Balquis Hussein

Balquis specialises in compliance, financial crime, governance and risk recruitment for a range of clients, including both multinational and regional organisations. She works closely with firms across industries, including banking, financial services, government entities, law firms, corporate and commercial and professional services, working with both local and international talent.

Since 2015, Balquis has successfully worked and delivered on mandates globally and is now developing our presence for compliance, financial crime, governance and risk recruitment in the Middle East.

Balquis's Insights and Articles

How in-house legal recruitment is changing in Toronto

• Posted July 8, 2026

Contents Share Key insights Toronto remains one of Canada’s most active legal hiring markets, but the conversation has shifted. The biggest challenge facing employers is no longer simply finding legal talent. It is understanding what experienced in-house lawyers want from their next role and adapting hiring strategies accordingly. Across Canada, legal teams are taking on […]

How European regulatory change is reshaping legal hiring in private equity

• Posted July 7, 2026

Contents Key insights European private equity has always operated across borders, but the challenges facing legal teams are changing. While navigating multiple jurisdictions remains important, the bigger issue for many investors, portfolio companies and management teams is preparing for a wave of regulatory developments that will shape transactions, governance and value creation over the coming […]

What data centre investment means for infrastructure lawyers

• Posted July 3, 2026

Contents Key insights Over the past decade, infrastructure investment has undergone a quiet but profound transformation. Traditionally anchored in assets such as roads, ports, and utilities, infrastructure funds are now allocating significant capital to digital assets: most notably, data centres. This shift has been driven by the exponential growth of cloud computing, artificial intelligence, streaming […]

European in-house legal market update Q3

• Posted July 1, 2026

Contents Key insights Speaking with clients and candidates across Europe this quarter, there is a clear sense that in-house legal teams are operating in a more complex and more visible environment than even a year ago. Shifting regulation, geopolitical pressure and ongoing economic uncertainty are reshaping both hiring priorities and the role of legal within […]

Public, private or PE-backed business: what’s the difference for a GC in Europe? 

• Posted June 26, 2026

Contents Share Key insights   The title may stay the same, but the role of a general counsel can look very different depending on ownership structure. A GC operating within a listed multinational faces a very different set of expectations to one supporting a founder-led private business or a private equity-backed portfolio company.  Across Europe, these differences are becoming more pronounced as organisations […]

Thinking around corners: a private equity GC’s view on anticipating risk

• Posted June 25, 2026

Contents Key insights Nikki Newton sat down with Bryn Grassia Jones, General Counsel at Salica, to talk about the realities of operating as a GC in a VC and growth fund environment, and why the ability to anticipate risk, rather than simply react to it, has become one of the most important qualities in the […]