ASSOCIATE

Tomás Pereda Rueda

Attorney-at-Law admitted as UE-AELS established lawyer in Switzerland and registered at the Bar of Madrid, Spain. Before joining Elite Law, he specialised in international sports law through a Master’s degree at ISDE in Madrid and he has worked during 7 years at the sports law department of a leading Chinese law firm. He works in English and Spanish and has knowledge of Chinese mandarin.

Passionate about sports, especially football, boxing and athletics, as well as outdoor activities, traveling and discovering new cultures, music and reading.

Experience

Attorney-at-Law “ELITE LAW SA”
Lugano (CH 2022 – today)

Associate “Llinks Law Offices”
Shanghai (PRC 2017 – 2022)

Junior Associate “Boss & Young Attorneys-at-Law”
Shanghai (PRC 2015 – 2017)

Trainee lawyer “Clemente, Jimenez Ontiveros S.L.”
Madrid (ES 2013)

Assistant “Lastlap, Eventos y Comunicación, Marketing”
Madrid (ES 2011 – 2013)

Education

European Sponsorship Association Diploma, European Sponsorship Association (ESA)
London (GB 2022)

Advanced course on Copyright and Related Rights, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
Geneva (CH 2021)

LL.M. in “International Sports Law”
Instituto Superior Derecho y Economía (ISDE), Madrid (ES 2015)

Law Degree, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos I
Madrid (ES 2008 – 2013)

Publications

Responsible for publications related to China of “Football Legal” (2017-2022)

General overview on new CFA 2022 Policies for professional clubs in China for “Football Legal” (2022)

General aspects of the Basketball Arbitral Tribunal (BAT) – Llinks Newsletter (2021)

Salary Cap in Chinese Professional Leagues for Seasons 2021-2023 in “Football Legal” (2020)

Transfers of football players – A practical approach to implementing FIFA rules, Sports Law & Policy Centre, edited by Michele Colucci and Ornella Desiree (2020)

Naturalization and international eligibility of football players – China perspective – “Football Legal” (2019)

Disciplinary procedures in China, Disciplinary Procedures in Football, an International and Comparative Analysis, Sports Law & Policy Centre, edited by Marc Cavaliero and Michele Colucci (2017)

Membership

ILUSTRE COLEGIO DE LA ABOGACÍA DE MADRID (ICAM)