The team at Hall & Wilcox ‘offers commercial, agile and sound advice and support’ across the breadth of media and broadcasting matters. The practice is led by Martin Ross, who assists key sports and media clients. Other practitioners to note are James Deady, who is experienced in sports licensing work and media rights transactions; and Mark Lebbon, who is ’reliable, personable and great at his craft’.

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  • 'H&W handle many aspects of our business from a legal perspective and do so with aplomb.'
  • 'Martin Ross is our main point of call, as he understands our business intimately after many years.'
  • 'The team are absolute experts in their area. They have exceptional turnaround times and allow the client to help guide the legal process.'
  • 'Martin Ross is knowledgeable across so many sports rights deals that there is nothing that he hasn't experienced before and can't apply to the matter at hand!'
  • 'The team offers commercial, agile and sound advice and support.'
  • 'A bespoke package with expertise offered at different levels within the firm.'
  • 'Mark Lebbon - if you want something done to perfection with fast turnaround, Mark is your guy. For high-risk, high-value transactions, my mind is at ease when I know Mark is involved. He is reliable, personable and great at his craft.'

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Hall & Wilcox
Martin is a Partner at Hall & Wilcox, and leads the firm's national Corporate and Commercial team. Martin practices commercial law with extensive experience in contracts and commercial litigation. He focuses on corporate, commercial, regulatory and private clients, with particular expertise in the sports and media sectors. Martin's expertise includes complex commercial contracting, intellectual property and mergers and acquisitions. He has worked on high-profile and complex transactions and litigation, including media rights transactions, major sponsorship agreements, M&A in sport, governance, and rules and regulations.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Martin Ross

Other key lawyers

James Deady, Mark Lebbon