SWITZERLAND Trends and Developments Contributed by: Michele Bernasconi, Emanuel Cortada and Jonáš Gürtler Bär & Karrer Bär & Karrer is a renowned Swiss law firm with more than 170 lawyers in Zurich, Geneva, Luga - no, Zug, Basel and St Moritz. Its core business is advising clients on innovative and complex transactions and representing them in litigation, arbitration and regulatory proceedings. The sports law team is headed by Michele Bernas - coni, and is supported by a team of nine part - ners as well as nine associates from a broad range of adjacent practice areas. The firm’s ex - perts have an unmatched depth of knowledge in the sports industry, with a comprehensive
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practice that offers a wide range of services throughout Switzerland and abroad. Its sports lawyers represent many of the leading interna - tional sport organisations, sports clubs, sport - ing event organisers, broadcasters and individ - ual athletes in litigation, sports arbitration and other proceedings, as well as in transactions in the sports industry. Clients include UEFA, World Aquatics, CONMEBOL, the Olympic Council of Asia, the Association of National Olympic Com - mittees (ANOC), the European Athletics Asso - ciation and World Skate.
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Michele Bernasconi advises on a broad range of sports, media, energy, telecom and IT matters, acting for both domestic and international clients. He has particular expertise in
Emanuel Cortada focuses on national and international sports law as well as media and entertainment law, telecom, privacy and data protection law. He regularly represents parties
international litigation, arbitration and commercial and transactional work relating to such industries. Michele’s recent experience includes advising UEFA in connection with the so-called Super League, chairing the Reform Committee of Worlds Aquatics and advising the OCA in relation to reforms of statutes and rules. Further, he has advised on joint venture projects, broadcasting and sponsorship agreements and disputes, regulatory and antitrust work in both the telecom and sport sector, software licensing, electricity transmission and distribution, doping matters and international transfers of football players and coaches.
before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) and Swiss Civil Courts, and provides advice to clubs and sports associations on disciplinary, integrity and employment matters. His recent work highlights include successful representation of international and continental sports federations in sports arbitration proceedings concerning disciplinary sanctions and disputes between sports federations.
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