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”

• International sports law desk

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

• Ad hoc Clerk Court of Arbitration for Sport CAS
• Arbitrator Qatar Sports Arbitration Tribunal (QSAT)
• Disciplinary judge disciplinary committee doping cases of the Instituut Sport Rechtspraak ISR
• Member WA 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
• Member Dispute Resolution Chamber Euroleague Basketball
• Chairman Poolcommittee KNVB

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