England - London • TMT (technology, media and telecoms)
Charles Russell Speechlys LLP
Charles Russell Speechlys LLP has a strong track record of work on advertising, marketing, sponsorship and other commercial matters, with a notable focus on the sports sector, advising clients such as Nike, Ascot Racecourse and Manchester United footballer Marcus Rashford. The firm's most prominent names in this line of work include commercial contracts specialists Jason Saiban and Richard Davies, and Nick White, who offers IP expertise.
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Key clients
- Nike
- Sage
- International Tennis Federation
- Bowers & Wilkins
- Marcus Rashford
- Sony Interactive Entertainment
- Ascot Racecourse
- The majority shareholders of In Touch Games Limited
- Fika Community Limited
- ATP Tour Inc.
- Channel 4
Work highlights
- Advising Nike across the full range of practice areas including digital transformation project, technology contracts, sponsorship, sports marketing, advertising, e-commerce, regulatory, privacy and data protection, litigation, employment and real estate.
- Advising Sage, a global leader in software technology, on sponsorship deals for Six Nations Rugby, Major League Baseball and The Hundred. CRS advised Sage on a series of high-profile sports sponsorship deals, which included innovative technical aspects to the partnerships.
- Settling more than 30 phone hacking claims against MGN Limited (now Reach PLC – The Mirror, The Sunday Mirror and The People) for unlawful gathering of private and confidential information through phone hacking; and working on a substantial number of claims in the current tranche of the Mirror Newspaper Hacking Litigation.