Euan Lawson

Practice Areas

Euan is a commercial lawyer and Managing Partner at Simkins.

He specialises in media and entertainment law with a particular emphasis on the music, live events and new media industries. He advises on contractual and copyright issues and works closely with the firm’s Corporate group on acquisitions and joint venture arrangements in the media sector.

Euan also has a particular interest in the taxation of entertainers and sportsmen and advises regularly on withholding taxes, residence and domicile issues, and the recognition of royalty and other IP-related income.

His clients include major UK publishers, music libraries, major and independent record companies, live music promoters, and Hollywood studios as well as individual entertainers, managers, executives and entrepreneurs. He writes and speaks regularly on copyright and tax law.