All our partners are retained only on merit. All can demonstrate a record of outstanding achievement in their chosen field. But in spite of differing personalities, backgrounds and experience, all share a common commitment to working in partnership with our clients. We challenge established thinking, go that extra mile, but always deliver focus, clarity and objectivity, balanced by an acute understanding of our clients' business objectives.
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Richard McMorris is a partner in Wiggin LLP's market leading broadcasting and media rights practice. Richard represents a range of media businesses including a number of the UK's pre-eminent broadcasters and rights holders. Richard's expertise extends across all aspects of broadcasting, content distribution and media rights management including an expert knowledge of the technical broadcast chain and regulation. Richard has a particular specialism in relation in sports media rights and cutting-edge rights exploitation deals. Recent notable transactions include the establishment of Racing UK as the major force in UK broadcasting of horseracing and the management of media rights owned by the UK racecourse industry; advising on the playout and transmission capacity deals for two of the UK's main multi-channel broadcasters and advising on the outside broadcast arrangements for sports and factual entertainment programming for one of the UK's leading broadcasters.
• 2007 - Partner in broadcast and sport
• 2000 - to 2007 - assistant in the firm's market leading commercial media department specialising in broadcasting regulation and technical transmission chain arrangement
• 2000 - spent 8 months on secondment in-house with a plc specialising in IT outsourcing and software development and supply
• 1998 - 2000 - assistant in the firm's corporate department working on a variety of media corporate transactions include various television channel joint ventures and sales/purchases
• Joined Wiggin & Co as a trainee in 1998 and stayed with the firm on qualification
• Completed LPC at College of Law in York in 1997
• Graduated with LLB honours from University of Birmingham - 1996
• Educated in Norfolk
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