Rhadamès Killy

Rhadamès Killy began his career in 1994 in London at the European headquarters of IMG, before becoming the legal director of its French subsidiary for five years. From 2002 to 2009, he served as the legal director of the French Tennis Federation and Roland-Garros, then of ARJEL (Online Gaming Supervisory Authority). 

He then joined De Gaulle Fleurance & Associés (2012-2020) before working independently (Killy Avocats, 2020-2022) and then creating Varet Près Killy (2022-2024), a law firm specialising in intangible assets, digital issues, and sports.

Since 2008, Rhadamès Killy has been an arbitrator at the Arbitration Chamber of the French National Olympic and Sports Committee (CNOSF) and, since 2022, a member of the French Basketball Federation’s Ethics Committee.

Rhadamès Killy is the author of numerous publications in specialist legal journals, including notably:

Publications:

"La protection particulière des propriétés olympiques aux États-Unis” [The special protection of Olympic properties in the United States] in "LES PROPRIÉTÉS OLYMPIQUES" (proceedings of the conference held on March 8, 2024, at the Court of Cassation), Lefebvre Dalloz, 2024.

"La communication impliquant les participants aux jeux olympiques : la règle 40 de la Charte olympique” [Communication involving participants in the Olympic Games: rule 40 of the Olympic Charter], Légipresse, April 2024 (with Vincent Varet)

"Coupe du monde de rugby : la billetterie au centre de la réussite de la compétition” [Rugby World Cup: ticketing at the heart of the competition's success], Actualités Juridiques Collectivités Territoriales (AJCT), April 18, 2023.

"Piratage sportif : premières applications de la procédure prévue à l’article L. 333-10 du code du sport” [Sport piracy: initial applications of the proceedings provided for in Article L. 333-10 of the Sports Code], Légipresse, May 10, 2022.

"Baisse de salaires des joueurs de football : le cas particulier de certains litiges internationaux devant la Chambre de Résolution des litiges de la FIFA” [Football players’ salary reductions: the specific case of certain international disputes before FIFA's Dispute Resolution Chamber], Jurisportiva, September 2021.

"Le contentieux de la billetterie dans le secteur sportif” [Ticketing Litigation in the Sports Sector], Jurisport/Dalloz, October 2019 (with Xavier Près).

"The fight against the manipulation of sports competitions", Football Legal, December 2018.