ABOUT US

Rosalía Ortega Pradillo

 

EXPERIENCE

Rosalía has more than 19 years of national and international experience, advising athletes, agents, coaches, clubs, federations and referees around the world. Since 2005 she has worked as a lawyer and legal advisor, with a 97% success rate in cases. She also works in mediation, arbitration, and out-of-court dispute resolution. She is an expert in player transactions, contractual advice and sports labor litigation (local, FIFA and TAS proceedings), image rights, civil matters, debt collection, disciplinary matters, and match-fixing at an international level. She has stood out for her work defending the rights of sports agents, having achieved jurisprudence in their favor.
In the academic field, she is a professor in numerous master’s degrees and specialized courses in sports law. Speaker at various international conferences and seminars (Spain, Portugal, Italy, Lebanon,Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Venezuela, Chile, etc.). Regular contributor to sports media, as well as author and editor of several specialized manuals on sports law.
She is also President of the Ibero-American Institute of Sports Law, President of the Disciplinary Committee of the Royal Spanish Olympic Shooting Federation, Appeal Judge of the International Basque Pelota Federation, Arbitrator of the Brazilian Center for Mediation and Arbitration, and member of the Spanish Sports Law Association.

EDUCATION

Law Degreee,Toledo University
Master in Sports Law, Universidad de Lleida
Master in European Law, Facultad Ciencias Sociales y Jurídicas de Toledo- Centro de Estudios Europeos Jeanne  Monet
Master in Judicial Practice, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
FIFA CIES Sport Management Degree
Sports Mediator by Spanish Institute of Sports Mediation

AWARDS:

HONORIS CAUSA in 2023. Best international sports law professional in 2019

 

Recognized in Best Lawyersranking In Sports Law in Spain in 2019, 2020, 2021 y 2022

Recognized in Best Lawyersranking In Sports Law in Spain in 2019, 2020, 2021 y 2022

LANGUAGES

CASTELLANO

INGLÉS

PORTUGUÉS

COLLABORATORS

NicoLAs Senderowicz

 

EXPERIENCE

Lawyer specialized in national and international Sports Law. He has vast experience in claims before FIFA, appeals before the Spanish TAD and the Swiss TAS/CAS, or in contractual agreements, among others. In the national sphere, he has been part in a variety of proceedings, particularly in civil, labor and comercial matters. Stands out in the analysis, drafting and review of contracts, either in labor, civil or comercial matters. Nicolás is author of several articles on the subject and he has taught at ISDE.

EDUCATION

Law Degree, Universidad Europea de Madrid (UEM)
Master de Acceso a la Abogacía, Instituto Superior de Derecho y Economía (ISDE)
Master in International Sports Law, Instituto Superior de Derecho y Economía (ISDE)
Course on Taxation in Sports and Entertainment, Centro de Estudios Financieros (CEF)

IDIOMAS

CASTELLANO / INGLÉS

Paola Daniela Vallarino Chen

 

EXPERIENCE

Panamanian lawyer dedicated to the International Sports Law practice. She has collaborated in several cases before international organizations such as FIFA, UEFA & CAS (Court of Arbitration for Sport).
She worked at the Panamanian law firm Quijano & Asociados; first, in the Compliance department and then as the “Audit & Process Analyst” in the Operations area, developing her functions within the process of incorporation and maintenance of “Offshore” companies in different jurisdictions, (BVI, SEY & BEL).
Paola also has broad experience in “Data Entry Centers”, specifically in the areas of Operations, Management, Training, Coaching and Project Management. She was the “Operations Project Manager” for almost a decade at Firm Solutions Panama, a Panamanian firm dedicated to the areas of Foreclosure, Real Estate & Bankruptcy in the United States. Her functions were developed within and outside of the country, being the “liaison” between the Firm and its clients: Law Firms in the United States (FL, TX, OK, IL).

EDUCATION

Degree in Law and Political Science, Universidad del Istmo in the Republic of Panama
Master in International Sports Law, Instituo Superior de Derecho y Economía (ISDE)
Master in Management of Sports Entities, AICAD Business School
Course on Spanish Immigration, endorsed by the Madrid Bar Association at the School of Legal Research (EDIJ)
International Seminar on Baseball Law, Universitás
Diplomat in Project Management, Universidad Latina de Panama.

IDIOMAS

CASTELLANO / INGLÉS / FRANCÉS

JoSE Cano – Coloma Paula

 

EXPERIENCE

Lawyer specialized in Sports Law and Corporate Law. José contributed to many national cases mainly in the labor law field but also in civil and criminal law. He also worked in cases before international organizations such as FIFA and TAS. He has also collaborated in the redaction analysis and review of sports contracts and in some sports clubs buying processes.
Additionally, he has helped prepare and teach a lecture with Dr. Rosalía Ortega Pradillo in the International Sports Law Masters at ISDE which dealt with image rights in Sports. Furthermore, he is member of AJA (Asociación de Jóvenes Abogados).

EDUCATION

Law Degree, Universidad Católica de Valencia
Master in International Sports Law, Instituto Superior de Derecho y Economía (ISDE)
Master de Acceso a la Abogacía, Instituto Superior de Derecho y Economía (ISDE)

IDIOMAS

CASTELLANO / INGLÉS FRANCÉS / VALENCIANO