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Emanuel Cortada

Emanuel Cortada

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Bär & Karrer Ltd.

Bär & Karrer Ltd.

Switzerland

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Sports law

Bär & Karrer Ltd. is ‘especially adept and skilled at global sports law, with particular expertise in Olympic institutional matters.’ The firm handles both contentious and non-contentious work, including sports-related IT/IP litigation, mediation and arbitration. The practice’s members frequently appear before CAS, ICC, WIPO and state courts. Team head Michele Bernasconi advises on sports, media and telecom matters. Emanuel Cortada is sought out for assistance with sports, media, and data protection questions, while Jonáš Gürtler represents clients in a wide range of matters, including those falling under sports, entertainment and data protection regulations. The team is further supported by Basil Kupferschmied, who focus on global sports law.
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Phone
+41 58 261 52 27
Email
[email protected]
Profile
baerkarrer.ch

Profile

Work Department
Corporate & Commercial | Technology, Media & Telecommunications | Intellectual Property | Sports Law | Data Protection & Digital Economy
Position

Emanuel Cortada's practice focuses on national and international sports law as well as media and entertainment law, privacy and data protection.

In 2024, Emanuel was recognized by The Legal 500 as a "Rising Star" in the field of sports law.

Career

Associate at Bär & Karrer (since 2022) | Legal Employee at Bär & Karrer (2022) | Project Lawyer at a business law firm in Zurich (2020) | University of Zurich: Research assistant at the chair of Prof. Dr. Hans Caspar von der Crone (2019-2020) | Junior Associate at a business law firm in Zurich (2018-2019)

Languages
German, English, French, Spanish, Italian
Memberships
Swiss Bar Association (SAV/FSA) | Zurich Bar Association (ZAV) | Association Suisse de Droit du Sport (ASDS)
Education

Admitted to the Zurich Bar (2022) | University of St. Gallen: M.A. HSG in Law & Economics (2018) | University of St. Gallen: B.A. HSG in Law & Economics (2015)

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • 'Their technical proficiency in the niche sports law market is unrivalled.' 'Excellent network and relationships in global sports. Having the right view of the big picture and importance of details.' 'Perfect communicators. They don't waste my time with unimportant stuff or irrelevances. Also just really good guys and pros to work with, especially Jonáš Gürtler.' 'The firm is especially adept and skilled at global sports law, with a particular expertise in Olympic institutional matters.' 'Professionalism, preparation, availability, global knowledge, critical thinking.' 'The team is composed of various individuals covering broad range expertise, very clear for each of them.' 'Michele Bernasconi is not only an excellent professional, probably one of the best in the world, but also a fantastic person. Easy to work with and really easy-going. The rest of the team, Jonáš Gürtler and Emanuel Cortada are also fantastic and great to work with.' 'The team of this law firm has a huge amount of experience in sports arbitration and in commercial arbitration. They are well respected and offer common sense advice.'

Key clients

  • CONMEBOL European Aquatics World Aquatics UEFA World Skate Olympic Council of Asia Swiss Tennis Future Audi F1 Team International Surfing Association

Work highlights

Advised UEFA in proceedings before the Court of Arbitration for Sport on a regular basis.