Nick M. Child has been active in the global disputes industry for more than 33 years. He heads up firm-wide business development and helps deliver the Secretariat brand worldwide. With his detailed knowledge and understanding of global markets and our specialized practice areas, Mr. Child puts the needs and expectations of our clients first.

Before joining Secretariat, Mr. Child spent more than 21 years at Keating Chambers in London, where he was appointed senior clerk by Sir Vivian Ramsey in 2005. His key role at Keating incorporated all aspects of Chambers’ practice management, client care, and global business development. Mr. Child transferred his skills to the consultancy world in 2013 when recruited into a global construction disputes practice at a publicly traded consultancy. He was the first senior clerk to ever make such a move.

In 2011, Mr. Child was inducted into The Lawyer magazine’s ‘Hot 100’, a publication listing the 100 most influential people in the legal industry, who said of him, “Child goes to 11….”.