Advertising & Marketing
United Kingdom
19 September 2025
Lewis Silkin advises clients on the spectrum of retail and consumer matters, from logistics and supply chain, franchising and licensing, and e-commerce and consumer regulation, to real estate, IP and brand management, employment, and marketing. International and national restaurant and hotel chains and luxury and high street brands count the team as their advisors. Alan Hunt, a specialist in commercial contracts, IP, and technology transactions, and Laura Farnsworth, an employment expert, lead the team.
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‘Very pragmatic and commercial given our unique and complex business.’
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‘Working with Carly Mather is like having an exceptional in house lawyer on the end of the phone.’
‘The Lewis Silkin team is fantastic. They have a brilliant breath of expertise across the team, are incredibly responsive with great client care and provide second to none training and know-how insights.’
Key clients
- Marks & Spencer
- ASOS
- Harvey Nichols
- Airwair International Limited (Dr. Martens)
- Robinsons Soft Drinks Ltd / Britvic
- Birkenstock IP GmbH
- Vivienne Westwood Group
- No Ordinary Designer Label (NODL) t/a Ted Baker (now owned by Authentic Brands Group)
- Jellycat
Work highlights
Advising a luxury retailer on the full spectrum of their data, privacy & cyber requirements from privacy noticed, processing agreement and direct marketing advice for new e-commerce platforms, AI strategies and governance framework for new AI systems and data protection impact assessments for novel anti-counterfeit technology.
Acting for Dr Martens in a significant advertising dispute against TEMU for trade mark infringement, including summary judgment application.
Advising a department store retailer on its strategy for senior employees working overseas and on high value contractor agreements for design services, and route to market solutions, including agency relationships.
Practice head
Laura Farnsworth; Alan Hunt
Other key lawyers
Carly Mather