Joan essentially focuses his practice on arbitration and sports law, both at the national and international level. He participates in proceedings before all manners of sports arbitration courts and federative institutions, most commonly in proceedings before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (TAS-CAS) in Lausanne, as well as in disciplinary procedures before UEFA, FIFA, and other bodies. Moreover, he advises athletes and sporting entities in different areas of the law in addition to sports law (including civil, administrative, and commercial law).
Joan also contributes his good knowledge of administrative and regulatory law, an area of law in which he practiced at the start of his career while at an international law firm. There, he mainly advised domestic and foreign companies and public institutions on projects related to investment, infrastructure, acquisitions of public assets, and contracts in regulated sectors.
Education
Bachelor’s degree in law, Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Barcelona)
Master’s degree in International Sports Law, Instituto Superior de Derecho y Economía (ISDE)
Publications
"El amaño de partidos: tendencias y cuestiones prácticas a la luz de la jurisprudencia del Tribunal Arbitral del Deporte (TAS-CAS)", in Revista Aranzadi de Derecho del Deporte y Entretenimiento, issue 85 (October 2024).
"Discriminatory Chants in Football & Sanctions: The Approach of the FIFA Disciplinary Committee", in Football Legal Journal, 2023.