Our lawyers bring a deep understanding of how media, sport, gaming and entertainment industries work – with the experience and reach to advise in any jurisdiction across and beyond the African continent.
We work at the forefront of advising sports, media and entertainment clients on the legal, financial, investment and corporate issues they face. These include production and rights acquisition, exploiting media rights, staging and exploitation of live sports and other events, intellectual property protection and enforcement, regulatory and administrative issues, antitrust and competition law, developing theme parks, stadia and arena, as well as disputes.
Local presence, global reach: we work in 20 African countries, providing an unrivalled local presence and insights backed by one of the world’s biggest business law firms. Our global Africa team comprises more than 200 lawyers in Johannesburg, Casablanca, London, New York, Paris, Dubai, Perth, Hong Kong and Beijing.
Our international resources and experience enables us to advise clients including broadcasters, film studios and producers, distributors, promoters, advertisers, rights holders, leagues, clubs, franchise owners, international and national governing bodies and agencies, sponsors, investors and banks and. In gaming, we advise operators and suppliers in relation to complex local laws and regulations.
Key capabilities include:
- sponsorship, licensing and merchandising
- advertising and marketing
- broadcasting/television
- media
- music
- computer games
- digital media
- publishing
- film
- audio-visual piracy
- gambling and gaming
- international sports federations
- sports media rights
- live events
- olympic and world-level events
- stadium and theme park development and management
Please contact us to discuss how we can help you to achieve your objectives.