Russells Solicitors

Russells Solicitors is a music specialist firm that regularly assists talented individuals, such as artists and actors, in addition to film and TV production companies, with film and TV mandates. The firm handles both contentious and non-contentious issues for independent production companies and advises on the full lifecycle of film and TV productions, assisting clients from development and financing, to production and distribution. Key disputes the firm has expertise in handling include film-to-stage adaption disagreements involving complex licensing arrangements. Music expert Gavin Maude leads the team, which is home to Simon Esplen, who handles commercial transactions for biopics and documentaries for artists and bands, and Henry Priestly, who is the disputes go-to, acting for film production companies and talent.