Sportlegis
Dr Despina Mavromati
Sports Law & Arbitration in Lausanne
Dr Despina Mavromati is an attorney with wide experience in contractual, disciplinary, and governance matters related to sport. She has experience as counsel, arbitrator, or expert witness in high-profile arbitral and state court proceedings. Her legal practice is shaped by a longstanding, in-depth knowledge of sports dispute resolution, including her former role as Managing Counsel at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) and her current roles as CAS arbitrator and UEFA CFCB Appeals Chamber Member.
The second edition of the book “The Code of the Court of Arbitration for Sport: Commentary, Cases and Materials (Mavromati & Reeb, Wolters Kluwer, 2025)” has just been released. Its first edition, published in 2015, is already a widely cited reference in arbitration practice.
Expertise & Practice AreasLatest Insights
Opinion of the Advocate General Ćapeta in Case C-600/23 Royal FC Seraing v. FIFA et al
International sports-related disputes from 2024 and what to expect in 2025
Compilation of cases from the CAS Ad Hoc Division at the Paris 2024 Olympics
De novo review and wide powers in the assesment of the evidence by the CAS in appeal proceedings
Right to be heard does not include a right to cross-examine a witnesses who provided written statement
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