Fielding experts in the media and entertainment industry, boutique Russells Solicitors also counts fashion, retail, and real estate companies as clients alongside its roster of artists, authors, agents, and labels. The team, which focuses on copyright, trade mark, brand protection and enforcement issues, is led by non-contentious tech and digital specialist Alex Cole and contentious practitioners Henry Priestley and Steven Tregear. Eliot Leggo’s practice involves copyright and trade mark disputes, and Alice Rudge concentrates on TV, film, and theatre copyright matters.
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Testimonials

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  • ‘The team has a number of individuals who are highly experienced in soft IP disputes. They have an excellent and in-depth knowledge of the industry, which, coupled with their knowledge of the law, makes them the go-to firm for this area.’

  • ‘Steven Tregear: excellent knowledge and understanding of the law, brilliant negotiator and very commercially minded. Always makes himself available and gets to the nub of the dispute quickly.'

  • ‘Russells is a specialist media & entertainment and intellectual property firm at the very top of its game. It attracts the most high-profile cases and boasts partners with strong reputations in the industry and extremely talented associates. The firm is going from strength to strength.’

  • ‘Steven Tregear is at the top of this field. He is one of the biggest names and is highly regarded by all sections of the industry.'

  • 'Henry Priestley is an excellent leader in this field. He has superb industry knowledge and a highly effective commercial approach to litigation.'

  • 'Eliot Leggo is- unquestionably - a future star. He is the best associate I have worked with. He couples exceptional intellectual ability with outstanding industry knowledge. His involvement in a case significantly reduces the amount of work required from junior counsel.’

Key clients

  • Coldplay
  • Savills
  • Tanner Krolle
  • Newmark Property Consultants
  • Entertainers Group
  • George Michael Estate
  • Finn Keane FKA Easyfun
  • Astrid & Miyu
  • Bella Mackie
  • Andrew Lloyd Webber
  • Mootrition
  • Universal Music Group

Work highlights

Acting for Bella Mackie in a High Court copyright infringement claim brought by Studio Canal.
Acted for Finn Keane, formerly known as Easyfun, in a High Court trade mark infringement claim brought by easyGroup.
Acted for Astrid & Miyu in a copyright and unregistered design right infringement claim issued in the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court against a competitor.

Practice head

Alex Cole; Henry Priestley; Steven Tregear

Other key lawyers

Eliot Leggo; Alice Rudge; Jamie Brazier