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Taylor Wessing LLP Offices

Taylor Wessing LLP
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LONDON
EC4A 3TW
England
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Niri Shan

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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) > Media: Theatre, publishing and other media

Taylor Wessing LLP has ‘great sector knowledge‘ in the publishing and media industries, assisting local and international news publishers, digital media and entertainment clients with media, IP, consumer and data protection mandates. The team, which seamlessly combines its expertise in print and digital media, also advises on pre-publication and post-publication matters, rights acquisitions and AI-related issues. Practice head Adam Rendle, a key contact for publishers, collecting societies, broadcasters and digital media services, focuses on copyright, publishing and platform liability issues. Niri Shan leads on IP and media litigation matters involving the publishing sector, while newly promoted partner Xuyang Zhu – an expert in the legal implications of generative AI and novel means of exploiting and monetising content – handles a mix of contentious and non-contentious work. Timothy Pinto offers support with pre-publication clearance and content litigation.

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