Company

Howard Kennedy

Position

Partner

Index

Reputation & Privacy Lawyers

Legal

Location

London

Advice type

Art

Crisis management

Events and entertainment

High-profile cases

International cases

Legal - Dispute resolution

Litigation

The arts & entertainment

Client Types

Celebrities

Governments

High-profile clients

Sector Focus

Legal Advisory Services

Geographical Focus

United Kingdom

United States

Customer Type

Solicitor

Mark Stephens

Spear’s Review

Mark Stephens of Howard Kennedy said he was ‘tricked into being a lawyer’ by the manager of Pink Floyd, who was lodging in his family home when he was growing up. ‘He’s now a multi-billionaire and I’m a poor lawyer eking out an income,’ he joked.

Quite possibly the best-known reputation lawyer in the country, Stephens is a rare talent: just as comfortable on the This Morning sofa or making an amusing observation on Twitter (@MarksLarks) as he is undertaking high-profile human rights and intellectual property disputes.

Notable clients include Harvey Weinstein’s ex-assistant Zelda Perkins and Julian Assange as well as the governments of Jamaica, Libya, Mauritius and the Russian Republic.

He remains at the top of his game: his broad practice includes constitutional, human rights, IP, media and regulatory work, defamation, privacy, media, art and cultural property, data protection and freedom of information, trusts litigation, intellectual property, and international arbitration disputes. He was appointed CBE in 2011.

Rank: Top Flight

Top Flight 2024, Reputation & Privacy Lawyers

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