Corporate Governance Recruiters

A genuine governance specialist has a practice centred on board advisory work, fiduciary duty analysis, disclosure obligations and shareholder engagement — not merely governance clauses inside M&A transactions. When we assess candidates, we look for a sustained track record advising boards, audit committees and nominating committees as standalone clients, not governance experience that surfaces only as an ancillary element of deal work.

Because this specialism is narrow, the strongest practitioners rarely appear on the open market. Our mapping of 15,000+ lawyers with governance experience means we can identify who holds the relevant practice focus at each firm, assess tenure and trajectory, and approach them with a specific and well-framed opportunity. Discretion is standard — most searches at this level require it from both sides.

We work across in-house and private practice. On the in-house side, that means General Counsel and Deputy GC roles at companies where governance is a board-level priority, as well as dedicated governance counsel positions. On the private practice side, we place senior associates and partners whose practices are built around board advisory, activist defence and governance-linked M&A conditions. Mandates are usually confidential and time-sensitive.