In this episode, Rekha Rangachari sits down with Jeffrey Benz (JAMS), Jill Pilgrim (Pilgrim & Associates Arbitration), and Dr. Katherine Simpson (Simpson ADR) to discuss a career in sports arbitration, the need for arbitration in sports and the arbitration process under the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), and advantages and challenges of this exciting field on domestic and international stages.  Through candid examples from this esteemed speaker set — comprised of 2 former athletes and 1 fan-turned-coach — they explore the rights and responsibilities of athletes and ADR with a recent Olympic case example.

Read the Olympic case example text here. 

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