England - London • Dispute resolution
Wiggin LLP
'A great mid-market firm', Wiggin LLP fields go-to commercial litigators for the media, technology, sports, and betting and gaming industries. Matthew Dando specialises in contentious commercial matters and publication disputes in the media sector; the 'very astute' litigator Mark Deem is a September 2022 partner recruit from Mishcon de Reya LLP; and consultant partner Caroline Kean is a media disputes specialist. Former partner Alan Owens departed the firm in late 2022.
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Testimonials
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‘Mark Deem is very astute, caring, and quick to learn tricky scientific concepts. Mark also has a high level of IT understanding, which is very useful.'
‘Mark Deem does stand out. His ability to understand complex scientific detail quickly is very impressive. Mark is always there if clients need him.'
'Mark Deem manages his team well, and what they produce is of high quality. All in all a very bright person and easy to work with.’
‘Matthew Dando is extremely straightforward and collaborative.’
- 'The team worked very well in preparing and submitting all the documents for High Court.'
- 'All members of the team work well and clients are impressed by their astute questions, proving they understand concepts quickly.’
‘A great mid-market firm, with a particular niche in media, IT and gaming work. An efficient and personable team.’
‘Alan Owens is a first-class partner, and Elizabeth Wiggin & Caroline Kean are exceptional litigators.’
Key clients
- Flutter Entertainment
- Twentieth Century Fox
- MBC Group
- DAZN group
- ITV
- HarperCollins
- Entain
- Grant Naylor Productions
Work highlights
- Acting for A-IR in a dispute concerning alleged breaches of a Master Services Agreement and Statement of Work, which concerned the conduct of a clinical trial for a US counterparty.
- Defending Failbetter Games against a claim brought by its previous CEO, in relation to a defective buyback of his shares in the company.
- Defending LucasFilm against an unjust enrichment claim, in relation to its film Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Matthew Dando, Mark Deem