Defamation/Reputation Management
UK Guide 2025 : UK-wide
Band 4
Email address
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(020) 7606 8855About
Provided by Addleshaw Goddard LLP
Please visit the Addleshaw Goddard website to find out more about our work in this area: https://www.addleshawgoddard.com/en/specialisms/dispute-resolution/reputation-information-protection/
Chambers Review
Addleshaw Goddard represents claimants in high-profile defamation and press intrusion disputes. It makes use of its international network to advise global businesses on reputation management issues, including social media and data protection matters. Recent areas of activity include 'right to be forgotten' cases and freedom of information requests. Clients include corporations and high net worth individuals.
Strengths
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"They are extremely good lawyers. Their management of the process is really very good. They are also very clear communicators and they are very creative."
"Addleshaws are outstanding in reputation management. They are flexible, responsive and commercial."
"The team provides excellent pragmatic advice on a range of complex issues. They are always available and ready to support."
"The team provides excellent advice. They are calm and collected, always available and provide great solutions."
"Addleshaws has expertise in representing companies and high-end individuals within those companies in defamation work."
"They are extremely good lawyers. Their management of the process is really very good. They are also very clear communicators and they are very creative."
"Addleshaws are outstanding in reputation management. They are flexible, responsive and commercial."
"The team provides excellent pragmatic advice on a range of complex issues. They are always available and ready to support."
"The team provides excellent advice. They are calm and collected, always available and provide great solutions."
"Addleshaws has expertise in representing companies and high-end individuals within those companies in defamation work."
Notable Practitioners
David Engel leads Addleshaw Goddard's reputation and information protection department. He is skilled at advising companies and high net worth individuals in relation to reputation management issues, including defamation and data protection.
"David is a fantastic operator. He is incredibly experienced and has really good judgement. He is also switched on to the commercial as well as the legal aspects of a case."
"He is an outstanding individual with a best in class feel in all dealings."
"David has a pragmatic and methodical approach to the matter at hand which allows him to respond promptly to draw the matter to a close more efficiently."
"David is an excellent practitioner and consistently provides robust legal counsel."
"David is excellent. He provides the right advice at the right time. A total expert."