LAWYER PROFILE

Giles Crown

UK 2026

Winston Taylor LLP

Ranked in 2 practice areas

Media & Entertainment: Advertising & Marketing

UK-wide

14 years ranked

Intellectual Property

London (Firms)

16 years ranked

About

Provided by Winston Taylor LLP

Practice Areas

Partner, heading up the part of the firm focussed on creative, innovative and brand-centric businesses. Specialises in advisory and dispute advice involving intellectual property, defamation/reputation management, privacy/data protection and consumer/regulatory work mainly in relation to brand protection/enforcement, advertising/marketing and media/online issues. Clients include brand owners, marcomms agencies and media companies.

Career

Barrister, Chambers of Richard Rampton KC, 1 Brick Court 1995-00; Head of Legal and Business Affairs, TBWA UK Group, 2000-01; Trustee Westminster Citizens Advice Bureau 2001-08; Partner, Lewis Silkin 2003 became Head of Department in 2008, Divisional Managing Partner in 2016 and Joint Managing Partner in 2019; Co-opted member of Membership Board of The Law Society 2017-19. Became trustee of Internet Watch Foundation in 2019.

Giles is a CEDR Accredited Mediator and has Higher Courts Rights of Audience.

Professional Memberships

Advertising Lawyers Group, Branded Content Marketing Association, British Brands Group, CEDR accredited mediator, Solicitor advocate.

Publications

'Advertising Law and Regulation', 1st Edition (Butterworths, 1998), 2nd Edition (Bloomsbury Professional, 2011).

Personal

St Paul's School, Barnes, Jesus College, Cambridge and University College, London. Running, drawing, inventing, spending time with wife and children.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

Media & Entertainment: Advertising & Marketing - UK-wide

Band 1

Individual Editorial

Giles Crown advises on all facets of brand protection and is one of the most sought-after advertising litigators.

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Intellectual Property - London (Firms)

Band 4

Individual Editorial

Giles Crown is entrusted by household-name brands to litigate in defence of their trade marks and advise on rights strategy. His impressive client list includes top football clubs, engineering companies, retailers and network providers.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Giles is very prudent, diligent, super-knowledgeable and has great market expertise. He is everything you could wish for.
Media & Entertainment: Advertising & MarketingChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
Giles was a huge help and guided us through a high-pressured project.
Media & Entertainment: Advertising & MarketingChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
Giles is one of the most versatile lawyers I have met. He is thoughtful and wise and able to dig deep into matters and provide spot-on and concise support.
Intellectual PropertyChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
A careful and thoughtful trade mark expert.
Intellectual PropertyChambers Guide to the Legal Profession