Ryan Lipes

Practice Areas

International sports lawyer who represents athletes, coaches, and sports federations in international and domestic disputes, arbitrations, and litigation. We routinely handle cases before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) and international and domestic sports arbitral bodies. Our practice areas include anti-doping, eligibility, misconduct, contract disputes, and misconduct and SafeSport issues.

Career

Before joining Global Sports Advocates, Ryan was a prosecutor with the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. and senior counsel for the U.S. Center for SafeSport. He started his career at the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office. Ryan’s full bio is available at https://www.globalsportsadvocates.com/bio/ryan-lipes.cfm.

Professional Memberships

Sports Lawyers Association, Colorado Bar Association

Publications

MLS Joins the Global Club: The U.S. has Finally Joined the Rest of the World When it Comes to FIFA's Training Compensation and Solidarity Fees, Football Legal #23 (2025), Sports and U.S. Antitrust Law (2026), "Being unorganized can lead to heavy sanctions", World of Showjumping

Personal

Ryan lives in the D.C. area.

Work Highlights

Notable Presentations in the past 12 months: AIAF Congress (Miami) - Soccer Meets Football: What the U.S. Model Can Offer the Global Game, ABA Forum on the Entertainment and Sports Industries Conference (Las Vegas) - Guardrails of the Game: Compliance and Integrity in Modern Sports Governance,

LawInSport Global Summit (London) - Integrity Developments: Anti-Doping, Match-Fixing, and Safeguarding.

Education