Amanda J. Wendorff

Amanda J. Wendorff is an attorney at Global Sports Advocates in Portland, Maine whose practice focuses on sports law, sports compliance, anti-doping matters, SafeSport proceedings, and related disputes. She represents athletes and other participants in sports-related legal and regulatory matters. Her work includes anti-doping, SafeSport allegations, sports arbitration and litigation, contract disputes, governance, team selection issues, and other integrity matters connected to competition.

Wendorff earned a J.D. from Harvard Law School in 2006. Her legal education is complemented by experience as an NCAA Division I track athlete, professional triathlete, and coach. This background supports Wendorff’s legal analysis and problem solving in sports law and dispute resolution, including work that requires close attention to detailed facts, governing rules, and practical consequences.

Wendorff’s experience includes sports matters requiring advocacy before governing bodies and arbitral forums, as well as complex litigation developed earlier in her career. Before focusing on sports law, Wendorff practiced at litigation firms where she handled commercial disputes, class actions, product liability, breach of contract, consumer fraud, and antitrust matters. Through these matters, Wendorff helps clients assess legal options, manage risk, and move through transactions, disputes, administrative processes, or litigation as the situation requires.

Amanda J. Wendorff combines litigation training with direct experience in competitive athletics and sports administration issues. That background helps Wendorff understand both the procedural demands of sports disputes and the practical consequences for athletes. In serving athletes and sports participants, Wendorff brings practical judgment and subject-matter knowledge to the issues presented. Wendorff helps athletes and sports participants address compliance, eligibility, integrity, and dispute-resolution issues with advice grounded in the specific facts and legal framework of each matter.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Global Sports Advocates, LLC
• Member, Illinois State Bar Association

Licensed State

• Illinois

Education

• Harvard Law School
  Juris Doctor (JD)

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