Mr Joshua Charalambous > RPC > London, England > Lawyer Profile
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Mr Joshua Charalambous
Work Department
Sports; IP; Technology: Disputes
Position
Josh is a sports, disputes and commercial lawyer, and is a Partner in the firm’s sports, IP and commercial groups.
Josh advises on contentious, advisory and transactional matters. His disputes work covers sports, IP, commercial, media and entertainment, and technology cases in the High Court, Court of Appeal and UK Supreme Court, as well as sports arbitrations, disciplinary panels, and international arbitration.
Josh also supports clients in relation to sponsorship and partnership arrangements, sports data and content supply agreements, IP licensing and general “BAU” commercial contracts involving sports, media and entertainment, and technology. Josh also has extensive experience advising retail and consumer brands (including in the food and drink space).
Noted in legal directories as having “deep sector knowledge and exceptional judgement” on sports related matters, Josh represents clients on regulatory, governance, disciplinary and safeguarding matters across a range of sports from football and rugby to lacrosse. Josh similarly advises a range of stakeholders and non-endemic consumer brands in esports, gaming and content, and sports betting.
Josh was selected as a Sport Industry NextGen Leader for 2021, a Rising Star by Legal 500 (2021-present) and, prior to becoming Partner, an “Associate to Watch” by Chambers & Partners (2022).
Josh has frequently contributed as an author to Entertainment Law Review and LawInSport on IP, sports and entertainment related matters, and is a regular speaker at sports law and industry events.
Having spent time on secondment to a major global insurer, Josh also advises on policy wording, coverage, defence and pursuit instructions in sports, IP, media and entertainment, and technology matters.
Memberships
Sport Industry NextGen Leader 2021
LawInSport
British Association for Sport and Law
Independent Council Member, English Schools’ FA (2017-2020)
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Corporate and commercial > Commercial contracts
- Risk advisory > Corporate governance
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Digital content & social
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Theatre, publishing and other media
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Reputation management
- Industry focus > Retail and consumer
Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Corporate and commercial > Customs and excise
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Employment > Health and safety
- Insurance > Insurance and reinsurance litigation
- Insurance > Insurance: corporate and regulatory
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Advertising & marketing
- Insurance > Product liability: defendant
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
- Industry focus > TMT
- Corporate and commercial > VAT and indirect tax
- Insurance > Clinical negligence: defendant
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Employment > Employers
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Gaming and betting
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- Private client > Art and cultural property
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Dispute resolution > Competition litigation
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Industry focus > Life sciences and healthcare
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £100m-£750m
- Corporate and commercial > Partnership
- Insurance > Personal injury: defendant
- Dispute resolution > Professional discipline
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £250m)
- Public sector > Administrative and public law
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Finance > Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans