Nicholas is the Managing Director of Pelican Worldwide Ltd. He is actively involved in liaising directly with clients, managing the team and overseeing Pelican’s output. He has worked in the business intelligence and investigations sector for over 22 years. His breadth of experience and international network of specialist contacts enable Pelican to offer highly personal, bespoke solutions to clients’ needs and problems. It is the depth of his network that clients continue to engage Pelican. Nicholas started his career in financial PR before moving into the sector in 1999. Prior to founding Pelican in 2010, Nicholas worked for a number of leading London-based international investigations firms.
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Polly Wilkins
Kobre and Kim
Managing Reputation in the Family Office
Polly Wilkins focuses her practice on representing ultra-high-net-worth individuals and their families in both international civil and criminal disputes and investigations involving allegations of fraud and misconduct. She has extensive experience working with international private clients and their advisors to develop cross-border litigation and reputation management strategies aimed at mitigating business and reputational risks involving their global business interests, including in Cyprus and across Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Australia, key offshore financial jurisdictions (including the Cayman Islands and British Virgin Islands) and the Americas.
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Stuart Leach
Montfort
Managing Reputation in the Family Office
An advertising executive turned barrister turned Reputation Advisor, Stuart has a broad range of skills and backgrounds which do not conform to any industry stereotype. A graduate of University College, Oxford with an M.A. in Jurisprudence, he spent 17 years in advertising before being called to the Bar of England & Wales in 2004. During his advertising career, he worked at major London agencies on a wide range of brands from Red Bull to Mastercard, Qantas to Morgan’s Spiced Rum. He was MD and CEO of several agencies and won a number of prestigious awards. He was also an advisor to Lord Ashdown when he was leader of the UK Liberal Democrat Party. As a barrister, he practiced both civil and criminal law representing clients in jury trials, in the High Court, and in the Court of Appeal.
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James Hann
Digitalis Reputation
Managing Reputation in the Family Office
James is a Director at Digitalis and Head of Digital Risk, specialising in the integration of digital intelligence with online reputation management. He supports law firms, public and private companies, and governments.
Before joining Digitalis, James spent eight years in the military, serving on multiple operations across the Middle East and North Africa.
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Managing Reputation in the Family Office
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Pelican Worldwide
Nicholas Whetherly
Managing Reputation in the Family Office
As clients are ever expanding and venturing into new or changing corporate landscapes, whether through partnerships, acquisition deals or by growing their own client base, Pelican offers invaluable knowledge to help them make informed decisions and help to avoid potential regulatory or reputational issues.
Through due diligence, intelligence gathering and country risk analysis, Pelican helps its clients understand the complexities they are faced with, whatever corporate landscape they are working in.
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Kobre and Kim
Polly Wilkins
Managing Reputation in the Family Office
A law firm with focus only on disputes and investigations. Other lawyers regularly appoint them as special advocates for their clients in sensitive situations involving conflicts of interest. The firm focuses on:
\- conducting litigation, arbitrations or investigations via special engagements; and
\- partnering with law firms that continue as client advisers while they conduct in-court advocacy.
By avoiding repeat client relationships, and the conflicts of interest that come with them, they maintain their independence as advocates ready to litigate against virtually any institution.
They are uniquely integrated to address clients’ underlying problems, whether they are legal, financial, commercial or reputational. For the range of issues they specialize in – whether it is an entity monetizing (or defending against) an international claim or an ultra high-net-worth individual looking to preserve their assets, liberty and reputation – they pursue aggressive and creative solutions that address clients’ real problems.
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Montfort
Stuart Leach
Managing Reputation in the Family Office
Montfort is an award-winning consultancy that builds build powerful and compelling stories that help clients secure support, achieve their ambitions, and enhance their reputation.
They have unparalleled experience and expertise in analysing and calmly addressing the critical, the exceptional and the difficult.
They often work across borders, co-ordinating campaigns and managing cases in multiple jurisdictions. They are used to working with local teams to deliver the best results.
They take a holistic approach; helping their clients build a compelling narrative with the content to communicate it through multiple channels, from traditional media relations, to digital and social channels, and direct stakeholder engagement.
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Digitalis Reputation
James Hann
Managing Reputation in the Family Office
Digitalis is a London-based advisory firm helping clients to protect and advance their online interests. Their work is informed by digital intelligence and underpinned by proprietary technology.
Using a unique blend of skills and an advanced technology platform, they work with public and privately-owned companies, financial institutions, private individuals and their families, and government entities to identify risk and harness opportunities presented by the unregulated online information environment.
Digitalis provides effective protection against a broad range of digital threats, while advancing business and personal interests.
