Leon helps leading brands connect with both Westminster and governments in major capitals, and has worked on award-winning advocacy campaigns. As the Founder of Atticus, Leon is responsible for overall brand strategy and client campaign development across the company’s diverse client base, providing senior counsel on media and political strategy. Leon has broad sectoral client experience, focussing in recent past on corporate sustainability and ESG strategy. He is a former Vice-President of the CIPR Public Affairs committee and currently serves as a PRCA awards judge.

James was an influential member of Education Committee that conducted and reported on its inquiry the value for money in Higher Education. He is also an education company founder specialising in working across education transitions and destinations. He was also a former Advisory Board Member of Whatuni.com and IDP education. James has strong national and regional government ties across the UK, while also serving as an consultant on diplomacy and international government affairs campaigns.

Prior to that, he spent 7 years working for Conservative MPs, directing their operations and campaigns, including the securing of extensive tier 1 media coverage for Parliamentary debates. He also secured ministerial visits to academic institutions within the constituencies he worked in, garnering significant local press and media coverage. He has worked on 3 General Elections both on the ground and at Conservative Campaign Headquarters and in 2019 oversaw target seats in Yorkshire and the Humber – the heart of the Red Wall.

Before joining AC, he worked at one of the leading strategic communications agencies in London, managing a range of projects from stakeholder engagement, policy monitoring and analysis, and events within Parliament, to drafting opinion pieces for C-Suite executives. At Atticus, Ben manages the UK and Ireland government relations activity for a number of clients, including a NASDAQ listed technology company, a tech transformation multinational and an innovative UK business seeking to decarbonise homes.

Megan holds a Masters in Intelligence and International Security from Kings College London. At AC, Megan is currently responsible for day-to-day account management across a number of corporate and third-sector clients.

At AC, Elena works across a number of accounts, undertaking policy and public affairs work for clients across a range of sectors including digital and technology, sustainability and the built environment.

At AC, Sam works as a PR and public affairs consultant for a number of clients spanning various industries. Her day-to-day responsibilities include policy research, media relations, political analysis and report writing. In addition to justice, her policy interests cover climate change, geopolitics, government policy, as well as the outside influences on world politics.

At AC, Sarah works as a Client Executive across a number of accounts in various industries, including technology and sustainability. Her policy interests include geopolitics, security and defence, international development, and foreign policy.

He holds a BA in French, Italian and European Studies from the University of Bath and an MSc in Political Science and Public Policy from University College London, and has studied Political Philosophy at La Sapienza Università di Roma. He is fluent in French, Italian and Spanish and possesses an in-depth knowledge of environmental and foreign policy. Joshua is from Northern Ireland but has lived and worked across western Europe.

At Atticus, Luca’s work spans several clients and industries. His daily responsibilities include media monitoring, conducting political research and analysis, and writing client briefings and reports.