Keith Schilling
A giant on the British legal scene for three decades, Keith Schilling is credited with changing UK privacy law. He…
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Geraldine Proudler
‘It’s keeping a lot of lawyers busy on both sides of the equation,’ Geraldine Proudler says of the incoming GDPR.…
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Andrew Grant
‘The British population sniffs decay, it sniffs failure, it sniffs ambition.’ That’s the case in politics, according to Andrew Grant,…
ByJulian Pike
The head of reputation management at Farrer & Co, Julian Pike is philosophical about the recent scandals in the entertainment…
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Matthew Freud
When he set up his namesake firm in 1985, Matthew Freud didn’t know he was breaking a family tradition precluding…
ByDuncan Lamont
A partner at Charles Russell Speechlys since 2001, Duncan Lamont typically acts for high-profile sportspeople, business figures, politicians and HNWs,…
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Gerrard Tyrrell
As you’d expect, the 2017 Spear’s Outstanding Achievement Award winner has had another busy year. ‘From the UK perspective, the…
ByJames Heath
James Heath was lead solicitor in hacking litigation against Mirror Group, which has seen more than 80 cases brought to…
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Dan Tench
At law school I had no desire to do media law,’ says the eloquent Dan Tench. ‘I thought law would…
ByCharlotte Harris
Charlotte Harris represents a range of high-profile clients – she has acted for more than 100 claimants in the phone…
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Nigel Tait
Nigel Tait’s practice is extremely busy, so he often expects to work outside normal hours and through weekends to meet…
ByClaire Gill
Claire Gill is working on two big cases against Google which go to trial next year, acting for clients claiming…
ByDavid Engel
‘When the phone rings, you literally do not know what the issue is going to be. Sometimes that makes it…
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Mark Stephens
‘I’ve always been intellectually curious,’ says the affable Mark Stephens, partner at Howard Kennedy and head of its media law…
ByRod Christie-Miller
‘Some people are intrinsically more interesting to the world and some become interesting because of their actions,’ says Schillings chief…
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Niri Shan
Taylor Wessing’s head of media and Spear’s 2017 Reputation and Privacy Lawyer of the Year isn’t the only one who’s…
ByMike Brookes
After training at a City firm and working in commercial litigation, Mike Brookes joined Lee & Thompson 20 years ago.…
ByMagnus Boyd
Magnus Boyd first joined Schillings in the early 2000s from a small Fleet Street firm defending newspapers. He moved on…
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Amber Melville-Brown
Spear’s Reputation Lawyer of the Year in 2016 and solicitor of choice to the likes of the Duke of Marlborough,…
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John Kelly
When Spear’s catches up with John Kelly, he exhibits a boyish enthusiasm: ‘There’s always lots of stuff going on. We’re…
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