Brett Menadue takes Asia lead for Lawyers on Demand
01 December 2020
Lawyers on Demand (LOD), a provider of alternative legal service providers, has announced that it managing director of Middle East, Brett Menadue, has relocated to its Singapore Office to spearhead the firm’s Asia and Middle East practices.
With a legal career spanning 20 years, operating at general counsel level and having established legal operations functions, Menadue will play a key role in growing LOD across Asia. Prior incumbent Oliver Mould has relocated to lead LOD’s London office.
Menadue is a senior Australia-admitted lawyer who was once a senior associate with Freehills before he moved to an in-house legal career Telstra Corporation and then Nokia Networks. He joined LOD in 2017 to set up and grow its Middle East business, operating from Dubai. His legal professional experience includes technology, telecommunications, infrastructure, corporate, ethics, compliance, trade compliance, trade sanctions, FCPA, UKBA, investigations and due diligence.
LOD pioneered alternative legal services in 2007 with its People+ model. The firm is based from 11 hub offices, working for clients in more than 20 countries with more than 1,000 lawyers and paralegals, legal operations and tech experts, plus risk and compliance professionals operating across its secondment, law firm and consulting solutions.
“We are very excited to have Brett join our team in Asia,” said Tom Hartley, LOD’s CEO. “He brings an incredible depth of knowledge and experience which will be invaluable to our clients. With Brett’s passion for building empathetic client relationships and track record in driving business growth, Brett is well placed to meet the fast-growing demand for ALSPs within the region.”
Menaduesays: “It is an exciting time for the industry across Asia. Legal teams are becoming increasingly aware of the alternatives to traditional law firms and are wanting to be supported by experienced in-house counsel working in a different way. I have first-hand experience and a deep understanding of the challenges and needs of forward-looking in-house legal teams, so my focus will be to drive our solution-centric culture and deliver continuous value to our clients.”
