ABOUT VANDELLOS SPORTS LAW
VANDELLOS | SPORTS LAW is a law firm founded in 2010 and based in Andorra highly specialized in international sports law and arbitration.
We operate on a worldwide basis providing cutting edge and bespoke legal services and advice in all matters related to the sports and entertainment industry at the best competitive rates.
VANDELLOS | SPORTS LAW advises clients before state courts as well as before all judicial and dispute resolution bodies of different international sports federation such as the RFEF committees, the FIFA Football Tribunal or the Basketball Arbitral Tribunal and the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne (Switzerland).
Our mission is straightforward: protect our clients’ goals.
VANDELLOS | SPORTS LAW is committed with the objectives of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
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JOSEP F. VANDELLÓS ALAMILLA
Josep Francesc Vandellós Alamilla is an international sports lawyer with more than 20 years of experience representing athletes, clubs, national associations, leagues, agents, and coaches before various dispute resolution bodies and the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne, Switzerland.
He graduated in Law from Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Barcelona) and holds a Master’s degree in International Business and European Union Law from Université Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne. He also completed a postgraduate degree in Taxation at Instituto de Empresa (IE) in Madrid and a postgraduate degree in Andorran Law at the Universitat d’Andorra.
In January 2023, he was appointed as a Judge of the FIA Cost Cap Adjudication Panel. In December 2025, he was appointed as a Member of the List of International Judges (LJI) of the FIM. He is also a member of the Evaluation Committee of LaLiga.
He regularly lectures as a visiting professor in Sports Law at universities worldwide. He is a member of the editorial board of LawInSport and has published numerous articles and authored several books in the field of sports law.
Memberships:
- Asociación Española de Derecho Deportivo
- Il·lustre Col·legi d’Advocats de Barcelona (ICAB)
- Bucharest Bar Association
Languages:
- English
- French
- Romanian
- Catalan
- Spanish
TAS 2023/A/9773 Federación Nicaragüense de Fútbol c. Federación de Fútbol de Trinidad y Tobago & CONCACAF
CAS 2023/A/9782 CA Osasuna v. UEFA
CAS 2022/A/9045 Ivan Paurevic v. Riga FC
CAS 2022/A/8968 Al Hazem v Constantin Galca
CAS 2022/A/8671 Al Ahli Saudi Football Club v Alexandru Mitrita
TAS 2021/A/8266 Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional v. FIFA
AS 2021/A/8365 Torino Football Club S.p.A. v. Club Atlético Osasuna
CAS 2021/O/7619 Sprint Management v. S.C. Fotbal Club Voluntari S.A.
CAS 2020/A/7532 Islamic Republic of Iran Football Federation v. Marc Wilmots
TAS 2020/A/7508 FEGUIFUT c. Aitor Van der Brule Roldan
TAS 2020/A/7473 Daniel Guindos López c. Federación Ecuatoguineana de Fútbol
CAS 2020/A/7312 Leandro Padovani Celin v. Esteghlal Football Club
CAS 2020/A/7280 & 7298 Viktor V. Genev v. ACS Petrolul 52 Ploiesti et FIFA
CAS 2020/A/7183 Sofiene Moussa v. ACS Petrolul 52 Ploiesti et FIFA
CAS 2020/A/6930 Watford FC v. Cádiz FC & Mamadou Mbaye
CAS 2020/A/6899 Cádiz FC & Mamadou Mbaye v. FIFA & Watford FC
CAS 2020/A/6875 Thai Port FC v. Marcel Josué Essombe
TAS 2020/A/6870 Club Olimpia c. Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol & Luis Ayala
SAKSHAM SAMARTH
Languages:
- English
- Hindi
- Spanish
TAS 2023/A/9773 Federación Nicaragüense de Fútbol c. Federación de Fútbol de Trinidad y Tobago & CONCACAF
CAS 2023/A/9782 CA Osasuna v. UEFA
CAS 2022/A/9045 Ivan Paurevic v. Riga FC
CAS 2022/A/8968 Al Hazem v Constantin Galca
CAS 2022/A/8671 Al Ahli Saudi Football Club v Alexandru Mitrita
TAS 2021/A/8266 Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional v. FIFA
CAS 2021/A/8365 Torino Football Club S.p.A. v. Club Atlético Osasuna
CAS 2021/O/7619 Sprint Management v. S.C. Fotbal Club Voluntari S.A.
CAS 2020/A/7532 Islamic Republic of Iran Football Federation v. Marc Wilmots
TAS 2020/A/7508 FEGUIFUT c. Aitor Van der Brule Roldan
TAS 2020/A/7473 Daniel Guindos López c. Federación Ecuatoguineana de Fútbol
CAS 2020/A/7312 Leandro Padovani Celin v. Esteghlal Football Club
CAS 2020/A/7280 & 7298 Viktor V. Genev v. ACS Petrolul 52 Ploiesti et FIFA
CAS 2020/A/7183 Sofiene Moussa v. ACS Petrolul 52 Ploiesti et FIFA
CAS 2020/A/6875 Thai Port FC v. Marcel Josué Essombe
Manavi Jain
Manavi Jain has over 9 years’ experience in handling cross-border matters pertaining to Intellectual Property (IP) rights, including in the media and sports industries, as well as international sports law. Based in New Delhi, India, she regularly advises athletes, clubs, associations, MNCs, and artists on brand protection, personality rights, copyrights, designs, and contractual matters. She also works as a litigating lawyer in IP and commercial matters before Courts in India. She is an active member of International Trademark Association (INTA) and has served on the Editorial Board for the reputed journal The Trademark Reporter since 2022 – as a peer reviewer (2022-2025) and as Senior Editor (2026 onwards). In 2024, she was recognized as one of INTA’s Rising Stars for her commitment to the IP profession and contribution to INTA.
