Cristina Pérez González

About Cristina Pérez González

I am a Spanish-qualified lawyer with international professional experience, currently working as a Senior Legal Counsel. My professional experience has mainly focused on dispute resolution, regulatory matters, and legal proceedings.In this role, my work involves drafting and submitting legal briefs under strict procedural deadlines, managing significant case portfolios, and contributing to proceedings before arbitration bodies and dispute resolution chambers. As an inherent part of the position, these responsibilities also include procedural coordination, regulatory analysis, and the preparation of legal strategies in dispute resolution proceedings.The work takes place within regulatory frameworks where a thorough analysis of applicable rules and regulations is essential in order to properly assess potential legal implications and procedural consequences. This also requires remaining up to date with relevant jurisprudential trends, regulatory developments, and evolving procedural practices.The position also entails providing legal guidance on regulatory and procedural questions raised by other legal departments, external counsel, and relevant stakeholders. In addition, I regularly contribute as a speaker in internal and external sessions addressing jurisprudential trends, current legal developments, and procedural matters.

Experience

1. Senior Legal Counsel - International Arbitration and Litigation

   FIFA

   Aug 2024 — Present · Miami, FL, US

   Represented FIFA in international arbitration and mediation proceedings before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). • Led complex cross-border litigation and arbitration from inception to resolution, defining procedural strategy. • Drafted high-level written advocacy and procedural submissions, managing evidentiary strategy in international matters.

Education

• CEF Centro de Estudios Financieros

  Monographic course on Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property Law

• Universidad Carlos III de Madrid

  Master in Legal Practice, Law

  2017 — 2018

• FIFA/CIES International Programme in Sports Management

  Diploma in Football Law, Sports Studies

• Universidad Europea

  Certificate in Compliance, Law

• ISDE

  Master in International Law, International Law and Legal Studies

  2017 — 2017

• Formación Cámara de Comercio de Madrid

  Specialist in Criminal Compliance, Law

• Universidad CEU San Pablo

  Double Degree in Law and Advertising and Public Relations, Law

  2011 — 2016

• FIFA/CIES International Programme in Sports Management

  FIFA/CIES Executive Program in Sports Management, Sports Studies

  2015 — 2016