Maite Nadal Charco

Maite specializes in Procedural Law, with extensive experience in all types of civil proceedings related to property law and national and international arbitration.

She has specifically developed her professional practice in Sports Law: negotiating and drafting federation contracts, sponsorships, etc., and advising clients (athletes, agents, public and private sports entities, audiovisual and sports management companies) on matters related to image rights, television rights, sponsorships, etc.

She has defended clients in courts and tribunals and in arbitration proceedings in both national and international courts.

• Arbitrator for the Tribunal Arbitral du Sport/Court of Arbitration for Sport (TAS/CAS) located in Lausanne (Switzerland), included in the general list and the specialized Football list.
• Arbitrator for the European Handball Court of Arbitration.
• Arbitrator for the Spanish Court of Arbitration for Sport (TEAD), under the Spanish Olympic Committee (COE).
• Sports Arbitrator for the Brazilian Center for Mediation and Arbitration (“CBMA”).
• Member of the Court of Appeals and Discipline of the Royal Spanish Automobile Federation (RFEDA).
• Permanent arbitrator for the Committee of Experts in the Sports and Entertainment Industry of the Court of Arbitration of the European Association of Arbitration.
• Arbitrator for the Alternative Dispute Resolution Body of the Royal Spanish Athletics Federation (RFEA).
• Member of the specialized working group on Sports and Entertainment of the Madrid International Arbitration Center – Ibero-American Arbitration Center (CIAM-CIAR).
• Member of the executive committee of the AIAF (International Association of Football Lawyers).

She combines her professional practice with teaching in national and international Master’s programs on subjects related to the procedural aspects of sports law.

Previous Experience

Founding partner of “NF Sports law,” a firm specializing in Sports Law, where she directed the contracting and litigation area.
Previously, she headed the procedural and sports department at the firm “TEBAS & COIDURAS – SPORT LAW.”

Academic Background

Law degree from the Complutense University of Madrid.

Diploma in European Union Law from the San Pablo-CEU Center for Higher Studies, Madrid.

Master’s degree in Law Practice: Specialization in Private Law from the Institute for Higher Studies of the San Pablo-CEU University Foundation, Madrid. VII Graduating Class.

Official Master’s degree in Research. Doctorate program entitled “Labor and Social Security Law through Case Law.” Currently working on her doctoral thesis.

Specialized course on arbitration. ICAM-ICAV-ICAB-ICASV-ICA Málaga.

FIFA Executive Program in Sports Arbitration, 1st edition.

Educational Activities

– Professor of the Master’s program in Sports Law at UEM-Real Madrid (Madrid).
– Professor of the Master in Sports Law (LLM), Real Madrid Graduate School (Madrid).
– Professor of the Master’s in Sports Law, LaLiga Business School (Madrid).
– Professor of the Master in Football Law, ITT-AIAF (Barcelona).
– Professor of the LLM in International Sports Law, O REI Sports Law Institute (Madrid).

Publications

Coauthor of “Fútbol: aspectos actuales de derecho y gestión deportiva” (Football: current aspects of law and sports management). Coord. Felipe Toranzo. Ed. La Ley. Madrid 2021.

Coauthor of “Ellas. Retos, amenazas y oportunidades en un mundo conectado” (Them. Challenges, threats and opportunities in a connected world). Does the incorporation of technology in sports represent a threat? (Coord. Paloma Llaneza). Ed. Wolters Kluwer Spain. Madrid 2019.

Coauthor of “Sports Law 2019”. Getting the Deal Through. Law and Business Research. London 2019.

Coauthor of “Derecho Deportivo. Una radiografía de sus aspectos más cruciales” (Sports Law. An x-ray of its most crucial aspects). E-Sports Current status and legal regulation. Coord. Hans Böck. Ed. Nueva Economía Social, Madrid 2018.

Coauthor of “Mediación y Deporte” (Mediation and Sports). Coord. María Pérez Ugena. Ed. Dykinson, Madrid 2016.

Regular contributor to various national and international legal publications (Aranzadi Sports and Entertainment Law Review, Iuris, Uruguayan Sports Law Yearbook…).

Bar Associations

Member of the Madrid Bar Association and was a representative on its Governing Board from 2012 to 2017.