Fides Search is delighted to welcome Dorothy Adu-Mfum to the team. Dorothy joins us as Researcher and will be supporting our clients on pre-search analysis, mapping and due diligence. Dorothy adds to our London based capability and will also support our clients in continental Europe and the Middle East. Dorothy will work with clients across Professional Services, Financial Services, Technology and Life Sciences. Dorothy has a strong passion for the legal industry thanks to her legal studies, having completed her LPC and MSC in 2020 with a distinction and her undergraduate degree in Law in 2016 with a first-class.

Dorothy is also passionate about thought leadership and contributes to a female-led magazine which empowers female-owned, and female-led businesses to positively impact their communities; both socially and economically. This allows her to add further depth to our thought-leadership in our cross-sector Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives.

Having experienced hardship while growing up, Dorothy founded Law City in December 2019, a platform that connects aspiring lawyers from Low-socioeconomic status (SES) households/backgrounds to the legal sector in London. With a long history of championing social mobility, Dorothy will play a leading role in increasing social mobility within our network.

She joins us at Fides Search during a period of growth following the appointment of Syed Nasser who joined as a Venture Capital and Technology Transactions specialist, Mathew Parker who also recently joined our TMT sector group and Chris Excell who leads our IP and Patents sector group.

Edward Parker, Director of Fides Search had this to say:

Dorothy is a tremendous person, we are all very excited to have her join the team. What she has achieved academically and in terms of setting up Law-City is simply incredible and points to the kind of person she is. Having a first class research function is vital to the success of any search business as such Dorothy will be a key member in the team and someone we think will add great value. We look forward to working with Dorothy and we look forward to working with the Law-City community and our existing clients/network to help push the social mobility agenda along with our other areas of thought leadership.

What Dorothy had to say:

I am very happy to join the growing team at Fides Search as a Researcher. I am particularly excited to contribute to our thought leadership in our cross-sector Diversity and Inclusion initiative and providing insight in regard to Social mobility. I am proud to be part of a Search firm that leads in delivering exceptional service and client experience.

Dorothy’s Bio can be found here

Email: dorothy@fidessearch.com

D: +44 (0) 20 3137 7101

Fides Search are delighted to welcome Syed Nasser to the team. Syed joins us as a Senior Consultant and will be leading our Venture Capital and Technology Transactions practice.

Syed has a long history of working with UK, US and boutique law firms in London as well as internationally on Partner Search across a plethora of practice areas but has developed a particular interest and track record in the Venture Capital and Corporate Technology Transactions in recent times. Syed will add further depth to our partner search capability in helping clients secure the best possible talent across our core international markets whilst also working with our clients on consultancy and due diligence projects. In addition to law firms, Syed also works with established and emerging tech companies, family offices and financial institutions. With a long history of campaigning, Syed will also play a leading role in our cross sector Diversity and Inclusion initiative.

Having previously qualified as a Barrister, Syed spent 7 years at a leading legal search boutique before establishing his own firm, Twyford Search in 2014. He joins us at Fides Search during a period of growth following Mathew Parker who also recently joined our TMT sector group and Chris Excell who leads our IP and Patents sector group.

Edward Parker, Director of Fides Search had this to say:

Syed brings over 12 years of legal search experience to the Fides team. His experience will help our clients in highly competitive areas such as Venture Capital and Technology Transactions. He has a consultative and diligence led approach which we believe is a fundamental to achieving the right outcome for our clients. We look forward to working with Syed and properly introducing him to our clients in due course.

What Syed had to say:

I am very excited to join the growing team at Fides Search and to focus on the venture capital and technology space. It was a unique opportunity to join a Search firm that genuinely values client relationships by strategically partnering with them and focuses on delivering a first-class service and client experience.

Syed’s Bio can be found here

Email: snasser@fidessearch.com

D: +44 (0) 20 3642 1871

M: +44 (0) 7960 739158

IP and Patents specialist joins Fides Search

Fides Search are delighted to welcome Chris Excell to the team. Chris joins us as a Senior Consultant and will be leading our IP & Patents practice. Chris works with Law Firms, Patent Attorneys and a range of in-house clients. He has a particular interest in the TMT sector alongside Pharma and Lifesciences. All of which are a focus for Fides Search.

Chris has worked on searches across EMEA and will be joining colleagues in helping clients secure the best possible talent across our core international markets. Chris will add further depth to our partner search capability whilst also working with our clients on consultancy and due diligence exercises.

Chris joins Fides Search having most recently having been the Head of Search – Private Practice for a legal services focused recruitment business. Chris joins Fides Search during a period of growth, Mathew Parker who also recently joined our TMT sector group, which is part of our ongoing investment.

Edward Parker, Director of Fides Search had this to say:

Chris joins us at truly exciting time as we try to deepen our sector focus and specialist knowledge in key areas. Chris brings some fantastic experience to the table in areas that we feel require a true specialism and focus. We have seen that our clients are increasingly expecting their search consultants to not just understand their business, culture and strategy but that they also need to be genuine experts within their market.

This is a huge opportunity for Fides Search as we naturally gravitate towards consultants with sector and practice specialisms. Chris brings huge energy and determination to his work and the Fides Search team and we very much look forward to working with him.

What Chris had to say:

I am absolutely thrilled to be joining Fides Search, who match my ambition and share the same values of offering a first class service to clients, whilst maintaining integrity and quality, in a consultative manner. The international capabilities of Fides was also a massive draw for me and I am very excited to help build on the excellent platform Fides Search currently has across Europe and beyond.

Chris’s bio can be found here

Chris looks forward to introducing himself in due course but please feel free to reach out to him if you would like to arrange a time to meet. His details are as follows:

Email: Chris@fidessearch.com

Mobile: +44 (0) 7407 895 518

DD: +44 (0) 20 3642 1873

Fides Search are delighted to welcome Mathew Parker to the team. Mathew joins us as a Consultant focusing on TMT, he has a particular interest in the technology sector and will be supporting our professional services and in-house clients with their key strategic hires in this space. Mathew will add further depth to our partner search capability whilst also working with our clients on consultancy and due diligence exercises. Mathew adds to our London based capability, having spent 10 years in the UAE he will also support our clients in the Middle East as well as Europe.

Edward Parker, Director of Fides Search had this to say:

Mathew joins us at an exciting time, our clients are increasingly expecting their search consultants to be genuine experts within their market. This is a huge opportunity for Fides Search as we naturally gravitate towards consultants with sector and practice specialisms. Mathew joins at a time where we have seen increasing demand for legal talent in particular across our Technology client base. We have also been struck in recent months by how resilient this sector have been. Mathew himself brings huge energy, determination and leadership qualities to the Fides Search team and we very much look forward to working with him.

What Mathew had to say:

I am delighted to be joining the team at Fides Search. I look forward to working with clients of the firm, helping to deliver a first class service. I have a real interest in TMT, being able to focus on this sector is hugely appealing and exciting, I also look forward to helping clients in some of the key niche areas of spars talent such as cyber security and data privacy.

Mathew’s bio can be found here

Mathew looks forward to introducing himself in due course but please feel free to reach out to him if you would like to arrange a time to meet. His details are as follows:

D: +44 (0) 20 3642 1873

M: +44 (0) 7391 4055 63

E: mathew@fidessearch.com