FFW grows Media and Communications Group with new partner appointment
20 February 2006
Field Fisher Waterhouse (FFW) announces today the appointment of
Jeremy Miles, who joins the firm’s Media and Communications Group
as a partner. Jeremy joins from Lion Television, where he was
Director of Legal and Business Affairs. This is the fourth partner
hire by FFW in only a month, following the arrival of Simon
Briskman from Olswang; and Neil Foster and David Naylor from
Morrison and Foerster.
Jeremy Miles began his career in private practice and then moved
to Granada Television as a Business Affairs Manager before going to
Lion Television as Head (later Director) of Legal & Business
Affairs. His arrival is a further boost to FFW’s
Media and Communications Group following on from the arrival last
year of Christopher Jackson from Richards Butler. Jeremy's in-house
experience of TV and media will bring considerable additional
resource to the team.
Jeremy’s experience in his role at Lion Television was
wide-ranging, given that Lion is a major UK independent production
company, with over 200 production staff at its London, Glasgow, New
York and Los Angeles bases. It produces documentary, factual
entertainment and formatted programming and new media content. Lion
counts amongst its clients all the UK terrestrial broadcasters and
major secondary broadcasters including Sky, the Flextech channels,
UKTV and The History Channel. In the US, Lion has produced
programming for Fox Broadcasting network and a wide range of cable
stations including Discovery and National Geographic.
FFW’s Media and Communications Group has a broad range of
experience in media and broadcasting work. It has a
particular strength in convergence and new media, given its leading
telecoms and technology practice. Clients include BBC, MTV,
Celador, Broadcasters' Audience Research Board (BARB), Canadian
Broadcasting Corporation, Blockbuster, Warner Brothers, 20th
Century Fox and UK Digital.
Tony Ballard, head of FFW’s Communications Group, said: “Jeremy
Miles will enhance our media and communications capabilities,
particularly as he has excellent in-house production and new media
experience. His appointment is a further boost to our team
following on from the arrival last year of Christopher Jackson and
last month’s hires of Neil Foster and David Naylor from Morrison
and Foerster, all of whom have considerable media experience.”
Colin McArthur, FFW’s Managing Partner, added: “We welcome
Jeremy Miles to the FFW partnership. His first-class in-house
experience will boost not only our Media and Communications Group,
but will also be an invaluable asset to the entire firm as we
continue to grow and develop our client base.”
For further press information, please contact:
Ben Girdlestone, Communications Manager, on +44 (0)20 7861
4968
Louise Eckersley, PR Executive, on +44 (0)20 7861 4120