Kieran Jay joined Harbottle & Lewis as a partner and head of the Music group in January 2020.
Kieran has represented leading artists, song-writers, producers and mixers as well as independent management, record and publishing companies, and has some of the UK’s most successful artists and A&R executives – both new and established – as clients.
He advises on recording, publishing, management, live performance and endorsement agreements, and also represents a growing number of leading music industry executives in respect of their employment arrangements.
Kieran also has significant experience in sports law having spent a number of years as a partner at Herbert Reeves & Co, working with Michael Kennedy advising leading Premiership footballers and managers, athletes and agents on playing contracts, image rights arrangements and endorsements, broadcast arrangements, regulatory and disciplinary issues.