David Hawkins
David Hawkins has had a varied career, with spells in the arts, technology, politics and wealth management as is reflected…
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Patrick Harrison
‘The word “PR” doesn’t really cover it,’ explains Patrick Harrison when Spear’s visits him at Weber Shandwick’s offices. ‘What we…
ByPatrick Forbes
The thoughtful Portland partner Patrick Forbes speaks fluent Arabic and has 11 years’ experience in the Gulf, mostly in Qatar.…
ByTerence Fane-Saunders
Chelgate’s CEO is an experienced media hand, having established the first foreign PR business in China, led Hill + Knowlton’s…
ByJohn Evans
‘Another record year,’ announces John Evans, who began Hawthorn in 2013 and has grown from a oneman band to 30-strong…
BySimon Brewer
AV Premier Marketing is a firm renowned for dissection. Simon Brewer founded the firm 22 years ago and initially focused…
ByJon Aarons
‘We’re gaining traction,’ Jon Aarons says of New York firm Sard Verbinnen’s recent venture into Europe through London, a mission…
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Charles Lewington
Charles Lewington’s standing in the field has grown exponentially since he founded Hanover in 1998 on the back of a…
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Stuart Leach
These days Stuart Leach specialises in advising HNW clients on litigation communciations and crisis management. But the former advertising executive…
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Phil Hall
Phil Hall founded PHA Media (now the PHA Group) in 2005, with three simple aims in mind: ‘I wanted to…
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Andrew Grant
‘For a “boutique”-style firm in London to be ranked seventh globally in M&A league tables says a great deal about…
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Arlo Brady
Arlo Brady, head of The Brewery, parent brand of communications powerhouse freuds, found his way into the field ‘completely intentionally’.…
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How are social media influencers being taxed?
As the social media industry develops, it is important that influencers are aware of their tax liabilities, writes Anna Tragotsi…
ByEmma Woollcott
‘The key is to know which battles to fight – and to fight these hard,’ says Emma Woollcott, partner and…
ByPaul Tweed
Paul Tweed is rushed off his feet when Spear’s visits his Mayfair office. It’s the week after Prince Andrew’s Newsnight…
ByMark Thomson
Our job is primarily to defend our clients, but sometimes the work we do has a more significant impact,’ says…
ByKeith Schilling
A giant on the British legal scene for more than three decades, Keith Schilling is credited with groundbreaking rulings and…
ByJo Sanders
Jo Sanders moved to Withers in February to take over its London-based private client team. (Her predecessor, Amber Melville-Brown, has…
ByJon Oakley
A part of the Simkins team that represented Sir Cliff Richard in his landmark case against the BBC, Jon Oakley…
ByRazi Mireskandari
Flying in a Lear jet across Africa to a war zone to take instructions from a government minister accused of…
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