Atsushi Igarashi (Senior Director of Legal Affairs of the Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games), Chris McCleary (General Counsel for the US Olympic & Paralympic Committee

How do lawyers maintain the Olympic dream of international cooperation governed by mutually accepted rules? The recently concluded 2020 Tokyo Olympics provides an opportunity to explore select issues facing lawyers charged with hosting the games during the COVID-19 crisis or managing a national delegation of athletes. Atsushi Igarashi, a lawyer who leads the legal team of the Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, and Chris McCleary, general counsel for the US Olympic and Paralympic Committee, will discuss their respective experiences.