RBMS Partners Tiago Rodrigues Bastos, José Ricardo Gonçalves and Pedro Faria took office as referees of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Tribunal Arbitral do Desporto - TAD), for the new mandate, 2023-2027, in a ceremony that took place at the Headquarters of the Portuguese Olympic Committee, earlier this month.

The act of acceptance of the position by the personalities that make up the list of arbitrators of the Court of Arbitration for Sport for the term 2023-2027 took place at the Headquarters of the Olympic Committee of Portugal.

The President of the Sports Arbitration Council, Judge António Madureira, took office, with the Judge Counselor President of the Supreme Administrative Court, Dr. Dulce Manuel Neto.

José Ricardo Gonçalves signing in front of TAD President, Judge Antonio Bernardino Peixoto Madureira - photo courtesy of TAD

RBMS has a very strong sports law practice which includes:

• Current advice to sports practitioners, intermediaries, sports companies and clubs
• Sports work contracts
• Representation / intermediation contracts
• Sports career management contracts
• Sponsorship and merchandising contracts
• image rights
• Sports rights transfers
• Sports work accidents
• Arbitration and litigation

José Ricardo Gonçalves has delivered sports law short courses for the Faculty of Law of the University of Porto. In 2005 he graduated the postgraduate course in Professional Sports Law, IDET, Faculty of Law of Coimbra.

More information on the Court of Arbitration for Sport here.