CAS
sent more than 20 international arbitrators to the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in
Rio de Janeiro. The "CAS ad hoc Division" and the "CAS Anti-doping Division"
decided on 34 cases, ensuring that legal disputes could be resolved quickly. In
its work CAS also has to deal with a lack of experience in disciplinary bodies
as well as administrative deficiencies in many national and international
sporting organizations.
Speakers
- Sylvia Schenk is a former City Counsellor for Legal Affairs
and Sport in Frankfurt on Main (1989 – 2001). She is a lawyer specialized in
Compliance and Sports Law, serving as an arbitrator at CAS in Lausanne since
2007. As a former athlete, having run the 800m at the Olympic Games in Munich
1972, Sylvia has been engaged as a volunteer in national and international sport
since 1975. She has been the Senior Advisor for Sport at Transparency
International (2006 – 2014) and now chairs the Working Group Sport of TI's
German chapter.
- Mike
McClure is Chief Representative of the Herbert Smith Freehills Seoul office
and also heads the dispute resolution department in Seoul. He is an English
qualified solicitor advocate with extensive experience advising on international
arbitration. While his practice focuses mainly on commercial and investment
arbitration disputes, he has in the past advised also on sports related matters.
Mike will offer a general arbitrator's perspective on the issue of sports
arbitration and draw out some of the differences to commercial arbitration.
