Four below 40 groups. Two very different fields. One question: when are you bound to arbitrate if you never actually negotiated the clause?
DIS40 is delighted to team up with ASA below 40, LIS40 and YAAP for Below40@Vierländerkonferenz 2026: From the Family Estate to the Field of Play, taking place on 3 December 2026 in Basel.
From inheritance disputes that reach beyond the grave to arbitration clauses that follow athletes onto the field of play, we will explore arbitration without conventional contractual consent through the worlds of private client disputes and sports arbitration. Together, we will ask why someone may be bound by a clause they did not negotiate, which rights cannot be waived, what procedural safeguards are needed and, ultimately, which court gets the last word.
Below40@Vierländerkonferenz 2026
Date: 3 December 2026, 1.30 - 6.00 pm (CET), networking drinks from 17:00
Location: Kellerhals Carrard, Henric Petri-Strasse 35, 4051 Basel
The afternoon opens with a keynote from Pierre Ducret (CMS), followed by two panels:
Panel 1 | Beyond the Grave
- Philipp Konzett (Nueber Konzett, LIS40)
- Nicol Sator (DORDA, YAAP)
- Sophie Thürk (Winter Thürk, DIS40)
- Predrag Sunaric (Bär & Karrer, ASA below 40)
Panel 2 | Consent to Compete, Consent to Arbitrate?
- Sumin Jo (LKK Arbitration, ASA below 40)
- Stefan Dobrijević (KNOETZL, YAAP)
- Julia Köpf (Marxer Attorneys, LIS40)
- Richard Lungstras (GvW, DIS40)
Two fields that may seem worlds apart, but when it comes to consent, things get complicated surprisingly quickly – even beyond the grave, apparently.
Register
Please register via the following link: Registration.
A big thank you to Kellerhals Carrard for hosting and supporting the event, and to ASA below 40 as our host organisation.
We hope to see many of you in Basel for an afternoon of debate, different perspectives and, naturally, drinks afterwards.