Adam Glass > Lewis Silkin > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Lewis Silkin handles both theatre and publishing matters across a number of sub-sectors, from live music and theatre, to print, digital, broadcast and social media. On the publishing front, the firm handles a mix of commercial, IP, data protection and defamation matters, while on the performing arts side, its advice centres on live events, such as fashion shows and festivals, and related contractual mandates, including agreements with talent and sponsors, and disputes. IP expert Jeremy Summers handles both contentious and non-contentious matters concerning productions and major live events, while deputy head of the media and entertainment practice Alan Hunt specialises in commercial and IP matters for the entertainment, fashion and media sectors. Adam Glass leads on media litigation matters and Simon Entwistle advises on a range of publishing issues. JJ Shaw has recently assisted with podcast development and talent deals, image rights, and IP licensing.

On the contentious side, the ‘pragmatic’ department at Lewis Silkin handles an extensive range of issues before the High Court, IPEC, CJEU, and the UK and EU IPOs. On the non-contentious side, a diverse range of agreements, brand management, and licensing mandates are some of its core streams of work. Tom Gaunt steers the practice with his strengths on the engineering and manufacturing side, while Adam Glass acts for a varied stable of advertising and media clients. Neil Parkes contributes his considerable disputes expertise to the team, and Nick Bowie spearheads the trade mark portfolio work in the practice. Giles Crown  departed to join Taylor Wessing LLP in January 2024.

Lewis Silkin‘s reputation management team excels in all aspects of media law, including defamation, privacy, malicious falsehood, data protection and harassment matters, representing both claimants and defendants. The team is also skilled in handling sensitive and high-profile employment investigations. Practice head Adam Glass,’an incredibly knowledgeable and experienced lawyer‘, specialises in crisis management for prominent publishers. Oliver Fairhurst advises clients on the entire range of reputation management and privacy mandates, with a focus on issues relating to social media.