Luke Staiano
Solicitor
Luke graduated from University College London with a First in History. After studying law, he trained and qualified at international law firm Clifford Chance, working in its London and Milan offices.
After four and a half years at Clifford Chance, Luke joined Carter-Ruck in 2008 and specialises in defamation, privacy and all areas of media litigation and reputation management. He advises a broad range of clients, including politicians, leading businessmen, celebrities and corporations.
Luke was part of the team acting for Frank Warren, the boxing promoter, in his successful libel action and landmark Court of Appeal ruling against the publisher Random House over false allegations published in the autobiography of Ricky Hatton.
Luke also recently acted for a client to secure apologies and substantial damages from the BBC over an invasion of privacy and libels broadcast on BBC1. He is currently acting for a variety of clients in a range of media related matters.
Luke also has experience representing clients in large-scale commercial litigation. He was part of the team representing Sports Network in its multi-million pound High Court action against the boxing world champion Joe Calzaghe. Whilst at Clifford Chance Luke acted for large multinational corporations, governments and charities in a broad range of domestic and international litigation and disputes.
Luke is contributing to the forthcoming book 'Carter-Ruck on Libel and Privacy' and is a member of the Media Society.
Email: luke.staiano@carter-ruck.com