Jeffrey Smele > Simons Muirhead Burton > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Simons Muirhead Burton Offices
87-91 Newman Street
LONDON
W1T 3EY
England
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Jeffrey Smele
Work Department
Media: Content and Disputes
Dispute Resolution
Position
Senior Associate
Career
Trained: Simons Muirhead and Burton
Qualified: 2008
Senior Associate: 2012
Languages
French (conversational)
Memberships
LCCSA
Education
University College London – LLB: 2001-2004
Inns of Court School of Law: 2004-2005
Leisure
Film geek / bookworm
Lawyer Rankings
London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Reputation management
(Next Generation Partners)Simons Muirhead Burton is seen as the go-to practice for defendant work by some of the largest publishers and broadcasters in the country, including MGN and Channel 4. In addition, the team has a strong track record defending some of Europe’s largest publishing houses, NGOs and trade unions. Department head Jeffrey Smele advises news organisations on defamation, privacy, data protection and regulation and confidentiality issues, particularly during pre-publication clearance. Louis Charalambous is an expert in the content aspects of journalism, including libel, privacy and contempt. Razi Mireskandari, who brings his exerience as dispute resolution team head to the group, is skilled in media litigation. Stephen Shotnes is skilled in litigation and pre-publication clearance issues, while Martin Soames specialises in publishing disputes. Senior associate Emma Linch is another key name, specialising in defamation and misuse of private information work.
Lawyer Rankings
- Next Generation Partners London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Reputation management
- Reputation management London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms)
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Crime: general
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Theatre, publishing and other media
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Reputation management
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Digital content & social
Firm Rankings
- Public sector > Civil liberties and human rights
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Film & TV
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Music
- Private client > Family
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Franchising
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Smaller Deals, £10m-£100m
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design