Company
Position
Partner
Index
Reputation & Privacy Lawyers
Location
London
Advice type
Defamation
Privacy
Reputation
Client type
HNW
Sector Focus
Internet & Media
Legal Advisory Services
Niri Shan
Spear’s Review
Niri Shan is highly revered by clients and contemporaries alike, with one client describing him as 'commercially brilliant and one of the most capable lawyers you'll ever meet.'
The Taylor Wessing partner advises clients on all aspects of personal and professional privacy and reputation. He is as an efficient problem-solver and tells Spear's of an instance when he resolved a particularly salacious allegation involving high-profile individuals 'through one letter and a series of phone calls'.
Shan is a trusted custodian of the reputations and privacy of a number of high-profile HNW individuals. He is also a leading adviser of media companies and has good long-standing relationships with lawyers working for them which often helps to negotiate positive results for clients.
Adviser Profile
Niri Shan heads Taylor Wessing’s Reputation Management & Privacy Protection team. Over nearly 30 years, he has advised celebrities, entrepreneurs and high-profile families on managing their public and private life challenges, focusing on proactive measures rather than litigation. His expertise includes media scrutiny, family issues, commercial threats, harassment, blackmail and social media matters.
By acting for both claimants and defendants in the media industry, this gives Niri a unique position in the marketplace. Niri provides unique market insights and prioritises preventing intrusive or false stories while de-escalating conflicts to maintain his clients’ privacy and reputation.
Rank: Top Flight

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Phone
+44 20 7300 4782
Address
Hill House, 1 Little New St, London, EC4A 3TR, United Kingdom
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