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Poppleston Allen Bolsters Gambling Team with Specialist Commercial Law Consultant

Tom Grant to join Poppleston Allen's Gambling Team as Consultant Solicitor

Leading licensing solicitors firm, Poppleston Allen, is delighted to announce that Tom Grant is joining their Gambling Team as Consultant Solicitor, bolstering its service offering to provide advice on commercial contracts.

Tom has over 20 years of experience in the gambling sector and has advised high-profile clients including Buzz Bingo, Cowells-Arrow FSB and GAN as well as numerous growing businesses within the sector. Tom will work with the Gambling team drafting, negotiating, and advising on a range of commercial agreements that are essential to the growth of our clients’ business, such as sponsorship agreements, game development agreements, sports data rights licences, content licensing; platform agreements, affiliate terms, white-label agreements and customer terms and conditions.

Partner and department head Nick Arron comments: “I’m really looking forward to working with Tom. We’ve had a number of clients in common for years and our legal practices complement each other nicely. Tom’s expertise and understanding of regulatory frameworks and commercial challenges are fairly unique within the gambling sector, and allows us to offer additional services to our clients and reflects the opportunities we see in the gambling industry.”

Tom Grant said: “This is a great opportunity for both of us. The team has an outstanding reputation in the sector, and I look forward to contributing my expertise to help clients navigate the complexities of commercial agreements and achieve success in a competitive and dynamic market.

Alongside his work with Poppleston Allen, Tom will continue to grow his own practice at Grant Legal.

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About the author: Paula Kioko

Paula Kioko joined Poppleston Allen in June 2022 as the marketing assistant for her sandwich year placement.

In January 2024 she became the marketing associate.

She completed her BA in Journalism in 2021 and her MSc in Advertising and Marketing Communications in 2023, both at Nottingham Trent University.

Paula moved to the UK as an international student in 2018 from Nairobi, Kenya in order to enhance her academic and professional development.

Her day to day work currently revolves around the management of the website and social media platforms.

Paula works under the direction of the head of marketing to help reach the firm’s marketing goals and objectives.

In addition, Paula is also working towards her level 4 accreditation from the Chartered Institute of Marketing.

She also holds the BIIAB Level 2 Award for Personal Licence Holders (APLH).

Paula Kioko

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