Dentons offers commercial support to players in the sports industry, handling media rights, image rights and contractual agreements. Notable clients include the FIFA Museum and the Pele Brand LLC. Richard Barham has vast experience advising sport sector clients and heads the firm’s offering in the sector. Anna Copeman specialises in both contentious and non-contentious intellectual property law, and has led the team advising the Pele Brand on its acquisition of global rights to the name. Simon Elliott handles data privacy and cybersecurity matters.
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Key clients
- Pele Brand LLC
- FIFA Museum
Work highlights
Acted for Pele Brand LLC on the acquisition of the perpetual global rights to the name, brand and image of Pele (arguably the most famous footballer of all time).
Acted in relation to a long term contractual engagement with SecuTix, a leading provider of ticket management software.
Practice head
Richard Barham
Other key lawyers
Anna Copeman; Simon Elliott