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On September 24, 2024, Homburger filed a request for revision with the Swiss Federal Supreme Court on behalf of U.S. Olympic gymnast Jordan Chiles requesting to lift an arbitral award by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).Ms. Chiles was initially awarded the Olympic bronze medal in the women’s gymnastics floor exercise final at the 2024 Olympic Games after her coach’s inquiry led to an increase of her final score. However, a CAS panel later determined that the inquiry was submitted four seconds past the one-minute time limit, rendering it invalid, and denied Ms. Chiles her bronze medal. In her request for revision that complements her setting aside application filed on September 16, 2024, Ms. Chiles asserts that video evidence that has emerged in the meantime demonstrates that the inquiry was filed within the time limit.
The Homburger team advising Ms. Chiles is led by partner Gabrielle Nater-Bass and includes partner Stefanie Pfisterer, associates Richard G. Allemann, Frédéric Fitzi and Ramona Keist and junior associate Joël K��mpf (all Litigation / Arbitration). Homburger acts as co-counsel to international counsel to Ms. Chiles, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP.