Benoît Pasquier
Charles Russell Speechlys AGCharles Russell Speechlys AG offers a full sports law service, covering contentious work as well as handling transactional work concerning sponsorships, events organisation, and media rights. The team is co-headed by Pierre Bydzovsky, who has expertise in advising governing bodies, and new hire Benoît Pasquier, who handles a range of disciplinary work as well as acting as an arbitrator at the Court of Arbitration for Sport. The team is supported by Serge Vittoz, who joined in May 2023.
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Key clients
- International Taekwon-Do Federation (ITF)
- Swiss Basketball Federation
- Saudi Arabian Football Federation
- UAE Pro League
Work highlights
- Advising International Taekwon-Do Federation (ITF) on the relocation of its headquarters from Spain to Switzerland and becoming legally compliant to Swiss law, as well as, advising on data-protection related aspects of their registration platform for members and national federations.
- Representing the Swiss Basketball Federation and its president Giancarlo Sergi in a criminal prosecution for allegedly defamatory publications on the internet that were published in August 2022.
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Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Benoit Pasquier, Pierre Bydzovsky