Jenny Afia
Partner
Jenny Afia is a Partner specialising in reputation protection.
After graduating from Cambridge University, Jenny worked for a major City law firm for four years, primarily dealing with corporate litigation. She joined Schillings in 2006 to focus on privacy and defamation.
In 2008 Jenny was named Young Solicitor of the Year at the British Legal Awards. The following year she was identified in Chambers and Partners as "an associate to watch" and described as "fantastically smart".
The 2010 edition stated that Jenny remained "a favourite with clients for her work on both pre-and post-publication matters", while the 2011 issue describes her as "absolutely superb, extremely professional and always at the end of the phone". The current edition commends her as a "fantastic client lawyer".
Jenny adeptly applies her knowledge of defamation, privacy and intellectual property laws to solve whatever new challenges her clients face. She specialises in acting quickly to restrict unlawful publication when material such as music, photographs and confidential documents have been leaked, and preventing the paparazzi from intruding into clients’ private lives.
Although she has particular knowledge of the Luxury Brand sector, Jenny's client base is broad – extending from the world’s best performing hedge funds to its best selling artists.
Winner: British Legal Awards 2008, Young Solicitor of the Year
Recent articles written by Jenny Afia
+ David Walliams and Lara Stone win apology and damages from Splash photo agency
+ Schillings luxury brand forum: protecting brand identity
+ Libel reform: the proposed changes
+ Royal wedding: privacy assured or will history repeat itself?
+ Tipping the Balance - the right to a reputation and the right to free expression