Alexander Ross > Wiggin LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
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Alexander Ross
Work Department
Music.
Position
Alexander is a partner and head of the Commercial Music and Digital Publishing groups. He specialises in music, publishing and digital media. He advises both copyright owners and licensees in the creation, licensing and distribution of copyright works in the online and mobile environment, and also in media financing, e-commerce and m-commerce. Highly regarded by his clients and senior industry figures, he is known for his expertise, specialist advice, and in-depth knowledge in emerging media, particularly in the music and publishing sectors. He is rated in Chambers as having ‘rare experience in the evolving digital media business’.
Career
Trained Theodore Goddard; qualified into entertainment group 1995; joined Wiggin & Co as partner 2004.
Languages
French.
Memberships
Executive committee – International Association of Entertainment Lawyers; British Literary and Artistic Copyright Association.
Education
Westminster School; Sussex University (1982 BA Hons Classical and Medieval Studies); College of Law, Lancaster Gate (1993).
Leisure
Sailing, mountains, his three children.
Lawyer Rankings
London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Music
TThe music division at Wiggin LLP handles a range of litigation for leading UK collecting societies and trade bodies, and is further geared to provide enforcement and pre-litigation advice. Co-head Rachel Alexander is the key name on the contentious side, while oon the commercial side, the main contact is fellow co-head Alexander Ross, who advises clients in the licensee space, including film producers, studios, broadcasters, video games companies, video producers and online platforms. Elsewhere, the group have expertise in music catalogue acquisitions and disposals, working in close conjunction with the firm’s corporate team.
Lawyer Rankings
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