Media & Entertainment
We're the only law firm in the North East that provides specialist media and entertainment advice.
Our clients span several industry sectors, including film and TV, music, broadcasting, gaming, advertising and marketing, fashion, publishing, art, sport, live events, and technology.
- Commercial arrangements
- Business acquisitions and disposals
- Intellectual property rights issues
- Reputation management
- Dispute resolution
- Privacy and the press
Muckle LLP has experience in cross-disciplinary IP, media and technology-related matters such as press and reputation management work, rights infringements, sponsorships, and data and contractual issues. Exemplifying this is experienced practice head George Festing who acts for high-profile corporate and individual media and entertainment clients across the tech, music, film, TV, advertising, fashion and sport industries, and is a leading expert in the media field nationally.
Leading the commercial team, Alex Craig advises on IP, data and technology matters, such as licensing agreements, media rights agreements and IP reviews, while Alex Speirs covers IP issues and disputes, and Tom Justice handles commercial agreements with an emphasis on the sports sector.