OUR TEAM

Meet Cresta’s team of
specialized sports lawyers

All time favourite athlete:
Michael Jordan

All time preferred sports accomplishment:
Federer vs Nadal, 2008 Wimbledon Final

Sébastien
LEDURE

Managing Partner
s.ledure@crestafirm.com
+32 486 35 73 78

All time favourite athlete:
Valentino Rossi

All time preferred sports accomplishment:
Brazil vs Belgium, 2018 World Cup

Arnaut
KINT

Partner
a.kint@crestafirm.com
+32 478 421 999

All time favourite athlete:
John McEnroe

All time preferred sports accomplishment:
Raymond Goethals winning the 1993 Champions

Wouter
JANSSENS

Partner
w.janssens@crestafirm.com
+32 492 73 96 10

All time favourite athlete:
Nikola Karabatić

All time preferred sports accomplishment:
Jamaica four-man bobsleigh team in the 1988 Winter Olympic Games

Xavier
MANSAT

Counsel – Head of Volleyball
x.mansat@crestafirm.com
+352 661 442 744

All time favourite athlete:
Thierry Henry

All time preferred sports accomplishment:
Usain Bolt’s 100m world record, Berlin 2009

Quinten VAN
DEN BERGEN

Senior Associate
q.vandenbergen@crestafirm.com
+32 494 34 96 29

All time favourite athlete:
Raúl González Blanco

All time preferred sports accomplishment:
Remco Evenepoel winning the 2022 World Championships

Loïc
DARCIS

Associate
l.darcis@crestafirm.com
+32 471 65 76 82

All time favourite athlete:
Carles Puyol

All time preferred sports accomplishment:
Chelsea vs Bayern, 2012 UEFA Champions League final

Antoine
RUELLE

Associate
a.ruelle@crestafirm.com
+32 495 46 12 48

All time favourite athlete:
Didier Drogba

All time preferred sports accomplishment:
Belgium vs Japan, 2018 World Cup

Frea
DE KEYZER

Counsel – Head of Women’s Football
f.dekeyzer@crestafirm.com
+32 485 85 69 80

All time favourite athlete:
Alex de Souza

All time preferred sports accomplishment:
Volleyball Nations League 2023 Final

Melissa ISHIN

Associate
Attorney with the Ankara Bar (Turkey)
Associated Member of the French-speaking Bar of Brussels
m.ishin@crestafirm.com
+34 699 66 35 31

NEWS

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Congrats on your 27th birthday, @noano!

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@burgey44 is a Buffalo!

After a fantastic 6-year spell at @rusg.brussels, promoting to the top flight, winning the championship, 2x the cup and experiencing European football, Christian is now starting a new chapter at @kaaGent. Ready to give it all in the Planet Group Arena. 🔥

Congratulations, Christian. Thank you for your trust, and best of luck!

#ChristianBurgess #Transfer
#CRESTA #TheSportsLawFirm #TrustedAdvisors

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@burgey44 is a Buffalo!

After a fantastic 6-year spell at @rusg.brussels, promoting to the top flight, winning the championship, 2x the cup and experiencing European football, Christian is now starting a new chapter at @kaaGent. Ready to give it all in the Planet Group Arena. 🔥

Congratulations, Christian. Thank you for your trust, and best of luck!

#ChristianBurgess #Transfer
#CRESTA #TheSportsLawFirm #TrustedAdvisors

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Team Burgess 🤝

#Christian #Cresta #Football #PowerToThePlayers #TrustedAdvisors

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#Christian #Cresta #Football #PowerToThePlayers #TrustedAdvisors

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Madrid, we meet again. 🏀⚖️

@wouter.sportslawyer came back to @isdeuniversity for a lecture on international basketball disputes, part of the Master in International Sports Law.

On the menu: practical insights on arbitration, with a focus on proceedings before the Basketball Arbitral Tribunal (#BAT) and #FIBA.

Proud to help prepare the next generation of sports lawyers. 👏

#CRESTA #TheSportsLawFirm

#SportsLawyers

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Madrid, we meet again. 🏀⚖️

@wouter.sportslawyer came back to @isdeuniversity for a lecture on international basketball disputes, part of the Master in International Sports Law.

On the menu: practical insights on arbitration, with a focus on proceedings before the Basketball Arbitral Tribunal (#BAT) and #FIBA.

Proud to help prepare the next generation of sports lawyers. 👏

#CRESTA #TheSportsLawFirm
#SportsLawyers

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Last week, @sebastien.sportslawyer took the stage at Ljubljana Sportslaw Conference in #Slovenia 🇸🇮

On the agenda: the future of European basketball and the growing impact of the NBA and NCAA on the European basketball landscape.

Thanks to @bolcarius, @lawinsport and @slovenia_sports_lawyers!

#Cresta #TheSportsLawFirm #SportsLawyers

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Last week, @sebastien.sportslawyer took the stage at Ljubljana Sportslaw Conference in #Slovenia 🇸🇮

On the agenda: the future of European basketball and the growing impact of the NBA and NCAA on the European basketball landscape.

Thanks to @bolcarius, @lawinsport and @slovenia_sports_lawyers!

#Cresta #TheSportsLawFirm #SportsLawyers

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Are we still balancing player freedom and club protection the right way?

Following our presentation at @juriwise’s ‘De dag van het Sportrecht’, @sebastien.sportslawyer, @loic.sportslawyer and @frea.sportslawyer discussed the real pressure points in youth sport today:

✅ Transfer systems and training compensation

✅ NIL payments in the NCAA

✅ Global competition for young talent

The rules are changing fast, and so is the war for talent.

#CRESTA #TheSportsLawFirm

#SportsLawyers

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Are we still balancing player freedom and club protection the right way?

Following our presentation at @juriwise’s ‘De dag van het Sportrecht’, @sebastien.sportslawyer, @loic.sportslawyer and @frea.sportslawyer discussed the real pressure points in youth sport today:

✅ Transfer systems and training compensation
✅ NIL payments in the NCAA
✅ Global competition for young talent

The rules are changing fast, and so is the war for talent.

#CRESTA #TheSportsLawFirm
#SportsLawyers

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Elite athletes deserve advisors who match their ambition, drive, and professionalism.

That was the vision Cresta started with 10 years ago, and it still guides everything we do today.

#PowerToThePlayers.

To our dear clients: thank you for the trust and confidence.

To our fantastic team: thank you for the relentless work and the good fun along the way.

Cheers!

May 27, 2016 — May 27, 2026.

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Elite athletes deserve advisors who match their ambition, drive, and professionalism.

That was the vision Cresta started with 10 years ago, and it still guides everything we do today.

#PowerToThePlayers.

To our dear clients: thank you for the trust and confidence.

To our fantastic team: thank you for the relentless work and the good fun along the way.

Cheers!

May 27, 2016 — May 27, 2026.

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Time for our clients to roar on the pitch. 🦁

We wish @memphisdepay, @frenkiedejong and @noano the best of luck representing the Netherlands at the @fifaworldcup with the @onsoranje. 🇳🇱⚽

#OnsOranje #KNVB
#CRESTA #TheSportsLawFirm #TrustedAdvisors

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