Brinsley Dresden
UK Guide 2025
Band 1 : Media & Entertainment: Advertising & Marketing
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About
Provided by Brinsley Dresden
Practice Areas
Partner, specialising in advertising law. Regulatory advice: Defending complex Advertising Standards Authority investigations and on using the ASA to challenge competitor advertising. Obtaining approval from Clearcast for television commercials. Advertising issues with the Competition and Markets Authority, Ofcom, CAP and other regulators. Commercial Advice: drafting and negotiating wide range of advertising related contracts, including client/ agency agreements, and contracts with celebrities and influencers.
Content Advice: advising on risk management in advertising and sales promotions in the UK and abroad, and issues such as environmental claims, parodies, and social media campaigns. Advising on advertising related disputes.
The only lawyer in Campaign's A-List of the 500 most influential people in the UK's advertising industry.
Career
University of Bristol (LLB Hons); King's College London (LLM); qualified 1991; Joined Lewis Silkin 1996 became Partner in 1999.
Professional Memberships
Sole UK member and Global Treasurer & Secretary of the Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance; Advertising Law Group.
Publications
Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance books, including the Global Advertising Law and Regulation Book, and specialist books on subjects such as Data & Privacy and Social Media.
Chambers Review
UK
Brinsley Dresden leads Lewis Silkin's advertising and marketing sector group. He has over two decades of experience advising brands and agencies on all manner of copyright issues, commercial agreements, regulation and disputes.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Brinsley is personable, an expert in his field, and he understands the internal pressures of working in an agency. His advice is succinct, strategic and prompt. We really enjoy working with him."
"I wouldn't for one moment consider going to anyone else for the type of service that Brinsley has provided to me for many years."
"Brinsley is very experienced and knowledgeable."
"Brinsley is personable, an expert in his field, and he understands the internal pressures of working in an agency. His advice is succinct, strategic and prompt. We really enjoy working with him."
"I wouldn't for one moment consider going to anyone else for the type of service that Brinsley has provided to me for many years."
"Brinsley is very experienced and knowledgeable."