OUR PEOPLE

We are one team of senior specialists, giving you the depth of an internal team with the breadth of a full-service firm, focused entirely on investment management.

390+Combined years of experience
350+Areas of expertise
United StatesCayman IslandsIrelandEngland & WalesEuropeSouth AfricaUnited Arab EmiratesSingaporeHong KongAustralia

Beyond our core jurisdictions, a global consultant network extends our reach.

24Nationalities
73%Roles held by women
16%Working parents

Our Leadership

Our leadership team is responsible for the general direction of the firm, running strategy, governance and board-level relationships. The team leads with honesty, pragmatism and good humour, maintaining open dialogues in collaboration with you, in the most complex of matters.

Emma Cleveland

Emma Cleveland

CEO, Global General Counsel

England & Wales · New South Wales, Australia · Ireland

Leads with vision and plain honesty, and measures success by how well her clients sleep.

Andrea Cole

Andrea Cole

CFO

Reconciles the accounts to the penny, then reconciles the family with a bike ride and something ambitious for dinner.

Caroline Donald

Caroline Donald

General Counsel, Governance and Trading

England & Wales

Handles high-stakes governance with calm authority, firmly convinced the tough calls are better made kindly than loudly.

Ian Scorah

Ian Scorah

General Counsel, Investment Management

England & Wales

Cuts through complexity and finds your path without going off-piste.

Cordelia Hughes

Cordelia Hughes

Chief Growth Officer

Plots the firm’s growth between flights and gallery visits, and blends humour with delivery.

Amanda Quaine

Amanda Quaine

General Counsel, Strategic Advisory

England & Wales · Victoria, Australia

Reads the global markets by day and heads for the outdoors by the weekend, always looking for the next adventure.

Our Specialists

Our team handles the day-to-day legal and regulatory work as an extension of your own team. From straightforward to complex matters, we blend expertise to deliver pragmatic, timely and commercial advice. Our support team ensures that our legal experts are free to concentrate only on your work.

Our team offers true flexibility as matters change and works alongside you throughout, so you always know where things stand.

Recognition

  1. 2026
  2. 2023
  3. 2022
  4. 2021
  5. 2019

Cleveland & Co Associates Limited is incorporated in England and Wales, company No. 07871988, 79 Weston Street London SE1 3RS. Cleveland & Co Associates Limited is authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (“SRA”) under no. 622069, as an alternative business structure, and as such all our solicitors are subject to the principles and code of conduct set out by the SRA. Please visit https://www.sra.org.uk/solicitors/standards-regulations/ for more information.

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