Sacha Wilson

Practice Areas

Sacha is a commercial and regulatory lawyer with particular expertise in advertising, digital and data privacy. He is head of the firm’s cross-departmental advertising practice.

Sacha advises clients from a variety of sectors, including some of the world’s best known brands, agencies and platforms. He is ranked for advertising and digital media in both The Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners and is recognised as one of the UK’s leading advertising lawyers.

Sacha advises on a range of commercial transactions and has particular expertise in advertising-related agreements (such as creative agency, media planning and 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 and technology practices and regularly advises well-known retail brands on a range of retail-focused commercial agreements including distribution, licensing, and franchise agreements, as well as clients across a range of industries on tech focused agreements such as software development, SaaS, and IT services contracts.

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, and mobile apps.

Sacha also has expertise in the legal issues associated with AI, particularly in the context of advertising and marketing. He regularly advises clients on the privacy, IP, contractual and regulatory issues associated with the use and deployment of AI for a range of purposes in the advertising and marketing industries.