S&W launches economic advisory practice with senior partner appointments
S&W, the fast‑growing professional services group, has launched a new economic advisory practice headed up by Schellion Horn and Jonathan Gillham, who both join the firm as Partners.
The new practice will provide economic advisory and independent expert services, supporting Government and economic regulators, and corporates and their legal advisors on complex policy, regulatory, competition and contentious matters. It will work closely with S&W’s consulting, forensics and restructuring teams, reflecting growing client demand for rigorous economic insight delivered within a multidisciplinary advisory offering.
Schellion brings more than 25 years’ experience across competition, regulation, policy and disputes. She has acted as an adviser and independent expert before courts and tribunals and has previously established and led an economic advisory practice at a large professional services firm.
Jonathan has significant experience applying macroeconomic modelling and economic analysis to policy evaluation, market impacts and disputes. He began his career in the UK government and worked in HM Treasury contributing to economic forecasting and tax policy, before moving into advisory roles supporting clients across industries on market and dispute-related matters. He was chief economist at PwC and a member of the OBR academic advisory panel.
John Rugman, head of advisory at S&W, added: “The launch of our economic advisory practice is a significant milestone for S&W. Schellion and Jonathan bring exceptional credibility, leadership and technical expertise, and their appointments demonstrate our commitment to continuing to build a market‑leading advisory business. By embedding economics within our broader advisory offering, we are uniquely positioned to support clients on their most complex regulatory, contentious and strategic challenges.”
Schellion Horn added: “I am excited to be joining S&W to launch and build this new offering. What attracted me to the firm is its ambitious growth agenda and strong platform for collaboration. Economics increasingly sits at the heart of complex commercial, regulatory and public policy decisions, and S&W has exactly the right mix of expertise to address these challenges for clients across the public and private sectors.”
Jonathan Gillham added: “S&W presents a genuinely compelling opportunity to apply economic analysis in a practical, transparent and commercially focused environment. I am looking forward to working with colleagues across audit, forensics and consulting to help clients better understand economic risk, quantify loss and make more informed strategic decisions.”