Associate Director/Litigation & Tax
Max recruits across litigation and tax, from globally renowned firms to regional and boutique practices, and, in tax, leading consulting and public accounting firms.
He has worked in legal recruitment since 2019 and brings a genuine passion for the law and the people who practise it. Beyond work, he runs, trains and follows his rugby.
A government lawyer moving into private practice for the first time needed guidance on how her experience would be valued, and what a realistic book looked like in year one. We ran a short, targeted process with four boutiques.
Joined as partner, with a two-year runway agreed up front.
A senior litigator wanted trial work rather than discovery management, which his existing firm could not offer at his level. We prioritised practices with a genuine trial pipeline over brand name.
Second chaired a federal trial within six months.
A sixth-year associate was weighing a move in-house against staying in practice. We mapped both routes honestly, including the one that did not involve us making a placement.
Stayed in practice, at a firm with a clearer partnership track.
A tax attorney wanted deal flow rather than advisory volume, and was open to the consulting side if the work was right. We ran law firms and the Big Four affiliates in parallel.
Joined the affiliate, with deal tax work from week one.
A private client associate was looking for first-generation wealth work rather than legacy family money, which pointed to a very particular set of practices.
Now advising founders and family offices across Florida.
A partnership tax specialist with an energy client base needed a platform with the funds practice to support it.
Moved with the client base, now co-chairing the practice.
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