Carlos Ferreira Vaz
Senior associate
Carlos Ferreira Vaz is a Senior Associate in the Sports, Fashion, and Entertainment Practice
He works in the area of Sports Law, Fashion, and Entertainment, providing legal advice at the national and international level to soccer clubs, investors, players, coaches, agents, managers, and sports federations. He also works in the commercial and economic aspects of exploiting the image rights of athletes and public figures.
He regularly participates as a speaker at conferences and lectures on Sports Law. He completed his internship at Vieira Advogados.
He has been with Antas da Cunha Ecija since 2020.
Academic Background:
- Law Degree, University of Minho
- I Course in Football Law, University of Porto
- Postgraduate degree in Banking, Stock Exchange, and Insurance Law,
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- Sports, Media & Entertainment - Portugal
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On 1 August 2025, the Court of Justice of the European Union ("CJEU") handed down a ruling of enormous relevance to the current sports arbitration model: the decisions of the Court of Arbitration for Sport based in Lausanne, Switzerland ("CAS/TAS") should be subject to effective judicial review by a court of a Member State, whenever they are unilaterally imposed by sports federations, as is the case with FIFA.
