Cliff Fluet

Cliff Fluet is a Partner at Lewis Silkin LLP, where he co-leads the firm’s renowned Media & Entertainment practice and serves on the Partnership Board charged with driving innovation. With more than twenty-five years’ experience at the nexus of law, technology, and culture, he is widely regarded as one of the United Kingdom’s foremost advisers on digital media, brand entertainment, and the commercial exploitation of intellectual property. The Legal 500 has placed him in its Hall of Fame, recognising his global expertise in emerging business models for rights acquisition, catalogue investment, and next-generation content monetisation.

Beyond his legal practice, Cliff is the founder and Managing Director of Eleven Advisory, a boutique strategic consultancy that guides music, sport, film, and entertainment clients through the opportunities and risks presented by transformative technologies, including artificial intelligence, rights-recognition solutions, Web3 infrastructure, and immersive and experiential formats. Drawing on an unparalleled network of industry, financial, and technology partners, he shapes forward-thinking strategies that enable creators, investors, and brands to unlock new revenue streams while safeguarding artistic integrity and stakeholder value.

A committed champion of the creative community, Cliff serves as Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees of Help Musicians, the century-old charity dedicated to supporting musicians in times of financial, professional, or personal crisis. He is also Chair of Music Minds Matter, its sister charity focused on mental health across the music ecosystem, and Chair of Music Technology UK, a body advancing the UK’s position at the forefront of music-tech innovation. Through these roles he mentors emerging talent, influences policy, and mobilises resources that foster a sustainable, inclusive, and technologically empowered future for the sector.

Equally at home advising multinationals on nine-figure catalogue deals or guiding start-ups from concept to market, Cliff Fluet brings intellectual rigour, commercial acuity, and an unshakeable belief in the transformative power of technology to the industry at large