Ann Harrison was born in South Wales and was educated there and later at Guildford. She qualified as a solicitor in 1983 and was a commercial litigation lawyer until 1988 when she switched to work in entertainment law, specialising in music.   She worked for a large firm in the West End of London, becoming a partner there in 1991, and head of the music group in 2001 before setting up as a legal consultant when Harrisons opened for business in May 2003. Ann has always preferred working for the creative/entrepreneurial side of the industry and Harrisons has given her the opportunity to do this on her own terms.

Over the past 25 years Ann has represented high-profile artists and writers, record labels, managers, independent publishers as well as giving legal advice to executives on their employment contracts and advising clients on joint ventures.  Ann's expertise extends to video games, mobile ring-tones, the use of music on the Internet, copyright and trade mark law.  Increasingly Harrsions has been asked to act as consultants on larger scale projects.

Ann is an advisor to the Welsh Assembly on the creative sector with the aim of establishing a viable commercial music industry in Wales.  She is a member of the Steering Group for Bath Spa University's Commercial Music degree course, is an external examiner on the music courses at Bucks New University, and is a regular lecturer on music business and law. She is also the author of 'Music: The Business'  now in its fourth edition.