Publishing
The publishing landscape continues to evolve, driven by digital platforms, new business models and emerging technologies. Our publishing lawyers combine deep legal expertise with practical industry knowledge to help clients protect and exploit their rights across traditional and digital media.
We advise authors, publishers and literary agents on a full range of commercial and contentious publishing issues. We advise on book deals across a variety of genres including adult and children’s fiction, cookbooks and celebrity memoir. We work closely with our Film & TV team in relation to optioning and developing literary works for film, TV and streaming platforms.
Our expertise
We provide legal support to clients on a wide range of issues including:
- Drafting and negotiating commercial agreements, including publishing, agency and ghostwriter contracts
- Licensing content for inclusion in publications
- Pre and post publication clearance advice, including defamation and privacy advice
- Pursuing and defending copyright infringement claims
- Contractual disputes between authors, publishers and agents
SPECIALIST AREAS
Contractual disputes
Copyright infringement claims
Drafting & negotiation of commercial, publishing, agency and ghostwriter contracts
Licensing content
Pre and post publication clearance advice
“They are very experienced in the media world and are therefore mindful of both clients commercial and legal concerns when considering strategy.”
CHAMBERS & PARTNERS “The media team has a very good grasp of the industry and is very proactive in helping assist on deals, large or small.”
LEGAL 500 “Excellent firm and all the team I have worked with have excelled at the highest level.”
LEGAL 500 
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