Valfor Attorneys-at-law

Sport, Litigation and Arbitration, European law

Dr. Despina Mavromati is a widely recognized expert in international sports law and an arbitrator at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). She provides legal advice to clubs, athletes and federations in contractual, disciplinary and governance matters and assists them in recognition and enforcement proceedings of arbitral awards. Dr. Mavromati is a member of the UEFA Club Financial Control Body (Appeals Chamber) and has previously been appointed as an arbitrator to several tribunals of international federations (World Athletics Disciplinary Tribunal; International Tennis Federation Independent Tribunal; Gymnastics Ethics Foundation; International Powerlifting Federation Doping Hearing Panel). She co-authored (with M. Reeb) the “Commentary on the CAS Code” (2015, Wolters Kluwer) and has been ranked as a WWL Thought Leader – Sports and Entertainment every year since 2018.

since 2023 : UEFA CFCB Member since 2023 : CAS Arbitrator since 2022 : Of Counsel at BianchiSchwald 2017 - 2023 : UEFA Appeals Body Member 2017 - 2023 : Lecturer at the Law Faculty of the University of Lausanne 2017 - 2022 : Attorney-at-Law, SportLegis Lausanne 2008 - 2017 : Counsel / Managing Counsel, Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) 2003 - 2007 : Lecturer at the Swiss Distant Learning University (insolvency law), FernStudien Schweiz & the Law Faculty of the University of Fribourg (private international law) 2002 - 2003 : Teaching Assistant at the Law Faculty of the University of Neuchâtel 2002 : European Commission, DG Internal Market

English, French, German, Greek.

Ordre des avocats vaudois (OAV) Swiss Bar Association Thessaloniki Bar Association Arbitrator at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) Member of the UEFA Club Financial Control Body (Appeals Chamber) Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA) Swiss Association of Sports Law Sports Lawyers Association (SLA) (Board of Directors)

2007 : Dr. iur., University of Fribourg 2002 : M.B.A., Europa-Institut, University of Saarland (Germany) 2001 : LL.M., European Law, Europa-Institut, University of Saarland (Germany) 2000 : Admitted to the Bar of Thessaloniki (ΔΣΘ) 1998 : Lic. iur., University of Thessaloniki