Advisors
Ryan Bennett
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Ryan has 15+ years within the Canadian insurance industry focusing on claims handling, both for domestic and Lloyd’s markets. In 2021 he transitioned to a role as an auditor for the Canadian and USA Lloyd’s markets and is excited to continue along this career path at arch.law.
Molly Dick
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Katherine Dobson
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Lana Daurie
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Lana has 18 years of experience in the insurance market, 12 years of this within the London market and 9 of those years in audit.
Having led teams at major audit firms in Canada and the USA, Lana has built a market leading audit firm and developed a strong relationship of trust with a client base which includes all major London Market Insurers.
Passionate about her career and subject matter, Lana has been invited to present to both clients and at market events. Believing strongly in a compassionate and inclusive workplace, Lana is excited by the endless opportunities at arch.law.
John Davidson
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John has 26 years’ experience in the insurance market, 18 years in audit and 8 years in claims management roles. He has extensive experience of all major insurance and reinsurance classes, with audits, claims reviews and inspections of records performed in Africa, Australia, Canada, Caribbean, Europe, Iceland, Middle East, New Zealand, Scandinavia, Switzerland and USA.
Max Ekstein
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For the last 15 years Max has specialised in regulatory work, particularly related to the talking therapies. He has acted for psychologists at the HCPC and for counsellors, psychotherapists, and psychoanalysts before the BACP, UKCP, the BPC and other regulators in this area. Max also deals with civil claims for compensation that may arise.
Legal 500 has said: Max Ekstein continues to be the leading expert on the regulation of mental health and talking therapists. He goes far beyond the minimum for his clients and is unfailingly caring and sympathetic even with the most challenging of clients.
Derek Ellery
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Derek is an experienced corporate and commercial lawyer. His work includes acquisitions, disposals, investment and financing arrangements and joint ventures,
In his previous capacity of chief Counsel, Derek worked with Andrew on the acquisition of a large number of legal services businesses in the UK, Europe and Australia. As a result, he has particular experience and expertise in the establishment, acquisition and merger of professional services businesses. Derek also advises clients on strategic, regulatory and governance issues and is the General Counsel to Arch Law Limited.
Laura Ellis
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Andrew Farrugia
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Andrew has over ten years’ experience in dispute resolution acting for clients in an array of different sectors such as property, hospitality, insurance, shipping, travel, sports and media. Andrew qualified in England and Wales and has worked at a national firm and a highly rated West End boutique firm.
He is his clients’ trusted adviser and has worked on a wide variety of property disputes, commercial disputes and complex, high value disputes that involved more than one jurisdiction.
Andrew is personable and gives commercial, pragmatic and tailored advice. He works hard to achieve the best result for his clients.
Alison Gaddes
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Alison has specialised in Family Law for over 20 years, having worked in both Leeds and Sheffield for well-respected Legal 500 firms.
Alison specialises in all areas of family disputes, including Divorce and Financial resolution, often advising on complex financial settlements involving company assets and property portfolios. Alison also enjoys representing her client’s dealing with complex children disputes. Providing support to her client’s through what is often one of the hardest times of their lives.
Lee Gaddes
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Mark Foy
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Kevin Hanson
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Warrick Hawkins
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Michael Holmes
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Alex Irwin
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Natasha Istanbul
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Natasha has over 14 years’ experience in the legal world having varied roles across a number of practice areas. She has extensive experience in legal personal assistant duties and paralegal support. She also provides support with general office tasks and has strong organisational skills to give lawyers a helping hand.
Leigh Jones
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Kelvin Keane
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Barbara Kranjcec
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Barbara Kranjcec is a paralegal with Mayfair Rise Solicitors. She started in November 2022, after completing her Postgraduate Diploma in Law. Prior to that, Barbara obtained bachelor’s degree in nursing and worked in Private Care for 6 years.
Nancy Lamb
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Construction solicitor specialising in the data centre sector, with both private practice and in-house experience. I have undertaken joint legal/commercial roles within global organisations and owner managed businesses which have included board advisory positions. Recently I have worked with a Client’s project team on the construction of the largest data centre in Europe, dealing with the legal and commercial aspects of the project. My strength is the ability to cut straight to the core of an issue and find a resolution. My passion is good contract management, dispute avoidance and mediation.
Andrew Leaitherland
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Although Andrew is an employment lawyer by training, over the last fifteen years he has built up extensive experience in leading M&A activity with professional services firms including leading the listing of DWF Group plc on the main market of the London Stock Exchange. Andrew uses these skills to advise strategically on inorganic growth opportunities for all types of professional services businesses, in conjunction with other members of arch who support on the necessary legal work. Andrew is also the Chair of The Legal Director and a NED of Summize which gives him great insight into how the respective businesses can collaborate to further the interests of our clients.
Rebekah Leech
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Rebekah Leech is a Trainee Solicitor with Mayfair Rise Solicitors. She started her Training Contract in November 2021 but has worked with Sally & Robyn on a part time basis as a Litigation Assistant for over a year. During that time, she has worked on various commercial litigation, employment, matrimonial and contract drafting matters. Prior to joining MRS, Rebekah worked for 5 years at a Barristers’ chambers based in Temple, London.
John Mackenzie
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John qualified in 2003. John works for Defendants defending claims for disease alleged to be caused by occupational exposure.
These claims include ‘long tail’ and ‘short tail’ disease. Long tail disease is caused by exposure to a noxious substance or harmful agent over many years. This includes asbestos, work related stress, vibration and noise. Short tail diseases such as asthma, RSI, Dermatitis are typically caused by shorter and more recent exposure.
John has defended many complex claims of this nature and has won all of his cases which went to trial.
John has a young family.
