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On September 24, 2024, Homburger filed a request for revision with the Swiss Federal Supreme Court on behalf of U.S. Olympic gymnast Jordan Chiles requesting to lift an arbitral award by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
Ms. Chiles was initially awarded the Olympic bronze medal in the women’s gymnastics floor exercise final at the 2024 Olympic Games after her coach’s inquiry led to an increase of her final score. However, a CAS panel later determined that the inquiry was submitted four seconds past the one-minute time limit, rendering it invalid, and denied Ms. Chiles her bronze medal. In her request for revision that complements <a href="https://www.homburger.ch/en/news/homburger-appeals-olympic-bronze-medal-decision-for-jordan-chiles" target="_blank" rel="noopener">her setting aside application filed on September 16, 2024</a>, Ms. Chiles asserts that video evidence that has emerged in the meantime demonstrates that the inquiry was filed within the time limit.
The Homburger team advising Ms. Chiles is led by partner Gabrielle Nater-Bass and includes partner Stefanie Pfisterer, associates Richard G. Allemann, Frédéric Fitzi and Ramona Keist and junior associate Joël Kämpf (all Litigation / Arbitration). Homburger acts as co-counsel to international counsel to Ms. Chiles, Gibson, Dunn &amp; Crutcher LLP.

Homburger files request for revision regarding the Olympic bronze medal decision for Jordan Chiles

Homburger appeals Olympic bronze medal decision for Jordan Chiles

On September 16, 2024, Homburger filed an application with the Swiss Federal Supreme Court on behalf of U.S. Olympic gymnast Jordan Chiles to set aside an arbitral award by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
Ms. Chiles was initially awarded the Olympic bronze medal in the women&#8217;s gymnastics floor exercise final at the 2024 Olympic Games after her coach&#8217;s inquiry led to an increase of her final score. However, a CAS panel later determined that the inquiry was submitted four seconds past the one-minute time limit, rendering it invalid, and denied Ms. Chiles her bronze medal. In her setting-aside application, Ms. Chiles asserts that CAS violated her right to be heard by disregarding video evidence that demonstrates that the inquiry was filed within the time limit. Additionally, she contends that the CAS panel was improperly constituted because its president had a conflict of interest due to ongoing close legal ties with Romania not disclosed to Ms. Chiles during the entire CAS proceedings.
The Homburger team advising Ms. Chiles is led by partner Gabrielle Nater-Bass and includes partner Stefanie Pfisterer, associates Richard G. Allemann and Frédéric Fitzi and junior associate Joël Kämpf (all Litigation / Arbitration). Homburger acts as co-counsel to international counsel to Ms. Chiles, Gibson, Dunn &amp; Crutcher LLP.

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On May 30, 2024, Aktiengesellschaft für die Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ) announced the acquisition of a 25%-stake in APG SGA SA (APG|SGA) from the two anchor shareholders JCDecaux SE and Pargesa Asset Management S.A. for a total consideration of CHF 165 m. The transaction is expected to close in the coming days. JCDecaux SE and Pargesa Asset Management S.A. will remain shareholders in APG|SGA with respective stakes of 16.44% and 13.86%.
The Homburger team advising NZZ is led by Anna Peter and Daniel Daeniker and includes Héloïse de Jamblinne, Matthias Müller, Norina Tröhler and Micha Fankhauser (all Corporate / M&amp;A), Jürg Frick and Stefan Bindschedler (both Financing), Richard Stäuber and Katharina Bratvogel-Wilk (both Competition), Gregor Bühler and Gabriel Kasper (both IP / IT), Frédéric Fitzi (Employment), as well as Dieter Grünblatt and Philippe Weber (both Tax).

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Homburger files request for revision regarding the Olympic bronze medal decision for Jordan Chiles

Homburger appeals Olympic bronze medal decision for Jordan Chiles

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Homburger files request for revision regarding the Olympic bronze medal decision for Jordan Chiles

Homburger appeals Olympic bronze medal decision for Jordan Chiles

Homburger advised NZZ on the acquisition of a strategic 25%-stake in APG|SGA, a leading Out-of-Home Media company in Switzerland

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