Juan Manuel López Ruiz

Juan Manuel is an attorney and advisor in international sports law. He counsels clubs, athletes, agents, and federations across a range of sports, with a focus on player contracts, high-stakes disputes, and regulatory matters in global football and combat sports.

His practice includes representing clients before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne, Switzerland, as well as before judicial and disciplinary bodies of FIFA and national sports authorities such as the Appeals and Arbitration Commission and the Dispute Resolution and Mediation Commission of the Mexican Football Federation. His work spans advisory and dispute resolution matters for clubs and federations in the United States, Mexico and abroad, with significant experience in Guatemala, Paraguay, and Ecuador.

Juan Manuel advises athletes in boxing, baseball, professional wrestling, and mixed martial arts, offering strategic counsel on contractual, disciplinary, and commercial matters. He has also served as Vice President of Legal Affairs at several Mexican football clubs, including Club América, Atlante, León, Irapuato, and Veracruz. He has been appointed a FIFA Match Agent.

Juan Manuel is the Managing Partner of LRA Legal & Sports in Mexico City. He teaches at Johan Cruyff University, has taught at Universidad La Salle and Escuela Libre de Derecho, and writes on FIFA transfer regulation.