Simon Boyden
The role helps to initiate and implement the firm’s ongoing strategy and business plans as well ensuring the Business Services teams deliver quality and value.
Other responsibilities include liaising with external parties including banks, audit and tax advisors, insurance brokers, landlord, other property consultants and various other key support services.
Simon is a CIMA qualified accountant with nearly 25 years’ experience having worked…
Stephen Spence
As a partner in the firm’s Film & TV group, Stephen advises a wide range of clients on the structuring and completion of complex financing arrangements for film and television productions. In addition to acting for financiers, Stephen represents international film and television production companies on all aspects of the development, production and distribution of feature films and television series.
Having read law at Oxford, Stephen q…
Richard Lever
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 and the US.
He advises on all areas of the television industry, including the creation of talent-based TV production companies, the setting up and financing of high-end television projects and all commercial arrangements to bring shows to the scr…
Nicki Parfitt
Nicki specialises in all aspects of film production, financing and sales, representing producers, innovative financiers, industry leading sales agents, government institutions.
Outside of private practice, Nicki has worked extensively in the films sales sector and jointly founded a successful film sales agency. Nicki trained at the city firm Denton Hall and, after qualifying in 1993, spent two years in their media department specialising in publi…
Marek George
Marek is a partner in the firm’s renowned Film & TV group, where he works with many of the UK’s leading scripted television production companies. He advises across all stages of the production process – from development and rights acquisition through to financing, production, and distribution – helping clients bring their projects to life on screen with clarity, confidence and commercial insight.
Having joined Lee & Thomps…
Luke Carey
After working in the film industry for almost a decade, Luke is now a partner in our Film and TV group, advising clients on all legal matters related to development, production, financing and distribution. His practice is mainly focused on independent feature filmmaking, with substantial growth in high-end television work. Luke has spent a lot of time negotiating cast and other talent contracts, so is very knowledgeable on US guilds (SAG, DGA, WG…
Lee Stone
Lee is a partner in the Film & TV group at Lee & Thompson.
His clients encompass film and television production companies for whom he often structures complex international co-productions, individual talent where he works closely with their managers and agents, rights management companies encompassing both sales agents and distributors, post-production houses who also double up as equity investors, and some of the UK’s leading independe…
Johan Ewing
Johan is a partner in the firm’s Film & Television group. He is highly regarded by his diverse list of clients, including leading independent production and finance companies, distributors, directors, writers, and completion guarantors. Johan’s practice covers all areas of the film and television industry including the setting up and structuring of film and television companies and projects alongside the full range of matters in r…
Antony Swiatek
Antony is a partner in the firm’s Film & TV group with extensive experience in representing leading independent producers and other talent in connection with legal and business affairs aspects of both independent feature film and streamer/studio productions. He also works closely with clients on high-end television productions and premium SVOD commissions. He has worked on a variety of international co-productions and commissioning ar…
Alastair Mavor
Alastair is an expert film and television lawyer with experience advising across the full production cycle (from early-stage development, to production, financing and exploitation) of both studio-backed and independently financed projects. He acts for producers, financiers and talent-led production companies, helping clients structure, negotiate and close complex deals.
Alastair regularly advises on international projects, working extensively wit…