Karine Ahton

+20 years of experience as Commercial, corporate, and media/brand lawyer. 

Experienced General Counsel, bilingual (French/English) city-trained commercial/corporate lawyer with +20 years experience (transactional and contentious). 

▪ Global General Counsel with corporate, commercial, Brand, IP and media experience.
▪ Work closely with CEOs/COOs and Board of Directors to advise on all legal matters.
▪ History of building legal departments and leading multi-national teams.
▪ Experience of setting up and managing processes, training, and policies.
▪ Board, corporate, M&A, and compliance experience

Lead and manage all aspects of the legal function.

Specialized areas: General Commercial, Media and entertainment law, Intellectual Property (Trademark, Copyright and Brand Management/Strategy), Merchandising, Consumer Products, Licensing, Publishing, Film/Television/Media/Digital Media, Production and Distribution of Content, Artist/Talent Management, Live Events, Software Licensing, Sponsorship, Data Protection, Advertising, and Marketing Law, PR, Litigation, Music Law, Sport Law, Procurement, Corporate, Compliance, M&A, investment and debt raise and Corporate Social Responsibility.
 

1. Education