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Michiel van Dijk

Partner
Advocaat

Contact
CMS Derks Star Busmann
Atrium - Parnassusweg 737
1077 DG Amsterdam
PO Box 94700
1090 GS Amsterdam
Netherlands
Languages German, English, Dutch

As a lawyer/partner, Michiel van Dijk specialises in sports cases and employment law. In his sports practice, Michiel mainly advises sports associations, sports clubs and (international) top athletes on a wide variety of sports law matters. Michiel specialises in doping proceedings, selection cases and sports-related dismissal cases.

Michiel is active in the sports world, both as a director and an athlete. Michiel was secretary of the Association for Sport and Law for many years and has also been active as an editorial board member of the Journal of Sport and Law. Michiel was chairman of the Doping Audit Committee for eight years and was chairman of the Arbitration Disciplinary Committee of Rugby Nederland for many years and he was a member of the Disciplinary Committee Professional Football KNVB. Furthermore, Michiel holds various advisory positions at NOC*NSF.

Michiel is an ex-rugby international, has run 25 marathons and won the title "The Fastest Lawyer" in 2012.

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Michiel van Dijk is a specialist in our field of play, sports business, with a well-informed and pro active approach.

The Legal 500 EMEA, 2020

Memberships & Roles

  • Association for Sport and Law
  • Member Working Group Dispute Resolution - Rugby Europe
  • Former Rugby International
  • Chairman Disciplinary Committee - Rugby Europe
  • Association of Labour Lawyers Amsterdam e.o.
  • Association for Labour Law
  • Former Chairman of the Arbitration Disciplinary Committee of the Dutch Rugby Union
  • Former chairman Audit Committee Doping NOC*NSF
  • Participant NOC*NSF master class for international sports administrators
  • Former member KNVB Central Disciplinary Committee Doping
  • Michiel received the NOC*NSF Medal of Honour in 2014 for his achievements

Lectorships

  • Guest lecturer at various universities: University of Amsterdam University of Utrecht (Utrecht Law College), Erasmus University, Tilburg University, Nyenrode University, Hogeschool van Amsterdam and Somt University.
  • Guest lecturer at Kluwer, SDU and AvdR.
  • Guest speaker at various meetings: NOC*NSF, KNHB, Athletics Union, KNVB, network meetings, service clubs, etc.
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Awards & Rankings

  • The Legal 500 EMEA, 2023, Michiel van Dijk is Recommended
  • Who's Who Legal, 2023, Global Leader Sports
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Education

  • Labour Law, Grotius Academy for Post-Graduate Law Studies
  • Dutch Law (Private and Criminal Law), Utrecht University
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