Josep F. Vandellos Alamilla, Founder/Partner at VANDELLOS SPORTS LAW - E109

Josep Vandellos is the Founder/Partner, Vandellos Sports Law with extensive experience in international sports law. During the last ten years, his practice has entirely focused on representing athletes, clubs, national associations, agents and coaches in front of the different dispute resolution bodies and the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne (Switzerland). He also advises his clients on a regular basis in contract drafting and negotiations (i.a. employment contracts, agency agreements, transfer agreements).

Josep is the Academic Director of the ISDE-FC Barcelona Global Master in Sports Management and Legal Skills (on-line edition), and sits as a member of the Editorial Board of Lawinsport and other specialized publications.

In April 2018 he was appointed as arbitrator to the Sport Resolutions’ Panel of Arbitrators and Mediators (Sport Resolutions UK)

In this podcast Josep shares his journey into sports law and gives advice to those aspiring to work in the sector

Josep speaks to LawInSport’s CEO, Sean Cottrell.

 3:24 - His journey into sports law 

16:24 - Building relationships/networking in sports law

23:13 - Advising on FIFA regulation on coaches

36:26 - How he stays up-to-date with the latest legal developments in sports law

40:00 - The characteristics of a good sports lawyer

44:58 - Advise for those starting out in sports law

52:20 - Boundaries for accepting cases

54:08 - Managing work/life balance

We thoroughly enjoyed the interview and took a lot away from it. We hope you do the same. 

The host is Sean Cottrell (@spcott), founder and CEO of LawInSport.

For more sports law news, commentary and analysis go to LawInSport.com

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Follow us on Twitter @LawInSport and Sean at @spcott.

Listen to podcast on:

Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/lawinsport

iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/lawlnsport-sports-law-podcast

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7zNCAlkXxL2XEfypDApye8?si=nViULnknQeSAKSdXKUL2kA

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