D.M. (Dennis) Koolaard
Lawyer since 2013
Dennis lives and breathes sport. He has extensive experience in International Sports Law and is known for his vast knowledge of rules, regulations and case law in the international sporting world, which is evidenced by his listing as one of the “world’s leading practitioners” in this field by Who’s Who Legal since 2016. Dennis has a considerable network through which he manages to link people, opportunities and opinions with one another. He is inquisitive and loyal and is quick on the uptake. He actively contributes and always shows initiative, something which helps his clients move on.
In 2017, Who’s Who Legal wrote the following about him: “Dennis Koolaard is a rising star described as “the best ad hoc clerk at CAS” by one leading European practitioner”
Specialist association
- Vereniging voor Sport en Recht (VSR)
- International Association for Football Lawyers (AIAF)
- ISDE Sports Law Alumni (ISDE SLA)
- Rex Sport Association, Barcelona (Spanje) (REXSPORT)
Additional functions
- Arbitrator Qatar Sports Arbitration Tribunal (QSAT)
- Ad hoc Clerk Court of Arbitration for Sport CAS
- Disciplinary judge disciplinary committee doping cases of the Instituut Sport Rechtspraak ISR
- Member of the inaugural IAAF Disciplinary Tribunal
- Lecturer Executive Programme in International Sports Law at the Sports Law and Policy Centre SLPC
- Lecturer Master in International Sports Law at the Instituto Superior de Derecho y Economía ISDE
- Guest Lecturer Amsterdam University UvA
- Guest Lecturer Tilburg University Tilburg University
- Editorial Board Football Legal
- Member Compliance Committee Doping Sanctions of the Dutch Anti-Doping Authority
Contact
Knowhow
Recent Developments in International Sports Law | 7 June and 6 December 2018
Course on International Sports law for lawyers working in (international) sports law, (CAS) arbitrators, disciplinary judges, lawyers of sports governing bodies, sports organizations, clubs, collective bodies and players’ agents / intermediaries.
April 2018Football Legal #7 June 2017 | The certification of Intermediaries in the Netherlands
Article by Dennis Koolaard, p. 283-286
July 2017Football Legal #7 June 2017 | Minors in the Netherlands
Article by Dennis Koolaard & Lennart van de Peppel, p. 143-147
July 2017The Implementation of the FIFA Regulations on Working with Intermediaries in the Netherlands (II Edition)
Article by Dennis Koolaard, International Sports Law and Policy Bulletin 1 / 2016, p. 357-380
February 2017Football Legal #6 November 2016 | FC Twente sanctioned for violating the KNVB Licensing Regulations
Article by Dennis Koolaard & Lennart van de Peppel, p. 190-194
November 2016Football Legal #5 June 2016 | FC Twente sanctioned by the KNVB Licensing Committee in relation to Doyen-contracts
Article by Dennis Koolaard, p. 82-83.
May 2016Football Legal #5 June 2016 | First match-fixing case in Dutch football
Article by Dennis Koolaard, 170-173.
May 2016Football Legal #5 June 2016 | IFAB agrees to experiment with Video Assistant Referees: KNVB insterested in participating
Article by Dennis Koolaard, p. 171-173.
May 2016The implementation of FIFA’s new Intermediary Regulations in the Netherlands
International Sports Law and Policy Bulletin 1/2015: The FIFA regulations on working with intermediaries implementation at national level: the Netherlands.
December 2015Football Legal #4 – December 2015 | Ministerial decree exempting football from Act on Employment and Security
Article by Dennis Koolaard, p. 227-229
November 2015Football Legal #4 December 2015 | Implementation of the KNVB Regulations of the KNVB Regulations for Intermediaries
Articles by Dennis Koolaard, p. 229-230.
November 2015Match-fixing. The aftermath of Pobeda – what have the past four years brought us?
Artikel in Bulletin TAS, CAS Bulletin 2014 (p. 5-24), Mr. Efraim Barak & Mr. Dennis Koolaard
January 2014