Media: Digital content & social

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.

Blaise Gaymer

Senior Associate in the Media and Corporate and Commercial departments at Simons Muirhead & Burton LLP. Blaise advises clients on a broad range of commercial issues in the media and entertainment sector, primarily surrounding the development, production, distribution and exploitation of all forms of content, including feature films and television programmes in traditional media and on digital media networks. Her clients include production companies, publishers, artists, talent agents and photographers. She has particular experience in advising on the sale and acquisition of companies in the media space and investment arrangements for new companies.

Ed Baden-Powell

Ed is a partner in the commercial group and advises on all aspects of commercial contracts and intellectual property. His focus is on providing the firm’s corporate and entrepreneur clients with advice on their key business and operational contracts and, in particular, high-value services agreements, outsourcing arrangements, and brand protection and rights-exploitation arrangements. Ed has particular experience in acting for clients in the entertainment and media sector, including a number of leading global rights-owners, sports bodies and entertainers, and advising on a broad range of contracts within the media and sports industries, including live events. He also works closely with the firm’s corporate team on acquisitions, joint ventures and commercial franchising across a range of sectors. Before qualifying as a solicitor in the City, Ed worked in the music industry and founded his own production company, winning a MOBO award for best producer and producing several platinum records, including with Seal and Shola Ama. Ed is the co-author of the ‘Intellectual Property and Media Law Companion’ published by Bloomsbury Professional and is on the editorial board of ‘Entertainment Law Review’.