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Victoria Evans
Work Department
Sport | Media
Position
Victoria is a commercial lawyer with ten years’ of experience working for key players in the sports and media industry. Having held roles in both European and Olympic federations, as well as commercial media organisations, she benefits from expertise in the development and negotiation of sports sponsorship and licensing arrangements, media creation and distribution, and sports governance.
Victoria has practised in the UK and in Switzerland and is a confident and approachable lawyer. She is passionate about the development and regulation of sport and is an ambassador for UK Charity Women In Sport. Victoria is a keen sportswoman in her own time and is the World Record Holder for the fastest female solo row across the Atlantic, which she achieved in March 2022, alongside her practice at Level.
Personal
In March 2022, Victoria set a new world record for the fastest female solo row across the Atlantic Ocean.
Victoria rowed 2,559 nautical miles (4,740 kilometres) in a world-record time of 40 days and 19 hours, beating the previous 2018 record by a huge nine and a half days. She set off from Tenerife, Spain on 11 February and arrived in Port St Charles in Barbados on 24 March.
After three years of training, Victoria’s row was postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. She then faced storms, huge waves, extreme weather and her own solitude to reach Barbados.
Victoria said: “I hope that my achievement will go some way to inspire other women and girls to achieve their goals whether that’s in their careers, sports or personal lives. The money donated will contribute to the important work of Women in Sport ensuring more females have the chance to participate and succeed in sport.
“While I’m looking forward to getting back to my clients and colleagues at Level, I’m taking some time out to recover and absorb a phenomenal journey.”
Lawyer Rankings
London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
A diverse range of clients turn to Level Law for its ‘professional and knowledgeable’ approach across a host of sports law mandates. Morris Bentata
is a key contact for sports media rights holders across football, basketball and horseracing, advising on production, commercial agreements, and digital licenses for major sporting competitions. Daniel Lowen and Liz Coley work with a number footballers, agents and agencies on contract renewals, transfers and contentious issues – including breaches of contracts and FA intermediary regulations. Beyond football, Lowen works with elite athletes across a number of sports who require advice on media rights, sponsorships and contractual issues, while Coley is noted for her experience in all manner of employment disputes. Tim Lowles focuses on litigation concerning media rights agencies and competition rights holders as well as disputes between governing bodies and its sponsors, most recently in the NFT space. Rowena Samarasinhe remains a key name to note, particularly for Olympic sports, while Victoria Evans‘ expertise covers the contracting of professional golfers and tournament arrangements. The team has deepened its bench strength with the autumn 2022 arrivals of Jodie Seddon and John Reid from gunnercooke LLP and Russells Solicitors, respectively. Seddon, in particular, is noted for her work on anti-doping and safeguarding matters in basketball, hockey and equestrian sports. Fraser Reid, Dan Harrington and Alastair Campbell are further key members of the team.