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We are delighted to announce that Josh Leigh, former Director of Digital Resilience at Schillings, has been elected to the Partnership as of 1 July 2024.
Josh joined Schillings in September 2023 to establish the firm’s Digital Resilience practice, developing an in-house digital team to resolve clients’ high stakes situations through building, managing and protecting their online profiles and reputations.
He has since grown the successful Digital Resilience practice to a team of four specialists, who work alongside Schillings Communications and the firm’s other practices to develop multidisciplinary solutions to improve and strengthen clients’ reputations – both proactively and in times of crisis.
With a background in communication consultancy, Josh is an expert in multi-territory digital resilience strategies. He has an industry-wide reputation for creative and scientific approaches, combining expert communications skills with the latest techniques and technology to address the digital profile challenges that Schillings’ clients face.
As a Partner, Josh will continue to lead and grow Schillings cutting-edge Digital Resilience practice, expanding the team and broadening the skills and services they are able to offer to clients.
David Imison, Schillings’ CEO commented:
‘I am so pleased to welcome Josh to the Schillings Partnership as our first Digital Resilience Partner. Josh has been instrumental in the evolution of Schillings’ approach to protecting clients in our overwhelmingly digital world, working to identify, monitor and manage digital risks before they become challenging and complex problems.
Since Josh established the Digital Resilience team last year, we’ve seen our work in this area grow exponentially, proving a real need from our clients for this type of service. Over the coming months and years, we very much look forward to watching the practice develop and grow under his lead.’
Following Josh’s promotion to Partner, the Schillings Partnership now stands at twenty Partners across law, intelligence, communications, security and diplomacy.
