Our team of pacesetting professionals is the key to supporting our client relationships and their continued success. We pride ourselves on being flexible, effective and efficient in determining our clients’ objectives and are driven by their success.
Why Choose Us
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- Responsiveness and deep understanding of our clients business that comes with an in-house legal team
- Scalability and broad range of expertise of an external law firm.
- Focused in the Investment Management Sector
- Efficient ways to work with us that suit your business needs
- Driven by our client’s success
Executive Team
Emma Cleveland
CEO, Global General Counsel
Expertise: Investment Management, Financial Services Regulation, Funds, Alternative Funds, Securities, Trading & Investments, Securities Lending, Structuring & Restructuring, Distribution, Corporate Governance, Financing, Corporate, Commercial, Fintech, Intellectual Property
Experience: 20+ years
Qualified: England & Wales, Ireland and New South Wales, Australia
Strengths: Leadership and vision
Values: Honesty above all else
Passions: Family and client success
Location: London, U.K. and Sydney, Australia
Rowena Hill
Managing Director, General Counsel EMEA
Expertise: Investment Management, Financial Services Regulation, Funds, Alternative Funds, Distribution, ESG, Corporate Governance, Corporate, Commercial
Experience: 19 years
Qualified: England & Wales
Strengths: Leadership and optimism
Values: Authenticity and achievement
Passions: Reading, drawing/painting, spending time with family and walking the dogs
Location: London, U.K.
Anne-Marie Botha
Managing Director, Corporate
Expertise: Accountancy, Business Services, Communication, Finance, HR, Marketing, Office Administration, Operations, Sales, Strategy, Tax
Experience: 25 years
Strengths: Adaptability, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving
Values: Compassion, Family, Integrity
Passions: Travelling, Cooking
Location: London, U.K.
Legal Team
Alejandro Alemany
Expertise: Investment Management, Financial Services Regulation, Funds, Alternative Funds, Securities, Trading & Investments, Derivatives, Securities Lending, Structuring & Restructuring, Distribution, Corporate, Commercial and Fintech
Experience: 15+ years
Qualified: England & Wales and Spain
Strengths: Commercial acumen and problem-solving
Values: Honesty and loyalty
Passions: Family, playing guitar, motorcycling and table tennis
Location: London, U.K. and Barcelona, Spain
Adam Blair
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Expertise: Investment Management, Financial Services Regulation, Funds, Alternative Funds, Distribution, ESG, Corporate Governance
Experience: 15 years
Qualified: England & Wales
Strengths: Collaboration, drafting and resilience
Values: Approachability, authenticity and transparency
Passions: Fitness/wellbeing, interior design and travel
Location: London, U.K.
Ziba Kinder
Expertise: Investment Management, Financial Services Regulation, Funds, Alternative Funds, Securities, Trading & Investments, Distribution, Corporate, Commercial
Experience: 15+ years
Qualified: England and Wales
Strengths: Problem solving and communication
Values: Integrity and kindness
Passions: Family, friends and dancing
Location: London, U.K.
Anna Lees
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Expertise: Employment Law
Experience: 20+ years
Qualified: England & Wales
Strengths: Strategic advice to Companies on difficult HR issues
Values: Equally hard work and fun
Passions: Netball and walking her dog
Location: London, U.K.
Argyro Leoutsea
Expertise: Investment Management, Financial Services Regulation, Funds, Alternative Funds, Securities, Trading & Investments, Corporate Governance, Financing, Corporate, Commercial and Fintech
Experience: 20+ years
Qualified: Greece
Strengths: Adaptable, hardworking and empathetic
Values: Loyalty and integrity
Passions: Family, friends and dancing
Location: London, U.K.
Luna Lo Giudice
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Expertise: Investment Management, Financial Services Regulation, Funds, Alternative Funds, Structuring and restructuring, Distribution, ESG, Corporate Governance, Corporate, Commercial
Experience: 5 years
Qualified: Luxembourg
Strengths: Adaptability, Communication, Empathy
Values: Honesty and Integrity
Passions: Travelling, art, photography and fashion
Location: London, U.K.
Muskan Khadka
Expertise: Investment Management, Financial Services Regulation and Commercial
Experience: 1 years
Strengths: Adaptability and critical thinking
Values: Integrity, honesty and compasison
Passions: Picnics and Painting
Location: Sydney, Australia
Merve Özbakır
Expertise: Investment Management, Financial Services Regulation, Funds, Alternative Funds, Securities, Trading & Investments, Derivatives, Securities Lending, Structuring & Restructuring, ESG, Corporate Governance, Financing, Corporate, Commercial and Intellectual Property
Experience: 5 years
Qualified: Turkey
Strengths: Resilience, adaptability and problem solving
Values: Honesty, humour and communication
Passions: Travelling and painting
Location: London, U.K.
