My Job
I am a Brussels-based senior advisor and consultant with over 25 years ‘ experience in EU law and public affairs. As a Brussels veteran I have wide-ranging experience, but with a specialism in the internal market, agriculture and food/beverage regulation, healthcare and trade/competition policy. I have worked with many of the best-known names in consumer goods and services and on many of the landmark policy issues, combining legal expertise with communications skills, to create truly multi-disciplinary campaigns.
My Experience
23 years of leadership experience in Brussels Public Affairs, working for several of the best-known French, British, German and US communications agencies.
10 years of legal practice as a Barrister at Law, in private practice and for HM Government, in the UK, Germany, Cyprus, Gibraltar and latterly in Brussels, where I worked in leading firms for antitrust, state aid and regulatory law.
My Specialisms
My Proudest Achievements
Professionally: keeping my clients (up to 22 years and counting..), growing agencies, helping clients and mentoring new entrants. safeguarding and increasing the multiannual framework programme grant for food and aid to the most impoverished in Europe.
Serving on the Board of the European Public Affairs Consultancies Association since 2006.
Teaching the Masters II course in European Public Affairs at the Universite de Paris Dauphine.
Personally: Marrying my wife and having our children (and living with three redheads).
My Education
- LLb (Hons) Law at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK (Called to the Bar (Grays Inn) UK)
- Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, UK
- Postgrad: EU Business law Universiteit Van Amsterdam School of International Relations, NL
My Languages
English, French and German.
My Interests outside work
Fencing – as long as the opponents come to me!
Gardening
My Favourite Brussels anecdote
My experience, both good and bad, has led me to always believe cock-up over conspiracy in EU public affairs.