James King

About

I am an Associate in our Digital, Commerce & Creative team. I started my legal career advising on M&A and venture capital transactions predominantly in the technology sector, before moving to become in-house legal counsel at an insurance and technology company. I now provide commercial and strategic legal advice to clients in the creative and innovation industry – in particular media & entertainment, sport and technology companies.

Experience

Media & entertainment

Drafting production and post-production agreements for producers in the television industry
Drafting and negotiating video games development deals
Advising on pre-publication IP clearance for novels and advertising campaigns

Sport

Drafting collaboration and licencing agreements between football clubs and brands
Drafting personal appearance agreements for high-profile sportspeople

Technology

Drafting SaaS terms and conditions for software companies
Acting both company and investor-side on venture capital investments into a range of technology companies
Acting both buy and sell side on M&A deals in the technology sector