Exposing Your Brand – the Double-edged Sword
Your business is in the spotlight. In our interconnected world, your business can be both blessed with the opportunities that publicity can bestow yet threatened with exposure and scrutiny.
Successful businesses can be plagued with press speculation, surreptitious attacks from competitors, misleading reviews and derogatory articles from many years ago. Vexatious requests under the GDPR and attacks on your leaders and employees are all factors that can negatively impact your financial and business reputation. Increased regulatory obligations also create unintended pitfalls for businesses. We will guide you through this new and complex legal landscape.
At Kingsley Napley, you can turn to us in a crisis. We are here for you 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. We are a full-service law firm that benefits from our top rated commercial litigation, fraud, regulatory, employment, corporate and criminal departments. We collaborate and use mixed teams, tailored to your specific requirements.
Key Services
- Keeping you, your directors and your employees safe from vexatious attacks.
- Protecting your business secrets - copyright, breach of confidence, data protection, malicious falsehood and negligent misstatement.
- Preventing the threatened publication of defamatory, derogatory or malicious material by newspapers, broadcasters or online.
- Dealing with Social Media Platforms and identifying anonymous trolls
- Bespoke Confidentiality Agreements and Non-Disclosure Agreements (and breaches of these Agreements).
- Dealing with vexatious complaints, disgruntled ex-employees, and opportunist competitors.
- Complex blackmail and existential threats against your business.
- Advising in relation to allegations of sexual misconduct in the workplace.
- Providing advice on obtaining an injunction and/or criminal sanctions when your business and employees are subjected to a campaign of harassment.
- Press exposure where a member of your business has been the subject of press interest.
Your Business is our Business
At Kingsley Napley, we are committed to providing you and your business with the assistance needed, no matter how urgent or complex. We are experienced in dealing with multijurisdictional and global issues. We work alongside PRs, digital experts and the best intermediaries across the globe to provide solutions to businesses facing a broad range of reputational threats.
We provide clear advice around costs and funding options, alongside strategic and commercial advice every step of the way.
WHAT CLIENTS AND DIRECTORIES HAVE SAID
They demonstrated a strong understanding of the legalities and also a high degree of understanding of the real-world implications of the issues."
Chambers and Partners, 2025
They were very responsive, professional and personable. They quickly got to grips with understanding a complicated situation and were very efficient in their actions."
Chambers and Partners, 2025
The team rapidly got to grips with a complex case and set of facts. They represented my opinion and position extremely well and ensured my voice was heard and understood."
Chambers and Partners, 2025
They are a superb team. They are authoritative, calm, knowledgeable and expert. They never dramatised the situation. They were very patient and inspired great confidence."
Chambers and Partners, 2025
The team demonstrated exceptional command over the process, displaying a clear understanding of the necessary steps and effectively accomplishing the objectives to achieve the desired outcome."
Chambers and Partners, 2025
They have an outstanding, exceptionally hard-working and creative approach to solving problems."
The Legal 500, 2025
This is a brilliant and excellently led team which can draw on the vast and diverse experience of the firm."
The Legal 500, 2025
The defamation and reputation management team is small but brings a good combination of responsiveness, industry knowledge and client-friendliness. It is unusually well positioned to offer useful cross-over representation of defamation and privacy (both litigation and regulatory) with data protection and crime."
The Legal 500, 2025
A very highly regarded reputation management team with claimant and defendant expertise."
The Legal 500, 2025
They were completely in command of the situation and displayed expert knowledge of the law. They also communicated with warmth, humour, and precision."
The Legal 500, 2025
The team was professional, experienced and able to inspire absolute confidence. They listened carefully and were fast-acting and creative in their responses. They were also quick to reply to all questions and to respond without delay."
The Legal 500, 2025
Kingsley Napley has a strong senior team and the ability to reference experts across the firm."
Chambers and Partners, High Net Worth Guide, 2024
The team is excellent with particularly strong communication skills and strategic thinking."
Chambers and Partners, High Net Worth Guide, 2024
The Kingsley Napley team has a good understanding of commercial implications of litigating over matters such as reputation management and information misuse."
Chambers and Partners, High Net Worth Guide, 2024
A superb team with considerable depth and experience, and a range of skills. They go the extra mile, making themselves available to clients around the clock and at short notice."
The Legal 500, 2022
The Kingsley Napley Reputation and Media team has outstanding knowledge and experience across all areas of media, data protection and privacy law. They excel in dealing with complex matters at short notice and on an urgent basis."
The Legal 500, 2022
The team has an excellent combination of highly experienced partners"
The Legal 500, 2022
Incredibly approachable, resilient, strategic and always fight for their clients"
Chambers and Partners, 2022
They are extremely impressive – speedy in reaction, dexterous, wise, client-friendly, tough but fair"
Chambers and Partners, High Net Worth Guide, 2021
A Rolls-Royce service"
Chambers and Partners, High Net Worth Guide, 2021
Fantastic service"
Chambers and Partners, High Net Worth Guide, 2021
