João Nogueira da Rocha

João Nogueira da Rocha is a partner at MRGL Advogados and external legal adviser to the Portuguese Players Association. He has been a member of the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne since 2004, and also sits on Portugal’s Court of Arbitration for Sport and the Qatar Sports Arbitration Tribunal. He is on the Portuguese Football Federation’s list of experts on training compensation. He holds a law degree from the Portuguese Catholic University, a master’s in European Studies and a master’s in sports law, and teaches at ISDE and the Universidade Autónoma.