Marco Vedovatti
lic. iur., LL.M.
Attorney at law
Partner
Co-Head in Arbitration
Phone:
+41 58 258 10 00
Languages:
German
English
French
Italian
Spanish
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Vita
Marco Vedovatti is admitted to practice in Switzerland and Spain. He is particularly well positioned to advice in cross-border matters involving Spanish or Italian-speaking clients or jurisdictions.
His practice focuses on dispute resolution, in particular international sports and commercial arbitration, and related court proceedings. He represents clients before, among others, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) and the dispute resolution bodies of national and international sports federations in complex and high-stakes sports disputes, as well as before major arbitral institutions in commercial matters. He also represents clients in setting-aside proceedings of arbitral awards before the Swiss Supreme Court.
He regularly publishes and lectures on international arbitration and sports arbitration.
Admitted to the Swiss Bar since 2010.
Foreign lawyer patent: Admitted to the Spanish Bar since 2014 (not practicing).
Professional background
- Partner at Bratschi Ltd in Zurich (since 2023)
- Senior Associate at Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd in Zurich (2019-2022)
- Principal Associate at Cuatrecasas in Madrid (2012-2017)
- Research and Teaching Assistant at the University of Geneva (Prof. Margareta Baddeley, Chair of Family, Inheritance and Sports Law) (2010-2011)
- Trainee Lawyer at Ming Halpérin Burger Inaudi in Geneva (2008-2010)
- Trainee Lawyer at Brunoni Molino Mottis Adami in Lugano (2007-2008)
- Trainee Lawyer at the Court of 1st Instance in Lugano (2006-2007)
Training
- Master Course in Business and Human Rights, Univeristy of Bergen (2022)
- Postgraduate Diploma in Spanish Law, University of Alcalá de Henares, Madrid (2014)
- LL.M. in International Sports Law, ISDE, Madrid (2012, first of the promotion)
- Law degree (lic. iur), University of Fribourg (2005)
Reference cases
- Counsel to a national anti-doping agency in a complex and high-stakes dispute before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS)
- Counsel to professional athletes in anti-doping proceedings before the Anti-Doping Division of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS ADD)
- Counsel to an athlete before the ad hoc Divison of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) for the Beijing Olympic Games 2022, regarding a provisional suspension in an anti-doping matter. The suspension was successfully lifted
- Counsel to a professional athlete in the setting-aside and revision proceedings of an award of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in a complex anti-doping matter. The Swis Supreme Cour upheld the motion for revision in a landmark decision. Legal assistance included representation in the remanded arbitration before the CAS
- Representation of professional anthletes in setting-aside proceedings against awards of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in anti-doping disputes
- Counsel to agents and football clubs before FIFA adjudication bodies in disputes arising out of agency and employment contracts
- Representation of a coach in disciplinary proceedings before the FEI Tribunal
- Counsel to a Spanish engineerig company in an ICC arbitration in a dispute arising out of the delivery of a rolling mill against a state-owned Algerian company (seat in Paris and contract governed by Algerian law). Legal advice included asisstance in related proceedings before French and Spanish state courts
- Counsel to a media company before the Swiss Arbitration Centre in a dispute arising out of the contract on TV rights for a major sporting event (seat in Zurich and contract governed by Swiss law)
- Counsel to a Spanish engineering company in an ICC arbitration in a dispute arising out of the delivery of a rolling mill in Morocco (seat in Geneva and contract governed by Swiss law). Legal advice included assistance in related proceedings before Swiss and Moroccan state courts
- Counsel to a Spanish engineering company in an arbitration before the OHADA Common Court of Justice and Arbitration in a dispute arising out of the revamping of a plower plan (seat in Dakar and contract governed by Senegalese law)
- Counsel to a Spanish construction company in an ICC arbitration in a dispute arising out of the construction of a major insfrastructure project in Bulgaria (seat in Paris and contract governed by Bulgarian law, Red and Yellow FIDIC). Legal advice included representation before a Dispute Adjudication Board (DAB)
- Counsel to a South-american intermediary in an ICC arbitration in a dispute arising out of a contract in the defense sector (seat in Madrid and contract governed by Spanish law)
- Pre-litigation advice in relation to a major infrastructure project in Central Asia (contract governed by the law of a CIS country)
- Pre-litigation advise in relation to the construction of a nuclear plant in South-America (contract governed by Swiss law).
- Pre-litigation advice in relation to a partnership agreement regarding a major contruction project in South America (contract governed by Swiss law)
- Counsel in cross-border private anti-trust enforcement proceedings in Spain, UK and Italy
Other activities
- Member of the Sports Resolutions International Panel (since 2024)
- Lecturer in Swiss Law and International Sports Arbitration at the Global Master in International Sports Law, ISDE, Madrid (since 2022)
- Lecturer in Swiss Law and International Sports Arbitration, University Externado of Colombia, Bogotá (since 2022)
- Lecturer in Swiss Law and International Sports Arbitration at the Master in International Sports Law, ISDE, Madrid (since 2014)
- Lecturer in Swiss Association Law, European University - School Real Madrid, Madrid (2016-2018)
- Lecturer in Comparative Law - Introduction to Swiss Law, ISDE, Madrid (2016-2018)
- Lecturer in International Arbitration at the Master for the Admission to the Spanish Bar, CUNEF, Madrid (2017-2019)
- Coach with CUNEF for the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot (Vienna Moot), Madrid (2014-2017)
- Former member of the Swiss Swimming National Team (1998-2000)
Awards
- recommended for «Arbitration» by Legal500 (2022)
Media presence
- Seraing vs FIFA o el «supuesto» contrataque belga al arbitraje internacional deportivo, in: Expansión, 5 October 2018
Memberships
- Swiss Bar Association (SAV)
- Zurich Bar Association (ZAV)
- Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA)
- Swiss Sports Law Association (ASDS)
- Spanish Arbitration Club (Club español de arbitraje) (CEA)
- Madrid Bar Association (ICAM, non-practising)
More from Marco Vedovatti
Know-how
bratschiBLOG
arbitration blog: Decisions of the Swiss Federal Court in international sports arbitration published in December 2023 and January 2024
In this new entry of bratschi's blog series on sports arbitration, Marco and Emile summarize and briefly comment on the decisions…
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bratschiBLOG
arbitration blog: Decisions of the Swiss Federal Court in international sports arbitration published in November 2023
In this new entry of bratschi's blog series on sports arbitration, Marco and Elisa summarize and briefly comment on the decisions…
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News
18.04.2024
Appointed: Sport Resolutions International Panel
We are pleased to announce that our partner Marco Vedovatti has been appointed to the Sport Resolutions International Panel.
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