industries we serve.
Our clients lead the charge in emerging industries, and push the boundaries of existing sectors.
Technology
From high-growth startups to established market leaders, we work with technology-driven businesses at every stage of their evolution: launching, scaling, taking investment, entering partnerships, and exiting.
We have a deep understanding of intellectual property, which sits at the core of most technology businesses. Our team has led full-stack technology integrations in global enterprises, and negotiated high-value contracts and multi-party frameworks with providers, customers, and collaborators across jurisdictions.
Fashion
We work with some of the world’s leading fashion brands, from internationally recognised names to boutique creatives. Our experience includes serving as General Counsel for a leading global e-commerce fashion brand, working in-house for a global brand management company, as well as regularly representing fashion brands in the High Court, Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court.
Ecommerce
Our experience is rooted in both strategic advisory and hands-on legal execution. We served as General Counsel for a leading global e-commerce fashion brand, advising on everything from international expansion to multi-million pound endorsement deals. As well as providing on-going support to the inhouse legal team for FTSE 100 listed companies. We’ve also worked with household names in fashion, beauty, fragrance, and other rapidly evolving sectors to navigate the most challenging aspects of the digital economy.
Cryptocurrency / Blockchain
Our team has been at the forefront of landmark English legal decisions in cryptocurrency fraud, offering high-level expertise in the recovery of lost or stolen assets, and providing strategic solutions in this volatile market.
We have also advised leading blockchain companies across sectors such as sports, marketing, and beyond, helping them establish robust contractual frameworks for licensing, partnerships, and technological integration. Our experience also extends to acting for Premier League football clubs and international fashion brands in negotiations with blockchain partners, as they launch and scale their own blockchain strategies.
Endorsements and Influencer Marketing
Our team has advised international footballers, A-list celebrities, and global brands on some of the most sophisticated endorsement and ambassador arrangements in the market. We have negotiated deals that combine cash plus equity for celebrities, as well as small day-to-day micro-influencer roll-outs.
Our legal expertise also extends to regulatory compliance, where we advise both influencers and brands on their obligations under ASA and CAP codes. From pre-emptively designing contracts that mitigate risk, to defending clients in the face of investigations and penalties, our team ensures that our clients are protected at every step of the journey.
Beauty, Cosmetics and Fragrance
Our clients include some of the most high-profile names in beauty, cosmetics, and fragrance. We advise on IP and trade mark protection, supplier, distribution, agency and retail contracts, investor arrangements, and endorsement and influencer deals – where brand control and commercial clarity are critical.
Media and Entertainment
We have advised on complex commercial deals for international artists and the brands that partner with them, including hybrid cash-and-equity agreements and brand collaborations with embedded long-term value. We also act in defamation, privacy, and reputational matters.
Sports
Our experience spans traditional and emerging deal structures for sports clubs and athletes: crypto and Web3 partnerships, multi-jurisdictional sponsorships, and complex image rights arrangements. We also regularly act brand-side, helping sponsors and commercial partners secure meaningful, enforceable rights in high-profile sports collaborations.
lending/funding
We have represented a wide range of lenders/funders, spanning from those in the bridging sector to litigation funders based in both England and overseas, including the US. We provide bespoke solutions for complicated funding arrangements, as well as providing commercial input to our clients where required. Where enforcement is necessary, we take a firm approach, with a view to achieving quick, cost-effective results.
let the clients do the talking
“I’ve worked with the Black Swan team since the founding of Design Cloud. They have been there at every stage of our journey and I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend them to any business.”