Stephen Cartwright > Simkins LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Stephen Cartwright

020 7874 5680 [email protected]

Work Department

Commercial.

Position

Stephen is an Associate in the Commercial team, having joined the firm in January 2023.

Stephen advises clients on a broad range of commercial matters across Simkins’ portfolio of media and entertainment clients with a particular specialism in drafting and negotiating commercial contracts, advising on matters relating to digital, social media and content creation, the exploitation of intellectual property and image rights, and data protection matters. He also has a risk, regulatory and compliance background, and is a Certified Information Privacy Professional, Europe (CIPP/E). Stephen also has extensive in-house experience and was previously in-house counsel at the Com Laude Group, an international domain name management business.

Outside of his work as a solicitor, Stephen is actively involved in the East and South-East Asian (ESEA) creative communities, having previously been a semi-professional dancer, and is a member of a variety of ESEA-based groups including ESEA Music, MilkTea Films, Bayanihan Circle and Occasians. Stephen is also a trustee of a music charity based in Brixton, South London called Grounded Sounds.