Jorge Esteban Ibarrola#14858

Jorge Esteban Ibarrola

Founding Partner, Attorney-at-Law, Libra Law SA
Jorge Ibarrola is a Swiss qualified Attorney-at-Law specialising in the legal representation, consulting and mediation for sports and business clients. After more than four years of experience as Counsel for the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), he created his private practice in 2007 in Lausanne, which expanded in 2009 with the foundation of Libra Law. Jorge Ibarrola advises and represents in particular, clients from the world of sport, such as national and international sports federations, football clubs, athletes and players, coaches and agents, as well as sponsors, events organisers, etc. He proceeds as counsel in international arbitration proceedings, notably before the CAS, and in ordinary judiciary proceedings before Swiss courts, including the Swiss Federal Tribunal. He is also an Accredited Mediator (SBA, CEDR and IEMEDEP), sworn by the Cantonal Tribunal of Vaud.
Contributed to

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The advantages and disadvantages of arbitration within the sporting context
The advantages and disadvantages of arbitration within the sporting context
Practice Notes

This Practice Note examines arbitration in the context of internal sports proceedings of a sports federation or other regulating body and appeals to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), focusing on its advantages and disadvantages, including privacy and speed on the plus side and lack of transparency and concerns about due process on the negative side. It also considers when internal sports proceedings may stand as arbitrations and gives some practical pointers for determining whether internal proceedings are arbitral.

Practice Area

Panel

  • Contributing Author

Qualified Year

  • 1996

Experience

  • Libra Law (Founding Partner) (2009 - Present)
  • Ibarrola Sports International Law (Founding Partner) (2007 - 2009)
  • Court of Arbitration for Sport (Counsel) (2003 - 2007)
  • KPMG (Tax Manager) (2002 - 2003)
  • UBS (Wealth & Tax Planner) (2000 - 2001)
  • Tax Administration (Vaud) (1998 - 2000)

Membership

  • Swiss & Vaud Bar associations (SAV-FSA & OAV)
  • Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA)
  • Club Español de Arbitraje (CEA)
  • Swiss Sports Law Association (ASDS), President
  • Rex Sport
  • CEDR
  • Instituto Español de Mediación (IEMEDEP)

Qualifications

  • Swiss Bar Association Accredited Mediator (2023)
  • IEMEDEP Accredited Mediator (2022)
  • FIFA Mediator (2022)
  • CEDR Accredited Mediator (2019)
  • Master in International Sports Law (2009)
  • Admission to the Swiss Bar (1996)
  • LL.M. (1994)
  • Law degree (1992)

Education

  • Swiss Bar Association – Accredited Mediator (2023)
  • Instituto Español de Mediación Deportiva (Accredited Mediator) (2022)
  • CEDR, London (Accredited Mediator) (2019)
  • Instituto Superior de Derecho y Economía (Master in International Sports Law) (2009)
  • McGill University, Monreal, LL.M. (1994)
  • University of Lausanne, lic. Jur. (1992)

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