Professional Career
Björn Hessert joined our firm in 2025. Prior to that, Björn worked for several years as Counsel at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne.
Björn graduated from the University of Freiburg. He also holds a master’s degree from the University of Melbourne and a doctoral degree from the University of Zurich. Björn regularly publishes in the field of sports law and is a lecturer at universities in Switzerland and internationally.
Areas of Expertise
Björn is particularly specialised in sports-related matters. His main focus is on advising clients in national and international sports law, including matters related to contract law, association law and disciplinary proceedings, such as doping and safeguarding. He also represents clients in proceedings before sports association tribunals and sports arbitral tribunals, including the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), as well as in commercial arbitration and civil proceedings.
Languages
German and English
Memberships and other mandates
- Association Suisse de Droit du Sport (ASDS)
- Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA)
- Australian and New Zealand Sports Law Association (ANZSLA)
- Deutsche Vereinigung für Sportrecht (DVSR)
- Arbitrator at the Dispute Resolution for Riot Games’ Esports (EMEA)
- Senior Fellow, Melbourne Law Masters, University of Melbourne
Publications
Essays and Book Chapters
Rule of Law in Organised Sport, ZEuS 4/2024, S. 527-538
Cooperation and reporting obligations in sports investigations, International Sports Law Journal, 2020, S. 145-156
The protection of minor athletes in sports investigation proceedings, International Sports Law Journal, 2021, S. 62-73
Haas/Hessert, The legal regime applicable to disciplinary measures by sports association – one size does not fit all, in: Peter Jung, Frédéric Krauskopf and Conradin Cramer (Hrsg.), Theorie und Praxis des Unternehmensrechts – Festschrift zu Ehren von Lukas Handschin, Schulthess Juristische Medien AG, 2020, S. 279-291
Beloff/Netzle/Haas/Hessert/Koller Trunz, The Court of Arbitration for Sport, in: Adam Lewis and Jonathan Taylor (Hrsg.), Sport: Law and Practice, 4. Auflage, Bloomsbury Professional, 2021, S. 1150-1228
The exchange of self-incriminating information of athletes between sports organisations and law enforcement, International Sports Law Journal, 2022, S. 5-16
Haas/Hessert, Sports regulations on human rights – Applicability and Self-Commitment, in: Chaussard/Fortier/Jacotot (Hrsg.), Mélanges en l‘honneur de Gérald Simon, LexisNexis, 2021, S. 287-307
Ordway/Hessert, Legal Issues and Risk Management, in: Russel Hoye et al. (Hrsg.), Sport Management – Principles and Applications, 6. Auflage, Routledge, 2022, S. 115-144
Wettbewerbsmanipulation und wettbezogene Fehlverhalten, SpoPrax 2022, S. 98-103
Die Whereabouts-Pflichten von Sportlerinnen und Sportlern, SpoPrax 2022, S. 333-336
Hessert/Goh, A Comparative Case Study of Match-Fixing Laws in Singapore, Australia, Germany, and Switzerland, Asian Journal of Comparative Law, 2022(17), S. 286-304
Haas/Hessert, Internationales Vereinsrecht, in: Schimke/Dauernheim/Schiffbauer (Hrsg.), Reichert – Vereins- und Verbandsrecht, 15. Auflage, Wolters Kluwer, 2024), S. 1597-1647
Haas/Hessert, Kommentierung zu § 19 Einvernehmliche Beilegung, in: Petra Laback und Gerhard Propst (Hrsg.), Anti-Doping-Bundesgesetz (Verlag Österreich, 2024), S. 306-318
Soublière/Hessert, Safeguarding and beyond – The role of sports resolutions, human right and the balance between the rights of interested parties in sports investigations and the disciplinary proceedings that arise from them, CAS Bulletin 2024/01, S. 6-32
Substanzielle Hilfe in Dopingverfahren, Sport und Recht 2024, S. 274-280
Hessert/Kleen/Kintrup, Rechtliche Anforderungen an ein unabhängiges Zentrum für Safe Sport in Deutschland im internationalen Vergleich, Sport und Recht 2024, S. 342-359
Goh/Hessert, An International Sports Law Perspective on Harry Potter’s Quidditch, International Sports Law Review, Issue 1, 2025, S. 3-14
Books
Hessert/Goh/Anderson, Encyclopedia of Sports Law, Edward Elgar Publishing (im Erscheinen)
Sports Investigation Laws and the ECHR – Collection, Use and Exchange of Intelligence, Routledge, 2023