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Willem-Alexander advises a wide range of national and international clients on all aspects of sports law, including regulatory matters, disciplinary and arbitration proceedings and employment-related disputes. His clients include athletes, clubs, intermediaries and sports federations.
He holds a Master of Laws from the Catholic University of Leuven and a Master in International Sports Law from ISDE, Madrid, and gained international experience at the Conf d ration Europ enne de Volleyball (CEV) in Luxembourg and a renowned international law firm in London.
Willem-Alexander regularly acted as ad hoc clerk in arbitration proceedings before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne and is a member of the Dutch-speaking Chamber of First Instance within the Royal Belgian Pigeon Fanciers' Association. He also regularly gives guest lectures on sports law at the University of Ghent and Universit de Lille.
Willem-Alexander is internationally recognised as a sports law lawyer by Legal 500 and Who's Who Legal, among others.
He holds a Master of Laws from the Catholic University of Leuven and a Master in International Sports Law from ISDE, Madrid, and gained international experience at the Conf d ration Europ enne de Volleyball (CEV) in Luxembourg and a renowned international law firm in London.
Willem-Alexander regularly acted as ad hoc clerk in arbitration proceedings before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne and is a member of the Dutch-speaking Chamber of First Instance within the Royal Belgian Pigeon Fanciers' Association. He also regularly gives guest lectures on sports law at the University of Ghent and Universit de Lille.
Willem-Alexander is internationally recognised as a sports law lawyer by Legal 500 and Who's Who Legal, among others.
Education
Master of Laws (KU Leuven - KUL)
Master of International Sports Law (ISDE)
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Articles
"Sports Law In 2024 - Key Issues to Watch in Europe (Belgian contribution)", 2024, LawInSport
"Key Sports Law Cases & Developments 2023 - Europe (Belgian contribution)", 2023, LawInSport
"Case Law of the Belgian Court of Arbitration for Sport between (2012-2018) and of the Court of Arbitration for Sport with Belgian parties (1992-2018)", 2021, SSRN
"Advocaten en voetbalmakelaars: belang van het onderscheid", 2021, Jubel
"Vlaams sporttribunaal van start", 2021, De Juristenkrant
"The URBSFA's decision not to grant Excelsior Virton a professional licence appears prima facie to be incompatible with Belgian competition law", 2020, Football Legal
"Technological fraud in cycling: the perceived success of the UCI's action plan", 2018, World Sports Advocate
"The Sell-on Clause in Football: Recent Cases and Evolutions", 2016, Yearbook on International Sports Arbitration 2015, T.M.C. Asser Press/Springer
"UCI's evolving approach to detecting technological fraud", 2016, World Sports Law Report
"Key Sports Law Cases & Developments 2023 - Europe (Belgian contribution)", 2023, LawInSport
"Case Law of the Belgian Court of Arbitration for Sport between (2012-2018) and of the Court of Arbitration for Sport with Belgian parties (1992-2018)", 2021, SSRN
"Advocaten en voetbalmakelaars: belang van het onderscheid", 2021, Jubel
"Vlaams sporttribunaal van start", 2021, De Juristenkrant
"The URBSFA's decision not to grant Excelsior Virton a professional licence appears prima facie to be incompatible with Belgian competition law", 2020, Football Legal
"Technological fraud in cycling: the perceived success of the UCI's action plan", 2018, World Sports Advocate
"The Sell-on Clause in Football: Recent Cases and Evolutions", 2016, Yearbook on International Sports Arbitration 2015, T.M.C. Asser Press/Springer
"UCI's evolving approach to detecting technological fraud", 2016, World Sports Law Report
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