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Alastair da Costa CBE brings decades of international leadership experience, having served as Managing Director at DLA Piper and advisory boards across business, education, and non-profit sectors.

Recognised with a CBE for services to Education, he supports Maven Radd with strategic insight into growth, governance, and global market development.

As a Founder of Maven Radd, Siobhán has over 30 years’ experience in private practice and industry including a wealth of experience in senior in-house roles, including Head of Legal in a FTSE 250 energy company.

She brings extensive experience in building and managing in-house teams and individual lawyers, and optimising the structure of legal functions

As a Founder, Richard leads Maven Radd’s Swiss business, whilst also supporting a number of UK-based clients. Prior to founding Maven Radd, Richard gained cross-border in-house experience advising multi-disciplinary and cross-functional teams in global leading businesses.

His client-focussed approach enables Maven Radd optimise its client offering in the rapidly evolving ALSP market.

As Managing Director of Maven Radd, Gill brings extensive international in-house experience as a former General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer in regulated and high growth businesses.

She is responsible for strengthening Maven Radd’s capability and for keeping us up to date with the latest ideas and technology to support our client offering.

Jenna joined Maven Radd in 2024 to further enhance our broad sector offering in relation to commercial transactions and the wide range of activities handled by clients’ in-house legal teams. Jenna is an experienced contract negotiator who is skilled in internal stakeholder management.

Her expertise in contracting governance and risk management adds significant value to clients’ contracting outcomes. She has carried out business-wide legal & governance audits, focusing on the need for businesses to strike a balance between managing risks and facilitating commercial success and progress.

Ian has over 25 years’ experience in private practice and industry, specialising in energy and infrastructure projects in the UK and internationally.

He provides clients with experienced in-house legal project management capability and has advised across multiple sectors including nuclear, conventional power, renewables (including off-shore and on-shore wind) and transport.

He has been recognised in both the Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners for his Construction Law expertise.

Jonathan has significant experience in both private practice and industry and has spent the last 15 years working in and supporting in-house legal teams, advising extensively on technology issues in the IT, FinTech and International Gambling sectors and also in the Beverage Manufacturing, Retail, and Construction sectors.

Having held several senior in-house roles, including General Counsel, Jonathan is well-versed in cross-functional working and recognises the challenges faced by senior leadership teams.

Siobhán has over 25 years’ experience in private practice and industry, advising on international supply chains, infrastructure projects, cross-jurisdictional matters, corporate support and M&A, joint ventures, B2B retail and regulatory and compliance activities.

She combines her legal and sector knowledge with consultancy roles guiding clients through business transformations and complex transactions and helping in-house teams deliver greater impact in their businesses on a day-to-day basis.

Gillian has over 30 years’ in-house and private practice experience in roles based in London, Frankfurt and Sydney, advising a broad range of clients in the financial services and energy sectors in the UK, Europe, USA, Australia and Asia.

Her specialisms cover derivatives (including commodity derivatives) structured financing, refinancing, debt issuance and investment funds. Gillian’s most recent work has been related to trading functions within the UK energy sector.

Before joining Maven Radd, Ailsa spent over 30 years as a senior legal secretary at international law firm, DLA Piper.

She provides Maven Radd with administrative and business support services, including coordinating our team and our community and sponsorship activities.

Richard has over 30 years’ experience, particularly in the field of international commercial disputes and arbitration, having practised extensively in New Zealand and London and having also spent time working in New York with a boutique aviation firm.

Richard works closely with clients in-house legal and contract management functions to ensure accurate identification and robust management of legal and contractual risk during contract execution, including developing and advising on counterparty engagement strategies and pre-litigation risk mitigation measures.  

After 10 years at a major international law firm, Beccy undertook various in-house legal, commercial and project management roles, including providing contractual and risk management advisory services for a global engineering firm, and leading an in-house team at a FTSE listed UK power generation company.

Beccy advises on the commercial and legal aspects of capital investment programmes in the Construction, Engineering and Energy sectors, with a particular focus on renewable energy and nuclear power.

She advises developers, contractors, sub-contractors, consultants, financial institutions and local authorities, advising on risk management and governance, procurement and contracting strategies as well as reviewing, drafting and negotiating a wide range of contracts and project documentation.

Gill has over 20 years’ experience in private practice and industry, advising on high-profile, multi-jurisdiction deals; legal optimisation and transformation. Gill is experienced in leadership across a matrix organization and confident at all levels of stakeholder management. Equally comfortable operating in a highly regulated environment and delivering commercially focused advice.

With extensive experience in the life sciences sector, Gill has served as Global General Counsel and member of the Executive Leadership Team, at a leading Contract Development and Manufacturing Organisation. In that role Gill was accountable for legal, compliance and risk management across the group’s global network as well as leading business wide transformation and people and culture initiatives.

Allison has over 25 years’ experience as a leading legal advisor in the infrastructure sector; managing interfaces within large multi-disciplinary teams of clients, lawyers and technical and financial advisors responsible for the strategic development of significant capex projects.

She has been a ‘Leading Individual’ in The Legal 500 for a number of years, an executive member of an international law firm plc, and has held a number of other non-executive legal advisory positions.

Richard brings almost 20 years’ in-house experience advising on high-value business transactions in cross-border environments, encompassing  all levels of the supply chain whilst acting for clients in Europe, the Middle East, North America and Australia.

With experience across the energy and social infrastructure, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, commodities, logistics and chemical process sectors, Richard draws on his expertise and commercial insight to help clients rapidly and succinctly identify  business risk and implement mitigation measures, enabling them to move quickly in complex markets.