Emma Dowden

Burges SalmonChief Operating Officer

Emma is the firm’s Chief Operating Officer with responsibility for the firm’s strategic approach to its operations, leading a variety of business services teams including legal service delivery, risk, project management, technology and innovation. She is a member of the partnership committee and the executive committee of the firm. She joined the firm in 2007 from Hamptons Group Ltd where she was a member of the board. Prior to that, she undertook various legal, risk and operational management roles at PricewaterhouseCoopers.

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