Ben Whitelock > Wiggin LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
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Ben Whitelock
Work Department
Corporate.
Position
Ben is a partner in the Corporate group. He has a broad range of experience in advising media and technology companies across all aspects of their corporate legal requirements, including private and public M&A transactions, joint ventures, fundraisings and re-organisations. Ben has particular experience in advising on corporate deals in the betting and gaming sector where he works closely with Wiggin’s market leading regulatory gaming lawyers and regularly advises major operators and technology providers on M&A transactions and strategic investments as part of the waive of consolidation currently happening in the sector. In addition, Ben regularly advises on deals in the technology, publishing, TV and film sectors.
Career
Trained Allen & Overy LLP; qualified 2001; associate, corporate group 2001-06; assistant, corporate group Wiggin LLP 2006-10; senior associate, corporate group 2010-11; partner 2011 to date.
Education
Solihull School; Bristol University (1997 LLB European Legal Studies 2(1)); Nottingham Law School (1998 LPC Distinction).
Leisure
Golf, cricket, hiking.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Corporate and commercial > Venture capital
(Firms to watch)The team at Wiggin LLP , which is praised for its ‘very pragmatic and commercial approach to getting things done‘, has been handling increasing volumes of VC work in recent years. Key names include the ‘experienced and commercially minded‘ Ben Whitelock 
and Ciaran Hickey.
London > Corporate and commercial > M&A: Smaller Deals, £10m-£100m
(Hall of Fame)Boasting a ‘true partner-led service’ and ‘pragmatic and commercial approach’, Wiggin LLP is regularly sought out by a range of top clients from the media, entertainment and technology sectors. The team is well placed to advise public and private companies on domestic and cross-border matters, including joint ventures, M&A and private equity deals. The team is led by the ‘commercially-minded’ Ben Whitelock, who has particular experience advising on corporate deals in the betting and gaming, technology, and publishing sectors. Ciaran Hickey advises clients across the technology and media sectors on a broad range of cross-border and domestic corporate transactions, acting for leading businesses, investors and entrepreneurs. Jason Fisher, lauded for his ‘first-class client service’, is instrumental in managing the firm’s relationships with key clients.
Lawyer Rankings
- Hall of Fame London > Corporate and commercial > M&A: Smaller Deals, £10m-£100m
- M&A: Smaller Deals, £10m-£100m London > Corporate and commercial
- Firms to watch London > Corporate and commercial > Venture capital
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Gaming and betting
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Film & TV
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Media finance
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Theatre, publishing and other media
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Video games
Firm Rankings
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Smaller Deals, £10m-£100m
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Music
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Reputation management
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: patents (contentious and non-contentious)
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Advertising & marketing
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech
- Corporate and commercial > Venture capital