The media and entertainment team at Arthur Cox advises on the full spectrum of issues relevant to the media and entertainment industry, covering M&A, corporate issues and commercial work. The team also is well-equipped to handle regulation, defamation, content regulation and advertising mandates. Colin Kavanagh, whose workload spans commercial, non-contentious intellectual property and regulatory matters, leads the team. The contentious media, brand protection, reputation management and defamation aspect of the practice is led by Keith Smith, while the sports and investigations area of the practice is led by Richard Willis.
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Testimonials
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- ‘The team at Arthur Cox have been instrumental in a number of key highly commercial projects. Their quality and speed of work at crucial times is second to none, with a real personal level of service, which makes all the difference.'
- ‘Trust, ability to deliver a high quality of service accurately all of the time. This gives us real confidence as a company that all legal needs and challenges we face are in good hands.’
Key clients
- Center Parcs
- MCD
- Coolmore Stud
- Meta (formerly Facebook)
- Spotify
- IAC Search & Media
- Rugbypass
- The Chester Beatty Library
- Wireless Group plc
- 2FM / RTÉ Networks
- 6 Nations Rugby
- RTÉ
Work highlights
Advising Xavatar, the metaverse entertainment startup, on all corporate, commercial and media work including on its arrangement with Fexco.
Advising the Press Photographers Association of Ireland on copyright and data protection issues and on new terms of business between its members and the print and online media.
Advising Amazon on Irish broadcasting regulation.
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Practice head
Colin Kavanagh; Keith Smith; Richard Willis