Adam Rendle

Adam Rendle is a partner in the Copyright & Media group.

Adam is a copyright, media, and advertising specialist. He supports his clients with litigation and disputes, content licensing, advertising and sponsorship agreements, corporate transactions, editorial and advertising pre-publication advice and advertising regulatory complaints. His clients include publishers, music businesses, collecting societies, broadcasters, advertisers and digital media services.

Adam provides specialist copyright expertise across the board, covering all copyright types and creative and tech sectors from the most cutting edge to the most traditional.

Adam is active in the copyright and media communities. He is a Trustee of the Copyright Society of the USA, and a member of the executive committee of the International Association of Entertainment Lawyers and of the advisory board of First Draft News.

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Career

Since 2019	Partner, Taylor Wessing
2014 - 2019	Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing
2009 - 2014	Associate, Taylor Wessing

2007 - 2009

Trainee solicitor, Taylor Wessing

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Education

2009	Admitted as a lawyer, England & Wales
2007	LL.M., Queens' College, Cambridge
2006	LPC, BPP

2005

B.A. (Hons.), Jurisprudence, Magdalen College, Oxford

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Memberships & Associations

The British Literary and Artistic Copyright Association (BLACA)
Copyright Society of the USA
Executive Committee of the IAEL

Additional languages

English

Expertise

Services and Groups Brands & advertising Copyright & media law Brands Enforcement

Sectors Technology, media & communications Music Advertising & marketing Gaming

Experience

Vinted become latest European Unicorn after closing EUR128 million Series E round financing	Vinted, Europe's largest online international C2C marketplace dedicated to second-hand fashion, on its EUR128 million Series E round financing which values the company at over EUR1 billion.The round was led by new investor Lightspeed Venture Partners, with participation from existing backers including Sprints Capital, Insight Venture Partners, Accel and Burda Principal Investments.
Media companies	Media companies on acquisitions and disposals of broadcasters, music businesses and publishing assets.
Collecting societies	Collecting societies on litigation, disputes and relations with their membership.

Ad tech platform	Ad tech platform on the licensing of its technology to a broadcaster.
An IT and networking company	An IT and networking company on parallel trade and counterfeit trade mark enforcement, including on substantial High Court litigation.
Broadcasters	Broadcasters on media regulation, joint ventures, copyright issues, advertising compliance and defamation.

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Awards

Legal 500 Leading Individual 2022	Intellectual Property: trade marks, copyright and designs
Legal 500 2021	A leading name for copyright matters for software, media and technology clients. Next generation partner for Trade marks, Copyright and Design, and for Music, publishing, broadcasting and advertising.
Legal 500 2021	Ranked tier 1 for Intellectual Property – trade marks, copyright and design
Chambers & Partners 2021	Ranked tier 1 for Media & Entertainment
Legal 500 2021	A leading name for copyright matters for software, media and technology clients. Next generation partner for Trade marks, Copyright and Design, and for Music, publishing, broadcasting and advertising.
Legal 500 2021	Ranked tier 1 for Intellectual Property – trade marks, copyright and design
Chambers & Partners 2021	Ranked tier 1 for Media & Entertainment
Legal 500 2020	Attracts praise for his exceptional work ethic and knowledge. Is able to quickly analyse and understand complicated issues and provide high-quality drafting and legal advice.
Managing IP, IP Stars 2020	Notable Practitioner
Legal 500 UK 2020	Next generation partner - TMT (technology, media and telecoms): Media and entertainment (including media finance)
Legal 500 UK 2020	Next generation partner - TMT (technology, media and telecoms): Brand management
Legal 500 UK 2019	Recommended lawyer - Brand management
Legal 500 UK 2019	Next generation - TMT: Brand management
Legal 500 UK 2017	Next generation - TMT: Brand Management: Senior associate Adam Rendle, who specialises in trade marks, copyright and media-related issues.