Sacha gives an overview of his career, explaining his journey to partnership before providing an insight into advising clients in a few of our key sectors, including advertising and the wider media and entertainment industry. He outlines the type of work he and his team does, from contract negotiations for brands and advertising agencies to data protection compliance and regulatory projects, and both the challenges and opportunities brought by emerging technologies such as NFTs and the legal issues when working with AI or in areas like influencer marketing.
Lisa discusses the application process for training contracts, providing guidance for those looking to apply and sharing key tips to consider when invited to interview.
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Sacha advises clients from a variety of sectors, including some of the world’s best known brands, agencies and platforms. He advises on a range of commercial transactions and has particular expertise in advertising-related agreements (such as creative agency, media buying, production and brand partnerships). He is particularly well known for his expertise in digital marketing and adtech.
Sacha also has expertise in general advertising compliance (including prize promotions, native advertising and influencer marketing) as well as ecommerce and online consumer regulations.
Sacha also works within the firm’s retail practice and regularly advises well-known retail brands on a range of retail-focused commercial agreements including distribution, licensing, and franchise agreements.
In relation to data privacy, Sacha has advised on all the key compliance areas, and has worked with a large number of clients on their data protection compliance programmes. He has particular expertise in the data privacy aspects of marketing, adtech and digital media. He frequently advises on the compliance aspects of adtech vendor arrangements, programmatic advertising, mobile apps and digital marketing activities.
Sacha is ranked for advertising and digital media in both The Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners. Sacha speaks and writes regularly about legal issues in the digital world and is frequently asked to speak at industry conferences and comment in the press.