Media: Advertising & marketing

Oliver Bray

Senior Partner.  Oliver is Senior Partner at RPC and a recognised specialist in commercial law. He has over 25 years' experience with particular expertise in commercial contracts, advertising and marketing, regulatory investigations/proceedings, data protection, consumer, intellectual property and digital. He is ranked in the Legal 500's "Hall of Fame" and "Top Ranked" by Chambers and Partners for both commercial and advertising/marketing. He works with some of the world's highest profile brands and digital platforms, providing advice on all aspects their commercial operations and consumer engagement.  He is the co-editor of the leading text book ‘Advertising Law and Regulation’ (Bloomsbury Professional). He is Chairman of the City of London Law Society Commercial Law Committee, a member of the Ad Law Group and an editorial board member of Digital Business Lawyer and Entertainment Law Review. He was awarded "Best Client Partner" at the 2016 British Legal Awards and is recognised by Acritas for outstanding client service.

Brinsley Dresden

Partner, specialising in advertising and marketing law and regulation, representing both brand owners and marketing services agencies across a broad spectrum of legal and regulatory issues.

Rupert Earle

Partner

Chloe Deng

Please see full biography at osborneclarke.com/lawyers/chloe-deng/

Hettie Homewood

A Senior Associate in RPC's Commercial, Technology & Outsourcing team, Hettie advises clients in a variety of sectors, including household brands, retailers, tech businesses, and creative and media agencies. Hettie has worked within a wide range of industry sectors with a particular focus on consumer facing businesses and e-commerce. She brings a unique perspective to her practice, having worked extensively both in private practice and in-house, collaborating with stakeholders at all levels. Putting her clients' individual desired outcomes at the heart of her approach to drafting, negotiating and advising on commercial matters, Hettie is able to cut through the legalese to deliver targeted and pragmatic legal solutions.

Sarah MacDonald

Sarah leads Wiggin’s advertising, marketing and sponsorship team and is also active in the digital, content distribution and sports sectors. Working for a number of global brands creating, marketing and distributing content across all platforms, Sarah not only understands the needs of clients in the business of developing and acquiring content, but also the complexities surrounding its exploitation and promotion. Sarah also advises on the technical arrangements required for the launch, hosting and operation of a range of media and online services. During her time at Wiggin, Sarah has spent time working as Legal Counsel at Manchester United Football Club where she was involved in a range of commercial sports arrangements, including sponsorship, licensing and media distribution. In addition, Sarah has been seconded to The Walt Disney Company, Virgin Media, Mercury Records (Universal Music Group) and the BRIT Awards; this allows Sarah to advise with a genuine understanding of the client viewpoint.

Claire Sng

Jo Farmer

Partner: Jo jointly leads the firm's Commercial group and advises clients on their advertising and marketing campaigns and exploitation of intellectual property rights and content. Her clients include brand owners, content creators, communications agencies and media platforms. Jo is recognised as a leading lawyer in the field of advertising and brand reputation in legal directories.

Paul Jordan

Paul is a Partner in the Intellectual Property department specialising in advertising and marketing law and brand protection matters generally. He joined Bristows in 2009.Paul is a Partner in the Intellectual Property department specialising in advertising and marketing law and brand protection matters generally. He joined Bristows in 2009.Though his experience covers the full range of intellectual property issues (both contentious and non-contentious), Paul's work focuses on advertising regulation, content licensing, and trade mark and copyright infringement. His experience includes advising on: global IP protection, multi-platform advertising clearance, social media campaigns, global brand restructuring, passing off disputes, brand launches, and the preparation and defence of ASA, PhonepayPlus, Trading Standards and CMA investigations. Paul's wide range of clients includes major brand owners, car manufacturers, retailers, airlines, financial service providers and media companies. Paul regularly speaks on brand protection and advertising law matters and has been widely published, including in the leading advertising industry guide - Ad Law - published by the Institute of Practitioners in Advertising. He was recently appointed as the UK editor of INTA's Trade Dress portal.

Geraint Lloyd-Taylor

Partner. Deputy head of Lewis Silkin's advertising & marketing team.

Dan Smith

Head of Advertising Law ,Europe

Anna Williams

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Sacha Wilson

Sacha is a partner working across the firm’s Media & Entertainment and Technology & Data teams. He is also joint head of the firm’s cross-departmental Advertising Group.He is a commercial and regulatory lawyer with particular expertise in advertising, tech/digital, and data privacy. He has advised clients from a variety of sectors including some of the world’s best known brands, agencies, platforms and media companies.Sacha advises on a range of commercial transactions and has particular expertise in advertising and marketing related agreements (such as creative agency, media buying, and brand partnerships) as well as more tech focused deals (including software development/licensing, cloud services and adtech).He also has expertise in general advertising compliance (including prize promotions, native advertising and product placement) as well as ecommerce and online consumer regulations.In relation to data privacy, Sacha has advised on all the key compliance areas and has worked with a large number of clients on their GDPR compliance programmes. Sacha has particular expertise in the data privacy aspects of marketing, adtech and digital media – he frequently advises on adtech vendor arrangements, programmatic advertising, mobile apps, and innovative digital marketing projects.