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Media & Entertainment: Music - UK-wide

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What the Team is Known For

Russells is a premier music firm offering commercial advice and litigation services. It provides a comprehensive service to its roster of talent clients, with a number of iconic acts and breakthrough artists on the books. The firm also offers expertise with regard to live events. It supplements sector knowledge with the capacity to advise media clients on any tax, employment and property issues they may face.

Work Highlights

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  • Russells acted for UMG Recordings in a High Court case concerning the calculation of streaming royalties payable to Declan Colgan Music by UMG for the use of a sample in Kanye West's track 'Power'.

Strengths

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Their approach is gentle yet direct, with no doubt about the advice they recommend. Topics are explored to the fullest, with clear advice on our position. There is a deep sense of belonging and care.

Media & Entertainment: Music respondent
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Russells are very responsive and provide measured, practical advice in a clear and concise manner.

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Russells are pre-eminent in the music space.

Media & Entertainment: Music respondent
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Russells are very precise and thorough, with great suggestions on how to get the best for my clients. Their team is extremely diverse on all levels and has a great selection of lawyers.

Media & Entertainment: Music respondent
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They are completely professional, and through our experience over this last year we have found Russells friendly, reassuring, available and approachable should we need to speak urgently.

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Notable Practitioners

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Chris Organ
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Chris Organ
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Chris Organ has worked with many world-conquering musicians and performers over the years and continues to advise key clients on all manner of commercial transactions.

Chris is very experienced.

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Gavin Maude
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Gavin Maude
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Gavin Maude leads the music department at Russells. He is relied upon for commercial legal advice by an impressive roster of British recording artists and leading industry executives.

Gavin is excellent.

Gavin is an exceptional lawyer.

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Steven Tregear
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Steven Tregear
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Steven Tregear heads Russells' litigation team. He has a legendary client list and comes highly recommended for IP, contract, partnership and public image disputes.

Steven has the ability to translate techy legal arguments into layman's terms for artists and managers so that they completely understand.

Steven is a brilliant, solutions-focused litigator.

Steven is really commercial, knows the entertainment industry inside out, is fantastic at strategy and tactics, and is a brilliant negotiator.

Steven is an excellent lawyer who is very good at thinking of practical and commercial solutions to sensitive and often complex disputes.

Steven is excellent. He defends the rights of his clients and never takes no for an answer.

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Simon Esplen
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Simon Esplen
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Simon Esplen serves as executive chair of Russells. He represents recording artists, estates, touring companies, labels and media companies in all manner of commercial arrangements and song catalogue deals.

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Christopher Gossage
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Christopher Gossage
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Christopher Gossage is co-managing partner of Russells. He is known for his work advising talent and industry-side clients on the full range of commercial contracts, catalogue deals and also big-ticket corporate transactions.

Chris is an excellent lawyer. He adopts a practical and commercial approach and works to get things done.

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Jo Brittain
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Jo Brittain
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Jo Brittain is co-managing partner of Russells. He advises music artists on record and publishing deals, as well as commercial contracts and international sponsorship agreements. His practice particularly focuses on representing emerging and breakthrough talent.

Jo works very hard to attain the best position possible for his clients while adopting a practical and reasonable approach in negotiations.

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Chloe Forsyth
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Chloe Forsyth
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Chloe Forsyth advises clients on a range of agreements, including recording, publishing and producing. She is well thought of for her advice on the treatment of music rights across all conceivable media formats, from film and television to video games and advertising. She acts for talent, emerging media companies and major labels.

Chloe is a pleasure to work with, incredibly collaborative and well informed.

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Ryan Vince
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Ryan Vince
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Ryan Vince advises many of the firm's leading artist and executive clients on commercial and corporate matters. These include catalogue sales, investment arrangements and M&A transactions.

Ryan is an excellent solicitor.

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Simon Jordan
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Simon Jordan
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Simon Jordan has particular expertise in providing emerging artists the legal assistance they require, including publishing agreements and joint venture label deals.
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Media & Entertainment: Music: Contentious
Steven Tregear
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Steven Tregear
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Media & Entertainment: Music: Non-contentious
Chris Organ
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Chris Organ
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Senior Statespeople
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Gavin Maude
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Gavin Maude
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Band 1
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Simon Esplen
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Simon Esplen
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Band 2
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Christopher Gossage
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Christopher Gossage
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Band 3
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Jo Brittain
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Jo Brittain
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Chloe Forsyth
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Chloe Forsyth
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Ryan Vince
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Ryan Vince
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Simon Jordan
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Simon Jordan
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Band 4
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