People | Paul Jones
Paul is a Partner and head of the firm's Music Practice.He specialises in advising on a broad range of commercial matters in the live and recorded music business and in other related industries, with increasing emphasis on online and mobile distribution channels.
He acts for a number of major and independent record labels, music publishers, recording artists, songwriters and TV and film productions companies, many of whom are house-hold names. A physics graduate, Paul converted to law in 1988 and has been a specialist in music industry work for well over a decade.
He has worked in-house (as Director of Legal & Business Affairs at Polydor Records) and in private practice, most recently as founding partner of boutique music firm Smiths-Law LLP. He joined Harbottle & Lewis as a Partner in 2006.
"The team's music group is highly regarded for its 'speed, accuracy and depth of advice' and is led by the 'intelligent and practical' Paul Jones, 'a very strong entertainment lawyer who can work a problem through from start to finish.'" Chambers and Partners, 2009
