Marco Vedovatti
lic. iur., LL.M.
Partner
Co-Head Arbitration
Phone:
+41 58 258 10 00
Languages:
German
English
French
Italian
Spanish
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Vita
Marco Vedovatti is Co-head of our Practice Group Arbitration. He is has been practicing law in Switzerland (admission to the Geneva Bar in 2010) and in Spain (admission to the Spanish Bar in 2014). He regularly advices clients from Spanish-speaking jurisidictions or doing business in Spain or LATAM.
His practice focuses on international commercial arbitration and related court proceedings. Marco has represented clients in several industries (e.g., construction, engineerings, distribution, defence, energy, media rights, joint ventures, aviation) and jurisdictions (among others, Switzerland, Spain, Brazil, Bulgaria, Senegal, Morocco, Algeria, Turkey). He also sits as arbitrator.
A former member of the Swiss Swimming National Team and passionate about sport, Marco also practices international sports arbitration. He represents clients before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) and the dispute resolution bodies of national and international sports federations in disciplinary, eligibility and contractual matters. He is also a member of the International Panel of Sport Resolutions in the UK.
Marco regularly publishes and lectures in international arbitration in post-graduate programs in Spain and LATAM.
Marco Vedovatti is ranked for "Arbitration" and "Sport and Entertainment" in several international rankings.
Admitted to the Swiss Bar since 2010.
Foreign bar admissions: Admitted in Spain (2014, Abogado, non-practising)
Professional career
- 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)
Education
- 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
- Sole Arbitrator in an ICC arbitration in the pharma industry (seat Zurich and contract governed by Swiss law).
- Sole Arbitrator in an international arbitration under the Rules of the Madrid Santiago International and Iberian Arbitration Centre (seat in Madrid, contract governed by Spanish law, in Spanish language).
- Counsel to a Spanish company in an ICC arbitration regarding the distribution of medical devices in southern Europe (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 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 sporing 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 insfraestructure 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 infraestructure 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.
- 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 Swiss 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 athletes in setting-aside proceedings before the Swiss Supreme Court 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
Other activities
- 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 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)
Awards
- Lexology Index - Arbitration Future Leader Partner 2025
- WWL Arbitration Future Leaders - Partner 2024
- WWL Switzerland - Arbitration 2024
- WWL Switzerland - Sport and Entertainment 2024
- Recommended Lawyer for "Arbitration", EMEA 2022, The Legal 500
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)
- ASA (Swiss Arbitration Association)
- Swiss Sports Law Association (ASDS)
- Ibero-American Arbitration Club (Club iberoamericano de arbitraje) (CEIA)
- Madrid Bar Association (ICAM, non-practising)
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