London-based human rights lawyer with a particular interest in:
Access to Justice
Inequality & Extreme Poverty
Responsible Business
My work is predominantly concerned with children’s rights, human displacement, sustainability/ESG, business & human rights. I support clients in relation to law reform, policy development, strategy and innovation. My clients include:
Transnational corporations
UN agencies
Governments in developing and post-conflict countries
Global NGOs
I never wanted to be lawyer, but at age 18 I liked the idea of telling people I was a law student, so I enrolled in a law degree as an exercise in vanity. This path led to a graduate role at a global law firm, where the partners struggled to teach me basic legal concepts, such as time-sheets and billing.
After a few years practicing commercial litigation, I was visited in a dream by Oprah Winfrey who told me ‘the true path to happiness and fulfillment is through service to others’.
The next day I went to the office and ordered new business cards with the title ‘pro bono lawyer’. I then set about building a significant pro bono practice in Australia, and some time later the firm agreed to give me the job title already printed on my business cards.
In 2009 I became the firm’s first pro bono partner in Australia and one of just a small number of dedicated pro bono partners in the legal profession. Since 2011 I have led the global pro bono practice at DLA Piper, based in London.
I am a registered foreign lawyer in England admitted to practice in NSW, Australia.