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

Withers LLP
20 Old Bailey
LONDON
EC4M 7AN
England

Living Wage

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

The media and reputation team at Withers LLP supports an array of international corporates, charities and HNWIs, particularly those active in the art, entertainment and sports sectors. Data protection, defamation, breach of confidence and blackmail are particular focus areas. Jo Sanders and Amber Melville-Brown jointly lead the team; the former regularly handles privacy, blackmail and harassment matters in concert with the white-collar crime team, while the latter splits her time between London and New York.