Luc Argand

Luc Argand acted as the Swiss lawyer for French businessman Serge Dassault, who was convicted in France of tax fraud laundering and charged with electoral corruption in his capacity as mayor of Corbeil-Essonnes. The latter case came to trial after Serge Dassaut's death.^{[6][7][8][9][10][11]} Luc Argand is also one of the lawyers for Nigerian-born Lebanese businessman Gilbert Chagoury, who had close ties to the family of former dictator Sani Abacha. In 2000, Gilbert Chagoury concluded an agreement with Nigeria to return funds embezzled by the Abacha family and that have transited through his Swiss accounts.^[12] As a judge for the Court of Arbitration for Sport, Luc Argand notably presided over the trials of tennis player Richard Gasquet and cyclist Richard Virenque.^[13][14] He was a legal advisor to Bernie Ecclestone, and a trustee of Formula One Holdings until 2004.^[15]

• Luc Argand at Olympedia