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Martin HISSEL
European Union & Sports Lawyer at DUPONT-HISSEL
Martin Hissel is a prominent Belgian lawyer specializing in European Union law and sports law. Based in Liège, Belgium, he has been a leading figure in these fields for over three decades. Since 1995, Martin Hissel is a senior partner at ELEGIS - LEB, one of Belgium’s major law firms, which has offices in Liège, Brussels, Antwerp, and Eupen and employs more than 80 lawyers, where he is one of the specialists in insurance law (liability, construction, personal damages, …).
Martin Hissel is also a co-founder of the sports law firm DUPONT-HISSEL, created with Jean-Louis Dupont, with whom he has collaborated for 25 years on some of the most significant sports law cases of recent decades.
Martin Hissel’s legal practice is internationally recognized, particularly for representing stakeholders in the professional sports sector and handling high-profile cases before European courts, including those related to the regulation of football and the rights of professional athletes. He is known for his expertise in EU law as it applies to sport, having been involved in landmark cases such as the Diarra ruling and challenges concerning the European Super League.
He holds a law degree from the University of Liège (1983–1988) and a postgraduate degree in European Law from the Institute for European Studies at ULB (IEE-ULB), graduating with distinction in 1989.
Martin Hissel’s career is marked by his influence on the development of sports law in Europe and his role in shaping legal frameworks at the intersection of EU law and professional sports.
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