ACID Ambassadors

Mark Stephens is a solicitor with an expertise in constitutional, human rights, IP, media and regulatory work, defamation, privacy, media, art and cultural property, data protection and freedom of information, trusts litigation, intellectual property and international arbitration disputes. Specialising in international, appellate and complex litigation, Mark has undertaken some of the highest profile cases in the UK and abroad. He is well-known for his role in some of the leading cases relating to media and entertainment, including publishing, TV and film, and music, as well as being widely recognised for his broader IP and defamation and privacy expertise. His clients include corporate entities, not-for-profit organisations, governments, and a host of major celebrities and high-profile individuals. Mark chairs a number of bodies including, Internews, the Management Committee of the Programme in Comparative Media Law and Policy Wolfson College, Oxford Centre for Socio Legal Studies and the Bianca Jagger Human Rights Foundation. He is former chair of the Contemporary Art Society, Global Network Initiative, Global Witness the University of East London the Design Artists Copyright Society. He is also on the editorial boards of Communications Lawyer, Copyright World and European Intellectual Property Review.

Read more about Mark at https://www.howardkennedy.com/people/mark-stephens-cbe

Accepting the role of ACID Ambassador, Mark said “I am honoured to be appointed as an ACID Ambassador. My father is a fine artist and so protecting the rights of designers and creators has always been fundamental to me”.