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Our People
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
- 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: 23 years
Qualified: England & Wales 2004, New South Wales Australia 2002, Ireland 2017
Strengths: Leadership and vision
Values: Honesty above all else
Passions: Family and client success
Location: London, U.K. and Sydney, Australia
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.
Caroline Donald
Deputy General Counsel – Governance, Regulation and Trading
Expertise: Investment Management, Financial Services Regulation, Funds, Alternative Funds, Separately Managed Accounts, Corporate, Commercial, Privacy, IP, HR & Employment strategic
Experience: 25 years
Qualified: England & Wales 2000
Strengths: Strategy, Technical Excellence
Values: Honesty and Integrity
Passions: Family and client success
Location: London, U.K.
Cordelia Hughes
Chief Growth Officer
Expertise: Marketing and Sales
Experience: 27 years
Strengths: Leadership, Critical Thinking and Problem-solving
Values: Family, integrity, kindness and humour
Passions: Traveling, the arts
Location: London, U.K.
Amanda Quaine
Deputy General Counsel – EMEA
Expertise: Investment Management, Financial Services Regulation, Funds, Alternative Funds, Securities, Trading & Investments, Structuring & Restructuring, Corporate Governance, Corporate and Commercial
Experience: 27 years
Qualified: England & Wales 2003 and Victoria, Australia 1998
Strengths: Global and financial market interest
Values: Adventure, determination and humour
Passions: Travelling and the outdoors
Location: London, U.K.
Legal Team
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
Expertise: Investment Management, Financial Services regulation, Funds, Alternative Funds, Securities, Trading and Investments, Derivatives, Securities Lending, Structuring and Restructuring, Corporate Governance
Experience: 3.5 years
Qualified: Paralegal
Strengths: Adaptability and Problem-solving
Values: Compassion, honesty, resilience, loyalty and integrity
Passions: Sports
Location: London, U.K.
Expertise: Funds, Investment management, Financial services regulation, Joint ventures, M&A, Asset management, Corporate governance, General Corporate, Regulatory, Renewable energy projects, Clean energy projects
Experience: 13 years
Qualified: England & Wales
Strengths: Adaptability, Critical thinking, Problem-solving
Values: Honesty, Integrity
Passions: Reading, Family, Community Activities
Location: London, U.K.
Trevor Goodman
Director
Expertise: Investment Management, Financial Services Regulation, Funds, Structuring and Restructuring, Corporate Governance, Commercial, Fintech
Experience: 30 years
Qualified: England & Wales
Strengths: Adaptability, Critical Thinking, Problem-solving, Project Management
Values: Compassion, Family, Integrity, Equality, Fairness
Passions: Sports, Writing, Music
Location: London, U.K.
Expertise: Investment Management, Financial Services Regulation, Private & Public Funds, Securities, Trading & Investments, Distribution, Corporate, Commercial
Experience: 18 years
Qualified: England and Wales 2007
Strengths: Problem solving and communication
Values: Integrity and kindness
Passions: Family, friends and dancing
Location: London, U.K.
Expertise: Investment Management, Financial Services regulation, Funds, Alternative Funds, Derivatives, Securities Lending, Structuring and Restructuring, Corporate Governance, Distribution, ESG, Financing, Corporate, Commercial, Privacy
Experience: 15 years
Qualified: England & Wales
Strengths: Adaptability, Critical Thinking and Problem-solving
Values: Compassion and integrity
Passions: Sports
Location: London, UK
Expertise: Employment Law
Experience: 23 years
Qualified: England & Wales 2002
Strengths: Employment tribunal advice
Values: Equally hard work and fun
Passions: Netball and walking her dog
Location: London, U.K.
Expertise: Investment Management, Financial Services Regulation, Public & Private Funds, Securities, Trading & Investments, Corporate Governance, Financing, Corporate, Commercial, M&A and Fintech
Experience: 22 years
Qualified: Greece
Strengths: Adaptable, hardworking and empathetic
Values: Loyalty and integrity
Passions: Family, dogs, fitness
Location: London, U.K.
Expertise: Corporate/M&A, Banking and Finance, Capital Markets matters
Experience: 4 years
Qualified: Spain
Strengths: Adaptability, Problem-solving, Team work
Values: Compassion, Family, Integrity, Drive and positivity
Passions: Sports, Travelling, Writing, Spending time with family and friends
Location: London, U.K.
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.
Fiona Richardson
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.
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.
Expertise: Investment Management, Funds, Financing, Corporate, Commercial, Privacy and Intellectual Property
Experience: 6 years
Strengths: Organisation, collaboration, proactive and adaptability across various legal areas
Values: Family and work/life balance
Passions: Travelling and cooking
Location: London, U.K.
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
Expertise: Financial Services regulation, Financial and Criminal Regulatory Disclosure, Corporate Governance, Funds, Investment Management, Securities, Trading & Investments, Distribution, Corporate, Commercial
Experience: 9 years
Qualified: Paralegal
Strengths: Adaptability, Critical Thinking and Problem-solving
Values: Compassion, family and integrity
Passions: Sports and traveling
Location: London, U.K.
Corporate Team
Patrycja Hart
Business Operations Manager
Expertise: Corporate, Corporate Governance
Experience: 10+ years
Strengths: Critical thinking, Problem-solving
Values: Family, Integrity, Accountability
Passions: Sports, Travelling, Cooking
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.
Busung Ko
Design Engineer
Expertise: Communication, Product Design, UI/UX Design, Design System, UX Research, Information Architecture, Systems Thinking, Accessibility (WCAG 2.0)
Experience: 4 years
Strengths: Adaptability, Critical Thinking, Problem-solving
Values: Family, LGBTQ+, Compassion, Authenticity
Passions: Traveling, Film Camera, Cooking
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.