Paul 

CZARNOTA

Paul Czarnota is a barrister at the Victorian Bar, and is admitted as an Attorney to the New York State Bar. He maintains a busy trial and appellate practice in areas of personal injuries/insurance, sports law, and international arbitration. He has extensive experience in sports law. He has Commerce and Law (with Honours) degrees from Monash University, and a Master of Laws degree from the University of Melbourne, where he specialised in sports law. He sat as a tribunal member on the Australian Olympic Committee nomination and selection appeals panels for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. He previously sat as a tribunal member for Basketball Victoria and Touch Football Australia, and was formerly on the board of BMX Victoria. In March 2020 he was appointed by the Australian Government as an inaugural tribunal member (part-time) to the National Sports Tribunal for a three-year term. In addition to practice, he has regularly lectured at the University of Melbourne and Monash University where he has taught courses in torts and sports law.