Mikhail Prokopets in the Sport-Express “30 Most Influential People of Russian Football” rating
Partner at SILA International Lawyers Mikhail Prokopets was included in the rating of the most influential people in Russian football, ranked at 28th place
CAS rejected an appeal of the Ukrainian player, Oleg Karnaukh, against a FIFA Decision dated 20 May 2020 in favor of the Azerbaijani club, Sabah
SILA International Lawyers represented the club in both instances.
Fedor Smolov joined FC Dynamo Moscow
SILA International Lawyers advised the player during negotiations with the club.
Results of 2021
It is time to summarize our results in 2021. It was a challenging year for everyone, especially in the sports industry. It took hard work on all levels to gradually recover from all the previous difficulties and shocks.
FIFA Players’ Status Chamber decided in favor of the coach Afshin Ghotbi (USA) in his employment-related dispute against FC Cangzhou Mighty Lions (China)
FIFA Players’ Status Chamber accepted the coach’s claim for outstanding remuneration and compensation for breach of contract.
FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber (DRC) decided in favor of the player Peter Kolawole (Nigeria) in his dispute against the football club Daring Club Motema Pembe de Kinshasa (Congo DR)
FIFA DRC accepted the player’s claim for outstanding remuneration.
The Meshchansky District Court of Moscow dismissed the claims of Vladislav Bondarenko, the former sports director of FC Torpedo Moscow, in recovering the debt on bonus
On December 7, 2021, the Meshchansky District Court of Moscow dismissed the claims of Vladislav Bondarenko, the former sports director of FC Torpedo Moscow, against the said football club to recover the debt for bonus payments, compensation for moral damage and interest.
Swiss Federal Tribunal (SFT) ruled in favor of Lukasz Gikiewicz in his dispute against CS Gaz Metan Mediaş (Romania)
The Romanian club filed an appeal to SFT against the previous CAS Award in favor of the player. However, SFT upheld the CAS Award and ruled in favor of Lukasz Gikiewicz.