Majed Garoub from Saudi Arabia, a well-known sports lawyer in the Middle East and in the football world, has returned to the IARA Board of Directors.

Majed Garoub from Saudi Arabia, a well-known sports lawyer in the Middle East and in the football world, has returned to the IARA Board of Directors. 

 Majed Garoub is a well-known Arab attorney at law from Saudi Arabia, the head of the Law Firm of Majed M. Garoub (LFMG), which since its inception (1995) has prepared more than a thousand lawsuits in courts for almost 8 billion US dollars. One of the activities of this firm is the consideration of causes related to professional sports. The firm's staff advises professional sports representatives on brand and sponsorship issues, broadcasting events, managing sports events, contracting players and applying sports sanctions. The firm's lawyers defend the rights of athletes in various disciplinary and appeal committees, including the FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber and the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne (Switzerland). Majed Garoub is a renowned sports law expert in Saudi Arabia and throughout the Middle East. For a long time he was a member of the FIFA Legal Committee, Chairman of the Legal and Disciplinary Committees of the Saudi Arabian Football Federation. He is currently a member of the Board of Directors of the International Association for Sports Law, and often makes scientific reports on the problem of professional sports in various countries of the world.

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