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Nick Allan

Position
Partner: Nick is a Partner at Lewis Silkin LLP and leads the Interactive Entertainment practice group. He represents businesses of all sizes in the games business, from multinational publishers to indie developers, as well as acting for other providers in the games industry.
Nick advises clients on commercial transactions in the games industry, including developing, publishing and licensing deals, but he also has a background in intellectual property and advise on issues specific to the industry, such as in relation to the use of real-world assets in games. Nick also advise games companies on the various regulatory issues that affect the games sector, such as those relating to the Online Safety Bill, the Children’s Code, consumer standards and EULAs, PEGI age ratings, advertising guidance on virtual currencies and items, gambling regulations on loot boxes and e commerce.
Lawyer Rankings
London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
A key port of call for technology platforms, Lewis Silkin’s broad expertise encompasses AI, cyber security, digital regulation, NFTs, and Saas. James Gill leads the team and is experienced in global system integration and technology contracts. Nick Allan is well versed in intellectual property agreements and technology transfers, while Roch Glowacki is particularly focused on IT outsourcing. Another key member of the team is Sally Hughes.
London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Video games
Nick Allan leads the interactive entertainment group at Lewis Silkin which handles a wide range of matters in the gaming segment, including IP, regulatory data protection and content distribution issues, as well as commercial contract negotiations concerning game development, publishing and licensing agreements. The team attracts instructions from multinational video game publishers, external developers, and independent developers. Allan who stands out for his regulatory, commercial and IP knowledge of the video gaming sector, and is regularly sought out by clients to advise on external video game development deals. The team has also grown its practice in relation to providing regional trade associations with legal advice following the arrival of Laura Harper from Irwin Mitchell in May 2023.
Lawyer Rankings
- Media: Video games London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms)
- IT and telecoms London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms)
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- Employment > Employers
- Employment > Immigration
- Real estate > Commercial property: development
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Smaller Deals, £10m-£100m
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Advertising & marketing
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Theatre, publishing and other media
- Employment > Senior executives
Firm Rankings
- Corporate and commercial > Commercial contracts
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Film & TV
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Music
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Video games
- Corporate and commercial > Partnership
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Artificial intelligence
- Real estate > Commercial property: development
- Industry focus > Hospitality and leisure
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Digital content & social
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > PATMA: Patent attorneys
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > PATMA: Trade mark attorneys
- Real estate > Property litigation
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Reputation management
- Industry focus > Retail and consumer
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Franchising
- Real estate > Planning
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: patents (contentious and non-contentious)
- Corporate and commercial > Venture capital
- Industry focus > Life sciences and healthcare