Associated Newspapers’ former legal head Harvey Kass has taken on a consultancy role with Finers Stephens Innocent.
Kass, who has 30 years’ experience working with media clients and fighting for journalists’ rights to freedom of expression, said the move was “the perfect synergy” and “sounded like a lot of fun on every level”.
After 17 years as head of legal covering titles such as the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday, Kass is widely regarded as a stalwart of the Fleet Street legal scene. He announced his departure from the newspaper group last November.
Kass said his new role, which already includes a European Court of Human Rights case involving the Armenian media law landscape is a “natural next stage to a varied and very interesting career”.
“I’m delighted to be joining a firm with such a broad range of expertise and a brilliant international reputation for fighting for freedom of expression on behalf of some of the world’s major media companies,” he added.
Kass, a former Wright Webb Syrett, Olswang and Goldcrest lawyer, said he was recalibrating his work-life balance after being diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease.
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