21st October 2021

We are pleased to have received the following rankings in the Chambers & Partners 2022 UK directory:

• The firm has have retained Band 1 ranking in ‘Media & Entertainment: Film & TV’ and in ‘Media & Entertainment: Music’
• The firm holds its previous position within Band 3 in the ‘Defamation/Reputation Management’ work category
• The firm also holds its previous position within Band 4 in the ‘Media & Entertainment: Advertising & Marketing’ work category
• 20 individual lawyers ranked this year – further information below
• Partner Anwen Griffiths is ranked for the first time in the ‘Media & Entertainment: Film & TV’ category
• Partner Sarah Barker has been elevated to Band 2 in the ‘Art & Cultural Property’ category
• Partner Leo Dawkins has been elevated from ‘Up & Coming’ to Band 6 in the ‘Defamation/Reputation Management’ category
• Partner Huw Morris has been elevated to Band 3 in the ‘Advertising & Marketing’ rankings
• Partner Julian Ward has been ranked in Band 4 in ‘Gaming, Social Media & Interactive Content’ rankings

The following team members have been ranked in the following categories:

Media & Entertainment Category

Advertising & Marketing

• Dominic Bray (Band 4)
• Huw Morris (Band 3)

Film & TV

• Reno Antoniades (Eminent Practitioner)
• Nicki Parfitt (Band 3)
• Richard Lever (Band 2)
• Christos Michaels (Band 1)
• Lee Stone (Band 4)
• Sam Tatton-Brown (Band 3)
• Anwen Griffiths (Band 4)

Music – Contentious

• Mike Brookes (Band 3)
• Gordon Williams (Band 2)
• Mark Stafford (Band 3)

Music – Non-Contentious

• Lawrence Engel (Band 1)
• Andrew Thompson (Senior Statesman)
• Robert Lee (Senior Statesman)
• Lizzie Payne-James (Up and Coming)

Defamation/Reputation Management Category

• Mike Brookes (Band 2)
• Leo Dawkins (Band 6)

Art & Cultural Property Category

• Sarah Barker (Band 2)

To view the rankings in full, including what was said about the firm and many of our ranked lawyers, check out Lee & Thompson’s profile on the Chambers & Partners website.