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Lawrence Engel
Work Department
Music.
Position
Lawrence is a partner at Lee & Thompson and heads the firm’s highly regarded Music Group.
He started his career in 1994 and joined Lee & Thompson in 2009 having previously co-founded and run his own niche music law firm.
Lawrence has experience across all aspects of the music industry and represents an extensive list of recording artists, songwriters, producers, DJs, managers and music industry executives. Clients commend his straight forward, practical approach commenting that he “knows the business well, is very pragmatic and is good at cutting through the issues and getting the job done.”
The Music Group’s client base currently includes some of the industry’s most successful and well known international acts.
In 2020 Lawrence was included in Billboard’s prestigious international Top Music Lawyers list.
Career
Qualified 1996; partner Lee & Thompson LLP 2009.
Lawyer Rankings
London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Music
(Leading Individuals)Lee & Thompson LLP‘s client roster spans the generations, from heritage acts such as Depeche Mode and Roxy Music, in addition to the biggest artists of today such as Harry Styles, Little Mix and Dave, through to emerging talents including Wet Leg and Yungblud; the latter being an area in which Liv Lyons excels. The team also acts for music organisations, publishers and record labels, and collection societies. Lawrence Engel is a regular fixture on non-contentious matters; he co-heads the practice with dispute resolution head Dominic Bray. Lizzie Payne-James has a track record of work for well-known artists, while Tim Fowler‘s expertise can be seen in contractual matters, including recording, publishing, management, production and live performance agreements. On the contentious side, experienced litigators Gordon Williams and Martyn Bailey come recommended.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading Individuals London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Music
- Media: Music London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms)
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Film & TV
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Music
Firm Rankings
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Advertising & marketing
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Media finance
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Video games
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Reputation management
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
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