About

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Known for disrupting an antiquated investigations market, Schillings has shaken up what it means to be an intelligence firm in the 21st century. Schillings’ Investigations, Security & Diplomacy practice specialises in designing winning reputation strategies, using valuable information to their clients’ advantage. Working alongside the firm’s legal, communications and digital resilience experts, the team provides cutting-edge investigation support to help clients handle high stakes situations; minimising threats and maximising opportunities.

Spearheaded by two female investigators, Juliet Young and Lily Kennett, Schillings prides itself on its speed of response, lateral thinking, transparency of methodology, and its sophisticated use of digital tools. The team has been handpicked from investigative journalism, British military intelligence, and international investigations consultancies.

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Business Intelligence & Investigations - UK-wide

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What the Team is Known For

Operating as an intelligence and investigations unit within the firm's wider legal departments, the team at Schillings provides pre-existing and external clients with market-leading open source expertise. The firm regularly provides clients with valuable intelligence as evidence in support of legal claims or to inform legal strategies.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Juliet Young
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Juliet Young
Head of Business Intelligence & Investigations
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Juliet Young is a partner at the firm and holds significant capabilities in open source intelligence techniques. Her practice focuses on both reputational and privacy matters, as well as cross-border litigation and arbitration proceedings.

Juliet is a commercially astute partner who understands client needs. Her ability to think of the next hurdle that the client might face and provide options beforehand strengthens client confidence.

Juliet is very organised and able to develop solutions and with her broad experience.

Juliet is technically adept but also extremely responsive and able to understand commercial drivers.

Lily Kennett
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Lily Kennett
Head of Business Intelligence & Investigations
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Lily Kennett is a former investigative journalist and is now a partner at Schillings. Her clients include corporate leaders, government departments and high net worth individuals. Kennett has a proven track record in working on significant arbitration proceedings and in leading open source investigations, and has also been central to the development of the firm's new pro bono offering.

Lily Kennett is intellectual, sharp, hardworking and responsive.

Lily is a pleasure to work with. She is very knowledgeable and always on hand to problem-solve complex matters.

Lily is able to anticipate challenges and provide practical solutions throughout projects. She protects clients' interests and is adept at handling sensitive situations, making her invaluable.

Lily is creative - a virtue where new solutions need to be found - and she understands the commercial drivers behind a dispute.

Lily is very smart and has a lot of insight into geopolitical things happening around the world. She is also creative in her strategies for clients.

Abby Stanglin
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Abby Stanglin
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Abby Stanglin is a director at Schillings and an expert in litigation support matters. She regularly provides investigative services to government agencies and major corporations.

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Juliet Young
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Juliet Young
Head of Business Intelligence & Investigations
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Lily Kennett
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Lily Kennett
Head of Business Intelligence & Investigations
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Abby Stanglin
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Abby Stanglin
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Juliet Young

Juliet Young

Head of Department

Lily Kennett

Lily Kennett

Head of Department

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