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Our reputation management team advise wealthy, high-profile individuals and large corporations on privacy and reputation matters, with clients drawn from the international worlds of sport, media, broadcasting, politics, publishing and many more. We represent a wide range of clients from international governments, leading corporates, and well-known media organisations through to high profile celebrities and the super-rich.

We are well-qualified to advise corporates in cases of particular sensitivity. We act to protect and maintain the reputations of both individual senior management and the corporate client by employing our unique strengths in personal connections, lobbying and legal skills. We also act for overseas governments and their leaders and have developed our practice to encompass local authorities and not-for-profit organisations.

We focus on trying to resolve matters without the need for court proceedings wherever possible, so many of our matters which would otherwise be high profile remain confidential between the parties.

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Defamation/Reputation Management - UK-wide

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Band 5

What the Team is Known For

Howard Kennedy has a defamation and reputation management practice of long standing, acting for a diverse client base of high net worth individuals and companies. It is highly regarded for its work in online media, acting in cases concerning articles published on the internet and comments on social media. The team is also expert on matters concerning blackmail, data privacy and freedom of speech.

Work Highlights

  • Howard Kennedy acted for Banksy and Pest Control Office Limited, its managing company, in defamation proceedings brought by Full Colour Black, following Banksy's criticism of GUESS's exploitation of Banksy artworks.

Strengths

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The team is always on hand to provide professional guidance, advice and support. All members of the team are very clear about their role.

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Howard Kennedy are adept lawyers and willing to grasp the nettle on any matter to drive it forward to the client's desired outcome.

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Howard Kennedy has a real range of experience and willingness to draw on different expertise within the firm for the client's benefit, rather than viewing matters as siloed within departments.

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Notable Practitioners

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Mark Stephens
2
Mark Stephens
2
Band 2
Mark Stephens is recognised for his experience advising media industry and corporate clients on high-profile libel and privacy matters.

Mark is one of the media greats. He is the person you want to go to for the toughest media cases. He is incredibly legally innovative and a devastatingly effective media litigator.

Mark is well known for being incredibly creative and dynamic with the law. He is a zealous advocate for his clients.

Mark has the ability to give advice and a sense of strategic direction to clients that is crystal clear.

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Elizabeth Morley
6
Elizabeth Morley
6
Band 6
Elizabeth Morley is particularly noted for her defendant-side work, acting for news media organisations, corporates, NGOs, charities and private individuals. She is recommended for defamation proceedings, reputation management advice, pre-publication analysis and data privacy instructions.

Liz is incredibly savvy and highly tactically astute. Her client management skills are second to none.

Liz is impressive. She is unflappably calm but a deceivingly effective and insightful litigator. She is particularly good at crisis management.

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Mark Stephens
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Mark Stephens
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Elizabeth Morley
6
Elizabeth Morley
6
Band 6
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