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

AI in corporate governance: how UK FTSE boards and company secretarial teams are adopting it

• Posted April 28, 2026

Contents Share Key insights Artificial intelligence (AI) is gradually becoming part of the corporate governance landscape in the UK’s largest listed companies. While adoption remains measured, governance and company secretarial teams across the FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 are starting to explore how AI can support their work, particularly as board agendas become more complex […]

AI security vs AI governance: clarifying the hiring decision

• Posted April 28, 2026

Contents Share Key insights As AI moves from pilot projects into core operations, hiring conversations becoming more pointed: Do we need AI security, AI governance, or both?  And can existing teams cover the risk AI introduces? The reality is that neither discipline is entirely new. Both draw heavily on existing security and privacy capability.  The […]

How to make your first AI governance officer hire

• Posted April 28, 2026

Contents Key insights Hiring your first AI governance officer is a defining step for organisations formalising their approach to artificial intelligence (AI) governance. AI now underpins decision-making, customer experience, operational efficiency and product innovation. With that comes heightened scrutiny from regulators, boards, customers and, increasingly, employees. As organisations increase their use of AI systems, the […]

The art of the exit: A guide for general counsels in PE‑backed businesses

• Posted April 24, 2026

Exits are among the most intense and consequential moments in the life of a private equity‑backed business. They compress timelines, amplify scrutiny and place legal judgement at the centre of decision‑making, often alongside high expectations from sponsors, management teams and advisers. For General Counsels (GCs), the exit process is rarely just a transaction. It’s a […]

Why integration, not authorisation, is the biggest compliance risk in 2026 M&A

• Posted April 24, 2026

Contents Share Key insights The first few months of 2026 are already shaping up to be one of the most active years for consolidation across banking, wealth, insurance, payments, fintech and trading. With that activity comes a wave of regulatory scrutiny and compliance risk not seen since the post‑crisis era, particularly across complex M&A transactions […]

UK and Ireland in-house legal recruitment market update Q2

• Posted April 21, 2026

Contents Key insights Corporate and commercial, London Q1 saw a more cautious start to the year for the in‑house legal market, reflecting a complex economic backdrop and ongoing geopolitical uncertainty. While macro conditions remain challenging, hiring activity was disciplined rather than suppressed. Sector wise, energy-related legal hiring softened as did media sector hiring after a […]