Acting on behalf of major hotel groups and leisure companies, the Edinburgh-based DLA Piper team is highly regarded for drafting and negotiating global framework agreements, brand partnerships, and contract packages. Practice head John McKinlay is an expert in content licensing and brand exploitation proceedings. Linzi Penman is noted for her data protection expertise. Both Catriona Melton and Laura Maclennan are also recommended.
Testimonials
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‘The team comprises leading experts in the field of entertainment law who are skilled at positioning themselves as extended members of a client's legal team. They do this by gaining a deep understanding of the business and identifying how they can work with stakeholders to enable business objectives whilst managing legal risk.’
‘Laura Maclennan possesses deep technical knowledge about entertainment contracts and is skilled at translating complex legal concepts into commercial language that client's stakeholders can understand. Laura is also a secret weapon in negotiations who can be relied upon to close a deal. She does this by using her knowledge of the client, her deep understanding of the legal risks and her indisputable rationale and logic to secure the risk profile her clients need.’
Key clients
- Merlin Entertainments
- ExCel London