Leading litigation law firm Carter-Ruck is pleased to announce that Persephone Bridgman Baker has been promoted to Partner and will join the partnership effective 1 February 2022.
Persephone joined the firm in 2015 from Allen & Overy LLP. She advises on a range of disputes, including media, commercial, international and intellectual property. Persephone has an in-depth understanding of coordinating reputation management matters for high-profile and ultra and high net worth individuals, encompassing the full suite of defamation, privacy and breach of confidence, harassment and data protection. Persephone has a particular interest in social media and online harms issues.
She has been involved in a variety of complex and high-profile media and international cases, as well as a number of anonymised and highly sensitive privacy, harassment and blackmail and cross-jurisdictional disputes. She acts for celebrities in sport and entertainment, Members of Parliament and CEOs, as well as charities, companies and trustees.
Persephone is highlighted as a recommended lawyer in the key legal directories Chambers & Partners and Legal 500 and is reported as ‘outstanding’, in her field, “approachable, friendly” and dealing with matters “effectively and sensitively” for her clients. She has developed a reputation in the media as a legal analyst and is regularly called upon to provide specialist commentary for panels, publications and news programmes.
Carter-Ruck’s senior partner Cameron Doley commented “We are delighted to welcome Persephone to the partnership and are confident that her inclusion will continue to strengthen the firm, assist in its ongoing development and reinforce Carter-Ruck’s status as a Top Tier Reputation Management law firm in the coming years.”