William Mackenzie
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Alex Mahary
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Alex has 18 years of experience in the insurance market. Prior to joining arch.law, he has worked in many roles in the industry including roles in claims handling, underwriting, product development, risk management and audit. Alex has primarily worked in the Canadian and the United States markets with a mix of both domestic insurers and the Lloyd’s market.
Sally Marsden
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Founder Sally Marsden has 30 years’ experience in the legal sector. A partner at two previous firms, as well as a client and buyer of legal services when running an in-house legal team. Sally has worked at well-regarded firms in Manchester, Hong Kong & London. Her career started with a mix of civil, criminal and family litigation before she went on to specialise in commercial litigation with a professional negligence, construction and engineering bias. The cases have been across a wealth of foreign jurisdictions. Since returning to London in 2000 she has worked on a very wide range of civil, criminal, employment and family matters. Her experience also covers all the usual legal issues in running a business. She also assists clients with their corporate compliance issues. She holds a Diploma in Project Management (RICS), is a Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and was a visiting lecturer at various institutions including the University of Law.
Paul Marsh
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Marcus McCarthy
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Nick McMahon
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Lindsey McQueen
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Martin McQueen
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Martin heads Arch Investment Acquisitions, a specialist team of lawyers and legal advisors providing property investment acquisition services to world-wide Buy-to-Let investors in the UK. Martin is dual qualified in Scotland and England, so can provide a one-shop stop for clients who wish to invest in or develop Property on either side (or both sides) of the border. Relentlessly commercially-focused, Martin and his team will always tailor their approach to your transactional aims. A proud husband and father, Martin’s wider interests include coaching, mentoring and workplace mental health (having become a qualified Mental Health First Aid practitioner in 2018).
Tristan Meears-White
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Bilal Mirza
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A leading high net litigation and catastrophic Insurance lawyer working within the insurance industry. Experienced across casualty, motor, contentious and non-contentious insurance. Bilal advises on multi-million pound claims, cradle to grave litigation, case management and cross boarder experience. He provides strategic holistic solutions as a business consultant. An industry recognised specialist in niche high profile dispute resolution and sports and entertainment insurance.
Bilal actively collaborates with clients, Insurers and Brokers across the market both supporting them and their policy holders to achieve the best outcome. Legal 500 client testimonial “ …an innovative & impressive leader of the team”.
Colin Miller
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Colin brings over 30 years Australian and international legal expertise from both private practice and in-house. His two practices areas are Banking & Finance and Risk & Compliance. He is highly experienced in delivering practical and commercial advice to Clients facing increasing complexity in their compliance obligations.
Having spent over a decade in Asia as well as time in London and Oman, Colin brings a breadth of experience and commercial understanding to his practice. He practiced for many years as a transactional lawyer, thereby developing expertise across a broad range of financing transactions, capital markets and funds.
Maria Monastiriotis
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Zoe Mortimer
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Ursula Mulvaney
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Regulatory & Commercial Solicitor qualified in England & Wales, Republic of Ireland & Northern Ireland with experience of working in private practice and in – house. Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/E) and member of the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) After over seven years within the commercial team of a global law firm, Ursula moved into an in-house role with Coca – Cola Hellenic Bottling Company as a Solicitor within the Legal function supporting the business across the island of Ireland providing a range of commercial legal advice and services.
Bianca Nati
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Bianca is a litigation and regulatory investigations lawyer with specialisms in financial services litigation and data protection work. Bianca is Australian qualified with 8 years experience in private practice in Sydney; and in-house, private practice and public sector experience in London. She has particular expertise in technical business and commercial disputes, complex transactional disputes, financial services litigation, bank remediation projects, legal and reputational risk and regulatory investigations and debt recovery.
Thomas Nevin
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Jamie Norman
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Adam Powell
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Alan Prasad
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Gareth Roberts
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Gareth has 20 years of specialist employment law experience.
He has worked at national and international law firms and also as a Partner and Head of Employment at a boutique law firm.
Gareth is CIPD qualifIed (Level 5) and has experience of handling internal HR issues for businesses.
Gareth’s approach is listen to your situation, discuss the options available to you and give you straight talking expert legal advice delivered in a practical way that helps you achieve your objective.
Ben Robertson
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Natasha Samuel
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Natasha has 10 + years within the Canadian domestic insurance industry focusing on claims handling and processes. She has held varies insurance roles which has provided her the skills to be well rounded in her field. She has transitioned recently to audit and is able to apply her claims and underwriting background, into auditing practices for the Canadian and USA markets. Her objective is to continue to gain knowledge from her experienced colleague, in order to be well versed audit professional.
Jenny Shanh
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Jenny Shanh is a Senior Auditor and P&C insurance professional, passionate about delegated authorities and the London market. She excels at her role by combining her analytic skills along with her claims and underwriting experience with a strong writing acumen. Believing that helping others during the audit process requires an equal amount of kindness, understanding and a diplomatic approach, Jenny ensures all stakeholders benefit from her time spent.
Jenny believes in the work she does and enjoys the close knit and inclusive team approach at arch.audit.
Prior to joining the audit world, Jenny worked for Canadian domestic insurers and is rounding the finish line on her CIP designation.
Maria Shaw
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Keith Spencer
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Josh Smith
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Josh is a Corporate Finance/ Funds lawyer with experience in private practice and in-house. Josh has wide-ranging experience of fund finance, corporate due diligence, commodities financing, derivatives and structured products, private equity, debt finance and securitisation. Josh also has corporate M&A experience, with a focus on Private Equity and Investment Funds and some IPO experience. Josh’s transactional experience spans multiple jurisdictions and sectors. Josh also has familiarity with various domestic and international company structures, investor documentation and external client relations. Prior to his time in private practice, Josh worked as a project analyst within Credit Suisse.
David Webster
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