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Ian Down

020 7152 6550 ian.down@keystonelaw.co.uk View profile

Work Department

Media and entertainment and IP.

Position

Ian is a highly-skilled Brand Management and Intellectual Property lawyer with a keen focus on the legal aspects of marketing, advertising, sales promotions, sponsorship and endorsement agreements, lotteries and merchandising.

He is a trusted, and long-term, advisor to McDonald’s for all manner of marketing activities. During his career he has also acted for a range of household names including HMV, NCP, New Look, River Island, Luxottica and Swarovski.

Career

2014	Keystone Law | Consultant Solicitor
1992-2014	Hamlins LLP | Associate Solicitor then Partner
1988-1992	Wallace | Assistant Solicitor
1988	Qualified as a Solicitor

Top Tier Firm Rankings

• Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market
• Employment > Employees/unions
• Finance > Transport finance and leasing
• Corporate and commercial > International business reorganisations
• Private client > Court of protection
• Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
• Insurance > Professional negligence
• 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
• Dispute resolution > Professional discipline
• Private client > Agriculture and estates
• Insurance > Insurance litigation: for policyholders
• Insurance > Clinical negligence: defendant