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Mishcon de Reya acts for wealthy individuals facing defamation and reputation management issues.
Defamation/Reputation Management: High Net Worth
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Defamation/Reputation Management: High Net Worth
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We have been defending our clients' reputations and their privacy for decades, both publicly and discreetly. We have wide expertise in tackling and preventing unwarranted attacks, including securing injunctions to prevent the misuse of private information and the spread of disinformation, as well as challenging defamatory content and harassing behaviour, and defusing personal and corporate disputes.
We advise and litigate on all aspects of media and communications law, for both claimants and defendants, including defamation, malicious falsehood, privacy, blackmail, harassment, reporting restrictions, and data protection breaches and compliance.
Some of the specific issues we assist with include:
- Press/pre-publication enquiries about personal/corporate affairs, including from NGOs/regulators/other public bodies
- Online/social media attacks
- Blackmail and/or threats to release private/confidential information or threats to publish damaging allegations
- Obtaining, defending and discharging emergency injunctions
- Challenging the publication of damaging or private material, both in the media and in a more limited, private or commercial context
- Inaccurate KYC/compliance database profiles
- Content clearance and advice to publishers
- Reputation audits and strategy
- Media law training/awareness for journalists and communications professionals
Strengths
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I am always very impressed by the Mishcon de Reya team. They get the point of being commercial for clients, not just being risk averse.
I appreciated their advice, approach, responsiveness, contacts and deep knowledge aligned to real-world advice. It's a strong team all round, with fantastic knowledge and experience.
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They get to know their client as an individual and handle the case with the personality and objectives of the client in mind. They have exceptional legal skills, but also superb interpersonal skills.
The Mishcon team are incredibly client-savvy, engaged and responsive. They really understand what the client wants.
I am always very impressed by the Mishcon de Reya team. They get the point of being commercial for clients, not just being risk averse.
I appreciated their advice, approach, responsiveness, contacts and deep knowledge aligned to real-world advice. It's a strong team all round, with fantastic knowledge and experience.
They get to know their client as an individual and handle the case with the personality and objectives of the client in mind. They have exceptional legal skills, but also superb interpersonal skills.
The Mishcon team are incredibly client-savvy, engaged and responsive. They really understand what the client wants.
Notable Practitioners
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Emma Woollcott
Head of Defamation/Reputation Management: High Net Worth
Emma Woollcott is head of the reputation protection and crisis management group at Mishcon de Reya. Woollcott provides high net worth individuals with advice relating to matters including defamation, privacy and data protection.
Emma is a formidable legal adviser. She is knowledgeable, experienced and always gets the best for her clients. I would definitely want her on my side.
Emma Woollcott is a very impressive character and a real operator. She is very charismatic, practical and sensible.
Alexandra Whiston-Dew
Alexandra Whiston-Dew regularly advises high net worth individuals on UK and international reputation management matters.
Alexandra Whiston-Dew is brilliant at what she does. I'm always very impressed by her responsiveness and understanding of a client's issues.
Alexandra Whiston-Dew is the perfect partner in very difficult cases.
Alexandra Whiston-Dew is the billionaire whisperer. She is a priceless private client litigation specialist.
Michael Frost
Michael Frost is partner at Mishcon de Reya. He regularly acts for high-profile and high net worth individuals on issues relating to reputation and privacy.
He somehow accomplishes things others fail to do. I would definitely instruct him again.
Michael Frost is an incredibly calm and strategic person. He really instils confidence, and clients instantly warm to him.
Harry Eccles-Williams
Harry Eccles-Williams has experience acting on reputation management matters including defamation and data protection work, with particular expertise in online content regulation.
Harry is very detail-oriented. He's extremely capable, a very good drafter, and he understands media law.
Harry Eccles-Williams is very enthusiastic and very thorough.
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