About Us

TakeLegalAdvice.com was founded in 2006 to bring transparency to the legal market, and allowing consumers and businesses to make truly informed choices on which law firm to choose to handle their legal needs.

The premise was and still is to be the consumer champion for legal services; to allow effective and independent comparison of legal services, quickly and easily, and at a level that allows users to make informed choices on what is a potentially complex and expensive decision-making area.

TakeLegalAdvice.com is Europe’s first and only online search and comparison service, and continues to develop services to give individuals and businesses the most informative and transparent device to select the most suitable lawyer for their needs.

Senior Management

Covering the UK and over 50 countries internationally, TakeLegalAdvice.com has a comprehensive team of specialists that serve both the consumer and legal profession.

• Mark Wyatt (CEO) ,
  Former publisher of The Lawyer Magazine/thelawyer.com and founder/publisher of the multi award winning Legal Week magazine/legalweek.com. Mark has helped shape the legal profession for twenty years.

  
  

• Mary Heaney (Editorial Director),
  One of the most experienced legal editors in the world, Mary was founding editor of Legal Week and The Lawyer and launched ground-breaking award ceremonies, directories and large scale networking forums around the world. Mary has commented on law firms for over twenty years.

• Matthew Brown (Marketing Director),
  Formerly Strategic Marketing Manger of W H Smith and previously with Procter & Gamble, Mattel, Scholastic. Matthew has extensive experience in website development and online marketing.

• Derek Bedlow (Managing Editor),
  Former features editor of Legal Week and a very experienced journalist working for Legal Business, American Lawyer, and Law Society Gazette.

• Maria Sunderland (Business Development Director) Business Development Director at The lawyer and Legal Week with extensive experience in legal publishing, research, events and the internet.

• Michele O’Sullivan (Quality Control Director),
  A qualified international lawyer, Michele ensures all aspects of the website conform to our stringent quality standards. Previous positions include European Lawyer magazine and Hemscott.

• Ben Martin (Customer Services Director),
  With over 30 years experience in customer services at Miller Freeman, the Daily Mail Group and Incisive Media, Ben has worked with the legal profession for nearly a decade.

• Tim Penton (Commercial Director),
  An experienced publisher of business and professional magazines, having worked across the marketing sector publications at Haymarket.

• Katie Burrington (Commercial Director),
  Previously with IPC, EMAP and Promotions Director at Rodale Press.

• Karina Baker (Administration Director),
  Nearly a decade of experience working with the legal profession.

• Elanganathapillai Sivakanthan (IT Director & Head Programmer),
  Siva is responsible for development of the websites and is a highly experienced programmer and coldfusion expert.