Sport Arbitration

The firm's dedicated sports specialized team has played a leading role in the sports industry for decades, with unique knowledge of how sports arbitration systems resolve disputes. Ian Scott, head of the Media, Entertainment & Sports practice group is an arbitrator with the Court of Arbitration of Sport and Kenta Nobe is a secretary of the Tribunal at the Boxing Independent Integrity Unit (BIIU) of the International Boxing Association (IBA).   We have advised clients (international governing bodies, event organizers, teams, agencies and commercial partners) in all major sports in a wide range of matters including:

• Commercial and contractual disputes
• Anti-doping violations
• Regulatory and contentious issues, including commercial disputes
• Investigations
• Challenges to regulatory decisions
• Selection issues for national and international competitions
• Enforcement of rules in disciplinary proceedings
• Appeals

When advising foreign clients, our firm can field a team of expert Japanese lawyers and foreign lawyers who have relevant experience and bi-cultural sensitivity. Our team can do business and draft documents in Japanese, English, German, Mandarin, Hindi, Korean, and Marathi, and provides services around the clock through our global affiliated offices.

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Senior Partner

Ian S. Scott

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Rikiya Okuhara

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Tatsuya Kakihara

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Kenta Nobe