Dominic Bray
Dominic leads the firm’s Dispute Resolution team and is a member of our Intellectual Property and Marketing & Advertising groups.
He works primarily with clients in the creative industries, notably marketing and advertising, interactive entertainment, theatre, film & TV, sport/sports entertainment, music, publishing and technology. He also works with clients in many other sectors including financial services, events and hospitality,…
Rebecca Coleman
Rebecca is a Partner in our Commercial, Advertising & Marketing Group. She joined the firm in 2025 from international advertising group, VCCP, where she was Group General Counsel. Rebecca has over 15 years of experience advising the creative industries – most of which has been in the advertising and marketing sector – advising on matters including clearance and regulatory compliance, content licensing, brand partnerships and talent agreem…
Frania Cooper
Frania’s dispute resolution practice spans the music, film, TV, marketing, advertising, publishing, technology and financial services sectors. She advises on contractual and corporate disputes across these industries and her IP experience includes advising rights holders, creatives and brand owners on copyright, trade mark and passing off disputes.
She regularly acts for members who have been unfairly expelled from sports or private members…
Huw Morris
Huw is a Partner in Lee & Thompson’s Advertising & Marketing Group, and Head of the Commercial team.
Before that, Huw worked in the legal team at the Institute of Practitioners in Advertising, and as Head of UK Advertising at a US law firm. Huw has extensive UK and international experience advising clients on advertising and marketing legal and regulatory matters, sales and business development, regulatory investigations, commercial con…
L&T hosts diploma graduation for marketers in independent agencies
We were delighted to welcome this year’s cohort of 20+ marketing agency professionals to a graduation event at our offices, upon completion of the Diploma in Strategy, Creativity & Communications with the Alliance of Independent Agencies last night.
Congratulations to the whole cohort, which included representatives from Altavia, Blue Chip, Chapel, Ignis, Initials, RPM, Savy, The Big Group, TMSW, Wasserman and Zeal.
The Alliance̵…
L&T hosts first AdTech summit for advertising publishers
Last week Lee & Thompson was thrilled to host “Publisher Perspectives”, a unique all-day summit for advertising publishers exploring the AdTech industry. The event brought together around 50 key voices from the publishing world into our office to engage in dynamic discussions about the industry’s current landscape and future trends.
L&T Partner Nick Swimer was the keynote speaker on the day. He spoke about the legal and …
L&T strengthens Advertising & Marketing team with lateral hire
We are delighted to announce the appointment of Rebecca Coleman to the Partnership.
Rebecca will join the firm on 24 February 2025 from international advertising group, VCCP, where she was Group General Counsel.
Rebecca brings a wealth of expertise and industry insight to Lee & Thompson, gained from over 15 years of legal experience in the creative and advertising sectors. During her tenure at VCCP, Rebecca played a pivotal role within the ag…
L&T writes UK Marketing & Advertising Law Practice Guide for Chambers
Our Marketing and Advertising Group were delighted to have been invited to prepare the UK chapter of the Chambers Global Marketing & Advertising Law Practice Guide.
The UK Marketing & Advertising Law Practice Guide, authored by partners Huw Morris, Dominic Bray, Nick Swimer and associate Rebecca Bennis, provides a succinct overview of key marketing and advertising law, legal frameworks and regulatory bodies and looks ahead to key legal …
Marketers in independent agencies celebrate Diploma Graduation at L&T
In continuing our long-standing relationship with the Alliance of Independent Agencies, this week some 20+ marketing agency professionals on the Alliance’s Diploma in Strategy, Creativity & Communications returned to L&T for their graduation event.
Congratulations to this year’s graduates. We are delighted to support the UK’s independent agency community in this innovative training programme, equipping them with the knowledge to…
Nick Swimer to Join Lee & Thompson
We are delighted to announce the appointment of Nick Swimer to the Partnership. Nick will join the firm on 15 April from Reed Smith, where he was a Partner in the Entertainment & Media Industry Group.
An experienced media lawyer, Nick’s practice spans the creative industries, with a particular focus on the Advertising & Marketing and Film & Television sectors. Directly complementing and enhancing Lee & Thompson’s exist…