Schillings to be on the Panel at Legal Week Private Client Forum

(PRWEB) November 15, 2008 -- Schillings, one of Britain's top law firms dedicated to safeguarding the privacy and reputations of international corporates, brands, celebrities and high-profile business people, will be represented by senior partner Keith Schilling at Legal Week's Private Client Forum. The main theme will be "Assessing Risk in a Volatile World", which will be looking at changes the international wealth market has faced in 2008 and the new risks brought about in an ever increasingly volatile market.

Keith Schilling, senior partner at Schillings (http://www.schillings.co.uk/ ), will participate in a panel discussion on the topics of privacy (http://www.schillings.co.uk/Display.aspx?&MasterId=e4bff847-ffaa-4235-843d-cb7ad44c989d&NavigationId=366 ), reputation management and human rights and will discuss, along with fellow panelists, how the world's high-net worth individuals are in a constant battle with the media to protect their own privacy and reputations.

The conference will examine the major issues that have arisen following the advent of the credit crunch and the economic strain currently being suffered on a global scale. Increased pressure from regulatory authorities in Europe and the US government also spell uncertain times for the world's financial safe havens.

These developments and more will provide the basis for a three day programme for the world's leading private client lawyers.

The first day of the conference will offer a view of the impact of the credit crunch and how the shift of wealth globally has brought about new risks in wealth management.

The second day will feature a Q & A style debate on the future of international financial centers and a discussion assessing the effects of new US exit tax laws which will form a wider discussion on the reach of exit, gift and inheritance taxes globally.

The third day will see Keith Schilling (http://www.schillings.co.uk/Display.aspx?&MasterId=056c39fa-1d70-4a58-97f5-f554b1f912b5&NavigationId=232 ), recently voted one of the 1000 most influential people in London, join a European panel discussion on privacy and reputations. His fellow panelists include Basile Ader from the French law firm Ader, Amigues et Jolibois; Professor Dr. Matthias Prinz from the German law firm Prinz Neidhardt Engelschall and Jennifer McDermott from Withers in the UK. The panel will outline the differences in privacy laws across a number of jurisdictions and the steps to take to avoid unwanted media attention and what to do if it arises.

Keith Schilling said about the conference, "At this time of volatile market conditions, the threat of a global recession and fears about the security of individuals' wealth, the media are increasingly focusing on the private wealth of high-profile people. We are seeing a trend in the media towards 'money being the new celebrity' and we are working with our high-net worth clients to advise them how to protect their reputations and manage their own and their families private lives. This conference is on at a time of unprecedented financial turmoil and proves just how important an issue it is."

About Schillings:

Schillings is one of Britain's top law firms dedicated to safeguarding the reputations of international corporations, brands, celebrities and high-profile business people. The firm's track-record in defamation, privacy and copyright cases, as well as dispute resolution (http://www.schillings.co.uk/Display.aspx?&MasterId=19ddba91-8b6b-4de4-be32-d30e671d8153&NavigationId=223 ) is second to none.

Defamation (http://www.schillings.co.uk/Display.aspx?&MasterId=339f1705-8f97-4483-91fb-2db7a8f7bd05&NavigationId=358 ), privacy and copyright are at the heart of the firm's work, prompting The Independent newspaper to call Schillings a "spectacularly efficient media law firm."

The firm uses the law to protect the reputations, privacy and confidentiality of clients by helping them and their PR advisers to manage what is published and broadcast about them. It is their ability to adapt to the threats posed by the ever changing media landscape which keeps them at the forefront of this specialist area.

Schillings clients include supermodel Naomi Campbell, actress Nicole Kidman, seven times Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong, Harry Potter author JK Rowling, pharmaceuticals maker GlaxoSmithKline, leading investment bank Kaupthing, steel maker Arcelor Mittal, the Harrods Group and the London Stock Exchange.

Schillings PR contact:

Christopher Mills

Business Director

Schillings

41 Bedford Square

London

WC1B 3HX

+44 (0)20 7034 9132

www.schillings.co.uk

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