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Our focus on the media, technology and brands space enables us to go beyond the legal advisory role and work with these clients to identify opportunities and to help them better understand the value of their assets.
We regularly work on complex commercial partnerships at the top-end of the media rights value chain, including on publishing deals, sponsorship and endorsement agreements and betting and computer game tie-ins.
We provide a full-service legal offering to our sports clients, with regular involvement of our corporate, finance, litigation and employment lawyers.
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Wiggin is above all celebrated for its work at the intersection of sports and the media, with particular regard to IP and data rights, brands and engagement, and talent and sponsorship. The team is highly sought after by sports-side clients for advice on new product launches.
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Wiggin advised FIFA on the launch of its streaming service, FIFA+. Wiggin’s advice has covered global regulatory compliance, production and commissioning arrangements for original content, rights acquisitions and advertising sales contracts.
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Wiggin clearly have a wealth of experience in this area and can therefore deal confidently with complex matters.
A very strong team with great commercial insight that delivers on time.
I've never doubted their ability in any respect, and I have yet to have something not finalised quickly and easily.
We generally only send non-standard or very complex work to external providers. Wiggin manages such work with a minimum of fuss and an excellent sense of what we need from agreements.
Wiggin clearly have a wealth of experience in this area and can therefore deal confidently with complex matters.
A very strong team with great commercial insight that delivers on time.
I've never doubted their ability in any respect, and I have yet to have something not finalised quickly and easily.
We generally only send non-standard or very complex work to external providers. Wiggin manages such work with a minimum of fuss and an excellent sense of what we need from agreements.
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David Hinchliffe is noted for the depth of his experience in football finance and M&A.
David has a wealth of experience to draw on; he has worked at lots of different clubs. He is a great sounding board.
David is the person I recommend for Premier League M&A work if I can't do it because of a conflict.
He is very commercial, and incredibly well connected across clubs and the industry.
Ross Sylvester focuses his practice on the acquisition and exploitation of sports rights, acting on behalf of rights holders and broadcasters.
It is hard to find anyone who compares in terms of being a phenomenal adviser who genuinely understands what position you are in and what limitations you are dealing with.
Ross is brilliant - pragmatic and incredibly hard-working.
A very commercial and smart technical lawyer
India Swall is primarily a litigator, and she is highly experienced in regulatory and disciplinary matters in the footballing world. She also assists with commercial and M&A transactions undertaken by the firm's sports practice.
India was terrific - very clear and helpful.
India really knows her way around sports rules and regulations. She really knows her stuff.