100% of the cases handled have a direct link with sport or e-sport. The firm intervenes in many disciplines (rugby, football, sailing, athletics, motorsports, e-sport, etc.), defending, as appropriate, the interests of federations or organizers, clubs, athletes, agents, advertisers or start-ups. This diversity of points of view allows the firm to master the sports ecosystem and thus to better understand the needs and interests of its clients.
The firm is committed to offering all its clients a tailor-made quality of service, which is reflected in particular by direct access to the lawyer and great availability, absolute respect for the client's deadlines and total transparency on the fee policy.
Cognard Avocat can work in either French or English.
Biography
Jean-Rémi Cognard is passionate about sport… and law! His qualities as a footballer being known only to him, he chose to devote his professional career to the service of actors in the world of sport.
Professional career
2008 → 2013
Associate lawyer at Vivien & associés
SINCE 2013
Member of the legal committee of the National Handball League
2014 → 2020
Partner of Verheyden & Cognard
SINCE 2015
Holder of the specialization mention of the National Council of Bars (CNB) in sports law
SINCE 2017
Member of the jury for the CNB's specialization in sports law
SINCE 2018
Chairman of the legal committee of the National Handball League
Academic background
2000 → 2005
Sciences Po Paris, Master II in economic law
2002 → 2003
One year at the Department of Contemporary Arabic Studies (DEAC) in Cairo (Egypt)
2005 → 2006
Master I in business law at the Jean Monnet faculty in Sceaux (Paris XI)
2006 → 2007
Master II in business law and taxation at the Sorbonne (Paris I)
2007 → 2008
Bar training school (Versailles)
Publications
Author of the book Labor contracts in professional sport • Juris éditions - Dalloz, 2012
Author of articles published in the Jurisport review edited by Juris éditions - Dalloz
→ Is sponsorship of sporting events protected by law? • N° 139, FEBRUARY 2014
→ The Ticket Office for sports events and competitions • N° 126, DECEMBER 2012
→ The Right to Bets to conquer the world of sport • N° 120, MAY 2012
Teaching
SINCE 2017
Course on commercial contracts in sport, Master II in sport law and economics from the University of Limoges - CDES
SINCE 2019
Course on the image of sportspeople, Master II in business law - sports course at the University of Lille
SINCE 2020
Course on doping, responsibility in sport, sports federations in the Specialized Master in Management of Sport Organizations in Audencia
Spoken languages
→ ENGLISH
→ GERMAN
→ EGYPTIAN DIALECT
Sporting career
1989 → 2000
Licensee of the Crêchoise Sport Youth (71)
2009 → 2016
Licensee of the FC Palais (football club for lawyers of the Paris Bar)
Fees
Cognard Avocat does not charge the first contact or the first meeting of its future clients.
During this first interview, the firm clearly explains its working method to the client and offers him a fee formula.
In principle, the billing of fees is a function of time spent and takes place monthly.
As an exception, Cognard Avocat may agree on subscription plans with some of its clients, when the recurrence of services and/or the volume of cases justify it.
100% of the cases handled have a direct link with sport or e-sport. The firm intervenes in many disciplines (rugby, football, sailing, athletics, motorsports, e-sport, etc.), defending, as appropriate, the interests of federations or organizers, clubs, athletes, agents, advertisers or start-ups. This diversity of points of view allows the firm to master the sports ecosystem and thus to better understand the needs and interests of its clients.
The firm is committed to offering all its clients a tailor-made quality of service, which is reflected in particular by direct access to the lawyer and great availability, absolute respect for the client's deadlines and total transparency on the fee policy.
Cognard Avocat can work in either French or English.
Biography
Jean-Rémi Cognard is passionate about sport… and law! His qualities as a footballer being known only to him, he chose to devote his professional career to the service of actors in the world of sport.
Professional career
2008 → 2013
Associate lawyer at Vivien & associés
SINCE 2013
Member of the legal committee of the National Handball League
2014 → 2020
Partner of Verheyden & Cognard
SINCE 2015
Holder of the specialization mention of the National Council of Bars (CNB) in sports law
SINCE 2017
Member of the jury for the CNB's specialization in sports law
SINCE 2018
Chairman of the legal committee of the National Handball League
Academic background
2000 → 2005
Sciences Po Paris, Master II in economic law
2002 → 2003
One year at the Department of Contemporary Arabic Studies (DEAC) in Cairo (Egypt)
2005 → 2006
Master I in business law at the Jean Monnet faculty in Sceaux (Paris XI)
2006 → 2007
Master II in business law and taxation at the Sorbonne (Paris I)
2007 → 2008
Bar training school (Versailles)
Author of the book Labor contracts in professional sport • Juris éditions - Dalloz, 2012
Author of articles published in the Jurisport review edited by Juris éditions - Dalloz
→ Is sponsorship of sporting events protected by law? • N° 139, FEBRUARY 2014
→ The Ticket Office for sports events and competitions • N° 126, DECEMBER 2012
→ The Right to Bets to conquer the world of sport • N° 120, MAY 2012
Teaching
SINCE 2017
Course on commercial contracts in sport, Master II in sport law and economics from the University of Limoges - CDES
SINCE 2019
Course on the image of sportspeople, Master II in business law - sports course at the University of Lille
SINCE 2020
Course on doping, responsibility in sport, sports federations in the Specialized Master in Management of Sport Organizations in Audencia
Spoken languages
→ ENGLISH
→ GERMAN
→ EGYPTIAN DIALECT
Sporting career
1989 → 2000
Licensee of the Crêchoise Sport Youth (71)
2009 → 2016
Licensee of the FC Palais (football club for lawyers of the Paris Bar)
Fees
Cognard Avocat does not charge the first contact or the first meeting of its future clients.
During this first interview, the firm clearly explains its working method to the client and offers him a fee formula.
In principle, the billing of fees is a function of time spent and takes place monthly.
As an exception, Cognard Avocat may agree on subscription plans with some of its clients, when the recurrence of services and/or the volume of cases justify it.