Andrea Paxton
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Expertise: Employment Law
Experience: 20+ years
Qualified: England & Wales
Strengths: Instilling client confidence
Values: Kindness, family and humour
Passions: Hockey, quality family time
Location: London, U.K.
Amanda Quaine
Director, Deputy General Counsel EMEA
Expertise: Investment Management, Financial Services Regulation, Funds, Alternative Funds, Securities, Trading & Investments, Structuring & Restructuring, Corporate Governance, Corporate and Commercial
Experience: 25+ years
Qualified: England & Wales and Victoria, Australia
Strengths: Global and financial market interest
Values: Adventure, determination and humour
Passions: Travelling and the outdoors
Location: London, U.K.
Fiona Richardson
Director, Head of Regulation
Expertise: Investment Management, Financial Services Regulation, Funds, Alternative Funds, Securities, Trading & Investments, Securities Lending, Distribution, ESG and Corporate Governance
Experience: 30+ years
Strengths: Detail oversight and strategy
Values: Pragmatism and adventure
Passions: Scuba diving and camping
Location: London, U.K.
Kwan Mei Soh
Expertise: Investment Management, Alternative Funds, Financing, Corporate, Commercial and Privacy
Experience: 10+ years
Qualified: Singapore
Strengths: Global view and commercial acumen
Values: Spontaneity and family
Passions: Home improvements and gardening
Location: London, U.K.
Rebecca Solomon
Expertise: Investment Management, Funds, Derivatives, Financing, Corporate, Commercial, Privacy and Intellectual Property
Experience: 3 years
Strengths: Organisation skills
Values: Family and work/life balance
Passions: Travelling and cooking
Location: London, U.K.
Gigi Tewari
Expertise: Corporate and Commercial
Experience: 15+ years
Qualified: New York
Strengths: Communication, creative thinking, and collaboration
Values: Empathy and kindness
Passions: Tennis, swimming, and baking
Location: New York and Wilmington, Delaware; United States
Corporate Team
Catherine Brown
Consultant People Business Partner
Expertise: Talent management, strategic thinking, leadership, professional development
Experience: 25+ years
Strengths: Communication, adaptability, strategic people alignment
Values: Integrity, collaboration, innovation
Passions: Open water swimming, people counselling, cooking, family.
Pietro Bussolino
Marketing & Business Development Executive
Expertise: Marketing & Business Development Executive
Experience: 3 years
Strengths: Marketing & Business Development Executive
Values: Marketing & Business Development Executive
Passions:Sports, Travelling, Writing, Making music
Andrea Cole
CFO
Expertise: Accountancy and Finance
Experience: 25+ years
Strengths: Attention to detail and adaptability
Values: Family life and supporting loved ones
Passions: Cooking and family bike rides
Location: London, U.K.
Lucia Hutton
Financial Controller
Expertise: Accountancy and Finance
Experience: 15+ years
Strengths:Adaptability and analytical thinking
Values: Family and work/life balance
Passions: Home improvements and travelling
Location: London, U.K.
Dias Jakupov
Software Engineer
Expertise: Software development, Full-stack engineering, Python development
Experience: 2+ years
Strengths: Technical problem-solving and Quick learner
Values: Innovation and Excellence
Passions: Family, Technology, Coding
Location: London, U.K.
Eleonore Lewis
Office Manager
Expertise: HR, Office Administration, Operations, CRM
Experience: 10+ years
Strengths: Adaptability, Critical thinking, Problem-solving
Values: Compassion, Family, Integrity
Passions: Travelling, Cooking, Music, Gardening
Peter McKell
Australian Accountant, O’Donnell Hennessy Taylor
Expertise: Accountancy, Business Services and Tax
Experience: 15+ years
Strengths: Leadership, support and drive
Values: Family and work/life balance
Passions: IT and dinners with Gillian
Location: Sydney, Australia
Joshua Roy
Software Engineer
Expertise: DevOps and Software Engineering
Experience: 4+ years
Strengths: Focus, Creativity & Determination
Values: Loyalty, Patience & Mentorship
Passions: Technology, Reading, Education & Robotics
Location: London, U.K.
Zoe Wang
Digital Marketing Executive
Expertise: Communication, Copywriting, Digital Marketing, Analytics
Experience: 3+ years
Strengths: Data Analytics, Creativity, Adaptability, Critical Thinking
Values: Compassion, Family, Integrity
Passions: Design, Film, Fine Art
Location: London, U.K.
