Supporting Ankura’s growth with interim and permanent legal hires 

Background

Christian Fahey joined Ankura as Deputy General Counsel for the EMEA and APAC regions. Ankura is a multidisciplinary business services company, backed by private equity, with operations spanning multiple practice areas and jurisdictions. 
 
Christian first worked with Taylor Root in a previous role, so when he started building a new legal team across multiple regions and time zones at Ankura, he turned to a trusted recruitment partner.

The challenge

As Ankura expanded through a combination of inorganic acquisitions and organic growth, the business faced growing demand for legal support across multiple countries. 
 
Some hires were strategic and long term, while others were required at short notice to meet immediate business needs. With a small legal team that needed to move quickly, Christian was looking for a supplier who could understand the complexities of the business and act with speed and flexibility. 

The solution

Following a personal recommendation, Christian reconnected with Taylor Root. From the outset, our focus was on building a relationship and taking the time to understand the business, its structure and hiring needs. 
 
We listened carefully to each brief, provided a summary to confirm our understanding, and used previously agreed job descriptions to help speed up the process. For urgent roles, we provided a shortlist of CVs within three days and interviews began the following week. 
 
Throughout the process, we remained in close contact, checking in as the team’s needs evolved and offering support across both long-term and business-as-usual hiring. 

The outcome

Taylor Root supported Ankura by delivering high-quality legal candidates quickly and consistently, in line with the business’s growth and resourcing needs. 
 
The strength of the relationship allowed us to act with speed and precision, helping to flex the legal function as the organisation entered new markets and faced new challenges. 

Client testimonial

“Working with Taylor Root has felt more like a true partnership than a one-off transaction. They really took the time to understand our brief, what we were looking for, and they sourced excellent candidates. Having a supplier who can move quickly and truly gets who we are has been key. The flexibility to scale our team with both permanent and interim options has worked really well for us.” 

Chrisitan Fahey, Deputy General Counsel, EMEA and APAC, Ankura