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Keystone Law Offices
48 CHANCERY LANE
LONDON
WC2A 1JF
England
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Sarah Needham
Work Department
Commercial, Data Protection, Intellectual Property, Media
Position
Sarah is a commercial contracts and IP lawyer with a particular specialism in the Technology, Media, Retail and Data Protection sector.
With more than twenty years’ experience gained in both private practice City law firms and in-house as general counsel of a large media group, she has a wide practice area covering areas such as commercial services contracts, all types of technology agreements, brand licensing, print and publishing contracts, joint venture agreements, outsourcing agreements, and media and advertising contracts.
She is an expert on advising on the implications of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the UK Data Protection Act 2018 and regularly advises clients ranging from the largest global companies to SMEs and start ups on its implications.
Sarah is also an experienced speaker at various client and internal and sector briefings.
Career
Trained at Macfarlanes LLP, qualified 2003; Taylor Wessing LLP, 2012-13; General Counsel at DC Thomson Limited, 2015-16; Keystone Law, 2016.
Memberships
Sarah Needham is recognised by the Legal 500 2017 for Commercial Contracts and Brand Management.
Ranked in 2013 ‘Super Lawyers’ directory
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market
- Employment > Employees/unions
- Finance > Transport finance and leasing
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Corporate and commercial > International business reorganisations
- Private client > Court of protection
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Licensing
- Public sector > Healthcare
- Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
- Real estate > Residential property
Firm Rankings
- Employment > Senior executives
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Gaming and betting
- Finance > Islamic finance
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Film & TV
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Music
- Insurance > Product liability: defendant
- Transport > Travel
- Private client > Art and cultural property
- Transport > Aviation
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Private client > Family
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Insurance > Insurance and reinsurance litigation
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Smaller Deals, £10m-£100m
- Corporate and commercial > Partnership
- Employment > Pensions (non-contentious)
- Insurance > Personal injury: defendant
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Power (including electricity, nuclear and renewables)
- Transport > Shipping
- Finance > Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Employment > Employers
- Employment > Immigration
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Oil and gas
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Real estate > Planning
- Real estate > Property litigation
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Reputation management
- Corporate and commercial > Venture capital
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: patents (contentious and non-contentious)
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- Insurance > Clinical negligence: defendant
- Dispute resolution > Professional discipline
- Insurance > Insurance litigation: for policyholders
- Private client > Agriculture and estates