Shane Wafer
Attorney
Shane is regarded as one of South Africa’s leading up and coming ‘sports lawyers’ representing the likes of SuperSport, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and the South African Institute for Drug-Free Sport (SAIDS). He is a trained and accredited Arbitrator and Mediator with the Arbitration Foundation of South Africa (AFSA).
Shane has represented clients successfully before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against the likes of WADA (World Anti-Doping Agency) and FIFA. He specializes in representation before sports arbitral bodies and anti-doping tribunals. Shane has represented a number of prominent sporting figures and bodies in a wide array of contractual and doping disputes, including Olympic athletes, Springbok rugby players, PSL coaches and clubs and various national sports federations.
In 2010 Shane studied Law at the University of Pretoria immediately taking an interest in sports and business law. After completing his studies graduating with his LL.B. Law Degree, making the Deans Merit List, he completed his articles of clerkship at Couzyn, Hertzog & Horak which saw him gain tremendous experience in general and commercial litigation, and before various national courts including the High Court, Specialized Commercial Crimes Court as well as in the Magistrate’s Court.
Since Founding Javelin Sports Consulting, Shane has become an SME in the field of sports and commercial law with a keen interest in anti-doping, commercial law, intellectual property law and the sports dispute resolution.
Shane is currently acting as the prosecutor for the South African Institute for Drug Free Sport (SAIDS), serves in his daily practice as Legal Counsel to SuperSport and SuperSport Schools, and is a member of the Golden Lions Disciplinary Committee and various National Federation executives. He also regularly represents a number of high profile athletes included current Springbok rugby players and Olympic Athletes internationally on all elements of their career and disputes associated thereto.
Events that was hosted by Shane Wafer
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| Breakdown of the various types of law practice wit... | 27 September 2023 | 2 |
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Webinars on Demand presented by Shane Wafer
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| Breakdown of the various types of Sports Law | 1 |