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María Almánzar Dihmes

Paralegal, Film & TV

María is a Paralegal in our Film & TV department where she assists producers, sales agents, distributors and financiers on production-related matters. She joined Lee & Thompson in 2024 shortly […]

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Saher Amin

Trainee

Saher is a Trainee Solicitor at Lee & Thompson and assists across a broad range of matters spanning the creative industries. She joined Lee & Thompson in 2023 as a […]

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Sophie Anim

Senior Associate, Dispute Resolution

  As a Senior Associate in the Dispute Resolution group, Sophie advises companies and individuals on a broad range of disputes across the creative industries. Sophie joined Lee & Thompson […]

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Reno Antoniades

Partner, Film & TV

  Reno is Managing Partner of Lee & Thompson and a Partner in the firm’s Film & Television Group. He trained at the City firm Herbert Smith. It was at […]

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Martyn Bailey

Partner, Dispute Resolution

Martyn is a partner in the firm’s Dispute Resolution group, specialising in entertainment, IP and commercial litigation. Martyn has more than 25 years’ experience in successfully resolving disputes for clients […]

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James Baker

Head of Employment

  James is a partner and head of Lee & Thompson’s Employment team.  He has over 20 years’ experience as an employment lawyer, most recently heading up the Employment team […]

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Annabel Bowles

Trainee

Annabel is a trainee solicitor currently sat with the Film & Team team, assisting producers, sales agents, distributors and financiers on production-related matters. After completing the firm’s Vacation Scheme in […]

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Dominic Bray

Head of Dispute Resolution

  Dominic is a partner and Head of the Dispute Resolution Group. Dominic is an experienced and pragmatic lawyer with a focus on dispute resolution in intellectual property, media and […]

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Esmé Briggs

Trainee

Esmé is a Trainee in our Film & TV department where she assists producers, sales agents, distributors and financiers on production-related matters. She joined Lee & Thompson as a Paralegal […]

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Mike Brookes

Partner, Dispute Resolution

  Mike is a partner at Lee & Thompson and head of the firm’s Defamation & Privacy group. He is also a key member of the firm’s Dispute Resolution group. […]

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Ellie Burston

Associate, Employment

Ellie is an Associate in Lee & Thompson’s Employment team where she advises clients across the creative industries on a range of contentious and non-contentious workplace issues. Ellie brings experience […]

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Luke Carey

Partner, Film & TV

Luke is a Partner within our Film & TV Group and advises on all matters related to the development, production, financing and distribution of film projects. Prior to joining Lee […]

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Tiffany Chan

Trainee

  Tiffany is a Trainee Solicitor at Lee & Thompson and assists across a broad range of matters spanning the creative industries. She joined Lee & Thompson as a paralegal […]

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Lois Child

Associate, Video Games

Lois is an Associate in Lee & Thompson’s Digital & Tech Group, specialising in interactive entertainment. Lois advises on issues across the videogames sector such as games development and publishing, […]

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Harrison Clark

Associate, Commercial

Harrison joined Lee & Thompson in 2023 as an Associate in the Corporate & Commercial Department, advising clients in the creative industries on commercial matters. Prior to joining the firm, […]

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Rebecca Coleman

Partner, Advertising & Marketing

  Rebecca is a Partner in Lee & Thompson’s Advertising & Marketing Group. She joined the firm in 2025 from international advertising group, VCCP, where she was Group General Counsel. […]

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Cristina Comsa

Associate, Film & TV

  Cristina joined Lee & Thompson in 2018 and is an Associate in the Film & TV department, advising financiers, producers, sales agents and distributors on matters involving the financing, […]

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Frania Cooper

Legal Director, Dispute Resolution

  Frania is a Legal Director in the firm’s Dispute Resolution Group. Frania advises clients across the media, entertainment and technology industries on a range of IP and contractual disputes […]

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Sarah Cundall

Senior Associate, Film & TV

  Sarah is a Senior Associate in Lee & Thompson’s Film & TV Department, advising financiers, producers and sales agents on matters involving the financing, development, production and distribution of […]

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Henrietta Currie

Associate, Music

Henrietta is an Associate in Lee & Thompson’s Music department where she advises clients ranging from producers and recording artists to rights companies. Henrietta joined the firm in 2019 as […]

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Sevine Dandan

Associate, Music

Sevine is an Associate in Lee & Thompson’s Music department. She advises on a wide range of legal and commercial matters across the music and other creative industries, and works […]

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Liz Davis

Professional Support Lawyer

Liz is a Professional Support Lawyer at Lee & Thompson. Liz leads on the firm’s precedent and know-how documentation, spending most of her time supporting our Film, TV & Games […]

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Lawrence Engel

Head of Music

Lawrence is a partner at Lee & Thompson and heads the firm’s highly regarded Music Group. He started his career in 1994 and joined Lee & Thompson in 2009 having […]

