Jonathan leads the firm's Litigation Group. He specialises in the law of copyright, defamation and privacy. In 2005 he and a German colleague formed the International Format Lawyers Association, which is now based at the offices of Swan Turton. Jonathan was a partner at The Simkins Partnership between 2001 and 2005. He was a founding partner of Swan Turton in 2005.

Jonathan Coad is a Trainer of the ENTERTAINMENT MASTER CLASS.