Osborne Clarke is rated first equal for sponsorship advice by directory Legal 500.  (Chambers directory has no separate "Sponsorship" section.)

Our sponsorship work includes major domestic and international projects, both in the sports sector and in other areas. Clients have included (amongst others) Visa, Coors Brewers, Mizuno, News International, Weetabix, McDonald's, Eurostar, the PGA, Ryder Cup, Motorola, British Gas and Lloyds TSB.

Our specialist lawyers are used to working directly with sponsorship managers or alternatively for, or alongside, the client's in-house legal team.  Indeed, a number of the team have previously worked in-house, with a specialist focus on sponsorship projects.

We are well tuned in to developments in sponsorship practice through our regular work in the sector and our involvement in industry activities and bodies such as the European Sponsorship Association.  We also have particularly strong expertise in relation to technology and telecoms aspects of sponsorship activation, as a result of Osborne Clarke's strong historic client base and expertise in these areas.