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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
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- London20-22 Shelton Street, Covent Garden, London, Greater London, UK, WC2H 9JJ
- Tel: 020 3865 1000
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