Marguerite Lexford
Managing Partner
Acts where being right is not optional. Reads every enquiry herself.
ADMITTED 2004 · CORPORATE, REGULATORY
Lexford · Private Advisory · Est. MMXII
Counsel for situations that don't tolerate error.
A boutique advisory firm. Counsel rationed to a few clients, recorded with precision, defended in private. Every enquiry is read under seal and answered by a partner.
Section 01 — Premise
We act for a small number of clients.
In matters where being right is not optional. We turn work away — not for effect, but because a full calendar is how good counsel becomes careless. If we are not the right firm for your matter, we will tell you, and tell you who is.
01Discretion
What is said in this office stays in this office. It is not a courtesy. It is the product.
02Precision
Advice is recorded, sourced and exact. We would rather be slow and right than quick and sorry.
03Restraint
We take a small number of matters. A full calendar is how good counsel becomes careless.
Section 02 — Practice
The exhibit ledger.
What we do, and who leads it. Open an exhibit to read the brief.
ExhibitPracticeLeadRepresentative matter
Section 03 — Counsel of Record
The partners who act.
Adrian Veere
Partner — Disputes
Prepares every matter for a courtroom it usually never reaches.
ADMITTED 2007 · LITIGATION, ARBITRATION
Section 04 — The Engagement
How a matter proceeds.
- 01
Intake, under seal
You tell us the matter in confidence. A partner — not a queue — reads it and decides whether we are the right firm. If we are not, we say so, and point you somewhere better.
- 02
Scope & retainer
A written scope, a fixed engagement, and the names of who acts. No surprise hourly creep. You know what we are doing, why, and what it costs, before we begin.
- 03
Active counsel
The matter is run quietly and recorded precisely. You hear from us when it matters and not for the sake of a billable email. Discretion is maintained throughout.
- 04
Disposition
We close the matter cleanly, hand over the record, and tell you plainly where you stand. A matter ended well is worth more than a client retained forever.
Section 05 — Schedule of Matters
Representative engagements, redacted.
No logos. No testimonials. The party names are sealed — the outcomes are not.
DOCKET 01
Acquisition of a competitor by a private group completed, terms confidential.
DOCKET 02
Commercial dispute with a listed counterparty resolved under seal before hearing.
DOCKET 03
Regulator inquiry into a financial-services client closed with no adverse finding.
DOCKET 04
Restructure of a multi-jurisdiction family estate defended on challenge.
DOCKET 05
Financing and close of a mixed-use development security held watertight.
DOCKET 06
Boardroom shareholder dispute settled, relationships intact, no publicity.
Section 06 — On the Record
“We do not take every matter, and we do not pretend to. The clients we keep, we keep because we told them the unwelcome thing first.”
Section 07 — The Sealed Enquiry
Tell us the matter. In confidence.
Two steps, read by a partner, answered within one business day. You will receive an enquiry reference and a real reply — never a queue, never a form letter.