The Legal 500, 2009 edition
Dispute resolution
Within Defamation and privacy
In addition to its traditional work for celebrities, Schillings now advises a number of corporate entities and their directors on defamation matters. Clients include Madonna, whom the firm is representing in proceedings against Associated Newspapers for breach of privacy and infringement of copyright in relation to photos from her wedding. Clients praise the firm’s fast response times and ‘huge knowledge of media law’. Rachel Atkins and Keith Schilling are all recommended.
TMT (technology media and telecoms)
Within Media and entertainment
Schillings is renowned for representing artists and celebrities. John Kelly successfully represented Madonna against the Mail on Sunday. The firm handles contractual and regulatory work, advising All3Media on data protection and broadcast issues.
Sport
Schillings represents some of the world’s best-known sportspeople in defamation and privacy matters, Including Lance Armstrong. The firm also acts for SFX on contentious matters. Clients say of Rod Christie-Miller ‘he will always deliver for me to an exceptional level. I have not dealt with a better lawyer in the field’.
Reproduced from The Legal 500, 2009 edition.