Navigating disruption: the general counsel’s role in UK professional services today
How are General Counsel and legal leaders in professional services and consultancies navigating AI, private equity investment and geopolitical instability and change in 2026?
We are delighted to host our inaugural roundtable, bringing together GCs and senior legal leaders across the professional services sector to discuss the evolving GC agenda.
This session will explore:
AI as a strategic and institutional risk
- How legal teams are adopting AI internally and in client delivery, where it adds value and the key legal, regulatory and reputational risks, including governance and enforcement considerations
- How AI is reshaping services, shifting client expectations, evolving pricing strategies and increasing competitive pressure
The future of professional services
- Balancing growth with legal and regulatory risk amid geopolitical uncertainty
- The impact of PE investment on strategy, governance and risk appetite
If you would like to attend, please register your interest below and we will be in touch to confirm your place. Early registration is recommended as spaces are limited. This is an in-person event in London.
meet your Speaker
Sharon Evans
Chief Legal Officer
WTS UK
Sharon is Chief Legal Officer at WTS UK, where she is responsible for building the company’s legal and compliance function. She is a strategic legal leader with extensive experience advising businesses operating in regulated and technology-driven environments and has held General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer roles across financial services, digital and consumer businesses.
Prior to joining WTS UK, Sharon was Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel at TotallyMoney, where she built and led the legal, compliance and company secretarial functions, supported private equity investment and funding rounds and led the legal work on the sale of the business in 2024. Earlier in her career, she held senior legal and commercial roles at Expedia, Sony Music, Guardian News & Media and Pinsent Masons.
