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Sarah Needham

Sarah Needham

Keystone Law, London

Work Department

Commercial, Data Protection, Intellectual Property, Media

Position

Sarah is a commercial contracts and IP lawyer with a particular specialism in the TechnologyMedia, Retail and Data Protection sector.

With more than twenty years’ experience gained in both private practice City law firms and in-house as general counsel of a large media group, she has a wide practice area covering areas such as commercial services contracts, all types of technology agreements, brand licensing, print and publishing contracts, joint venture agreements, outsourcing agreements, and media and advertising contracts.

She is an expert on advising on the implications of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the UK Data Protection Act 2018 and regularly advises clients ranging from the largest global companies to SMEs and start ups on its implications.

Sarah is also an experienced speaker at various client and internal and sector briefings.

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Career

Trained at Macfarlanes LLP, qualified 2003; Taylor Wessing LLP, 2012-13; General Counsel at DC Thomson Limited, 2015-16; Keystone Law, 2016.

Memberships

Sarah Needham is recognised by the Legal 500 2017 for Commercial Contracts and Brand Management.

Ranked in 2013 ‘Super Lawyers’ directory