Richard Young was the lead drafter of the first World Anti-Doping Code in 2003 and has held a similar role in each revision of the Code since then. A partner at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner law firm in the United States, Mr Young is a hugely experienced litigator with a specialty in sports law, having handled a number of high-profile anti-doping cases on behalf of WADA and other Anti-Doping Organizations.

Ulrich Haas is Professor of Procedural and Private Law, University of Zurich, and co-drafter of the World Anti-Doping Code. He has been an arbitrator on more than 150 tribunals, including at the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce in Paris, France, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne, Switzerland, and a number of anti-doping tribunals in basketball, cycling and motorsport.