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Alexis is a Swiss-qualified attorney-at-law, member of the Geneva Bar, with considerable experience as both arbitrator and counsel in complex commercial, investment and sport proceedings with high financial and media implications. Over the last 20 years, he has been advising and representing individuals, companies and international organisations in international commercial, investment and sport disputes. Alexis has acted as lead or co-counsel in more than 70 commercial and sports-related proceedings, before the main commercial arbitral institutions, as well as before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).  In particular, he has advised and represented high profile athletes, agents as well as some of Europe’s biggest football clubs. Alexis has also successfully represented clients before the Swiss Federal Tribunal on numerous occasions. He is a recognised arbitrator, appointed to the list of arbitrators of several arbitration institutions and is a member of the UK Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb) and Singapore Institute of Arbitrators (FSIArb). Over the past 10 years, Alexis has been appointed in more than 100 cases as an arbitrator in international commercial or sport disputes involving, among others, construction, agency, distribution, licensing, joint venture and media contracts. From 2018 to 2024, he has been a member of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). He has also sat as arbitrator in more than 20 proceedings before arbitral tribunals of international sports federations (including UCI, AIBA, FIVB, etc.). AREAS OF EXPERTISE International commercial arbitration International investment arbitration International sports arbitration INDUSTRY SECTORS Sports Media & entertainment Energy & natural resources Commodities trading Web 3.0, blockchain & cryptocurrencies trading REPRESENTATIVE CASES Lead counsel in a USD 150 million dispute representing a trader in an ICC arbitration against one of the leading cryptocurrencies’ centralised exchanges. Co-arbitrator in a construction dispute in the United Arab Emirates under the DIAC rules. Co-Counsel for a football agent in a dispute related to agency fees in a >EUR 100 million transfer against an international football player. Chairman of an arbitral tribunal in a banking dispute with seat in Switzerland. Lead counsel of a large commodity trading company in an arbitration dispute with seat in London. Chairman of an arbitral tribunal in a football-related TV Rights dispute of over USD 50 million. Lead counsel for a top bicycle brand in a dispute related to major sponsorship agreements. Sole arbitrator in a real estate dispute in Monaco with seat in Switzerland. Co-counsel for a majority shareholder in the M&A operations related to the acquisition of the Haute Route Series by the Ironman Group. Co-arbitrator in a post M&A dispute with seat in Switzerland. Lead counsel for a service provider against the Olympic Games’ national organising committee in a dispute relation to a license agreement. Co-counsel for FC BARCELONA before CAS in a transfer dispute involving the Brazilian player NEYMAR JR. and his first club SANTOS FC. Lead counsel for a national football federation in an appeal filed before the Swiss Federal Tribunal against an arbitral award issued by the Court of Arbitration for Sport. Lead counsel for a major broadcasting company in an arbitral dispute related to TV-rights. Co-counsel for a trading company from Democratic Republic of Congo in an appeal filed before the Swiss Federal Tribunal against an arbitral award. Lead counsel for a top professional athlete against the International Olympic committee in a dispute regarding his eligibility to participate in the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. Co-counsel for a European football club against the UEFA before CAS in relation to a match-fixing dispute. Sole arbitrator in a CAS dispute between a national Olympic committee and an international federation related to the qualification at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. Lead-counsel for a professional cycling team in a multimillion-dollar dispute against one of its main sponsors. Co-counsel for a Korean athlete regarding the qualification at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. Lead counsel for an international Australian football player in an anti-doping dispute at both national and CAS levels against a national anti-doping agency. Lead counsel for a national football federation in an appeal filed before the Swiss Federal Tribunal against an arbitral award issued by the Court of Arbitration for Sport. Co-counsel for a company in a dispute related to the management and the organisation of ATP (professional tennis) tournaments. Co-counsel for FC BARCELONA in a multi-million dispute related to the purchase of an option right related to a rising-star player. Lead counsel for a professional cycling team in the sale of the shares of its managing entity and the takeover of the UCI WorldTour licence. Advising a major international Sport Federation in a contentious dispute with its constituents. Co-counsel to a football club in a claim against a player’s agent in proceedings before the FIFA Player’s Status Committee and the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) arbitration. Counsel to the president of the Badminton World Federation in organizational disputes between the Badminton World Federation and other regional federations. The dispute related to the governance of the Badminton World Federation. Co-counsel for a Continental Sports Federation in relation to a dispute relate to the organisation of a major multi-sport event. Lead counsel for a World and Olympic champion in a doping matter. Co-counsel for a major European football club against the UEFA before CAS in relation to financial fair-play. Co-Counsel for a European football club against the UEFA related to disqualification from the UEFA Champions League. QUOTES Alexis Schoeb wins plaudits as “a renowned and well-experienced CAS arbitrator”, with peers singling him out as “one of the very best in Switzerland”. WWL THOUGHT LEADERS, Sports & Entertainment 2022 Alexis Schoeb receives applause for his “strong reputation as a go-to sports lawyer”, acting across a broad range of sports matters in arbitration proceedings. WWL THOUGHT LEADERS, Sports & Entertainment 2020

