England - London • TMT (technology, media and telecoms)

Herbert Smith Freehills LLP

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Herbert Smith Freehills LLP's team provies 'deep experience' and 'great' advice on a broad array of matters, including joint ventures between advertising companies, media buying agreements, and festival and events related marketing issues. Hayley Brady heads the media and digital practice, advising major corporates and advertising agencies on marketing arrangements; while senior associate James Balfour primarily focuses on advertising campaigns and the advertisement sales of third party bodies. Senior associate Rachel Kane has a great deal of regulatory expertise, often handling advertising sales agreements, partnership deals, and influencer marketing campaigns.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

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  • 'Accurate, timely, great advice, and excellent work. They have deep experience, and are willing to offer advice and strong counter views.'
  • 'They don’t waste time and they know their business.'
  • 'They provided exceptional support - they were proactive, collaborative and dedicated; they seamlessly integrated with the business and demonstrated a solution orientated mindset and can-do attitude. In particular, James Balfour and Rachel Kane have good media buying industry experience, which is an invaluable specialist area.'

Key clients

  • Dentsu
  • Reddit
  • Black Equity Organisation
  • United Kingdom for UNHCR
  • Amplify
  • Sky
  • Newen Studios SAS

Lawyers

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Hayley Brady

Other key lawyers

James Balfour, Rachel Kane