Ed is a Partner in the Commercial group and advises on all aspects of commercial contracts and intellectual property.
His focus is on providing the firm’s corporate and entrepreneur clients with advice on their key business and operational contracts and, in particular, high-value services agreements, outsourcing arrangements, and brand protection and rights-exploitation arrangements.
Ed has particular experience in acting for clients in the entertainment and media sector, including a number of leading global rights-owners, sports bodies and entertainers, and advising on a broad range of contracts within the media and sports industries, including live events. He also works closely with the firm’s Corporate team on acquisitions, joint ventures and commercial franchising across a range of sectors.
Before qualifying as a solicitor in the City, Ed worked in the music industry and founded his own production company, winning a MOBO award for best producer and producing several platinum records, including with Seal and Shola Ama.
Ed contributes to Copinger & Skone James on Copyright and Practical Commercial Precedents published by Sweet & Maxwell and is on the editorial board of Entertainment Law Review.
They are great - we can rely on them to be responsive and do extremely high-quality work
High standards, good, transparent communication between team members, excellent understanding of the issues, plus a can-do attitude. Part of the firm’s culture is an awareness of cost, and the farming out of work to the most reasonably-priced resource.
High standards, good division of practices. In addition to the firm’s specialities, it acts as a “one-stop shop” where sensible so that the client can simply pick up the phone and get things done.
Ed's fantastic - super intelligent and one of the most committed lawyers I have ever come across.
He works extremely hard and is very dedicated to providing excellent client service.
He is able to add real value through his legal advice, which is pragmatic and technically sound.
Ed is "exceptionally smart, detail-orientated and incomparably committed to clients."
Extremely intelligent and very astute.
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