Rebecca Young > JMW Solicitors LLP > Manchester, England > Lawyer Profile

JMW Solicitors LLP
1 BYROM PLACE
SPINNINGFIELDS
MANCHESTER
M3 3HG
England
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Work Department

Commercial Litigation: Media and Reputation Management; Intellectual Property.

Position

Rebecca is a Partner at JMW and heads up the Media and Reputation Management team.  Rebecca’s team provide specialist media and reputation management advice to clients predominantly based in the UK.  The team is known for working collaboratively with clients’ PR teams and key stakeholders to manage, often at short notice, reputational or privacy issues.  The team has considerable experience in dealing with the Media and in injunctive matters. Rebecca is known for being dedicated to assisting her clients to enforce their legal rights, to defend their legal position and to achieve positive outcomes.

Career

Trained at Pannone LLP (2009-2011) and qualified into the Commercial Litigation team; Slater and Gordon (2014-2017) following part of the Commercial Litigation team of Pannone LLP having been acquired; BLM (2017-2019) following the Business Advisory department at Slater and Gordon acquired; JMW Solicitors LLP (July 2019 – current).

Memberships

Women and the Law UK and Business

Education

Leeds University

Manchester Metropolitan university, Law School

Lawyer Rankings

North West > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media and entertainment

(Next Generation Partners)

Rebecca YoungJMW Solicitors LLP

JMW Solicitors LLP houses a team known for its broad capabilities in reputation management and commercial contractual issues within media. The team acts for a wide range of clients, including charities, private individuals, and athletes. Rebecca Young heads the practice, advising an increasing number of private individuals on their potential portrayal in TV programmes, and assisting clients who are facing allegations of misconduct. Jemma Fleetwood frequently acts for sports, media, and tech sector clients. Oliver Wright  has since left the firm. The team has been bolstered by the arrival of John Burns from Gateley Legal.