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Addleshaw Goddard offers a full range of legal services in all major jurisdictions and economic centres worldwide.

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Africa

Africa is a global economic bright spot, providing exceptional opportunities for growth, innovation and expansion. Our experience spans work in energy and resources to the rapid emergence of the middle-class consumer market covering food and drink, retail, financial services and telecommunications.

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The Americas

The Americas offer a rich variety of business development opportunities and challenges and our experts have many years' experience across the continent.

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Asia

We have a substantial presence in the fastest growing economic region in the world advising an enviable portfolio of local Asian clients and international corporates.

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Europe

As well as our UK offices we have close, well established, working relationships with leading independent full service firms.

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The GCC

Our GCC presence comprises offices in Dubai, Oman and Qatar and our lawyers are all long-term residents in the region.

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AG Worldwide

Where we don't have offices we combine with like-minded correspondent firms to deliver an international capability in all major jurisdictions and economic centres worldwide.

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Our people

Jessica Smith

Associate, Commercial Services,
Leeds

Expertise

Jessica joined the Leeds Commercial Team as an Associate in October 2018, having relocated from London where she worked in-house at a leading television distribution company. Jessica qualified as a solicitor in 2016 and has experience drafting, reviewing and negotiating a range of commercial agreements with a specific focus on the management and protection of intellectual property rights.

Experience

Jessica has gained extensive knowledge of the media and television industry and her experience includes:

Negotiating, drafting and reviewing licensing and commissioning agreements with major international broadcasters, including major digital platforms;
Advising on Trade Mark registrations and protection;
Negotiating, drafting and reviewing distribution agreements with production companies from around the world;
Advising on protection and licensing of television formats and general brand protection;
Drafting agreements in relation to ancillary rights, including merchandise.

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