Fieldfisher‘s digital and social media practice assists with media and entertainment matters across a range of industries, spanning film, television, streaming, broadcasting and gaming. Interactive content, sponsorship deals, publishing issues, rights licensing and IP are all key areas of activity for the practice. John Brunning focuses on contractual and regulatory issues in the social media and gaming sectors, assisting with innovative technologies, data and online safety issues. Hazel Grant, who advises on data compliance projects and security breaches, co-leads the practice with Simon Briskman. Renzo Marchini assists multinational social media companies with big data and tech-related matters, and Leonie Power advises on AI and data protection issues.

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Key clients

  • TikTok/Bytedance
  • Getty Images
  • Pause NFT
  • Deltatre
  • Dunnhumby
  • JD Sports
  • S&P Global
  • Hasbro
  • The Incorporated Society of British Advertisers (ISBA)

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Simon Briskman, Hazel Grant

Other key lawyers

John Brunning, Renzo Marchini, Leonie Power, Stephen Saltzman, Tom Ward, Lorna Cropper, Camille Ebden