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Major Sport & Event Strategy

Rodrigo Arias Grillo

Senior Consultant

Senior lawyer with over 15 years of experience in sports law advisory including governance, anti-corruption, compliance, conflict management, development, ethics, integrity, contractual disputes and international arbitration.

Holding prominent positions at FIFA for over 8 years: Senior Integrity Manager and Integrity Officer for the Americas at FIFA´s Legal and Compliance Division. Previously Responsible of the Integrity Department of the Spanish Professional Football League (LaLiga)

Currently serving as Governance Services Consultant for FIFA under the Strategic Projects & Member Association Governance Subdivision.

Acting Vice Chair of the Legal Committee of the FISU –International University Sports Federation.

Founding member and managing director at Sportia Law, S.L.Arbitrator of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS –general and football list). Co-founder and Managing Director of the O REI Sports Law Institute.

Academic background:

  • PhD. in Constitutional Law from Universidad Carlos III deMadrid.
  • Master's Degree in Public Law from Universidad Carlos III deMadrid.
  • Master in International Sports Law by the Instituto Superior de Derecho y Economía (ISDE).
  • Internationally certified compliance professional by the Spanish Compliance Association (ASCOM) and the International Federation of Compliance Associations (IFCA).

Professor in several leading sports law courses and master’s programmes.

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