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Cleveland & Co Appoints Louise Howard as General Counsel, Pension Funds & Institutional Investors

by Zoe Wang|1 June 2026|Industry News

Cleveland & Co is pleased to announce that Louise Howard will be joining the firm as General Counsel, Pension Funds & Institutional Investors. Louise joins Cleveland & Co following more than a decade at Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS), the UK’s largest private sector pension scheme, where she most recently served as Chief Legal Officer. Widely […]

Cleveland & Co Appoints Cordelia Hughes as Chief Growth Officer

by Zoe Wang|4 March 2026|Industry News

Cleveland & Co is pleased to announce the appointment of Cordelia Hughes as Chief Growth Officer. Cordelia brings more than 20 years of senior commercial leadership experience across financial and legal services. Most recently Vice President of Sales at RWS Group, she led a global financial services and legal sector team serving asset managers and […]

Cleveland & Co Appoints Caroline Donald as Deputy General Counsel and Head of Public Markets

by Zoe Wang|4 July 2025|Industry News

Cleveland & Co is pleased to announce the appointment of Caroline Donald as Deputy General Counsel, Head of Public Markets. Caroline brings over 25 years of legal, regulatory, and leadership experience in financial services and investment management, having held senior legal and chief of staff roles at Goldman Sachs, First Sentier and Slaughter and May. […]

Cleveland & Co Appoints Anne-Marie Botha as Managing Director, Corporate

by Zoe Wang|14 May 2025|Industry News

Cleveland & Co is delighted to announce the appointment of Anne-Marie Botha as Managing Director, Corporate, marking a key milestone in the firm’s continued expansion. Anne-Marie’s appointment reflects our commitment to strengthening the leadership team as we enter our next phase of strategic growth and global scaling. With more than 25 years of senior leadership […]

Catherine Brown appointed as Consultant People Business Partner

by Emma Cleveland|30 April 2024|Industry News

Cleveland & Co welcomes Catherine Brown: as Consultant People Business Partner Cleveland & Co, a leading outsourced in-house legal firm, is thrilled to announce that Catherine Brown, will be joining us as our Consultant People Business Partner, a pivotal role demonstrating the firm’s commitment to nurturing our most valuable asset – our people. With a […]

Rowena Hill Appointed as Managing Director and General Counsel EMEA

by Emma Cleveland|6 March 2024|Industry News

Cleveland & Co, a leading outsourced in-house legal firm, is pleased to announce the appointment of Rowena Hill as the new Managing Director and General Counsel for the Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) region effective from the end of April 2024. Rowena’s appointment reinforces our dedication to enhancing our leadership for the future. Rowena’s […]

Cleveland & Co shortlisted for Strategic Legal Operations Team of the Year at the British Legal Awards 2023

by Leela|25 August 2023|Awards

We are thrilled to announce that Cleveland & Co has been selected as a finalist for Strategic Legal Operations Team of the Year at The British Legal Awards 2023! These prestigious, premier legal awards represent ‘the best of the best’ within the UK’s legal community and celebrate excellence and innovation across the legal landscape. Cleveland […]

Q&A with our interns, Alex, Hannah and Hailey

by Leela|28 July 2023|Our News

Alex Findlay, Hannah Nguyen and Hailey Kadivar have all been an invaluable part of the team for the past 4 weeks as our interns! Their unwavering commitment and hard work during their time with us have been truly impressive. As they prepare to embark on the next stage of their journey, we took the opportunity […]

Meet the Team: Q&A with Merve Özbakır

by Leela|10 July 2023|Our News

Why did you join Cleveland & Co? I was about to complete my LLM studies at Durham University and Cleveland & Co gave me the opportunity to kickstart my career in the UK while studying in a city so different from London. The flexibility Cleveland & Co provided me with allowed me to dive into […]

Applications for our 2024 Training Programme are now open!

by Leela|5 July 2023|Our News

Are you ready to embark on an incredible journey towards a successful legal career? Cleveland & Co is thrilled to announce that we are now accepting applications for our Training Programme beginning in February 2024. As part of our Training Programme, you will have the opportunity to work alongside highly skilled legal professionals in the investment management […]