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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

Paralegal, Film & TV

  Saher 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 2023, […]

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Sophie Anim

Associate, Dispute Resolution

  As an 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 in […]

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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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Rebecca Bennis

Associate, Dispute Resolution

  As an Associate in the Dispute Resolution group, Rebecca advises companies and individuals on a broad range of disputes across the creative industries. Rebecca joined Lee & Thompson 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

Paralegal, Film & TV

Esmé 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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Mike Brookes

Partner, Dispute Resolution

  Mike is a partner at Lee & Thompson and head of the firm’s Content Clearance & Media Disputes group. He is also a key member of the firm’s Dispute […]

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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

Paralegal, Digital & Tech

  Tiffany is a paralegal in Lee & Thompson’s Digital & Technology Group where she assists primarily on video games-related matters. Prior to joining Lee & Thompson in 2023, Tiffany […]

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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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Josh Colby

Associate, Digital & Tech

  Josh is an Associate in Lee & Thompson’s Digital & Technology Group specialising in digital media, interactive entertainment and technology. Josh advises on issues across the videogames sector such […]

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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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Rebecca Coppin

Consultant, Film & TV

  Rebecca is a consultant in the Film & TV Group with almost 20 years’ experience representing film and television producers, distributors, financiers and talent. She began her career at the […]

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Sarah Cundall

Associate, Film & TV

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

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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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Aisha Dickson

Consultant, Corporate & Commercial

  Aisha is a consultant in Lee & Thompson’s Corporate & Commercial department. Aisha’s practice covers the whole commercial, IP and IT spectrum, including agency, licensing and distribution, general services, […]

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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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Elaahe Farsimadan

Trainee

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

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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 esteemed Film & TV Group, assisting the team in advising leading independent television producers on the development, financing and production of […]

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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

Paralegal, Corporate & Commercial

  Theo is a Paralegal in Lee & Thompson’s Corporate & Commercial department, having joined in 2023 soon after completing our Vacation Scheme. Whilst completing the LPC at the University […]

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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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Tom Holloway

Paralegal - Corporate & Commercial

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

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Harriet Hudson

Paralegal, Corporate & Commercial

  Harriet is a Paralegal in Lee & Thompson’s Corporate & Commercial department, working principally on Employment and Immigrations matters, having joined in 2024 after completing our Vacation Scheme the […]

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Janey Hurran

Associate, Film & TV

  As an 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 talent, […]

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Chloe Hutchings

Associate, Film & TV

Chloe is an 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 of […]

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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

Associate, Film & TV

Josh is an 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 Town, […]

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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

Associate, Film & TV

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

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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

  Richard is a partner and heads Lee & Thompson’s Television Group, advising a diverse and extensive television client list which includes most of the UK’s leading television production companies. […]

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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

Senior Associate, Music

  Michael is a solicitor 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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Liv Lyons

Partner, Music

  Liv is a Partner in Lee & Thompson’s Music team. She represents a diverse range of clients, from recording artists and songwriters to leading talent agencies and management companies. Her […]

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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

Trainee Trade Mark Attorney, Dispute Resolution

  Alice is a Trainee 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 […]

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Alastair Mavor

Legal Director, Film & TV

  Alastair joined the Film & TV Group at Lee & Thompson in early 2018 and advises production companies and financiers on development, production, financing and distribution of film and […]

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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

Senior Associate, Film & TV

  Damian is a Senior Associate 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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George Nicolaides

Associate, Corporate & Commercial

  George joined Lee & Thompson in 2023 and is an associate in the Corporate & Commercial department, advising clients across the creative industries. Prior to joining the firm, George […]

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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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Lucy Pether

Associate, Dispute Resolution

  Lucy is an Associate in the Dispute Resolution team.  Lucy joined Lee & Thompson as a paralegal in September 2016.  During Lucy’s training contract, she completed a six-month secondment […]

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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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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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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

A senior immigration lawyer, Anushka is a Legal Director in our Employment & Immigration team where she specialises in all areas of business and personal immigration to the UK. Anushka […]

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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 joined Lee & Thompson in 2000 and now primarily advises on all aspects of the feature film and television industry. Lee’s practice is extremely diverse and his clients […]

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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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Gordon Williams

Partner, 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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