Deborah Tomkinson

Deborah is the Director of Corporate Strategy at Peter & Kim, responsible for strategic development and special projects. She also brings her expertise in international arbitration to case work as Counsel. Prior to joining Peter & Kim, Deborah was the Secretary-General of the Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (ACICA). In that role for over 12 years, Deborah was instrumental to ACICA’s strategic growth and development and its recognition as a leading arbitral institution. Deborah has also held roles at national and international law firms both in Australia and the UAE, with a focus on dispute resolution and management, primarily in the construction & infrastructure and energy & resources sectors. She has served as a Council Member of the International Federation of Commercial Arbitration Institutions (IFCAI), a Vice President of the Asia Pacific Regional Arbitration Group (APRAG), a R.E.A.L Ambassador and as a member of the ICCA Cross Institutional Task Force on Gender Diversity in Arbitral Appointments and Proceedings and the ERA Search Committee. Deborah has been recognised by Who’s Who Legal as an Arbitration Future Leader from 2021 to 2024 and was included in The Legal 500: Private Practice Powerlist – Arbitration for Australia and New Zealand in 2022. Representative Cases

James Morrison

James (Jim) Morrison is a specialist in international arbitration, acting as arbitrator and counsel, as well as having extensive experience working in multiple arbitral institutions. An Australian-qualified lawyer, Jim has worked at leading international law firms, representing leading companies in a wide variety of complex high-stakes commercial and investor-state disputes, including in the fields of construction, infrastructure, energy and resources, M&A, intellectual property, shipbuilding and joint ventures. Jim is formerly Counsel at the ICC International Court of Arbitration in Paris and Counsel at the Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration in Sydney where he managed teams of lawyers responsible for the conduct of hundreds of international arbitrations taking place all over the world (but particularly in Asia). He holds a Master's Degree in International Commercial Arbitration Law from the University of Stockholm. Jim has been regularly recognised in the WWL: Arbitration and Thought Leaders - Arbitration. He has participated in working groups to revise various institutional and ad hoc arbitration rules, including as co-chair of the committee revising the ACICA Rules 2021. He regularly speaks and lectures at arbitration conferences and universities. Jim is a former Co-Chair of Young ICCA, a co-author of the first English language text book on Korean arbitration law and regularly publishes in international dispute resolution. AREAS OF EXPERTISE Arbitration / Litigation Private International Law Investment Law INDUSTRY SECTORS Construction & Engineering Infrastructure Energy & Resources M&A Intellectual Property Shipbuilding Joint Ventures REPRESENTATIVE CASES represented a major mining and metallurgy consortium in an ICC arbitration with more than USD 500 million in dispute, under Swiss law; represented an Australian mining company in a high value and complex ad hoc arbitration concerning iron ore tenements; represented a well-known Korean retail store in a dispute with its Japanese joint venture counterparty in Tokyo seated JCAA arbitration; represented a large Korean construction company in an ICC Singapore seated arbitration against a US developer concerning a mega-development project in Korea; represented a European hedge fund in a SIAC Singapore seated arbitration against a Thai insurance company concerning an M&A transaction; represented the principal of one of the most significant LNG projects in the world concerning a multi-billion dollar ICC arbitration seated in Singapore; represented a major steel company in a SIAC Singapore seated arbitration against liquidated damages and defects claims in the design and supply of steel for a major infrastructure project in Australia; represented an international consortium of oil producers in a SIAC arbitration in Singapore against a contractor concerning change orders, defects and delays in the construction of an FSO facility in Vietnam; represented a consortium of insurers in a complex high-value dispute concerning defective and delayed works in the construction of a water desalination plant in Australia; represented one of the world’s leading hotel operators in a joint venture dispute concerning hotel development in India - ICC arbitration seated in Singapore; represented the owner of one of Indonesia’s largest gas pipeline transmission systems in an UNCITRAL arbitration seated in London concerning the effect of certain regulations on pipeline operations; represented a large steel manufacturer in an ICC arbitration in London concerning the alleged wrongful termination of an iron slab off-take agreement; represented a well-known shipbuilding business in an arbitration before the LMAA in London concerning the construction of ship hulls; represented a leading construction company in a number of related ICC London and Zurich seated arbitrations for delays and defects in power plant and water treatment projects in the Middle East; represented a major welding products supplier in an ICC arbitration seated in Zurich in a dispute concerning the termination of a joint venture agreement; represented a leading engineering and construction firm in an ad hoc arbitration in London concerning delays and defects in the construction of an offshore oil platform. RANKING Who’s Who Legal (WWL): Thought Leaders Arbitration WWL: Arbitration and National Leader: Australia – Arbitration QUOTES WWL (Arbitration, 2021) says: “James Morrison is applauded by peers for his ‘extensive knowledge’ of international arbitration as well as his ‘sharp mind’ and ‘pragmatic and strategic’ approach”

