The Appleby Brown Partnership

The Appleby Brown Partnership is a boutique executive search firm founded in 2018 by Gill Appleby and Catherine Brown, two of the most experienced executive search practitioners in the legal, compliance and regulatory markets. With over forty years of combined experience across private practice and financial services, the firm provides bespoke market advice to law firms, financial institutions and individuals on human capital issues and career management. All assignments are partner-led to ensure research and market intelligence capabilities are best utilised and completed to the highest standard, with the firm valuing integrity, professionalism and long-term relationships with both clients and candidates.

The Appleby Brown Partnership operates two specialist teams. The Private Practice Team, led by Gill Appleby, specialises in growing leading UK and US firms and professional services firms in London and internationally, with deep expertise in collaborating with senior management on firm expansion and providing advisory support to partners and senior associates on career development. The In-House Legal, Compliance and Regulatory Team, led by Catherine Brown, has an unparalleled track record placing General Counsel, Heads of Compliance and senior regulatory professionals into financial services organisations and corporates, with particular expertise in team and department build-outs.

Based in London, The Appleby Brown Partnership serves clients across the United Kingdom and internationally, including the United States and Europe. The firm is entirely committed to inclusivity and diversity, actively promoting shortlists representative of the wider community and working creatively with clients to ensure their hiring processes are free from conscious or unconscious bias. Clients choose The Appleby Brown Partnership for its unrivalled market contacts, depth of expertise, straightforward commercial advice and partner-led approach that ensures thorough and expeditious completion of assignments.