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Defamation/Reputation Management: High Net Worth
High Net Worth Guide 2025 : UK-wide
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Withers were able to get a very quick understanding and were empathetic. They took time to understand what was important.
Defamation/Reputation Management: High Net Worth respondentHigh Net WorthWithers were always quickly available and very professional, showed high levels of skill and professionalism, and had a comprehensive approach to every aspect of the matter.
Defamation/Reputation Management: High Net Worth respondentHigh Net WorthWithers are able to provide accessible, clear counsel and understand the wider environment in which their clients operate. I have yet to encounter an issue that they have not been able to handle.
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Notable Practitioners
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Band 1 
Band 1 Jo Sanders
Jo Sanders leads Withers' media and reputation team in London. Sanders is highly regarded in the market for her handling of reputation issues for high net worth individuals.
Jo Sanders is authoritative and inspires confidence.
Defamation/Reputation Management: High Net Worth respondentHigh Net WorthJo Sanders is an exceptional example of someone who collaborates well with non-lawyers in a blended advisory team.
Defamation/Reputation Management: High Net Worth respondentHigh Net WorthJo Sanders is just a leading expert in media and reputation, and she has been for a long time. She is very responsive and very helpful.
Defamation/Reputation Management: High Net Worth respondentHigh Net WorthJo Sanders' ability to manage a huge workload and her team and still deliver top-class results is testament to her managerial skills as well as her legal nous.
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Up and Coming 
Up and Coming Andrew Fremlin-Key
Andrew Fremlin-Key recently made partner at Withers. He specialises in data protection, defamation and privacy matters.
Andrew Fremlin-Key is an excellent communicator, responsive and a pleasure to work with.
Defamation/Reputation Management: High Net Worth respondentHigh Net WorthAndrew Fremlin-Key is one of the up-and-coming stars. He is very creative, ambitious, hard-working and a safe pair of hands.
Defamation/Reputation Management: High Net Worth respondentHigh Net WorthAndrew is very collaborative in terms of working with other advisers. He understands the issues and he identifies other legal matters to consider. He is very easy to work with.
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UK-wide, expertise based abroad in USA 
UK-wide, expertise based abroad in USA Amber Melville-Brown
Amber Melville-Brown is qualified to practise in England and Wales and is also admitted in New York. Melville-Brown is incredibly experienced in reputation management and specialised in the media law space. Amber Melville-Brown provides quick, clear, easily digestible and intelligent legal analysis on issues such as defamation, privacy and media law more broadly.
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Ranked Individuals at Withers (3)
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Jo Sanders
Defamation/Reputation Management: High Net Worth
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Defamation/Reputation Management: High Net Worth
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Defamation/Reputation Management: High Net Worth
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