We offer a complete legal service to all businesses operating in the sector, from large creative and media agencies through to niche digital and data specialists. Our team focuses exclusively on advertising, marketing and media work, with corporate, commercial, employment, dispute resolution and tax specialists, as well as access through our network to overseas experts in all key jurisdictions worldwide.

Osborne Clarke is the only firm to be rated by both the Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners guides as top tier in all available league tables for 'Advertising and Marketing' and 'Sponsorship'. Their 2006 editions state that we are "a recognised leader in the field" and described by clients as "swift to react and user friendly", "exceptionally clued-up" and "unmatched".  Various team members are described as "trusted by clients to always do a fantastic job… incredible expertise and superb knowledge… absolutely first rate… cutting to the chase… [they] know everything there is to know."

Our dedicated corporate team has extensive experience of advising companies, individuals and investors in all stages of the development of advertising and marketing services businesses. This includes the establishment of new companies, joint ventures, fundraising, acquisitions and exits through sale or flotation (IPOs).

Similarly, our marketing sector employment law specialists regularly advise on hiring and firing issues, employee incentive schemes, redundancies, discrimination issues, business immigration and the full range of people-related legal issues that agencies commonly face.

Our commercial team advises on marketing contracts of all kinds, including marketing services supply agreements, production, licensing and talent contracts, joint promotional activity deals and branded content agreements, including advertiser-funded programming (AFP) deals. They also advise on all types of content issue and are regularly involved in brand selection, protection and maintenance work. Our clients, who include many of the top ad agencies, rely on us to provide fast and pragmatic copy and promotional clearance, both on a national and international basis.

We are also experienced in helping resolve marketing disputes and complaints, and we have a good track record in dealing with advertising regulators and advising on related regulatory compliance issues, e.g. financial services, ICSTIS and data protection issues.

Our annual "Look Back, Face Forward" marketing law forum is now in its tenth year and is a firm fixture on the UK marketing law conference circuit. Our specialist website www.marketinglaw.co.uk continues to be in a league of its own, offering over 1,000 pages of constantly updated content on marketing law news, regulation and issues in the UK and the rest of Europe.

• Advised the shareholders of leading UK on-line display advertising company Adviva on its sale to US competitor Specific Media

Nick Johnson
t +44 (0)20 7105 7080
nick.johnson@osborneclarke.com