Kishan Pattni is an expert in IP and media law. He leads the firm’s service offering for brands and private individuals on reputation protection. This includes key areas such as defamation, privacy, breach of personal data, image rights and online harassment. His specialism covers pre-publication advice and strategy, bespoke reputation protection audits and consultancy, through to providing solutions for all reputation-related disputes. He is particularly skilled in solving problems arising through online publications, including on social media such as Facebook and X/Twitter. In relation to IP, Kishan has substantial experience in advising on the creation, management, exploitation and protection of intellectual property rights, including trademarks, rights in passing off, copyright, registered and unregistered design rights, patents, confidential information and trade secrets. His practice includes the drafting and negotiation of all IP and reputation-related contracts including non-disclosure agreements and undertakings aimed at protecting confidential and private information. Kishan is listed as a recommended lawyer in the Legal 500 (2022 edition).