Harbottle & Lewis LLP

Technology, Media and EntertainmentData ProtectionAdvertising

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.

Trainee – Olswang LLP (2007-2009)Inhouse Legal Counsel – ITV (2009 – 2011)Associate then Senior Associate – Bristows LLP (2011 – 2018)Partner – Harbottle & Lewis LLP (2018 - present)

International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) Society for Computers and Law (SCL) – Chair of the Digital Media Group committee

Cambridge University (Selwyn College) – BA – Classics (1998-2001) LSE – MSc – Media & Communications (2003-2004) Queen Mary, Univerity of London – Postgrad Diploma - Computer & Communications Law (2012-2014)