John Pritchard
John is the founder and Chief Executive of Piper Pritchard. After graduating in Law from Cambridge University, John's professional background was as a lawyer and investment banker. He trained at Allen & Overy and at Salomon Brothers, both in New York and London. He has been involved in the search industry for nearly 20 years and founded Piper Pritchard Associates in 1992 as a specialist Legal and Banking search consultancy.
John was also a sportsman. He competed with success in two Olympic Games as well as several World and European championships as a rower. He also participated in three University Boat races for Cambridge University. He has broadcast on TV and Radio on sport, is a Director of RTP, and is now a Director of the British Olympic Association.
Email: john.p@piperpritchard.com
James Whitworth
James Whitworth joined Piper Pritchard in October 2009. Prior to joining Piper Pritchard he spent 6 years at a leading legal recruitment consultancy where he was a Manager. Most recently he founded and headed their international division, primarily focussing on the Middle East, Asia and Continental Europe, across Private Practice and In House. Here he delivered lateral recruitment services and global sourcing models.
Prior to setting up the international division James specialised in the London Private Practice market, working on both retained search and contingent recruitment at the senior associate and partner level. His particular expertise is across the corporate/capital markets, finance, tax, projects and real estate space.
James' areas of expertise include:
- Search and contingent recruitment of senior associates and partner level lawyers in Private Practice and In House; and
- International recruitment campaigns for Private Practice and In House clients
James read Theology and holds an MTheol (Hons.) from the University of St Andrews.
In his spare time James enjoys playing golf, squash, running and the occasional game of football.
Email: james.w@piperpritchard.com
Sarkis Zeronian
Sarkis Zeronian, a qualified solicitor, joined Piper Pritchard in October 2008. He came from a London-based specialist recruitment boutique where he had been a founder member of their Legal Search team focused on retained and contingent searches both for private practice and in house. Before that he had been in the debt and structured finance division of a global recruitment consultancy where he successfully placed candidates from Analyst to Director level at a range of financial institutions.
Prior to joining the search industry, Sarkis qualified as a City solicitor, practising initially at Simmons & Simmons. He has six years' experience specialising in M&A and, later, private equity.
Sarkis' areas of expertise include:
- The recruitment of senior associates and partner level lawyers into in-house, private practice and non-legal roles; and
- Running international retained search and advertised selection campaigns.
Sarkis holds an LLB Degree from the School of Law at the University of Southampton, and completed the Legal Practice Course at the College of Law in Guildford.
Outside of work Sarkis is a social sportsman who plays tennis regularly, is learning to play golf, skis when he can and enjoys watching rugby.
Email: sarkis.z@piperpritchard.com
Kirk Williamson
Kirk joined the legal team at Piper Pritchard in early 2009. He specialises in sourcing and placing Associates and Partners into Private Practice and In-House.
Prior to joining Piper Pritchard, Kirk worked in the legal group of a global recruitment consultancy, where he specialised in placing associates of all levels, within leading UK and US based firms.
Kirk's areas of expertise include:
- Search and contingent recruitment of mid - senior associates into Private Practice and In-House; and
- Running extensive retained Partner and In-House Counsel search campaigns
Kirk graduated from the University of Greenwich with a BA (Hons.) degree in International Business and Marketing.
In his spare time, Kirk is a keen sportsman and enjoys a variety of sports including golf, squash, swimming and skiing when he can.
Email: kirk.w@piperpritchard.com
Simi Sandhu
Simi Sandhu, a non-practicing barrister, joined Piper Pritchard in 2006. She manages the research process for ongoing assignments to headhunt solicitors for private practice and in-house clients, both at partner and senior assistant level.
Simi's areas of expertise include:
- The recruitment of senior lawyers (partners and senior associates) and teams; and
- Managing and advising clients in relation to national and international retained search and selection campaigns.
Simi holds a law degree (LLB Hons), and completed the Bar Vocational Course at BPP London.
Simi's outside interests include reading and cinema. She is also an avid football fan, often travelling around the UK and Europe to support Liverpool FC.
Email: simi.s@piperpritchard.com
