Jeanette
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Jeanette is our Managing Partner, having overall responsibility for the firm.  She has 28 years’ experience as a regulatory lawyer and has been a member of the Board for 10 years.

She is well known for her expertise in retail finance and consumer law, GDPR and Anti-Money Laundering. She has a varied practice, serving both national and international clients.

Described in Chambers as having a ‘robust combination of technical and practical knowledge alongside an appreciate of commercial factors‘, her clients range from FTSE 100 businesses to small start-ups, investment and private equity firms and FinTech providers.

Hands-on and proactive

Jeanette describes her approach to her work as hands-on, diligent and focused. She is recognised by clients for her responsiveness and attention to detail.

It’s the problem-solving element of her work that Jeanette finds most rewarding; helping to deliver pragmatic solutions for clients to help them achieve their aims, and likewise for the wider firm in her management capacity.

When things don’t go to plan, Jeanette tries to be calm, methodical, sensitive and collaborative. “I have a varied role as Managing Partner as well as supporting clients. No two days are the same and it’s important to be flexible, organised and pragmatic”.

People potential

For Jeanette, one of the most rewarding parts of her job is tracking the progress of people through their careers from paralegal or trainee on to more senior positions – in some cases even partnership. She says: “it’s enormously satisfying to see people develop and fulfil their potential knowing you have helped play a part in their career success”.

Different perspectives

Jeanette grew up in Yorkshire and originally planned to pursue a career with the police, following in her dad’s footsteps. But after doing well academically (she was the first person in her family to go to university), she decided to pursue her interest in criminal justice by reading law at university. Although her career path brought her fairly swiftly to commercial law, she brings a variety of different perspectives to the table, having spent time working in the City at DLA Piper, with the UK Financial Services Authority enforcement team and as an in-house lawyer with Provident Financial plc.