Euan Lawson
Euan Lawson is a commercial lawyer and Managing Partner at Simkins.
He specialises in media and entertainment law with a particular emphasis on the music, live events, and new media industries. He advises on contractual and copyright issues and works closely with the firm’s Corporate team on acquisitions and joint venture arrangements in the media sector.
Euan also has a particular interest in the taxation of entertainers and sportsmen, and regularly advises on withholding taxes, residence and domicile issues, and the recognition of royalty and other IP-related income.
His clients include major UK publishers, music libraries, major and independent record companies, live music promoters, and Hollywood studios as well as individual entertainers, managers, executives and entrepreneurs. He writes and speaks regularly on copyright and tax law.
Euan has been ranked Band 1 in the Chambers UK Guide for many years. He is described as a “go-to adviser on complex music industry issues” with “decades of experience” across “a broad spread of work”.
Euan is also recognised in the Legal 500 UK 2025, which commends his “open minded view of transactions” and his “wide ranging advice across a host of specialisms”.