Independent counsel for boards, chairs, chief executives and founders when governance arrangements must support clearer authority, stronger oversight and better consequential decisions.
When clients call
Scope of counsel
Governance diagnostics
Examine structures, mandates, information flows, reserved matters, committee effectiveness and the distance between formal governance and operating reality.
Decision architecture
Design clear authority, escalation and review arrangements for decisions carrying strategic, regulatory or reputational consequence.
Board effectiveness
Strengthen agendas, papers, challenge, evidence and follow-through so the board converts oversight into accountable action.
Founder and chair counsel
Confidential support where ownership, leadership and institutional responsibility must be separated and aligned.
Typical outputs
- Board governance diagnostic
- Decision-rights and accountability map
- Committee and board mandate review
- Governance improvement roadmap
- Board decision memorandum
- Chair, founder or CEO counsel
Every mandate is scoped around a defined institutional question, accountable client sponsor and agreed decision or outcome.
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