 Fieldfisher Articles Given the furore surrounding redundancies and partner culls in recent weeks, SJ Berwin's announcement that it is closing its media team was easy to miss. Lawyers in the media, though, are shocked by the news of the departure of the highly-rated team, led by partner Tim Johnson. It is a move that many see as sad both for the individuals concerned but, more crucially, because of what it says about the state of the media market. In reality perhaps the most surprising aspect was that SJ Berwin was still offering film and television finance advice at all. Alongside Olswang, and to a lesser extent Reed Smith and DLA Piper, the firm has been one of an ever-shrinking handful of City players to offer such advice. 
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