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Sheridans

WHITTINGTON HOUSE, ALFRED PLACE, LONDON, WC1E 7EA, ENGLAND

What we say about the firm's legal practice in London

Dispute resolution

Within Defamation and privacy, tier 4

Keith Ashby heads the team at Sheridans.

Human resources

Within Employment, tier 8

Sheridans’ team advises employers and senior executives in the entertainment sector to great effect. Ray Wann and Neisha Glynternick are ‘the best in the music space’.

TMT (technology, media and telecoms)

Within Brand management, tier 4

At Sheridans, the ‘knowledgeable and insightful’ Robin Hilton and ‘proficient media lawyer’ Jeremy Roberts provide ‘commercially focused advice’ to advertising and media agencies including Publicis, and handle trade mark portfolio work for sports and entertainment brands and individuals. Roberts advised BSkyB subsidiary Tour Racing on the sponsorship programme for road cycling team Team Sky.

Within Media and entertainment, Sheridans is a first tier firm,

Sheridans’ ‘responsive and pragmatic’ team attracted a number of new clients in 2010, including Virgin Media, BSkyB and All3Media, and continues to advise the BBC, HBO and Channel Four. The ‘very experienced and knowledgeable’ James Kay, who joined from Olswang, and the ‘sure-footed and sharp’ Jeremy Roberts, joined ‘first-class’ head of film and television Peter McInerney in advising FilmFour on proposals for assuming some of the UK Film Council’s roles after it was disbanded. Other film and TV clients include Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant, Shine TV, and United Agents. Managing partner Howard Jones represents high-profile musicians such as Sir Paul McCartney and Robbie Williams, and advised Pink Floyd on a new licence agreement with EMI; head of the music group Russell Roberts advises Katherine Jenkins; the ‘very knowledgeable’ James Sully acts for Dizzee Rascal; Steven Luckman and Michael Thomas advise acts including Pet Shop Boys, N-Dubz, Peter Gabriel and Thin Lizzy; and Stephen Kempner advises Biffy Clyro and Scouting for Girls. The theatre team advised Andrew Lloyd-Webber and The Really Useful Group on agreements relating to Love Never Dies and The Wizard of Oz. Alex Chapman advised software studio Rocksteady on its sale to Warner Bros, and the computer games department attracted new clients including Slightly Mad Studios and Playdead.

Within Sport, tier 5

‘One of the best lawyers in the sports field’, group head Morris Bentata at Sheridans advised Tour Racing on Team Sky’s sponsorship programme. The team also advises Pitch International on disputes; Ultimate Rugby Sevens on participation agreements and drafting rules; and former rugby player turned commentator Jonathan Davies on media agreements relating to his appearances on the BBC.

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