Jamie Goldberg > Geldards LLP > Derby, England > Lawyer Profile

Geldards LLP is reputed for the depth of its expertise in the sports, media, and entertainment sectors, while also offering a comprehensive offering spanning the inception of IPR through to corporate transactions with an IP element. Team lead Jamie Goldberg acts primarily for high-profile athletes on image rights licenses and IP issues arising from their commercial activities, while also advising on a breadth of IP matters. Saima Shabir combines commercial and data protection knowledge with experience on IP assignments, supply, agency, and distribution agreements.

Operating out of Derby and Nottingham, the team at Geldards LLP focuses on M&A, restructuring issues, and commercial contract negotiations. Debra Martin heads up the corporate team, with expertise in capital investments and restructuring issues across the legal and retail sectors. Alongside Martin, Jamie Goldberg leads the commercial team, and specialises in handling specialist commercial agreements for high-profile individuals and corporations within the sports and music industries. Part of the corporate team, Paul Feenan leads on employee ownership trust issues, while Peter Seary specialises in cross-border acquisitions for food and drink companies. Simon Davers often handles acquisitions for motor clients, while Jenny Chatten is knowledgeable of management buy-outs, and Manjot Shokar works on a broad range of acquisition matters.

Geldards LLP is trusted by an impressive roster of clients from the football, rugby, tennis, and cricket sectors across a strong sports offering, spanning sponsorship, endorsement, and licensing agreements. This offering also extends to investments, documentary participation, and regulatory issues. Practice head Jamie Goldberg‘s reputation generates activity for the practice, and he continues to advise high-profile athletes on image rights licenses and intellectual property issues regarding commercial activities. Rebecca Stojak has a wealth of knowledge within the equine industry.

Geldards LLP regularly advises its diverse client base on a host of IT matters, with noted strength in IT agreements. On this front, practice head Jamie Goldberg is a key contact, and he also advises businesses in the IT and IT-adjacent sectors across a variety of matters. Peter Ward chiefly acts as an advisor to media and entertainment clients on IT agreements, while Saima Shabir, who was promoted to the partnership in January 2024, handles data protection matters as well as licensing and intellectual property, software development agreements, and IP assignments.