She also represents clubs, coaches, and athletes in disputes before international sport adjudicating authorities, including FIFA and CAS, and advises on commercial, contractual, and regulatory issues in sports. She is a member of WISLaw.
Memberships:
- Bar Council of Delhi (India)
Languages:
- English
- Hindi
ROXANA ȚĂRMUREAN
Roxana Țărmurean is an international sports and dispute resolution lawyer for over 15 years, representing athletes, coaches, agents, clubs, national federations and sports stakeholders before national and international dispute resolution bodies, including the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne, FIFA, the Romanian Football Federation, the Professional Football League and various national and international federations (European Handball Federation, International Volleyball Federation, Romanian Handball Federation, Romanian Motorcycling Federation, French Handball Federation etc.).
She specialises in sports law, arbitration and regulatory matters, with additional expertise in IT&C, employment, data protection and emerging digital technologies. Roxana combines strategic litigation expertise with regulatory and contractual advisory work, offering integrated legal solutions tailored to the evolving sports and digital environment.
Roxana is a co-author of Arbitrajul intern și internațional (2012) and contributed to International Arbitration 2013 (ICLG), as well as numerous publications in the field of sports law. She lectures at specialised courses and conferences and maintains close academic engagement in arbitration and sports law.
She holds a double Master’s degree in Business Litigation and European & International Business Law from Université Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne (French Government scholarship). She graduated from the University of Bucharest and the French-Romanian College of Law Studies in Bucharest. In 2015, she completed the International Sports Law Executive Programme at ISDE Madrid, graduating first in her class with Honourable Mention.
Roxana has been a member of the Bucharest Bar Association since 2009.
Memberships:
Bucharest Bar Association
Languages:
- English
- French
- Spanish
- Romanian
CAS 2025/A/11496 Federation Centrafricaine de Football (FC) v. Raoul Savoy
CAS 2025/A/11299 Iraqi Football Association (IFA) v. Javier Sanchis Benavent
CAS 2024/A/10817-10818-10819 FC Shakhtar Donetsk v. Galatasaray and Mateus Cardoso Lemos Martins
TAS 2024/A/10523 David Alejandro Loaiza Gutiérrez c. CONMEBOL
CAS 2024/O/10521 FC Dinamo Tbilisi v. FC Dinamo Batumi
TAS 2024/O/10421 Eagle Eye Football SA c. Braian Oscar Ojeda Rodriguez
CAS 2024/O/10318 Stefano Salvini v. Fotbal Club CFR 1907 Cluj S.A.
TAS 2023/A/10234 Sociedad Deportiva Aucas vs. Federación Ecuatoriana de Fútbol y CONMEBOL
CAS 2023/O/10111 Integrated Smart Management SLU v. Trabzonspor Sportif A.Ș.
CAS 2023/A/9782 CA Osasuna v. UEFA
TAS 2023/A/9773 Federación Nicaragüense de Fútbol c. Federación de Fútbol de Trinidad y Tobago & CONCACAF
CAS 2022/A/9045 Ivan Paurevic v. Riga FC
CAS 2022/A/8968 Al Hazem v Constantin Galca
CAS 2022/O/8768 Jesus David Arco Albo v. Al Hazem Sports Club, Saudi Arabia
CAS 2022/O/8756 Iulian Matei v. Al Hazem Sports Club, Saudi Arabia
CAS 2022/A/8671 Al Ahli Saudi Football Club v Alexandru Mitrita
CAS 2021/A/8365 Torino Football Club S.p.A. v. Club Atlético Osasuna
TAS 2021/A/8266 Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional v. FIFA
CAS 2021/O/7619 Sprint Management v. S.C. Fotbal Club Voluntari S.A.
CAS 2020/A/7532 Islamic Republic of Iran Football Federation v. Marc Wilmots
TAS 2020/A/7508 FEGUIFUT c. Aitor Van der Brule Roldan
TAS 2020/A/7473 Daniel Guindos López c. Federación Ecuatoguineana de Fútbol
CAS 2020/A/7312 Leandro Padovani Celin v. Esteghlal Football Club
CAS 2020/A/7280 & 7298 Viktor V. Genev v. ACS Petrolul 52 Ploiesti et FIFA
CAS 2020/A/7183 Sofiene Moussa v. ACS Petrolul 52 Ploiesti et FIFA
CAS 2020/A/6930 Watford FC v. Cádiz FC & Mamadou Mbaye
CAS 2020/A/6899 Cádiz FC & Mamadou Mbaye v. FIFA & Watford FC
CAS 2020/A/6875 Thai Port FC v. Marcel Josué Essombe
TAS 2020/A/6870 Club Olimpia c. Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol & Luis Ayala
