Kevin is Mishcon de Reya's Executive Chairperson. He specialises in corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions and joint ventures as well as advising families on international tax, succession and strategic dispute resolution. Much of his work has an international dimension with a large part of his practice having a Middle Eastern, South African and Asian bias.
Kevin became Managing Partner in 1997. Under his leadership the firm saw more than a ten-fold growth in revenue and launched MDR Lab - the first Legal Tech accelerator in the UK. He also oversaw the launch of several successful ancillary businesses – including MDR Mayfair and MDR Discover.
In 2020, Kevin was appointed Executive Chairperson, with responsibility for guiding the strategic growth of the firm, particularly in international markets, as well as launching and leading the firm’s ancillary businesses including the recent acquisitions of flexible legal resourcing business Flex Legal and group actions management business Somos.
He was named 'Law Firm Leader of the year' at the 2015 Legal Business Awards.
Mishcon de Reya was named 'Law firm of the year' by both The Lawyer and Legal Business in 2012, and again 2017. In 2020 the firm appeared in Sunday Times 'Best Companies to Work For' list for the 13th consecutive year.
He is currently a Trustee of the Social Mobility Business Partnership.
Kevin has been listed in the inaugural Spear's 2023 Power List.
Career History
Executive Chairperson, Mishcon de Reya LLP
Managing Partner, Mishcon de Reya LLP
Partner, Mishcon de Reya
Partner, Bayer-Rosin
Articled, Lovell White Durrant
University of Cape Town, B.Soc. Sci
Languages
English and Afrikaans
Memberships
Law Society
Soho House