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Niri Shan
Work Department
Reputation Management
Position
Partner, Reputation Managment
Media & Entertainment
Career
Niri is a partner in the IP & Media group. He is an experienced media and IP litigator and in respect of IP, he advises on all aspects of soft IP including data protection. With regard to media law he acts for both Claimants (both individuals and corporates) and Media Defendants which gives him a unique position in the marketplace. He has been at Taylor Wessing for 25 years.
Since 2002 – Partner at Taylor Wessing
2008 – 2013 – Head of IP and Media Group, Taylor Wessing
2013 – present – Board member
Languages
English
Memberships
Member of the Legal Group of the Publishers Association
Member of the British Literary and Artistic Copyright Association
Member of the International Association of Entertainment Lawyers
Member of the US Copyright Society
Member of the Media Law Resource Centre
Education
1993 – First class Honours in Law Society Finals
1995 – Admission as a Lawyer in England and Wales
1996 – Diploma in Intellectual Property law from Bristol University
Lawyer Rankings
London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
Taylor Wessing LLP
’s comprehensive IP service includes assisting clients with the full spectrum of brand protection and enforcement issues alongside copyright disputes and transactions. The practice is prominent across creative industries, such as music, broadcasting and social media, with notable strengths in technology. Co-lead Niri Shan is particularly experienced in the litigation sphere, operating across all aspects of soft IP, while fellow co-lead Mark Owen is active in the media, entertainment and technology sectors. Jason Rawkins advises on both contentious and non-contentious IP issues related to brands, designs, and domain names, and Adam Rendle undertakes various copyright issues, covering a wide variety of creative and tech sectors. Roland Mallinson counts major international brand and technology owners in his client roster.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Industry focus > Hospitality and leisure
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Theatre, publishing and other media
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £250m)
- Corporate and commercial > Venture capital
Firm Rankings
- Real estate > Commercial property: development
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: patents (contentious and non-contentious)
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Industry focus > Life sciences and healthcare
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £100m-£750m
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Digital content & social
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Video games
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Real estate > Residential property
- Industry focus > Retail and consumer
- Industry focus > TMT
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Employment > Employee share schemes
- Employment > Employers
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Advertising & marketing
- Employment > Pensions: dispute resolution
- Insurance > Product liability: defendant
- Real estate > Property finance
- Real estate > Property litigation
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Reputation management
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- Employment > Immigration
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > PATMA: Trade mark attorneys
- Employment > Pensions (non-contentious)
- Real estate > Planning
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- Finance > Acquisition finance
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Finance > Asset based lending