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Will Everitt

Partner, Music

Will is a partner in the firm’s Music Group having specialised in media and entertainment law since qualification and is a named lawyer in the Legal 500. Will’s music clients […]

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Johan Ewing

Partner, Film & TV

  Johan Ewing is a partner in the firm’s Film, Television & Games Group. Johan is highly regarded by his diverse and extensive list of clients, including leading independent production […]

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Carrie Finlay

Legal Director, Film & TV

Carrie is a legal director in the firm’s Film & Television Group and works on matters related to the development, production, financing and distribution of television productions. A joint British/Canadian […]

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Tim Fowler

Partner, Music

  Tim joined Lee & Thompson in 2013 and has been a Partner in the firm’s Music Group since 2021. Named as a “Next Generation Partner” in the 2024 edition […]

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Vicky Gaisford

Senior Associate, Film & TV

Vicky is a Senior Associate in the firm’s Film & TV Group, advising leading independent television producers on the development, financing and production of their projects. Prior to joining Lee […]

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Jeremy Gawade

Consultant, Film & TV

  Jeremy is a consultant with over 35 years’ experience in the film and television sectors. Jeremy worked in industry, firstly as a partner in an international film and television […]

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Marek George

Legal Director, Film & TV

  Marek is a Legal Director in the firm’s TV Group, assisting the team in advising leading independent producers on the development, financing and production of their projects. He joined Lee […]

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Laura Gibson

Associate, Film & TV

  Laura joined Lee & Thompson in 2019 and is an Associate in the Film & TV department, advising financiers, producers, sales agents and distributors on matters involving the financing, […]

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Sam Goodman

Partner, Commercial

Sam is a partner in Lee & Thompson’s Commercial Group. He advises on a broad range of commercial matters, representing businesses and talent across the creative industries including theatre, live […]

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Liv Graham

Trainee

  Liv is a Trainee Solicitor at Lee & Thompson and assists across a broad range of matters spanning the creative industries. Liv joined Lee & Thompson in 2022 as a  […]

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Amy Gyngell

Associate, Corporate & Commercial

Amy is an Associate in the Corporate & Commercial Department where she advises clients across the creative sectors on a range of corporate matters. Amy brings over four years’ experience […]

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Theo Halpern

Trainee

  Theo is a Trainee Solicitor at Lee & Thompson and assists across a broad range of matters spanning the creative industries. He joined Lee & Thompson as a Paralegal […]

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Fiona Hartwell

Senior Associate, Commercial

  Fiona is a Senior Associate in our Corporate & Commercial department. She advises those in the creative and technology sectors on commercial matters including contracts, software licensing and data […]

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Georgina Hellawell

Paralegal, Immigration

Georgina is a Paralegal in our Immigration department where she advises across the creative industries on both business and personal immigration matters. With over six years experience in UK immigration […]

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Tom Holloway

Trainee

  Tom is a Trainee in Lee & Thompson’s Film & TV department, having joined in 2023 soon after completing our Vacation Scheme. Whilst working as a Paralegal at Lewis […]

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Janey Hurran

Senior Associate, Film & TV

  As a Senior Associate in the firm’s Film & Television department, Janey advises a range of clients on the development, financing, production and exploitation of productions. Clients include individual […]

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Chloe Hutchings

Senior Associate, Film & TV

Chloe is a Senior Associate in the firm’s Film & TV Department, advising on the development, production, financing and distribution of film and television projects. Chloe has had several years […]

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Pia Hutchinson

Associate, Commercial

  Pia is an Associate in the Commercial team, where she advises clients across the creative industries on a range of commercial matters. Having joined in 2024, Pia brings international […]

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Ikechi Iwenofu

Trade Mark Administrator, Dispute Resolution

Ikechi joined Lee & Thompson’s Dispute Resolution department as a Trade Mark Administrator/Paralegal in 2022, where he supports the Brand Protection team in the management of trade mark and design […]

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Josh Jacobson

Senior Associate, Film & TV

Josh is a Senior Associate in the Film & Television team and works on matters related to the development, production, financing and distribution of productions. Josh grew up in Cape […]

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Shay Kennedy

Associate, Commercial

Shay is an Associate in Lee & Thompson’s Commercial department and advises clients across the creative industries on a broad range of matters. He regularly provides legal and commercial advice […]

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Sean Kia

Senior Associate, Film & TV

  Sean is a Senior Associate in our Film & Television Group and advises on matters related to the financing, production, distribution and development of film and television productions. Sean […]

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Robert Lee

Consultant

Robert Lee co-founded Lee & Thompson in 1983. Since he qualified in 1972 he has been pre-eminent in his chosen field. The opening lyrics of Roxy Music’s 1972 debut single […]

