Europe
Practice Areas
Michele Bernasconi advises on a broad range of sports, media, energy, telecom and IT matters, acting for both domestic and international clients. He has particular expertise in international litigation and arbitration as well as in commercial and transactional work relating to such industries. His recent experience includes acting as arbitrator in international commercial and sport matters, providing advice on outsourcing and joint venture projects, broadcasting and sponsorship agreements, ambush marketing, regulatory and antitrust work in both the telecom and sport sector, software licensing, electricity transmission and distribution, doping matters as well as international transfers of football players.
Career
Partner of Bär & Karrer (since 2001)
Harvard Law School: LL.M. (1996)
Associate at Bär & Karrer (1995)
Admitted to the Zurich Bar (1992)
Teaching Assistant at the University of Zurich (1991-1994)
Trainee in a Swiss law firm (1990-1991)
Clerk and Secretary to the Zurich District Court (1989-1990)
University of Zurich: lic. iur. (1989)
Professional Memberships
Arbitrator at the CAS - Court of Arbitration for Sport
Lecturer at the University of Lucerne, Faculty of Law
American Bar Association (ABA), Past-Chair of the Sports Law Committee of the Business Law Section
International Bar Association (IBA), Former Chair of the Committee Cm Telecommunications
Chairman of the Sports Law Committee of the Swiss Bar Association (SAV/FSA)
President of the Association Suisse de Droit du Sport (ASDS)
Panelist at the WIPO for Domain Name disputes
Member of the ASA, Swiss Arbitration Association
Member of the Zurich Bar Association (ZAV)
Member of the Executive Board of Swiss Tennis
Co-Director of the UEFA Football Law Programme
Member of SGOA, the Association for the Settlement of Automation Disputes / SGOA - Verein für ICT Konflikt Management
Member of the SCIA, Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration, as well as of the SCIA High Technology and Intellectual Property Arbitration Centre
Publications
Several publications on International Sports Law and International Arbitration.
Languages Spoken
English, French, German, Italian
