Episode 6: Return of the Lawman: Meet the man shaking up the legal sector

Andrew Leaitherland is the founder and CEO of tech-enabled law firm arch.law but he’s best known from his time as the CEO of DWF. Under his leadership, DWF Group grew from 450 people to over 4,300 across 33 offices world-wide and turnover from under £30m to more than £330m. When he oversaw the 2019 IPO, DWF become the UK’s largest listed law firm – but within a year he’d left in a boardroom shake-up at the start of Covid. He returned to launch arch.law in 2021 and has doubled revenue every year since and grown staff numbers to 135 in three countries. In a far-reaching interview Leaitherland tells The Dealmaker Uncut Podcast about his 26 career acquisitions; his decision to go for a listing on the main market; his shock exit from DWF; his return – and why he couldn’t be happier.