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Advising the business of media, entertainment and sport

Mishcon de Reya's Media, Entertainment and Sport group advises the businesses and individuals who sit at the centre of these industries.

Our clients include broadcasters, streaming platforms, studios, sports clubs and governing bodies, gaming operators, record labels, and the athletes, executives and creative talent who drive these sectors forward. The work spans the full range of legal advice. This includes regulatory advice on the Online Safety Act and Gambling Commission requirements, commercial deals covering content rights, sponsorship and talent contracts, advertising and marketing, disputes, IP protection, data and privacy compliance and corporate transactions. Our team works across these areas together, rather than in separate practice silos, which means clients get consistent advice when their problems don't fit neatly into one box.

How we can help

Online safety

Advising businesses subject to the Online Safety Act 2023 on compliance, risk management and Ofcom engagement.

Key contact: James Boyle

Advertising and marketing

CAP and BCAP Code compliance, ASA investigations, ad clearance and marketing law for digital and broadcast channels.

Key contact: Stuart Lester

Sport

Disputes, commercial deals, IP protection, data, governance and corporate transactions across the sports sector.

Key contact: Kavan Bakhda

Media and entertainment

Full-service legal advice for broadcasters, studios, publishers, rights holders and creative talent.

Key contact: Richard McMorris

Video games

Regulatory, commercial and corporate advice for video games, esports, fan token platforms and social gaming.

Key contact: Nick Allan

Gambling and betting

Licensing, compliance, regulatory investigations and commercial advice for operators and B2B suppliers.

Key contact: Nick Nocton

Intellectual property

Protecting and exploiting IP across content, brands, formats and technology assets.

Key contact: Peter Nunn

Data and privacy

Full service advice on data protection, privacy, cyber and AI-related regulation for MES businesses.

Key contact: Jon Baines

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The Legal 500 UK 2027

Mishcon de Reya LLP has been ranked as TOP-TIER in 18 practice areas and has been recommended in an additional 54 practice areas in The Legal 500 United Kingdom – 2027 Edition. 124 Mishcon lawyers are also individually recognised as Hall of Fame, Leading Partners, Next Generation Partners or Leading Associates.

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Key takeaways from Game changers: Law, power and the business of modern sport

This panel considered a deceptively simple question: once the final whistle has blown or the chequered flag has fallen, can lawyers, regulators or the courts change the result? The panel, comprised of Otmar Szafnauer (a former Formula 1 Team Principal), Caroline McGrory (Chief Legal Officer of Cadillac F1) and Kavan Bakhda (Partner at Mishcon de Reya), explored and considered the various different stakeholders and views that are considered before a legal challenge to a sporting result is advanced.

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Key Contacts

Richard McMorris Partner
Kavan Bakhda Partner, Head of Sports Group
Nick Allan Partner
James Boyle Partner
Stuart Lester Partner
Peter Nunn Partner
Jon Baines Senior Data Protection Specialist (non-lawyer)
Nick Nocton Partner

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