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Richard Lever

Head of Television

  Longstanding partner and Head of L&T’s Television Group, Richard advises a diverse and extensive client list which includes many leading television production companies and talent in the UK, Europe […]

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Danielle Lobel-Weiss

Partner, Employment & Immigration

(formerly Danielle Ramdel)   Danielle is a Partner in Lee & Thompson’s Employment team and also heads up the firm’s Business Immigration practice. Danielle joined Lee & Thompson in 2022 from […]

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Michael Lucas

Partner, Music

  Michael is a Partner in our award-winning Music team where he assists clients ranging from producers and recording artists to rights companies. Michael read Law at King’s College London […]

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Michael Maquieira

Associate, Film & TV

  Michael joined Lee & Thompson in 2023 and is an Associate in the Film & TV department, advising on the financing, development, production and distribution of film and television […]

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Alice Martins

Trade Mark Attorney, Dispute Resolution

  Alice is a Trade Mark Attorney in Lee & Thompson’s Dispute Resolution department, having joined in 2023. She assists clients with matters relating to trade mark law across the […]

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Alastair Mavor

Partner, Film & TV

  Alastair is a Partner within our Film & TV Group and advises production companies and financiers on development, production, financing and distribution of film and television. He has extensive […]

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Amanda McDowall

Partner, Dispute Resolution

    Amanda is a partner in the Dispute Resolution team specialising in intellectual property, particularly in relation to brands. A Chartered Trade Mark Attorney, Solicitor and New York Attorney, […]

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Damian McParland

Legal Director, Film & TV

  Damian is a Legal Director in our Film & TV Group and advises on matters related to the development, production, financing and distribution of film and television projects. Before […]

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Joshua Metliss

Partner, Corporate & Commercial

  Joshua is a partner in the firm’s Corporate & Commercial Group and advises businesses and individuals on corporate and commercial matters, including structuring start-ups, reorganisations, joint ventures, shareholder agreements, […]

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Christos Michaels

Head of Film

  Christos is a partner and heads up Lee & Thompson’s renowned Film Group. Christos specialises in all aspects of production, financing and distribution of film and TV, with a […]

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Huw Morris

Partner, Advertising & Marketing, Commercial

  Huw is a Partner in Lee & Thompson’s Advertising & Marketing Group, and Head of the Commercial Team. He joined the firm in August 2017 from a US law […]

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Andy Moseby

Head of Digital & Tech

  A senior corporate lawyer, Andy specialises in advising technology and digital media companies on their domestic and cross-border M&A strategies. He also works with both capital providers in respect […]

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Malcolm Murray

Head of Corporate

Malcolm heads up Lee & Thompson’s Corporate & Commercial Group. He has nearly 30 years’ experience advising on company, corporate, corporate finance and general commercial deals for a range of […]

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Nicki Parfitt

Partner, Film & TV

  Nicki represents a number of financiers, sales agents and production companies. Her sales agency work is unique in that it is unprecedented for a private practice lawyer to have […]

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Lizzie Payne-James

Partner, Music

  Lizzie is a Partner in Lee & Thompson’s Music Group. Lizzie joined Lee & Thompson in 2015 and represents a diverse range of clients, not always confined to the […]

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Vanessa Pearson

Associate, Dispute Resolution

As an Associate in the Dispute Resolution group, Vanessa advises companies and individuals on a broad range of disputes across the creative industries. Having qualified as a solicitor in 2024, […]

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Natasha Pilbrow

Consultant, Film & TV

  Natasha is a consultant in the Film & TV Group, advising clients on all matters relating to the development and production of film and television. Natasha first joined Lee […]

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Francisco Rocha

Associate, Video Games

Francisco is part of Lee & Thompson’s Video Games team. He joined Lee & Thompson following roles in both private practice and in-house at a major UK sports rightsholder. Francisco […]

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James Rushton

Senior Associate, Music

James joined Lee & Thompson in 2021 and is a senior associate in our award-winning Music team where he assists clients across the industry, from music producers and recording artists […]

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Ria Sadrudin

Associate, Corporate & Commercial

Ria is an Associate in our Corporate team. She advises those in the creative and technology sectors on a range of corporate matters. Ria brings experience in advising on corporate […]

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Nick Salbaing

Associate, Film & TV

Nick is an Associate in Lee & Thompson’s Film & Television Group specialising in media finance. He advises a wide range of banks, independent debt financiers and equity investors on […]

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Harry Sargent

Trainee

Harry is a Trainee Solicitor in our Corporate team, having joined the firm following the 2025 Vacation Scheme. Before starting his training contract, Harry worked within the Contract and Business […]

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Thea Schirvanian

Trainee

Thea is a trainee solicitor within the Film & TV department, assisting on a broad range of legal and commercial matters. Prior to joining Lee & Thompson in 2025, she […]

