Lawyers

Simon Entwistle

Simon Entwistle

Lewis Silkin, London

Work Department

Simon is a member of each of the firm’s Corporate, Commercial and Brands & IP practice groups, as well as our Media & Entertainment sector focus group.

Position

Partner: Having spent the early years of his career as a corporate finance lawyer, Simon has in the subsequent years expanded his practice to advise on all manner of non-contentious commercial and IP issues, while continuing to advise on M&A, fundraising, joint ventures (both in the UK and overseas) and other corporate matters.

Although Simon works with clients in various industries, the majority of the clients he works with are in media, marketing services, leisure, or retail. 

Career

Trained Edward Lewis; qualified 1988; Titmuss Sainer & Webb (now Dechert) 1988-91; travelled 1991-92; legal advisor Air Nigeria Plc 1993; associate/partner (from 1997) in specialist media practice Geoffrey Davies 1994-2000; joined Lewis Silkin as partner in 2000.

Languages

Conversational French.

Memberships

Simon is a member of the advisory board of the Association of Online Publishers.

Education

Shrewsbury School; Southampton University (1985 LLB Hons); College of Law, Guildford (1986).

Leisure

Cheering on the Wales rugby team or ferrying his nine-year-old to rugby, cricket, or parties.

Mentions

TMT (technology, media and telecoms) • London

Franchising

Corporate and commercial • London

M&A: Smaller Deals, £10m-£100m

TMT (technology, media and telecoms) • London

Media: Theatre, publishing and other media