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Head of Publishing

Elaine specialises in professional negligence, media law and commercial litigation. She advises on libel, slander, privacy, breach of confidence, internet defamation, pre-publication issues, reputation management and handles libel and privacy litigation. She also has wide experience of resolving professional negligence claims and complex commercial and contractual disputes in the High Court or by alternative dispute resolution and mediation. Elaine speaks and has written articles on defamation, reputation management and publishing law. She has a particular interest in Internet defamation. In 2002, Elaine was awarded an LLM in Advanced Litigation with distinction from Nottingham Law School. She joined the firm in 1996 from Reynolds Porter Chamberlain having first trained in the City with Norton Rose.