Micael Totaro

Micael Totaro is a Swiss qualified lawyer, member of the Geneva Bar, who specialises in international commercial and sports arbitration. He has been involved as co-counsel and secretary in over 60 international arbitration proceedings (ICC, Swiss Arbitration, CAS). His practice encompasses a wide range of commercial topics, such as sponsoring, licensing, distribution & agency, employment, purchases and trading, web-based user agreements, mergers & acquisitions, joint venture and shareholder agreements. He has also acted in numerous arbitration-related proceedings, including debt enforcements and attachments, enforcement and recognition of arbitral awards. Micael has more than 10 years of experience at the highest level of the sports industry. He has been involved in some of the most critical operations of the commercialisation of sports, including major sponsorship deals, development and organisation of international sports events, supply of equipment, licensing and distribution of TV/Media rights and broadcasting/live feed production agreements. He has an extensive knowledge of the resolution of sports-specific disputes, having acted before the Court of Arbitration for Sport and major sports federations’ judicial bodies (FIFA, UEFA, FIBA, FIVB, UCI), in a variety of cases related to players’ eligibility and transfers, players/clubs and agents-related disputes, qualification for the Olympic Games, disciplinary and anti-doping proceedings. He is also frequently involved in complex international commercial disputes stemming from a variety of industries, including oil, gas, mining, metals, commodities trading, cryptocurrencies and banking. AREAS OF EXPERTISE International Arbitration Sports Arbitration INDUSTRY SECTORS Sports Media & Entertainment Energy & Natural Resources Web 3.0, Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies Trading Commodities Trading Retail, Luxury Goods & Fashion Events, Hospitality & MICE REPRESENTATIVE CASES Co-counsel for a football agent in a dispute related to agency fees in a >EUR 100 million transfer against an international football player. Co-counsel for an athlete regarding the qualification at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. Co-counsel for an Australian football player in an anti-doping dispute at both national and CAS levels against a national anti-doping agency. Co-counsel for a national football federation in an appeal filed before the Swiss Federal Tribunal against an arbitral award issued by the Court of Arbitration for Sport. Co-counsel for a company in a dispute related to the management and the organisation of ATP (professional tennis) tournaments. Co-counsel for a top bicycle brand in a dispute related to major sponsorship agreements and agency’s fees. Co-counsel for FC BARCELONA in a EUR 3 million dispute related to the purchase of an option right related to a rising-star player. Co-counsel for FC BARCELONA before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in a transfer dispute involving the Brazilian player NEYMAR JR. and his first club SANTOS FC. Co-counsel for a majority shareholder in the M&A operations related to the acquisition of the Haute Route Series by the Ironman Group. Co-counsel for a professional cycling team in a dispute against its bicycle sponsor. Co-counsel for a professional cycling team in the sale of the shares of its managing entity and the takeover of the UCI WorldTour licence. Co-counsel for a high-end sports clothing company in a sponsorship dispute. Co-counsel in a > USD 150 million dispute representing a trader in an ICC arbitration against one of the leading cryptocurrencies’ centralised exchanges. Secretary to the Tribunal in a commercial arbitration concerning a licensing and construction dispute (SCAI). Assistant to the President of a CAS Panel in a multimillion TV & Media Rights arbitration.

Tom Moxham

Tom Moxham was admitted to the bar in 1987 and has had decades of experience as an attorney practicing in Australia, Europe and Asia. He has specialist experience working in both arbitral institutions and leading firms in international arbitration. He has acted as counsel in international arbitrations under various rules, including ICC, ICSID, KCAB, CAS, SCC and SIAC. He was the first international counsel appointed to the Korean Commercial Arbitration Board. In parallel with his legal practice, he has extensive experience in agriculture and agribusiness, including dispute resolution, financing, production, government policy and environmental management. AREAS OF EXPERTISE Arbitration Commercial Contracts Joint Ventures / Consortia Sport Law Water & Environment INDUSTRY SECTORS Construction & Engineering Energy & Power Agribusiness REPRESENTATIVE CASES Representing a European investment fund in a SIAC Singapore seated arbitration involving an M&A deal in Thailand, including emergency arbitration proceedings; Representing the International Olympic Committee in a CAS arbitration involving the banning of athletes competing at the 2006 Turin Olympic Games for various doping activities; Representing the constructor in relation to delays and defects in construction of a nuclear power plant (ICC Rules); Representing several companies involving the expropriation of international utility investments by Argentina (ICSID Rules); Representing an Australian company involved in a share sale dispute for the controlling interest of a listed Australian company in the Supreme Court of NSW, Australia; Negotiation and settlement of a long-running insurance licensing and regulation dispute on behalf of a leading not-for-profit association against various Australian governmental authorities.

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