Athlete Advocacy Australia
We are here for athletes at every stage of their sporting journey. Our comprehensive and accessible legal services help athletes review and sign contracts, get clear answers to their questions, and navigate difficult situations with confidence.
Whether you’re at the top of your game looking to maximise opportunities, an emerging prospect navigating a new landscape or just having fun at an amateur or semi-professional level, Athlete Advocacy has a service for you to navigate your sporting journey with confidence and security.
Our Services
Sport isn’t always smooth sailing. Many athletes face challenges with contracts, entitlements, team or coach relationships, or disputes within their organisation, league or the wider sporting community.
Our legal consults—available as short, medium or extended sessions—provide athletes with clear, practical advice about their rights, the options available to them, and strategies to resolve the issue. These consults are designed to empower athletes with knowledge and confidence, whether they’re dealing with a one-off concern or a more complex situation.
Following a consult, athletes can choose to engage our lawyers for ongoing support to help navigate the matter with their team, league or the individual involved.
We also offer Tribunal Preparation and Representation services.
Once you’ve received an offer from a team, our lawyers can step in to negotiate on your behalf to ensure the contract accurately reflects your value and includes the terms that matter most to you. If you’d like to explore additional opportunities, we can also make discreet enquiries with other teams so you can compare offers and make an informed decision.
This service includes our full Contract Review, giving you complete confidence that you are maximising your worth, protecting your rights, and signing an agreement that supports both your career and wellbeing
A thorough review of your playing or commercial contract to ensure that:
· your rights and interests are fully protected
· your entitlements and responsibilities—and those of the other party—are clearly defined
· the agreement accurately reflects what you’ve discussed and expect
This service also includes a 45-minute consult, where our lawyer will walk you through the contract, highlight any red flags, and answer all of your questions so you feel confident and informed before signing
We deliver tailored workshops for groups of athletes and sporting clubs, covering a wide range of topics that directly impact athletes both on and off the field. Sessions can explore areas such as contract negotiation, understanding rights and responsibilities within contracts, responding effectively to challenges or disputes, leveraging personal profile for commercial opportunities, integrity and conduct expectations, and other relevant issues within the sporting landscape.
All workshops are fully customisable and can be curated to meet the specific needs, goals, and experience levels of your group.
Principal Lawyer - Lauren Gandini
Lauren Gandini is an experienced sports advocate with a lifelong connection to high-performance sport. Holding a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Arts (Psychology), Lauren has been a practicing lawyer since 2015, building a reputation for strong advocacy and an ability to work effectively with clients from diverse backgrounds across a broad range of legal fields.
Lauren is the Director, Co-Founder, and an accredited agent at Stella Athlete Management, a female-focused athlete representation agency where she is accredited to operate across AFLW, netball, basketball and cricket. Her hands-on experience supporting athletes—combined with her legal expertise—gives her a unique ability to navigate the complex commercial, regulatory and wellbeing challenges faced by modern sports professionals.
In addition to her management and legal work, Lauren has held integrity and member protection roles with Basketball WA, strengthening her understanding of safeguarding, conduct, and governance within sport. She has also contributed significantly to sporting administration, serving as a Member of the Basketball Tribunal and spending two years as a Commissioner for NBL1 West.
A former semi-professional basketball and netball athlete, Lauren brings an insider’s perspective to every matter she handles. Her blend of legal skill, industry insight and lived sporting experience allows her to provide clear, practical and empathetic support to athletes, sporting organisations and professionals across the sector.
Make an enquiry
Please fill out our form, or email us at admin@athadvocacy.com with details about your question or issue.
We will then be in touch to offer a suitable service or to arrange a short phone call to discuss your matter.
All enquiries and matters are kept strictly confidential.