High Net Worth Guide 2026 : UK-wide
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Our team advises a very broad spectrum of clients on issues affecting their reputation. Clients range from high-profile individuals and families, corporates and financial services firms, to educational, not-for-profit and sports organisations. Our clients include leaders in the worlds of entertainment and sport, business, politics, education and retail. Uniquely, we also continue to advise a small selection of publisher clients. We understand the media, making us well placed to assist our clients where the threat to their reputation is from news or media outlets.
We have extensive expertise of the legal issues that arise where clients' reputations are under threat. When needed, we draw upon our close network of third-party advisers (including communications experts, digital intelligence and investigations firms, cyber and physical security advisers and specialist barristers). We ensure that every one of our clients receives a comprehensive and bespoke service, which best protects their interests.
Our defamation lawyers and reputation management solicitors have vast experience in protecting clients' reputations, privacy and security. As well as media coverage, our experience ranges from family disputes to the removal of online content (including via the ‘right to be forgotten’), to corporate crisis planning and threats posed to individuals and organisations by challenging personnel (whether employees or otherwise) or obsessed/harassing individuals.
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Farrer & Co is well recognised for advising high net worth individuals on a range of matters, including reputation management, defamation, and privacy and security.
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The Farrer & Co team have a brilliant network of people they can call upon to solve their client's needs, which they are always expanding. It's a fantastic, efficient team and operation.
The Farrer & Co defamation and reputation management department is one of the very best in the market. Their ability to give actionable, thoughtful and practical advice, whilst sensitively managing the client at a time of acute stress, is unmatched.
The Farrer & Co team were highly personable, diligent and compassionate in their approach. They understood the complex and nuanced nature of the issue and provided guidance that was both measured and thoughtful.
I dealt with Farrer & Co on a matter that required extremely fast action. No time was wasted in engaging with the necessary people to resolve it, protecting the client from a serious mark on their reputation whilst providing them with peace of mind during the course of the matter.
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Thomas Rudkin is one of the leading next-generation partners. He has a very sharp legal mind, strong commercial acumen and is brilliant at building trusted client relationships.
He is an extremely competent and confident lawyer with a clear command of the issues.
Thomas is one of the leading lawyers in this space and takes incredible care of the matters at hand, whilst ensuring the most effective outcome is achieved. His personal approach leaves you with absolutely no doubt he has your best interest at the front of his mind.
Thomas is a very accomplished operator who provides excellent advice in difficult situations.
Athalie Matthews has a wide range of experience in dispute resolution and reputation management. Matthews brings to bear her experience in journalism and has a particularly strong claimant-side practice on reputation matters.
Athalie Matthews is an absolute pleasure to work with. She is extremely detail-oriented.
Athalie has great experience and is an excellent lawyer.
Oliver Lock has significant expertise relating to media and reputational issues, including defamation, privacy and blackmail. Lock is well regarded for his expertise in defamation issues concerning artificial intelligence and deepfakes.
Oliver is a pleasure to work with. He's calm, intelligent and very easy to get on with.
Oliver Lock is someone you can really trust in an emergency, he's totally committed and diligent. A real delight to work with and extremely competent.
Molly-May Keston is an associate in Farrer & Co's reputation management team. Keston assists with many of the firm's most sensitive and complex reputation management matters.
Molly-May Keston is an upcoming rising star.
Molly-May is a very promising associate. She's super smart and really gets into the detail of the case. She's on top of all the documents, and is very organised and good to deal with.
Defamation/Reputation Management: High Net Worth
Defamation/Reputation Management: High Net Worth
Defamation/Reputation Management: High Net Worth
Defamation/Reputation Management: High Net Worth
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