Benoît Pasquier
Benoît is a partner in the sports group of Charles Russell Speechlys in Zurich, specialising in commercial sports law (sponsorship, media rights and merchandising agreements), disciplinary & ethics proceedings, good governance and sports integrity issues (competition and match manipulation, age cheating and anti-doping). He also has experience in sports politics since he played a key role in the electoral campaign of AFC President, Shaikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa, for the FIFA Presidential election in 2016. He is also an arbitrator at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne, Switzerland, since 2019. His name appears on two Lists of Arbitrators (General and Football) and he is regularly appointed. · Charles Russell Speechlys AG
About
Benoît Pasquier is a partner at Charles Russell Speechlys AG in Zurich, with extensive experience in sports law. He advises sports organizations, clubs, athletes, agents, investment funds, and governments on commercial sports law, governance, and integrity issues. He also serves as an arbitrator at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) and has a background as General Counsel of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and Deputy Secretary of FIFA's disciplinary and ethics committees. He is recognized for his contributions to sports law and is multilingual.
Practice areas
Office
Expertise
Education
- Master in International Sports Law (LL.M.)