How I Work
I prefer long-term retained relationships to one-off engagements. The most useful work happens when there is genuine familiarity — with the business, the people, the context and the history.
Board-level challenge, support and judgment across the whole business — not just the governance question.
I want to understand the working capital, the legal structure, the people and the downside scenario. And I want to know how decisions were reached, not just what was decided.
I work with founder-led businesses, PE-backed companies and listed organisations. Sector-agnostic. Primarily UK-based. Growth stage up to around £100m turnover.
Creating the conditions where everyone in the room contributes, where concerns are voiced honestly, and where the executive team knows the board has genuinely engaged with the difficult parts — not just the polished presentation.
The real work, not the box-ticking. I've chaired a 700-person organisation for eight years. I know what good governance feels like and what it doesn't.
For founders and owners who need a trusted, technically fluent thinking partner outside the formal board structure.
Succession, risk, capital, the moments where getting it wrong actually matters. Honest, confidential and without an agenda. Often the most valuable work happens here — away from the formal meeting, in the conversation that precedes it.
Practising solicitor with commercial, corporate and tax experience. Hands-on where needed — structuring, negotiations, HMRC, complex arrangements.
Called to the Bar. Higher Rights of Audience. I don't mind rolling my sleeves up. The legal and commercial lens applied together is usually where the value is.
The best outcomes I've been part of weren't ones where I immediately had the answer. They were the ones where the right questions got asked, the difficult things were discussed with humour and honesty, and everyone in the room felt heard and learned something in the process.
That kind of work requires time and familiarity. It's why I structure most engagements on a retained basis.
If any of this sounds relevant, the best place to start is a conversation. Get in touch.