Speaker Profile

Laila joined Sportradar in 2016 and oversees all operations in the USA. Being a lawyer by trade, Laila previous worked several years at the international law firm White & Case LLP in Berlin, Germany and specialized i. a. in Sports Law, Compliance and Litigation. She wrote her Ph. D. in Betting via the Internet which became a well-recognized book in its field. Previously, she was the Head of Legal and Head of International Development for FIFA's Early Warning System (FIFA EWS) in Zurich, Switzerland and Director of Sports Integrity at CONCACAF, the governing body for Soccer in North America, Central America and Caribbean being responsible for all 41 member countries. Since 2009, she has published a significant number of law articles and has lectured at the Humboldt University of Berlin and Columbia University in New York where she is a Professor for Global Sports Law. Laila is Associate Editor of the World Sports Advocate' and has her own Sports Law Column at InsideWorldFootball. com.