UK Guide 2026 : UK-wide
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CMS has a noteworthy commercial team with significant experience advising on matters at the intersection of the sports and media sectors. It frequently acts for clients in relation to the negotiation and drafting of media rights agreements, as well as licensing and anti-piracy issues. It also assists with contract negotiations and M&A transactions, as well as issues arising out of the use of sports data in the gaming industry.
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CMS acted for the Premier League on the packaging, tendering and contracting of all its domestic and international audio-visual and audio rights.
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Strong breadth and depth of knowledge, with an understanding of novel and nuanced topics. The team has the ability to work pragmatically, a global mindset and media market subject matter expertise.
Thorough advice, with a willingness to meet tight deadlines and an ability to adapt the style of the relationship to suit our client needs, ie, with multiple stakeholders.
CMS offers a global reach with a deep-rooted understanding of differing jurisdictions and their various nuances. Similarly, the firm possesses a vast depth of experience in sport and media.
CMS are absolutely brilliant, I rate them AAA in terms of their professionalism. Their drafting is best in class, and the quality of documentation we get from them is out-of-this-world good.
The service is very good: they're very responsive and always provide a very high level of service. Some unexpected legal issues came up and they gave us really good options on how to deal with those.
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John Cloke places a strong focus on digital content distribution as part of a broad commercial and regulatory sports practice. He regularly assists clients in the football and motorsports industries.
I rate John as one of the best sports lawyers I've encountered. I don't think there is anyone better at drafting. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend him as the best in his field of media rights.
Alasdair Lamb is a senior associate with particular experience in gambling law and regulation, commercial contracts and media rights exploitation. He has received distinct praise for his work in advising rights holders in sports media on the tender and grant of their rights.
He's very good on quick turnarounds of drafts and providing solutions, including the contracting process.
I was impressed with Alasdair as an associate.
He has a good bedside manner in dealing with the other side, and he's efficient and effective in the work he does.
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