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Ashurst adds 2 new partners
Ashurst has bolstered its risk advisory team with the appointment of two new partners, bringing the total number of partners in the practice to eight.
Lauren Croft
Niki Short and Chris Baker have both been appointed as partners of the firm’s risk advisory practice and bring with them more than four decades of legal and risk consulting experience combined.
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Ms Short joins from Blackhall & Pearl and previously spent 14 years at Deloitte before becoming the global GM of operational risk and compliance at NAB. Mr Baker has been with Ashurst since 2020 and currently leads Ashurst Risk Advisory’s managed services and regulatory capabilities. He has over 25 years of experience across financial services, telecommunications, transport, and defence and a strong track record in resolving complex regulatory, conduct, compliance and risk-related matters.
Head of Ashurst’s risk advisory practice, Philip Hardy, said that the new partners would help manage the rapid growth Ashurst Consulting has experienced since opening in mid-2020.
“We are thrilled to welcome Niki to Ashurst, and extend a welcome to the partnership to both her and Chris. Their appointments bring the number of Ashurst Consulting partners to eight, capping off an amazing year of growth for the team.
“Niki brings deep expertise to our clients across key risk capabilities, including risk framework and capability uplift, product reviews, compliance rectification and business remediation and optimisation. Chris has a unique combination of experience and expertise across a number of industries and over the past year with the firm, has shown how vital a strong managed services capability is to the continued growth of the risk advisory practice,” he said.
“We look forward to them playing a part in the growth plans we have in place for the team.”
Commenting on her new role, Ms Short said: “I am excited to be joining Ashurst Risk Advisory and I look forward to playing a key role in a dynamic, fast-growing team.
“Our clients value holistic solutions, including the way we can uniquely combine risk and legal capabilities, and I look forward to collaborating with them to deliver the quality advice the team is known for. Ashurst’s global reach and innovative outlook provide a significant opportunity to continue to grow and expand our practice.”
Mr Baker added: “I am delighted to be extending my leadership role at the firm and join the partnership. The Ashurst risk advisory team have set the standard for what an innovative, expertise led, collaborative and client focused advisory practice should be, and I look forward to being a bigger part of it.”
