Meet Angélique
I am an Associate in the Sports & Entertainment team at Lawrence Stephens and act for a number of clients on both contentious and non-contentious matters.
As a former athlete competing in synchronised swimming and fin swimming as well as a qualified synchronised swimming coach, I am able to bring a unique perspective to my practice. Having spent five years dealing with a high-profile, multi-million pound litigation at my previous firm, I am level-headed, tenacious and now a trusted advisor to a number of notable sporting clients in a range of sports including boxing, basketball and football.
Expertise includes:
- Advising professional athletes on a range of contentious and non-contentious matters
- Disputes, litigation and arbitration within sport
- Anti-doping
- Reputation management
- Holistic management, strategy and career development.
I have also been appointed to the Sport Resolutions Pro Bono service. A legacy of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the service provides pro bono legal advice and assistance to athletes and individuals of limited financial means.
Experience highlights
- Acting for Chris Eubank Jr in respect of his bout and re-match against Liam Smith
- Acting for Josh Warrington in respect of his bout with Leigh Wood
- Acting for Joe Fournier in respect of his appeal to the Professional Boxing Association in relation to the use of an illegal elbow by opponent KSI. Secured a “no contest” decision
- Acting for a British boxer in respect of contentious anti-doping proceedings, where we secured a rare finding of 'non-intentional' doping - the decision by the National Anti-Doping Panel decision can be found here
- Acting for a martial arts coach in relation to disciplinary safeguarding proceedings
- Advising a HNWI in respect of the purchase of a minority stake in a Premier League football club
- Advising the administrators of Derby County Football Club on all aspects of the club’s expedited appeal against the sanction imposed by the English Football League
