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Farrer & Co

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Farrer & Co demonstrates deep expertise in publishing matters and is a go-to advisor for leading news organisations such as the Telegraph Media Group, and academic publishers like SAGE publications, among other print and digital publishers. Practice head Paul Jones is the main contact for commercial matters, handling digitisation and contractual matters; the latter is an area in which IP and commercial expert David Morgan further excels, in addition to his broadcasting and advertising acumen. Also an established individual, Henry Sainty focuses on digital strategy and digital market regulation, commercial partnerships and data protection issues; he also assists clients in the sports sector with media issues.

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Testimonials

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  • 'The Farrers team are extremely supportive of in-house teams. For instance, their programme of live webinars and knowledge updates to assist in-house legal teams is excellent.'
  • 'Each of the individuals I have worked with has shown a willingness to go above and beyond in order to support me and my team. They are extremely accommodating when we are subject to tight deadlines.'

Key clients

  • Bauer Media
  • The Economist Group
  • Telegraph Media Group
  • Yell
  • SAGE Publications
  • BMJ Publishing Group
  • British Library
  • Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music
  • Guardian News and Media
  • BAFTA

Work highlights

  • Acting for the Telegraph Media Group in a comprehensive review of business-critical commercial contracts covering the operations and infrastructure for the organisation.
  • Advising The Economist on pre-publication content issues across its print editions, as well as in connection with Economist Radio and Economist Films.
  • Advising the British Library on strategic and operational matters including the digitisation of its newspaper collections.

Lawyers

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Henry Sainty

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Henry is head of the media, entertainment and technology group. He specialises in significant and complex commercial work, with a particular focus on the exploitation of IPR, but also in the related fields of IT and information law (including data protection and freedom of information).

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Paul Jones

Other key lawyers

Henry Sainty, Owen O’Rorke, David Morgan, Natalie Rimmer