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Sports Law

Complex international sports transactions are our main discipline. The Court of Arbitration for Sport is our Arena. With our network of experts from various jurisdictions, we provide comprehensive legal advice and services tailored to athletes, players, teams, clubs, leagues, national and international governing bodies and committees and investors.

Court of
Arbitration for Sport

Extensive experience in CAS Procedures

Doping
Disputes

Effective defence against doping allegations

Ethics and Integrity Complaints

Safeguarding the most vulnerable

Contracts

Negotiation
Dispute Resolution Enforcement

Swiss Sport
Integrity

Protecting Swiss Sports
Serving the Swiss Sports Industry

Our Values

Transparent

Live updates on case developments and costs

Strategic

Plan rigorously and think on your feet

Personal

Custom service tailored to your needs and style

Commercial Arbitration

Backed by a wealth of experience accrued in prestigious Swiss law firms, we act as Counsel in international commercial arbitration procedures under various arbitration rules. We also act on behalf of various stakeholders in domestic arbitration procedures governed by the Swiss Code of Civil Procedure. 

We provide support to existing arbitration teams as Co-Counsel and serve  arbitration panels and sole arbitrators as tribunal secretaries.

About Sridar Paramalingam

Sridar Paramalingam is a Swiss qualified Attorney at Law. He is the founder and managing attorney of Nordwand Law LLC, the first Sports Law Boutique in Switzerland’s capital, Bern. Sridar gained his experience in some of Switzerland’s top Arbitration and Sports Law firms and was mentored by prominent arbitrators, such as Patrick Lafranchi and Prof. Christoph Brunner. He is the author of various publications and holds lectures at the Institute of Sports Science at the University of Bern.  Sridar also regularly acts as on-call criminal defence attorney for the Bernese Bar Association. 

Besides practising law, Sridar is an Ironman 70.3 finisher and a passionate paraglider, snowboarder and mountaineer. 

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The Nordwand Way

Running your legal race from start to finish.

step 1
Contact us

Get in touch with us via our website, e-mail, phone or the channel which is most convenient for you. We are on Whatsapp, Linkedin, Threema, Signal, Telegram and Strava. Please do not transmit any sensitive information or documents via the social media channels.

step 2
Virtual meeting

As most of our clients are based outside of Switzerland, we are meeting our clients virtually and adapted to their busy time schedules and time zones. If you desire to meet in person, you can visit our offices in the beautiful University Quarter of Bern.

step 3
Devise your strategy

Together we will analyse the best possible outcome of your case and discuss the associated risks. In a second step we will develop a strategy of how to get there in a cost efficient manner. Then we will put the plan into action and adapt it if necessary.

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