Nick Johnson

Practice Areas

Intellectual property

Commercial

Advertising and sponsorship

Regulatory and compliance

Advertising and market regulation

Data protection and privacy regulation

Gambling regulation

Career

Nick is our Head of Digitalisation, an advertising and marketing law specialist and also regularly advises on data protection, online regulatory and gambling issues.He leads Osborne Clarke’s dedicated ad law team.

His practice covers a wide range of advertising-related issues, including handling ASA cases, advising on agency/client agreements, copy advice, prize promotions, pricing claims, sponsorship arrangements, talent agreements, comparative advertising, branded content, media/agency deals, ambush marketing, regulatory lobbying, advertiser compliance review processes, data protection law compliance, social media, behavioural advertising and adtech/programmatic buying issues.

Much of his work is for digital/media clients, but he also regularly advises brands in other sectors, including food and drink, automotive, financial services, retail, leisure, consumer goods and luxury brands.