Nicholas is a highly experienced commercial lawyer with particular expertise in rights acquisition and exploitation, IT agreements and general commercial contracts such as agency, distribution and supply contracts. He regularly advises on gambling law issues.
In addition to his private practice experience, Nicholas spent a number of years in-house at Gullane Entertainment and the publisher De Agostini.
He is a regular contributor to a number of trade journals and frequently speaks at conferences.
Expertise
Nicholas has extensive in-house and private practice experience drafting and negotiating complex commercial contracts across multiple sectors.
Experience
Advised a data supplier for the NHS on international participation arrangements and ongoing project advice.
Advised a multinational Indian company on its sponsorship of a Formula 1 team.
Advised on rights acquisition transactions, including full due diligence on complex underlying rights and exploitation arrangements.
Nicholas brings in-house and private practice experience advising financial institutions on IT, outsourcing and data centre agreements, corporate facilities management, asset sales and transitional services, alongside e-commerce, consumer law and commercial contracts.
Experience
Advised an application service provider in respect of agreement with major high street bank.
Advised a top 3 high-street bank in respect of data centre agreements and off-site storage capacity agreements.
Advised a FTSE 250 company on complex sale of assets, transitional service arrangements and corporate facilities management arrangements.
Please note: The experience list above may include examples of work completed prior to joining Keystone Law.
Recognition
Recognised by The Legal 500 for Gaming and Betting 2023–2024
“Advised Touch Press on collaborative arrangements and iPad apps, notably for The Waste Land. Coolabi is a longstanding client.”
The Legal 500 2012
Nicholas qualified as a solicitor in 1999. Prior to joining Keystone Law in 2013, he worked at the following firms:
