Andrew Hedley

Andrew Hedley works with the leaders of law firms on issues of vision, strategy, and change. He established Hedley Consulting in 2005 after almost a decade as the business development director of two UK top 20 international law firms. His practice is recognised as a leading boutique strategy consultancy within the legal sector.  Andrew is a recognised expert in the field of law firm mergers. Whilst working within private practice he was a member of a small strategy group tasked with pursuing M&A opportunities which led to the execution of a number of significant mergers as well as numerous early-stage negotiationsand evaluations. He has carried this expertise through to his consultancy practice and now advisesfirms at all stages of the merger process – from creating initial strategy, to candidate firm identification and evaluation, through the full negotiation and business case development process and, finally, postcompletion implementation strategy and delivery. Andrew’s wider practice is focused on the legal sector and issues of vision, strategy, and change in what is an increasingly dynamic and unpredictable market. He is engaged by firms on both a project and retained basis to assist in developing strategy which responds to these challenges and creates sustainable competitive advantage. In addition to his strategic project advice, Andrew is also much sought after as a strategy group guide for away-days, a partner retreat speaker, workshop facilitator, and moderator.He has written numerous articles and masterclass features on the subject, as well as contributing chapters on the topic to published works, including The Law Society’s Law Management Section Merger Toolkit (2012). He is on the editorial advisory board for Managing Partner magazine and writes a monthly column on the topic of mergers which has been widely acclaimed. He is also the author of Ark Group’s Developing Strategic Client Relationships (2008) and Client Strategy in a Changing Legal Market (2011). Andrew is also on the advisory panel of NetworkMP, a leading peer network for managing partners of professional services firms. He sits on the judging panel of the MPF European Practice Management Awards and The Lawyer Management Awards. He is also the course director of the Cambridge Marketing College CIM Professional Diploma in Professional Services Marketing. Andrew has been admitted as a Fellow of the Institute of Directors, the Strategic Planning Society, the Chartered Management Institute, Cambridge Marketing College, and the Royal Society of Art. He is a member of the Triple Nine Society and the Cum Laude Society of the USA. Andrew can be contacted via email at Hedley Consulting. For more information please visit their website.