RPC is a leading media and entertainment firm which focuses on advising digital platforms, video game publishers and developers, marketplaces, and digital publishers on digital content and social media mandates. The firm keeps clients up-to-date with regulatory issues, advising on online harm, and emerging digital technologies, including AI, the metaverse and augmented reality, as well as NFTs. The practice is jointly led by Oliver Bray and Rupert Cowper-Coles; Bray boasts a wealth of experience advising technology and social media platforms on regulatory compliance, AI content, and investigations, and he also advises on data protection and commercial contracts. Cowper-Coles is an expert media and data protection litigator who regularly represents social media and technology companies. Hettie Homewood is noted for her work on consumer protection.
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Testimonials
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- 'It's quite simply the premier media team in the UK. The team is extremely knowledgeable and commercial.'
- 'Alex Wilson has immense experience and knows intuitively what we need to know.'
Key clients
- YouTube
- Meta
- Valve
- Darabase
- Fnatic Esports
- GiantX
Work highlights
Advised Google on a wide range of matters, including AI, Google Cloud, advertising and marketing, consumer regulatory matters, and data protection.
Advised YouTube on all aspects of their social media operations, including influencer marketing campaigns, launch campaigns for products and services, and regulated areas of marketing activity.
Represented Valve in a competition claim in the UK brought as an opt-out set of collective proceeding on behalf of approximately 14 million UK-based users who purchased games via Steam.
Lawyers
Hall of Fame
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Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Practice head
Oliver Bray; Rupert Cowper-Coles
Other key lawyers
Hettie Homewood; Alex Wilson