Howard is a highly experienced commercial lawyer advising individuals, businesses and family offices — from start-ups and SMEs to multinationals, and ultra-high-net-worth clients — on the full spectrum of non-contentious commercial and corporate matters. He combines strategic insight with meticulous legal drafting, enabling clients to operate, protect, and grow their enterprises with confidence.
His practice spans multiple sectors, including technology, media & entertainment, sport, fashion, the arts, luxury assets such as fine art, aviation, and superyachts, and the wider creative industries.
Howard regularly advises on company and business sales and acquisitions, shareholder agreements, and joint ventures, as well as the day-to-day commercial arrangements that drive business operations. His expertise includes drafting and negotiating a wide range of contracts, such as goods and services agreements, collaboration agreements, distribution and agency arrangements, outsourcing, franchising, licensing, R&D, IT, AI and software contracts, e-commerce terms.
He is also highly experienced in data protection and privacy law. Howard has advised UK and international clients on complex compliance frameworks, including drafting privacy policies, DPIAs & DSARs, data sharing and processing agreements, and transfer risk assessments — always with a focus on practical, business-oriented solutions to regulatory challenges. A BCS-certified data protection practitioner, he has served as a Data Privacy Manager and regularly delivers strategic guidance on governance, risk, and information security to boards, senior management, and project teams.
Howard has built a strong reputation in the music & entertainment industries, acting for musicians, managers, publishers, record companies, promoters, and arts organisations on contracts, sponsorship, broadcasting, rights management, and governance. A member of PRS for Music’s Legal Referral Panel, he has advised on high-profile music prizes, international festivals, and national arts initiatives.
He also advises on luxury assets in relation to fine art, superyachts, private jets, and helicopters. In addition, Howard has a track record in emerging legal fields, including e-sports, online gaming, and interactive entertainment, advising platforms, publishers, developers, and investors on commercial, intellectual property, data protection and other compliance issues.
Howard is a Senior Vice Chair of the International Bar Association’s Leisure Industries Section and an active member of its Intellectual Property and Entertainment Law Committee and of the Art, Cultural Institutions and Heritage Law Committee. His professional memberships also include the Professional Advisors to the International Art Market (PAIAM), the Association of International Entertainment Lawyers (AIEL) and the Society for Computers and Law.
Beyond his legal practice, Howard is a published author and comedy writer, bringing creativity and fresh perspective to his work.
