Amber Melville-Brown > Withers LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Withers LLP
20 Old Bailey
LONDON
EC4M 7AN
England

Living Wage

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Work Department

Media, reputation and privacy team. 

Position

Amber leads the global media and reputation team. She is uniquely placed to serve our worldwide client base as a dual qualified media and reputation lawyer, admitted in both the courts of England and Wales, and New York. This enhances her already strong offering giving her a unique perspective on transatlantic media and reputation related issues.

Amber guides and protects her clients through all issues of reputation, privacy, crisis management, media advice, data protection, harassment and blackmail, through pre- and post- publication situations, in negotiation and litigation.

Moreover, Amber’s expertise extends well beyond black letter law into all areas of communication, as she uses her legal expertise, experience, contacts and emotional intelligence to provide a holistic approach for her clients, whether dealing with the traditional or social media, with internal corporate or family issues, with the public at large or any third parties.

Amber has been a prolific and respected author and commentator on media legal matters throughout her career. Recognised as ‘absolutely outstanding’, Amber is highly regarded and revered for her empathy, availability and judgment. 

Memberships

The Law Society; New York Bar; and New York State Bar Association.

Lawyer Rankings

London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Reputation management

Withers LLP‘s media and reputation practice regularly works with international corporates, charities, and HNWIs, particularly in the art, entertainment, and sports sectors. Highlighted for its ‘excellent legal knowledge’, the ‘strongly practical’ and ‘professional’ team specialises in defamation, breach of confidence, and data protection cases. Co-led by Jo Sanders in London and Amber Melville-Brown in New York, the team offers robust expertise in privacy, blackmail, and harassment matters, often collaborating with the firm’s white-collar crime specialists. Caroline Thompson regularly engages with the media on behalf of her clients at the pre and post-publication stage.