Paul Jordan > Bristows LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

The practice at Bristows LLP acts for major production companies in the financing and production of films, and broadcasters and streaming companies in relation to distribution deals. The team is noted for its advertising capabilities, assisting with promotional and marketing campaigns for film releases. Paul Jordan leads the team and plays a prominent role in matters at the intersection of film, TV, advertising and marketing, while co-head Richard Dickinson focuses on advising broadcasters and production companies on IP rights, content licensing and other commercial transactions.

Sitting within the wider commercial IP and brands practice, the advertising and marketing team at Bristows LLP is retained by notable brands, advertising agencies and industry associations in a wide range of mandates. The team leverages its strength in IP to advise on copyright and trade mark issues related to advertising, and is also skilled in brand endorsement deals and regulatory compliance.  Practice head Paul Jordan focuses on content acquisitions, campaign clearance, marketing campaigns and IP protection. Commercial transactions are handled by Richard Dickinson, while Tim Heaps concentrates on soft IP rights, covering marketing and online brand protection.

A major player in a variety of sectors, from pharmaceuticals and biotech to media and luxury goods, Bristows LLP‘s extensive range of capabilities that span the full spectrum of trade mark, copyright, and design issues enables it to be a top choice for blue-chip clients. The team is praised for having the ‘heft, intellect and legal and technical expertise to run the biggest IP litigation’. The practice is jointly led by Richard Dickinson, who possesses particular capabilities in the media and entertainment, consumer products, and retail industries, Nellie Jackson, who is the driving force behind the trade mark portfolio management practice, and Paul Jordan, whose strengths encompass advertising clearance, brand restructuring, and brand launches. Experienced litigator Jeremy Blum and trade mark expert Ian Gruselle further bolster the practice, and Simon Clark is also noted for his wide-ranging experience across contentious and non-contentious mandates.

With a team of trade mark attorneys and solicitors, Bristows LLP provides clients with an all-encompassing trade mark offering, advising on the registration of rights to their protection and enforcement through litigation both in the UK and the EU. This includes assistance with clearance searches, advertising, and representation before trade mark registries in disputes. The hospitality, technology, and telecoms sectors remain areas of growth for the department. Paul Jordan and Nellie Jackson jointly lead the practice with the support of Ian Gruselle, who is well placed to handle worldwide trade mark portfolios.

Noted for its ‘significant experience‘ and ‘pragmatic advice‘, Bristows LLP is adept at handling day-to-day operational contracts, as well as contracts related to large commercial transactions. The group is prolific in the pharmaceutical and IP industries, calling upon the biochemistry knowledge of practice head Richard Dickinson, who brings significant expertise in commercial transactions to clients. Major clients include international conglomerates, indicative of the group’s cross-border expertise and strength in advising clients with large international portfolios which require advice on large-scale strategic collaboration. Other key contacts include Matthew Warren; Claire Smith, who assists with bespoke supply and distribution agreements; and Ellen Lambrix and Paul Jordan, who are notably skilled in advising on manufacturing agreements and logistics agreements, respectively, for large retailers.