Michael Brader > Wiggin LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Wiggin LLP Offices
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22 PERCY STREET
LONDON
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Michael Brader
Work Department
Corporate and sport.
Position
Michael is a partner and co-head of the Media Corporate Group, and has more than 25 years’ experience focused on the media and technology space. Michael is the go-to UK corporate adviser in the independent television production sector, where he has advised on over 100 investments and sales. His clients, whom he advises on a broad range of corporate and commercial issues, include household names in the television, film, sport, broadcast and digital and technology sectors. Michael is widely recognised as the leading UK corporate adviser in the independent television production sector, working on sales and acquisitions of companies within that space, as well as on the formation and funding of new production ventures for both creative talent and investors. He is also well-known for his work in the sport sector and is a member of the editorial board of World Sports Law Report.
Career
Herbert Smith 1989-93; Ashurst 1993-94; Stephenson Harwood & Lo (Hong Kong) 1994-95; Olswang 1995-2006, partner 1998; Wiggin 2006 to present.
Memberships
British Association for Sport and Law; editorial board, World Sports Law Report.
Education
Bradfield College; Queens’ College, Cambridge; College of Law, Chester.
Leisure
Family; rugby; running; shooting.
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