Hamid Gharavi will speak at the 6th Athens International Arbitration Forum dedicated to Construction Contracts and International Arbitration. He will chair the session on “Construction Arbitration and States / States Entities”. The event will take place in Athens, Greece, on 27 November 2025.
It is with the greatest enthusiasm that we share pictures and convey once again our gratitude to the FFT, tennis stars, prominent speakers and guests for their contributions on the topics of doping and match-fixing gathered in the Paris capital of tennis on the Philippe-Chatrier central clay court of the Roland Garros French Open!
Ulrich Haas
William McAuliffe
Giovanni Fares
Stephane Morel
Gilles Moretton
Ben Rutherford
Mansour Bahrami
Fabrice Santoro
Cedric Pioline
Hamid Gharavi will give the keynote speech “Arbitration as a safeguard of democratic values” during the CIARB London Branch’s Annual General Meeting. The event will take place in London on 23 April 2025.
As part of Paris Arbitration Week (PAW), Derains & Gharavi will co-host with the Istanbul Arbitration Centre (ISTAC) the following conference : “Access to justice: common concerns and remedies of Western and sanctioned parties”. The event will take on 7 April 2025 in Centre de Conférence Etoile Saint-Honoré from 9:30 am to 12pm. Please register with the Paris Arbitration Week website for this event.
Derains & Gharavi will host an event on sports arbitration at the French Tennis Federation followed by a cocktail at Le Carré adjacent to Presidential Box overlooking the Central Court of the French Open.
After a welcome address from Hamid G. Gharavi, and an introduction from Stéphane Morel, Secretary General of the French Tennis Federation, there will be sessions on (i) “Anti-Doping and CAS Case law applied to Tennis and beyond” and (ii) “Match Fixing in Tennis” with renowned specialists representing different segments of the industry, Giovanni Fares (Senior Counsel CAS), Ulrich Haas (Professor and CAS Arbitrator), William McAuliffe (Head of Disciplinary Unit UEFA), Antonio Rigozzi (Partner at LKK) and Ben Rutherford (Senior Director Legal, of the International Tennis Integrity Agency) followed by a Q&A.
Present and commenting will also be Mansour Bahrami (Head of Legends Tournament French Open and Ambassador of the FFT), Cedric Pioline (formerly ranked 5th ATP tour player and Director of the Paris Bercy Tournament) and Fabrice Santoro (formerly ranked 17th ATP).
Given the setting of the event, the specialized field and limited slots, this conference will be on an invitation basis only or upon application from clubs, federations, associations, companies, athletes, specialized arbitrators, counsels, or scholars, in writing by March 21st to conference@derainsgharavi.com
