Anastasia Rendle

Anastasia Rendle is a Senior Associate in the Media, Entertainment and Sport Group in London. Her primary practice area is Entertainment Law, and she draws on a decade of in-house experience to provide commercially grounded advice to clients across the media and entertainment industry.

She trained at Freshfields, including a client secondment to Heathrow Airport where she negotiated commercial and technology agreements, before moving in-house within the media industry.

She has a decade of in-house experience across legal and business affairs functions, advising organisations ranging from major studios and broadcasters to streamers and independent production companies, giving her multi-angle insight into an industry in transition and a genuine understanding of the pressures her clients face.

Her media and entertainment expertise spans TV and film development and production, distribution (content, channels and digital services), content protection technology, licensing and merchandising, marketing and brand partnerships. She also advises on commercial arrangements that underpin day-to-day business operations, including commercial services agreements.

She distils complex legal and commercial issues into actionable, solutions-focused advice, with a pragmatic and personable approach that helps clients cut through the noise and balance legal risk with their commercial and creative goals.