Sports Business Law

The IOC is a not-for-profit independent international organisation made up of volunteers. The IOC President presides over all its activities, while the IOC Session and Executive Board are responsible for taking the main decisions for the organisation.

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) is the global governing body of the Paralympic Movement. Its purpose is to organise the summer and winter Paralympic Games and act as the International Federation for ten sports, supervising and coordinating World Championships and other competitions

The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a member-led organization dedicated to the well-being and lifelong success of college athletes.

WADA was established in 1999 as an independent international agency to lead a worldwide movement for doping-free sport.

The USADA is the official anti-doping organization for all Olympic, Paralympic, Pan American and Parapan American sport in the United States.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) is an independent institution which provides arbitration and mediation servic­es to facilitate the settlement of sports-related disputes by means of procedural rules adapted to the­ specific needs of the sports world.

The US Olympic & Paralympic Committee Dispute Resolution Unit oversees dispute resolution services for athletes and other members of National Governing Bodies for grievances under the USOPC’s jurisdiction.