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Media & Entertainment: Advertising & Marketing - UK-wide

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Band 4

What the Team is Known For

Simkins is a renowned media boutique firm providing transactional advice, dispute resolution, pre-publication and regulatory compliance services to clients across the creative industries. It has noted expertise in live events, film and TV, music, publishing and theatre. The firm has the resources to assist media clients with corporate, tax and IP matters.

Work Highlights

  • Simkins acted for the estate of Jimi Hendrix and Sony Music in a multimillion pound claim for ownership of copyrights, related rights and royalties asserted by heirs of Jimi’s former bandmates in The Jimi Hendrix Experience (Noel Redding and Mitch Mitchell), with concurrent proceedings issued in England and New York.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Euan Lawson
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Euan Lawson
1
Band 1
Euan Lawson serves as managing partner at Simkins. He advises talent, rights holders and industry-side clients in music and across the media on the full spread of commercial agreements, company formation and high net worth tax management.

Euan has a great reputation across the industry. He is not fazed by anything; nothing surprises him or puts him outside his comfort zone. He is very commercial and responsive.

Euan is a fantastic lawyer and true expert in commercial or corporate matters related to music.

Euan is an excellent lawyer.

Jonathan Blair
2
Jonathan Blair
2
Band 2
Jonathan Blair is recognised for his knowledge of tax-based film financing and also for commercial agreements of all kinds in the service of bringing productions and content to market. He acts for film and TV producers, financiers and distributors, both in the UK and worldwide.

Jonathan is very pragmatic, a pleasure to work with, and creative in his problem-solving.

Jonathan is very responsive and provides sound and commercially astute advice.

Jonathan is a very experienced production lawyer and has provided the company with great IP and commercial advice during contract negotiations.

Jonathan Blair is very knowledgeable and a great communicator.

Paddy Gardiner
2
Paddy Gardiner
2
Band 2
Paddy Gardiner leads Simkins' dispute resolution team. He is a music litigator highly regarded for his work across a broad range of contentious matters, particularly copyright and breach of contract disputes.
Ed Baden-Powell
3
Ed Baden-Powell
3
Band 3
Ed Baden-Powell advises music industry and wider media clients on IP, franchise and catalogue licensing, and contracts of all kinds. He is also recommended for advice on corporate acquisitions and joint ventures.

Ed Baden-Powell is incredibly well-versed in the practical workings of the media industry and provides meticulous, precise advice that covers even the most nuanced issues that may arise in practice.

Ed is very responsive, providing sound and timely advice. He also provides practical training and legal updates on new case law and emerging technologies.

Ed is the brain of Britain: clever, very thoughtful and excellent to deal with.

James Harman
3
James Harman
3
Band 3
James Harman advises talent-side clients on recording, songwriting and publishing contracts, as well as book deals, licensing and merchandising. He also acts for literary agencies.
Tom Iverson
3
Tom Iverson
3
Band 3
Tom Iverson is acknowledged for his growing contentious media practice. He has experience advising on copyright infringement claims, band member disputes and breach of contract litigation, as well as reputation protection matters.

Tom is an outstanding solicitor. He is very able and well-versed.

Caroline Copeland
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Caroline Copeland
4
Band 4

Caroline Copeland has extensive experience across the media and entertainment industry, with a particular focus on advising clients in the advertising sector.

Caroline is a total superstar. She is responsive, calm and technically excellent.

Caroline is unparalleled when it comes to advertising negotiations. She is a pleasure to deal with and commercial.

Nick Eziefula
4
Nick Eziefula
4
Band 4
Nick Eziefula acts for a variety of digital media clients drawn from the music, publishing and social media industries. He advises on commercial and intellectual property matters as well as compliance and regulatory issues.

Nick is a smart guy with a passion for music.

Ranked Lawyers at
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UK-wide

Media & Entertainment: Advertising & Marketing

Caroline Copeland
4
Caroline Copeland
4
Band 4
Media & Entertainment: Film & Television

Jonathan Blair
2
Jonathan Blair
2
Band 2
Media & Entertainment: Music: Contentious

Paddy Gardiner
2
Paddy Gardiner
2
Band 2
Tom Iverson
3
Tom Iverson
3
Band 3
Media & Entertainment: Music: Non-contentious

Euan Lawson
1
Euan Lawson
1
Band 1
Ed Baden-Powell
3
Ed Baden-Powell
3
Band 3
James Harman
3
James Harman
3
Band 3
Nick Eziefula
4
Nick Eziefula
4
Band 4