Anthony Robb-John Email & Phone Number

This is my independent service company to provide my services. It can also be used for paralegal, secretarial and related services.

London Bridge

This project successfully concluded after the nose to tail review, recommendations and recruiting. I am delighted to say the new GC is in post and the handover seems to have been smooth. Thanks to all colleagues, Odgers for recruiting, and of course Luke Joannou the new GC.

Cheltenham, UK

An exciting and challenging legal management role I stepped into on short notice to support the expansion of the current business and to find solutions for the new challenges it faces - from the market, regulation and organisational. In an HE environment, data security and licensing, board governance and then new building a new compliance function that.

London

• easyGroup - licensing, internetcafes and 30% shareholding in easyJet plc Managing Director 2005- 2010
• Successfully litigated, negotiated and closed the revised easyJet brand licence
• Combined code governance challenges and supervision (LSE; easyJet is FTSE 100)
• Pro-actively managed multi-site, multi-national, multi-functional functions
• Brand management, licensing and value maximisation
• Business case and investment bank analysis for IPO; start-ups and liquidations.

This AIM listed leading supplier of content to mobile phones (£100m t/o) delivered 10 downloads per second to users throughout the world and at its peak it sold £1m or ringtones each week in the UK alone with over 50 employees. Products ranged from the classic ringtones and full track downloads, to games, gambling and chat. Bought out by Zed, the global.

• The work fell into 2 areas:1: Marketing, Business Development and Memberships:
• Anthony was part of the senior team to spearhead the communications and marketing, joining up the teams, moving to larger clients.
• Secured pitches to 3 global plc companies from scratch; major work won as a result.
• Took the firm to specialized opinion making bodies: Royal Television Society & Radio Academy: committee member and event organizer.
• Writing: column in Birmingham Post, regular pieces in the trade press. Successes: Write up in Legal 500 – media – 2nd behind Wragge’s; IP work up from 4th to 2nd place; with the merger of the firm across three UK.
• Patent licensing: chemicals, materials, electronics. Hands-on and detailed advice on distribution and exploitation strategy; major public companies on the other side of the transactions; pricing and competition law.

The UK’s leading creator and operator of “ digital interactive television” – high tech meets content in a VC backed 100 employee $100m start up. Anthony led integrated legal/commercial/technical teams across countries to pitch and deliver broadcast projects against tough deadlines in this competitive sector.- Managed the export of the service (trademarks.

London

Working with the team tasked with the business plan prep for this new channel whose mission (to harness the power of the media to create real change, giving a voice to communities) is in many ways even more powerful in this (web 3, social media) age, it was a huge privilege to be there at the start of this remarkable unique social enterprise. From that.

London & LA

Future Media Program under Prof Paddy Barwise - research report - as topical in 2014/15Foundation for Entrepreneurial Studies under Prof John BatesJoint First year project on organisational analysis under Prof Lynda GrattonSee e.g. Amazon for lists of their publications and the London Business School web site for details of the relevant research.

• This is a better link to the work of Celador and its range of interestshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celador. I had the immense privilege of working with some amazing people here including Paul Smith, who garnered.
• Devised and grew new revenue streams: airline rights and music publishing - 20% profit of the company.
• Devised solutions for innovative new TV formats in music and gaming; worked with the studios and their counsel – eg out clip shows shown all around the world. Award winning formats sold globally - handled in-house.

• Reed Smith is a major international law firm formerly Richards Butler. Anthony was in the media team working closely with global clients that included the major studios and broadcasters.
• Negotiated opposite and delivered outstanding client work for: the BBC, ITV, Disney, LucasFilm, Channel 4. Devised the first format sales agreements – licensing all IP; complex revenue sharing agreements; joint.
• Implemented international tax structures and licensing – Danish, Dutch Antilles, Channel Islands and Bermuda. Worked closely with the tax teams to craft the effective structures and agreements.
• Excelled at client service and grew my own client relationships. Beat the billing targets each year. Handled difficult star negotiations eg opposite David Lean for Bertil Ohlsson, the producer of “Amadeus”.

• One of the UK's leading regional law firms, the training scheme was intensely practical, very hands on and a training second to none -
• Specialised in intellectual property disputes and transactions. Focus was on “traditional” IP: design rights, patents and trade marks in industrial sector.
• Managed over 150 litigation files; daily court appearance; 1 case went to Court of Appeal; excelled at results and service for clients. Focus on IP issues.
• Led the commercial property side (£1M+) on own on a business sale deal.

Mba, New Media/Marketing/Start Ups

Activities and Societies: Co-founded the Student Media Club Particular subjects - media, qualitiative marketing analysis (carried into the.

Advanced French Studies In Contemporary France, Advanced French

This is 3 hours a week + own study time, looking at contemporary topics. There is also an excellent cinema

Mba, Film, Media And Marketing

I was at Anderson on exchange from the London Business School

Solicitors' Finals, Law

Llb Law With French, Law And French

Diplome D'Etudes Juridiques Francaises, Law

A Levels, 4 A Levels 2 S Levels (If You Insist I Fill In This Box.. Not Sure Anyone Interested!)

Activities and Societies: Head Boy, editor of the School paper, 4 A levels, two S papers. Played euphonium and Piano - grade 5; in the.