Advisory Board

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Lord Edward Garnier QC

Lord Garnier was called to the Bar of England and Wales in 1976 joining the One Brick Court and was elected Head of Chambers in 2017.  His extensive experience is underpinned by a parallel career in politics: he served as an MP from 1992 until 2017 and was HM Solicitor General from 2010 to 2012. He is now in the House of Lords. more…

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Timothy Otty QC

Tim Otty is widely recognized as a leading practitioner in public international law and human rights law. Tim’s practice spans the full range of Blackstone Chambers’ work. In addition to his work at the Bar he is currently the UK’s representative on the Council of Europe’s European Commission for Democracy through Law, the Venice Commission. more...

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Tom Dimitroff

Tom Dimitroff is a licensed lawyer (Illinois Bar), strategy advisor and negotiator, with wide-ranging negotiating, commercial structuring, M&A and financing experience delivering multiple globally significant energy and infrastructure projects over the last 22 years. He has over 20 years’ experience as a lawyer, risk analyst and business strategist. more…

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John Evans

John Evans established Hawthorn Advisors in 2013. He has over 20 years’ experience working in financial and corporate communications, and reputation management. John currently advises a broad range of clients across the financial services, engineering, retail and property sectors. John also advises a number of Hawthorn’s private clients across business, politics and entertainment. more…