Paul is a commercial lawyer who advises on the protection, acquisition and exploitation of intellectual property rights, particularly copyright in media businesses.
He specialises in advising clients on theatrical productions (especially musicals), music, publishing, TV, film, sponsorship, sports (especially horseracing) and general non-contentious commercial matters.
Paul Renney handled a cross-border matter most efficiently and very calmly. He took over a situation that had stalled and got the process back up and running, keeping to an important timetable and managing foreign lawyers. Paul got the results we needed and resolved a difficult situation.
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Expertise
- Advertising
- Brand promotion
- Data Protection
- Film and television
- Gambling
- Horseracing
- Publishing
- Sponsorship
- Sports
- Theatre and musical productions
Experience
- British Horseracing Board Limited: commercial, sponsorship, data and betting arrangements
- Grease/Saturday Night Fever: acquisition of rights, creative team agreements, sound track agreements, merchandising and theatre
- V2 Records: acquisitions of various recording/publishing companies. Advising on recording and artist agreements
- Newsgroup Newspapers: high profile promotions, Books for Schools, Music4You, Syndicates. Advised on various on-line activities for ‘Current Bun’, fired up.com, revolver.com
- Celador: aspects of intellectual property rights to ‘Who Wants To Be A Millionaire’
- Manchester Airport Plc: tendering process and outsourcing of advertising and conference facilities
- Great Leighs Racecourse: commercial arrangements and licensing matters
- The King’s Speech: advice on initial film option agreement and subsequent screenplay writer’s agreement
- The Lion Awakes: rights and production agreements relating to film about Tolkien and C.S. Lewis.
Please note: The experience list above may include examples of work completed prior to joining Keystone Law.
Recognition
Recognised by The Legal 500 2022 for Sport
Recognised by Best Lawyers (UK) in the practice area of Media and Entertainment (2015 – 2024) and Advertising and Marketing (2020 – 2024)
Career
Paul qualified as a solicitor in 1987. He joined Keystone Law in 2009, having previously worked at the below firms:
- Campbell Hooper
- Addleshaw Goddard
- Farrer & Co