Osborne Clarke LLPs commercial contracts team advises on complex and strategic agreements for major clients across key sectors, including media, technology, retail, life sciences, energy, and transport. The group is active on high-value licensing, distribution, and outsourcing arrangements, including cross-border mandates and regulated procurement work. Recent mandates include advising a major media company on agreements relating to the launch of its streaming service in the UK. The team also has a strong presence in transport and logistics, with ongoing work for global warehousing suppliers. The practice spreads between the firm’s London and Bristol offices. John Davidson-Kelly and Jamie Heatly are both highly active in the commercial space, being the driving forces behind the firm’s work with Warner Bros. In Bristol, Edward Barratt and Will Robertson are further key names to note.
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The team has a real depth of experience and we’ve used Osborne Clarke on a few complex matters. All the team members are approachable and interact well with our internal stakeholders, which makes those complex transactions run smoothly.’
'They have demonstrated an excellent analytical approach to tackling issues and problems, providing good suggestions and mitigation to achieve the right outcome acceptable to all parties.'
- 'The team working with us were pragmatic and gave honest, clear recommendations for us to consider and then acted on our direction. They had great knowledge of the industry, and we could take that into consideration.'
- 'The element which made them different from other legal firms I have worked with is they became integral part of our team. I valued their precision to detail and their ability to make the complex legal positions simple and easy to understand.'
Key clients
- NewCold
- Strongbyte Solutions Limited
- University of Bristol
- Wessex Water Limited (trading as EnTrade)
- Greystar
- Bristol Airport
- Warner Bros. Discovery
- Department for Transport
Work highlights
Advised NewCold on their contracts worldwide with their key customers.
Acted as sole external legal advisors to Warner Bros. Discovery (global film studio, TV network and operator of new streaming service 'Max') on its recent UK commercial deal with Sky.
Advised the University of Bristol on its procurement of a new modern communications network for the whole of the University covering over 380 buildings.
Other key lawyers
John Davidson-Kelly; Jamie Heatly; Edward Barratt; Will Robertson