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Milka Sculac Sennett

Trade Mark Administrator, Dispute Resolution

As a Trade Marks Administrator, Milka assist with the management of trade mark and design portfolio. Her work includes filing trade mark applications, their prosecution and maintenance, as well as […]

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Sam Shields

Trainee

  Sam is a Trainee Solicitor at Lee & Thompson and assists across a broad range of matters spanning the creative industries. Sam joined Lee & Thompson in 2023 as […]

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Anushka Sinha

Legal Director, Employment & Immigration

Anushka heads up the Immigration practice, specialising in all areas of business and personal immigration to the UK for the creative sector. Anushka brings over 20 years’ legal experience across […]

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Daniel Smith

Senior Associate, Corporate

Daniel is a Senior Associate in the firm’s Corporate group where he advises clients across the creative sectors on corporate matters including mergers and acquisitions, investments, joint venture arrangements and […]

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Neha Solanki

Associate, Employment

Neha is an Associate in Lee & Thompson’s Employment team within our Corporate & Commercial department. She advises both employers and employees across the creative industries on a broad range […]

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Stephen Spence

Partner, Film & TV

  Stephen is a Partner in our Film & TV Group. A media finance specialist, he advises a wide range of clients on the structuring and completion of complex financing […]

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Mark Stafford

Partner, Dispute Resolution

  Mark is a partner in the firm’s Dispute Resolution, Brand Protection and Digital & Technology Groups. He joined Lee & Thompson in 2006 and handles all types of contentious […]

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Lee Stone

Partner, Film & TV

  Lee is a partner in the Film & TV department at Lee & Thompson where he advises on all aspects of the feature film and television industry, having joined […]

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Lucy Strauss

Partner, Corporate & Commercial

  Lucy is a Partner in the Lee & Thompson’s Corporate Group. Lucy advises on general corporate and commercial matters including structuring start-ups, cross-border mergers and acquisitions, joint venture arrangements and […]

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Antony Swiatek

Partner, Film & TV

  Antony joined Lee & Thompson in 2011 as an associate and is now a partner in the firm’s Film, Television and Games group advising leading independent producers and other […]

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Nick Swimer

Partner, Commercial

Nick is a partner working across the firm’s Commercial and Film & TV Groups. Nick works with all parties in the content value chain including broadcasters, publishers, producers, distributors, operational […]

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Neha Tarabadkar

Associate, Dispute Resolution

  As an Associate in the Dispute Resolution group, Neha advises companies and individuals on a broad range of disputes across the creative industries. Neha began her training contract at […]

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Sam Tatton-Brown

Head of Media Finance

  Sam is a partner in Lee & Thompson’s Film & TV Group. Sam has represented many of the UK based banks active in film and television financing and is […]

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Andrew Thompson

Consultant

Andrew co-founded Lee & Thompson with Robert Lee in 1983 and today is a consultant with the firm. He qualified as a solicitor in 1977. In the early years of […]

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Fi Tudur

Senior Associate, Film & TV

  Fi is a Senior Associate in the Film & Television Group and advises on matters related to the development, production, financing and distribution of TV and film productions. Fi […]

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Martin Tynan

Senior Associate, Employment

  Martin is a Senior Associate in our Employment team and advises across the creative sectors on a broad range of employment law matters.  Martin offers general HR support to companies […]

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Milena Velikova

Trade Mark Attorney, Dispute Resolution

  Milena is a Trade Mark Attorney in Lee & Thompson’s Dispute Resolution department. She advises clients on various aspects of trade mark law, including brand clearance for use in the marketplace […]

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James Walker

1981 - 2019

  James tragically passed away on 30th September 2019.  He was a much-loved member of the Lee & Thompson family. He joined the firm in 2012 and was a central […]

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Jack Walmsley

Trainee

  Jack is a Trainee Solicitor at Lee & Thompson and assists across a broad range of matters spanning the creative industries. Jack began his training contract in 2023, having […]

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Julian Ward

Head of Video Games

  Julian is Head of Lee & Thompson’s Digital & Technology Group – a digital media, IP and technology lawyer with over 17 years’ experience working across the creative industries […]

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Helene Whelbourn

Legal Director, Dispute Resolution

  Helene is a Legal Director within our Dispute Resolution team where she develops and expands trade mark clients’ IP portfolios across the creative sectors. Helene has a wealth of […]

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Abbey Wileman

Associate, Employment

Abbey is an Associate in Lee & Thompson’s Employment team, advising clients across the media, creative, technology and wider sectors on a range of non-contentious and contentious workplace law matters. […]

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Gordon Williams

Consultant, Dispute Resolution

  Gordon joined the firm as a Partner in 1997 to lead its contentious practice. Representing both individual and corporate clients, he has specialised in the litigation and resolution of […]

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