ATTORNEY AT LAW
Soublière Sport Law is a boutique practice specialising exclusively in offering consulting services to both international and domestic clients in the field of sports law. Our expertise encompasses a wide range of areas including integrity, anti-doping, safeguarding, anti-corruption, eligibility, human rights, governance, and regulation.
Janie Soublière, the firm’s principal, has proudly served and advised numerous international and domestic clients since 2002.
ARBITRATION
Janie is a Chartered Arbitrator with over 15 years of experience in sport dispute resolution, actively sitting on a variety of sports arbitration bodies. These currently include the Court of Arbitration for Sport, the Anti-Corruption Panel of the International Tennis Integrity Agency, Zwift E-Sports, Ultimate Fighting Championships, and the Sport Dispute Resolution Centre of Canada.
Janie holds substantial expertise in sports arbitration, having authored over 275 awards to date in topics such as anti-doping, anti-corruption, safeguarding, eligibility, carding, selection, discipline, jurisdiction, breach of contract, provisional measures etc..
INVESTIGATIONS
Janie is an experienced and trained trauma-informed investigator, equipped with the expertise to navigate sensitive situations with care.
SSL takes an active role in conducting thorough and balanced investigations into safe sport complaints and all types of allegations of sport related misconduct.
MENTIONABLES
Janie brings a wealth of athletic experience to her legal practice, having earned an NCAA Division 1 tennis scholarship in the United States, as well as completed nationally in Canada in tennis, ultimate frisbee and team-handball.
Other mentions:
- In 2024, Janie, and Soubliere Sport Law, earned the prestigious recognition of being the first Canadian sports law lawyer ever to be asked contribute to Chambers and Partners Global Practice Guide.
- Janie serves as Legal and Governance Officer on the Executive Committee of the Canadian Ski Hall of Fame and Museum.
- Women In Sport Law voted Janie Arbitrator of the Year in 2021 and Lawyer of the Year in 2022.