Mishcon rocked by departure of in-house frontman
The lead singer of Mishcon de Reya’s in-house rock group has jumped ship to Field Fisher Waterhouse, creating an uncertain future for the band.
Tom Morton
Thomas Morton joined Field Fisher Waterhouse as an associate in its real estate practice in London this week. He had been at Mishcon since December 2006.
As well as being a member of the property group, Morton fronted Mishcon’s in-house band The Enlightened Tenacitists, which triumphed at 2011’s Law Rocks event – a charity battle of the bands competition for lawyers – and also played at The Lawyer’s annual awards ceremony in 2012 along with Berwin Leighton Paisner’s in-house band Real State.
Morton’s departure leaves a big hole in The Enlightened Tenacitists’ line-up, but the band’s leader – corporate lawyer Andrew Wolfin – told The Lawyer that it would not spell the end for the band.
“Tom’s exceptional musical talents have led to inevitable comparisons both to Stevie Wonder and Beethoven (ie blind and deaf),” said Wolfin. “Tom was an outstanding frontman and his departure is a big loss for us. But the dream is not over for the ETs, we’re currently in the process of regrouping with some exciting new recruits set to join the band: we’re down, but not out.”
The Lawyer was unable to contact Morton and so it remains unclear whether he left the firm because of creative differences.
Readers' comments (7)
David St Hubbins | 10-Jan-2013 10:32 am
I suggest a comeback tour with a model of Stonehenge
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Anonymous | 10-Jan-2013 12:48 pm
Mish Gone
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Anonymous | 10-Jan-2013 1:37 pm
One firms loss is another firms gain. Field Fisher lawyers should start tuning up now. Or you could go and see Tom's other band, the one that does heavy metal rock.
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Natasha QC | 10-Jan-2013 2:26 pm
Any more news as to when DEMOLITION are going to play again !? x
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Anonymous | 10-Jan-2013 3:24 pm
YOU GUYS ABSOLUTELY ROCK WHEN IT COMES TO PR. What an awesome way to beat the backstabbing, gossipping morons that usually fill the comments boxes on "departure" stories.
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Shirley Bassey's aunt | 10-Jan-2013 3:52 pm
Tom will be a loss, but The ET's will get over it - they have too much talent already to let this hold them back. Mind you, the FFW band has a good start eh?
Natasha - Demolition are due to play Law Rocks! in May I think, but there are also London events in June and July so unsure. They MIGHT play Law Rocks! Boston at the IBA Annual Conference in October along with bands from the US and Mexico, but is tbc. so the Demolition Fan Club tells me.
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Natasha QC | 10-Jan-2013 4:51 pm
Many thanks Shirley's Aunt.
In the meantime, I guess I will just have to carry on admiring my two pictures of Tavvy and Cooky ! xx
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