Olli Rauste

Olli Rausteen CV

Olli Rauste

Title: Partner, Licensed Litigator
Born: 17 January, 1963
Office: Tuomarila Law Services Ltd
Mobile: +358 50 384 3138
E-mail: olli.rauste@elisanet.fi
Languages: English, Finnish, Swedish, some German and French

Experience in CAS

  • CAS Arbitrator 1994-present (General List 1994-2018, Antidoping Division 2019-2023, General List 2023-present)
    • Served as a member of the Panel in arbitrations mainly in doping related matters
    • Member of the ad hoc Division in Winter Olympic Games 2002
  • List of CAS cases (incomplete):
    • CAS 2025/A/12023 WADA v. Doping Authority Netherlands (DAN) & X. (doping)
    • CAS 2017/A/5016/5036 X. v. Egyptian Anti-Doping Organization, WADA v. X. & Egyptian AntiDoping Organization (doping)
    • Acted as an independent evaluator appointed by the CAS for confirmation of admission of Russian athletes to the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro in 2016 in two sports (boxing, sailing)
    • CAS 2014/A/3605 X. v. International Ice Hockey Federation (doping)
    • CAS 2014/A/3604 X. v. International Olympic Committee (doping)
    • CAS 2014/A/3492 X. v. International Olympic Committee (doping)
    • CAS 2013/A/3334 X. v. Confederacão Brasileira de Futebol (CBF), Superior Tribunal de Justica Desportiva de Futebol (STJD) & FIFA (doping)
    • CAS 2012/A/2972 X. v. Royale Ligue Vélocipédique Belge (doping)
    • CAS 2011/A/2566 X. v. Fédération Internationale de Ski (doping)
    • CAS 2010/A/2090 Finnish Ski Association & X. v. Fédération Internationale de Ski (disqualification)
    • CAS 2008/A/1607 X. v. International Biathlon Union (doping)
    • CAS 2004/A/748 Russian Olympic Committee & X. v. International Olympic Committee, United States Olympic Committee & X. (doping, results management)
    • CAS OG 2002/001 X. v. Latvian Olympic Committee and International Olympic Committee (doping)
    • CAS OG 2002/002 Canadian Olympic Association v. Fédération Internationale de Ski (eligibility)
    • CAS OG 2002/005 X. v. Fédération Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing (eligibility)
    • CAS OG 2002/007 Korean Olympic Committee v. International Skating Union (disqualification)
    • CAS 98/215 Advisory Opinion International Baseball Association (nationality)
    • CAS 1995/142 X. v. Fédération Internationale de Natation Amateur (doping)

Other Positions in Sports Law

  • Finnish Floorball League, Chairman of the Competition and Disciplinary Committee, 2005-present
  • Visiting Lecturer (Sports Law), Rīga Stradiņš University, 2026-present
  • Visiting Lecturer (Sports Law), University of Jyväskylä, 1995-present
  • Visiting Lecturer (Sports Law), University of Vaasa, 2019-present
  • International Floorball Federation, Chairman of the Ethics Commission 2018-2021
  • Arbitration Panel for Sport in Finland 2004-2011

Other Experience in Sports Law

  • 30 years’ experience as a counsel in sports related matters
    • doping
    • unethical behavior
    • sexual harassment
    • eligibility
    • disciplinary proceedings
    • criminal proceedings related to sports
    • competition law / abuse of dominant position
    • player contracts
    • coaches’ contracts / termination
    • agent contracts
    • membership issues
    • intellectual property rights
    • broadcasting rights
    • arbitration
    • litigation
  • Member of the Finnish Sports Law Association 1994, Secretary 1996-2025

Publications in Sports Law

  • Author for four books:
    • “Sports lawyer Olli Rauste” (biography) (in Finnish) 2025
    • “Towards ethical sports – practical guide” (in Finnish) 2023
    • “Legal rules for sports for children and juniors” (in Finnish) 2017
    • “Sports Law” (in Finnish) 1997
  • Articles in sports law (in Finnish):
    • Differences in procedural rules between Arbitration Panel for Sports in Finland and state courts (2024)
    • Who supervises the supervisor? (2023)
    • Two categories of ethical violations (2022)
    • Ethical and unethical training – where are the limits? (2020)
    • CAS Antidoping Division renews the process in international doping cases (2019)
    • The publication of the name of an athlete sanctioned for doping in the light of the GDPR (2018)
    • An athlete’s duty of care in the light of the CAS award in Johaug (2017)
    • Russian athletes and the Rio Olympics – when natural justice overruled the World Antidoping Code (2016)
    • Case Nicklas Bäckström and Sochi – when two different worlds met (2014)
    • The doping analysis for endogenous substances – especially human growth hormone and the case of Andrus Veerpalu (2013)
    • Insider registers for doping control? (2011)
    • Does the jurisdiction of the Finnish Arbitration Panel for Sport correspond with the purpose of the Board? (2010)
    • Case Kaisa Varis – What should we learn? (2009)
    • Duty of confidentiality in doping proceedings (2006)
    • The development of judicial proceedings in sports (2004)
    • Experiences as an arbitrator in the Olympic Games in Salt Lake City (2002)
    • Case Deliége (1998)

Professional Background

  • Partner, Tuomarila Law Services Ltd, 2021-present
  • Senior Legal Counsel, SOK Corporation, 2001-2025
  • Member of the Supervisory Board, SOK Corporation (employees’ representative) 2023-2025
  • Junior Partner, HH Attorneys at Law, 2000-2001
  • Associate, HH Attorneys at Law, 1993-1999
  • Deputy Judge, District Court of Joensuu, 1992
  • Clerk, District Court of Liperi, 1990

Education

  • Bachelor of Economics (Finance), Aalto University, 2014
  • Finnish Bar Exam, 1995
  • Master of Laws, University of Pennsylvania, 1993
  • Trained on the Bench, 1991
  • Master of Laws, University of Helsinki, 1990