Panel
- Mitglied des Appeal Panel der Euroleague Basketball
- Mitglied der Ethikkommission des Internationalen Automobilverbandes (FIA)
- Leiter der Rechtsabteilung einer grossen internationalen Sportmarketing-Agentur
- Präsident eines professionellen Eishockeyclubs
Die Kanzlei berät ein breites Spektrum an Mandanten, darunter Multisport-Organisationen (wie das Internationale Olympische Komitee und die Welt-Anti-Doping-Agentur), internationale Verbände, nationale Anti-Doping-Agenturen, nationalen olympischen Komitees, Rennställe und Rennfahrer sowie eine grosse Anzahl von Mandantinnen und Mandanten aus dem Bereich Fussball, darunter Verbände, Vereine, SpielerInnen, AgentInnen und Investmentfonds.
Ansprechpersonen
Lausanne
Adam TaylorAdrian VeserCharles MicheliChristopher NsekaDavid BakerDavid Casserly SCDavid GinolinDr. Vincent JäggiFrançois KaiserJean-Philippe RochatJean-Pierre MorandLoïc TheilkaesLouise Reilly SCMario Flores ChemorNicolas ZbindenRiccardo CoppaRobert Kerslake
Lugano
Alberto GalliAndrea FioravantiEmanuela MediciFranco GaglianoGiulio SannitzLorenza FerroMassimiliano MaestrettiPriscilla ZanettiProf. Dr. Henry PeterRomolo PawlowskiStefano Perucchi
Zürich
Gstaad
Weitere Beiträge
News
Wissenschaftliche Beiträge
2022
"Arbitration in the 36th America's Cup", Wolters Kluwer Law, 2022, 820 pages
Prof. Dr. Henry Peter2019
"Le TF redéfinit les limites de l'autonomie des règles de jeu, Examen critique de l'ATF 145 IV 154" Commentaire de l'arrêt du Tribunal fédéral du 5 mars 2019 rendu dans la cause 6B_52/2019, septembre 2019. Co-Author: Vincent Jäggi
Prof. Dr. Henry Peter2017
"Gouvernance sportive: le système du fair-play financier de l'UEFA est-il correctement conceptualisé", in Mélanges en l'honneur de la Professeure Margareta Baddeley, (éds. Audrey Leuba, Marie-Laure Papaux von Delden, Bénédict Foëx), Schulthess 2017, pp. 429 à 457. Co-Author: Jeanne Arn
Prof. Dr. Henry Peter2015
"Dispute Resolution in the 34th America’s Cup", The Hague/London/New York (Wolters Kluwer Law & Business), 2015, 833 pages
Prof. Dr. Henry Peter2015
"Dispute Resolution in the 34th America’s Cup", The Hague/London/New York (Wolters Kluwer Law & Business), 2015, 833 pages. PETER Henry (éd). Co-Authors: David Tillett, John Doer, Josje Hofland, Graham McKenzie, Hamish Ross, Bryan Willis
Prof. Dr. Henry PeterRankings & Awards
Vorträge
2018
« International Investment Treaty and Sports Arbitration » (panel)
Prof. Dr. Edgar Philippin2002