Mr Joshua Charalambous > RPC > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Mr Joshua Charalambous

joshua.charalambous@rpc.co.uk

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)