My guest today is Dana Denis-Smith, who has been awarded an OBE, which is a recognition of an Officer of the Order of the British Empire. It’s a prestigious British honour and is the second-highest rank in the Order of the British Empire.

Dana is a prominent legal sector leader, serving as CEO of Obelisk Support and founder of the First 100 Years campaign.

Dana founded Obelisk Support in 2010, providing flexible legal solutions for clients.

The First 100 Years campaign, launched in 2014, led the celebrations surrounding the centenary of women in law and has now evolved into Next 100 Years.

Dana is widely respected for her advocacy in gender equality, entrepreneurship and legal technology.

Recognised with numerous awards and honours, including an OBE for services to women in law (2024).

She was elected Deputy Vice President of the Law Society of England and Wales in 2025 and is very likely to become President in 2027.

Dana also serves on the Law Society Council, representing women solicitors and advocating for diversity, equity and inclusion.

She is also a TEDx and keynote speaker, described as a “voice of reason” on law sector topics.

Today, we're covering how to achieve growth in an age of uncertainty.

Dana’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ddenissmith/

About Myerson Connections:
Myerson Solicitors is a 100% employee-owned independent law firm based in Altrincham, Greater Manchester.

Myerson supports many other law firms throughout the country on a daily basis through its referral network – Myerson Connections.

Not only does Myerson help other law firms with referrals, but also provides free peer-to-peer education, knowledge sharing and practice management support.

Discover more at myerson.co.uk/connections.

About Dan:
Currently, Dan is seeking a London Law Firm turning over £1.5M to £6M to invest in, so if you are interested in receiving investment to grow or sell your law firm or know someone who might be, please contact Dan on: dan@danwarburton.com

Dan also provides law firm owners with skills that increase their profitability while reducing their workload. He can show you strategies that have grown his clients' revenues from 15% to over 300% while more than halving their workload in less than a year.

To find out more about Dan and his programs, click here: https://www.danwarburton.com/

Or add Dan on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/authordanwarburton/

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My guest today is Philip Devenish, a partner at Jones Day, which has offices in Dubai & London.

Philip dedicates his practice to dispute resolution and is renowned for resolving the most challenging, complex, and high-value international disputes. Over the past eight years, he has won or settled more than 95 per cent of his cases, with only one loss in over 8 years.

Philip has obtained billions of dollars for global corporations and financial institutions in some of the largest cross-border disputes of the past decade, as ranked by The American Lawyer.

His landmark victories include a 1.1 billion U S dollar damages award against Russia for the expropriation of banking investments in Crimea.

On the defence side, he successfully settled a $2 billion U S dollar dispute for Saudi Arabia on a drop-hands basis during the Qatar diplomatic crisis.

He is listed in The Legal 500 UK's Arbitration Powerlist of lawyers who are "deemed the gold standard by businesses" and is ranked by The Arbitrators as the top arbitration lawyer in the UAE.

Today, what we’re covering are the three secrets to winning high-value cases

About Myerson Connections:
Myerson Solicitors is a 100% employee-owned independent law firm based in Altrincham, Greater Manchester.

Myerson supports many other law firms throughout the country on a daily basis through its referral network – Myerson Connections.

Not only does Myerson help other law firms with referrals, but also provides free peer-to-peer education, knowledge sharing and practice management support.

Discover more at myerson.co.uk/connections.

About Dan:
Currently, Dan is seeking a London Law Firm turning over £1.5M to £6M to invest in, so if you are interested in receiving investment to grow or sell your law firm or know someone who might be, please contact Dan on: dan@danwarburton.com

Dan also provides law firm owners with skills that increase their profitability while reducing their workload. He can show you strategies that have grown his clients' revenues from 15% to over 300% while more than halving their workload in less than a year.

To find out more about Dan and his programs, click here: https://www.danwarburton.com/

Or add Dan on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/authordanwarburton/

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My guest today is Michael Burne, the founder of Carbon and

Bamboo.He qualified as a solicitor in 1995 and, since 2010, has been challenging the way things are done in the legal sector.

Michael has experience from City law firms, a listed professional services business, and has led large-scale merger, acquisition and integration projects over the last 25 years.

He also recently launched a new Charity, Pioneer 7R, and is a director of a cricket club, which is also run as a charity.

In today’s episode, Why culture is vital for performance.

About Myerson Connections:
Myerson Solicitors is a 100% employee-owned independent law firm based in Altrincham, Greater Manchester.

Myerson supports many other law firms throughout the country on a daily basis through its referral network – Myerson Connections.

Not only does Myerson help other law firms with referrals, but also provides free peer-to-peer education, knowledge sharing and practice management support.

Discover more at myerson.co.uk/connections.

About Dan:
Currently, Dan is seeking a London Law Firm turning over £1.5M to £6M to invest in, so if you are interested in receiving investment to grow or sell your law firm or know someone who might be, please contact Dan on: dan@danwarburton.com

Dan also provides law firm owners with skills that increase their profitability while reducing their workload. He can show you strategies that have grown his clients' revenues from 15% to over 300% while more than halving their workload in less than a year.

To find out more about Dan and his programs, click here: https://www.danwarburton.com/

Or add him on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/authordanwarburton/

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