Mishcon de Reya
Mishcon de Reya is a law and lobbying firm, based in London and with a New York office.
It employs more than 500 people, with over 300 lawyers offering a wide range of legal services to companies and individuals.
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Lobbying services
The firm provides clients with the following lobbying services: 'Media Advocacy'; 'Policy Audits'; 'Public Affairs'.[1]
Mishcon de Reya says it can help clients 'articulate' their case to Government, regulators and the wider policy community.
- 'Whether your organisation is seeking to input into policy or engage with Government decision makers, navigate complex regulatory challenges, manage a hostile media environment or generate media interest, our integrated team of professionals can help you articulate your case and navigate the landscape.'[2]
Its 'public advocay' team is made up of 'public policy experts, lawyers, academics, and communications professionals, [which] work with journalists and statisticians, think-tanks and pressure groups and NGOs'.
Controversies and high profile clients
In 2012, a partner at the firm, Kevin Steele, was jailed for five and a half years after helping a fraudster apply for a multimillion pound loan from a EFG private bank using fake documents.[3]
In 2013, Charlotte Harris, a partner at Mishcon, represented Chris Huhne in his trial for perverting the course of justice.[4]
In 2014 the firm represented Leon Brittan when he was accused of raping a 19 year old girl.[5]
In 1996 the firm and Anthony Julius in particular was chosen by Princess Diana to represent her in her divorce from Prince Charles.[6]
Lobbying firms and consultancies
- In 2014, the firm paid for the lobbying services of Portland PR[7]
- In 2010 the firm was represented by Gardant Communications. [8]
People
- John Jackson, chairman. Former chairman of the The Countryside Alliance
- Anthony Julius, deputy chairman
- Bambos Georgiou, chief operating officer
- Philip Freedman CBE, QC, Partner
- Simon Bentley, consultant. Supporter of Open Europe
Revolving door
- Lisa Tremble, external affairs director. Former special adviser to Labour ministers Charles Clarke, James Purnell and David Miliband. [9]
Directors
- Joel Julius Adler, llp member, 17 Dec 2009-
- Michael Armstrong, llp member, 17 Dec 2009-
- Jonathan Richard Berman, llp member, 17 Dec 2009-
- Joanna Caroline Blackburn, llp member, 17 Dec 2009-
- Susan Elizabeth Breen, llp member, 17 Dec 2009-
- Jarret Bevan Brown, llp member, 17 Dec 2009-
- Samuel Ross Bryson, llp member, 17 Dec 2009-
- Malcolm Gregory Campbell, llp member, 17 Dec 2009-
- Danny Davis, llp member, 17 Dec 2009-
- Nicholas Mark Davis, llp designated member, 17 Dec 2009-
- Sandra Davis, llp designated member, 17 Dec 2009-
- Nicholas Ian Doffman, llp designated member, 17 Dec 2009-
- John England, llp member, 17 Dec 2009-
- Adam Epstein, llp member, 17 Dec 2009-
- Philip Bernard Freedman, llp designated member, 30 Oct 2008-
- Susan Marion Freeman, llp member, 17 Dec 2009-
- Kathryn Garbett, llp member, 17 Dec 2009-
- Richard Darryl Gerstein, llp member, 17 Dec 2009-
- Kevin John Gold, llp member, 17 Dec 2009-
- Andrew Francis Goldstone, llp member, 17 Dec 2009-
- Jeremy Hertzog, llp member, 17 Dec 2009-
- Simon Leigh Hunter, llp member, 17 Dec 2009-
- Mark Keenan, llp member, 17 Dec 2009-
- Melissa Marie Brigitte Lesson, llp member, 17 Dec 2009-
- Mark Levine, llp member, 17 Dec 2009-
- Daniel Joseph Levy, llp member, 17 Dec 2009-
- James Lewis Libson, llp member, 17 Dec 2009-
- Daniel Lipman, llp member, 17 Dec 2009-
- David Brodie Lister, llp member, 17 Dec 2009-
- Kasra Nouroozi-Shambayati, llp designated member, 17 Dec 2009-
- Sonal Ghandi, llp designated member, 8 Nov 2010-
- Martyn Charles Hann, llp member, 17 Dec 2009-
- Kevin Edward Francis McCarthy, llp member, 17 Dec 2009-
- Stuart Charles McMaster, llp member, 17 Dec 2009-
- Rowena Kirsten Sonia Heather Herdman-Smith, llp member, 17 Dec 2009-
Former people
- Eric Bettelheim, consultant. Founder of The Countryside Alliance[11]
Clients
HP | River Island | Prada | Alice Temperley | Hunter Boot Ltd | American Express | Capita Group Plc | Lonrho Plc | Capital & Counties | Matterhorn Capital | Christian Louboutin | Microsoft | Delancey | Net-A-Porter | Dell | O&H Properties | DHL | Peugeot | Euromoney Publications | Pfizer | Foxtons | Pimlico Plumbers Plc | Gucci Group | Regus Group | Harvey Nichols | Speedo | Helical Bar | Universal Music Group[12]
History
- 1931 - Victor Mishcon & Co founded by Victor Mishcon in Brixton
- 1961 - A second office opens at 125 High Holborn with 15 employees
- 1988 - Victor Mishcon & Co merge with part of Bartletts de Reya to form Mishcon de Reya. The new firm employs 80 staff
- 1995 - Mischon de Reya merge with Brecher & Co and Rabin Leacock Lipman
- 2010 - Offices in New York opened [6]
Publications and social media
- Mishcon de Reya Twitter
Contact
- Address: Mishcon de Reya
- Summit House
- 12 Red Lion Square
- London
- WC1R 4QD
- Phone: +44 (0)20 7440 7000
- Website: http://www.mishcon.com/
Resources
Notes
- ↑ Public Advocacy, Mischon website, accessed Set 2016
- ↑ Public Advocacy, Mischon website, accessed Set 2016
- ↑ Press Association Former partner at Princess Diana's law firm jailed for part in £17.5m fraud The Guardian, 27 January 2012, accessed 11 November 2014
- ↑ http://www.standard.co.uk/news/londoners-diary/laughing-joking-and-toasting-his-newly-wedded-lawyer-how-chris-huhne-spent-his-last-night-of-freedom-8529264.html Laughing, joking and toasting his newly wedded lawyer: how Chris Huhne spent his last night of freedom] Evening Standard, 11 March 2013, accessed 11 November 2014
- ↑ Jamie Merrill Leon Brittan Exclusive: Tory peer questioned by police over rape allegation The Independent, 6 July 2014, accessed 11 November 2014
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 History of Mishscon Mishcon, accessed 11 November 2014
- ↑ Register 1st September 2014 - 30th November 2014 APPC, accessed 28 January 2015
- ↑ Public Affairs Register – 1 March 2010 to 31 May 2010 PRCA, accessed 12 November 2014
- ↑ Lisa Tremble Mishcon, accessed 12 November 2014
- ↑ Mishcon de Reya OpenCorporates, accessed 11 November 2014
- ↑ Professional Eric Bettelheim, accessed 11 November 2014
- ↑ Clients Mishcon, accessed 11 November 2014
