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UK Guide 2024

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Level

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Firm Details

Founding Partners: 4 (Dan Harrington, Dan Lowen, Morris Bentata, Fraser Reid)

Number of Lawyers: 32


Firm Overview

Level is a unique firm for specialist lawyers working with clients in media, entertainment, technology and sport. The firm enables lawyers to run their practices on their own terms, enjoy a more flexible way of working. Level has been recognised as one of The Times Best Law Firms in 2022 and 2023.

Main Areas of Practice
  • Sport
  • Media
  • Film & TV
  • Music
  • Technology
  • Family/Private Client
  • Employment
  • Dispute Resolution
  • Reputation Management & Defamation
Work highlights
  • Advised on over 140 high profile player transfers, loans and new contracts in the Summer 2022 transfer window, including many of the most high-profile, high-value transactions across the Premier League and internationally in what was a record-breaking transfer window.
  • Advised leading rightsholders, sports media agencies and sports broadcasters all over the world on the exploitation of media rights to the world’s most prestigious sports events.
  • Advised FIBA, as well as FIBA Media (FIBA’s global joint venture with DAZN), in relation to a wide variety of production agreements and media rights agreements around the world.
  • Acted for Interregional Sports Group Limited (“ISG”) on the acquisition of sports sponsorship agency Samson Sport Consultancy Limited (now named Interregional Sports Group Partnerships Limited).
  • Negotiating a new studio record and catalogue exploitation contract with Capitol Records in the US for singer-songwriter, Morrissey.
  • Advised on all aspects of the financing, development, production and exploitation of Ditto Films Limited’s current British feature production of “Warhol”.
  • Advising on all aspects of the development and production of the Netflix commissioned 24 episode children’s animation series entitled “Bad Dinos”.
  • Acting for media rights agency RDA Television LLP, defending c.€10 million claim brought by European Professional Club Rugby in the Commercial Court and subsequent appeal in Court of Appeal.


Notable Clients
  • Media rights holders FIFA, AFC, UEFA, DAZN, CAA11, Pitch, Atalanta, and Astro
  • LIV Golf Ltd
  • FIBA (International Basketball Federation)
  • Anthony Joshua
  • Morrissey
  • Dylan Mills professionally known as Dizzee Rascal
  • Blink Industries Limited
Offices

Level lawyers can work from anywhere, including the firm's head office at 20-22 Shelton St, Covent Garden, London, WC2H 9JJ

Ranked Offices

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Level rankings

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Defamation/Reputation Management
1 Ranked Lawyer
Lawyers
Rachael Somerset
U
Rachael Somerset
U
Up and Coming
Media & Entertainment: Music: Contentious
1 Ranked Lawyer
Lawyers
John Reid
2
John Reid
2
Band 2
Media & Entertainment: Music: Non-contentious
2 Ranked Lawyers
Lawyers
4
Ann Harrison
4
Band 4
Halina Wielogorska
U
Halina Wielogorska
U
Up and Coming
Sport
1 Department
4 Ranked Lawyers
Department
Sport
1
Sport
1
Band 1
Lawyers
Daniel Lowen
1
Daniel Lowen
1
Band 1
Morris Bentata
2
Morris Bentata
2
Band 2
Dan Harrington
4
Dan Harrington
4
Band 4
Liz Coley
5
Liz Coley
5
Band 5