As a senior leader within the firm’s Strategy Group, Sam Franklin works with both lawyers and clients to drive forward the firm’s strategic priorities for its International Private Client integrated offering. On a day-to-day basis, he is responsible for leading strategy formulation, product development and business development for both the integrated offering and each of its relevant business units.

Before joining the firm, Mr. Franklin spent several years working for the UK Government, most recently as the chief of staff to a cabinet minister. He has also served as a lawyer and business development executive in the private equity team at a large multinational firm, as well as for a superannuation fund in Sydney, Australia.

Mr. Franklin graduated from Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand with an LLB and a BA majoring in political science.