Tariq Bhatty

Commercial Corporate Solicitor @Warner Music Group

London, GB

Advising Warner Music’s international legal team (ex-US) on cross-border commercial, IP, technology, and regulatory matters.Key highlights: • Draft and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements, including T & Cs, licensing, sponsorship, sync, MSAs, NDAs, and engagement letters. • Collaborate with Tax, Finance, and Legal teams on transfer pricing reviews and draft intra-group agreements to license IP, provide services, and implement loans. • Support M&A team by reviewing IP/commercial agreements. • Advise senior stakeholders on AI adoption, assessing vendor offerings, identifying risks, and proposing mitigation strategies. • Develop contract automation tools to streamline drafting and increase efficiency. • Advise marketing teams on prize promotions and global campaigns, ensuring compliance with advertising and data privacy laws. • Manage multi-jurisdictional corporate legal projects including entity rationalisations. • Advise on complex cross-border dividend distributions, including preparing documentation, board approvals, and filings. • Manage contract precedent banks, corporate governance matters, and external counsel relationships. • Deliver presentations on legal concepts to diverse international business audiences.

University of Plymouth

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

Academy of Music and Sound - Birmingham

BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma

The University of Law

LPC LLM

The University of Law

GDL