Company Secretarial
Global-wide
1 year ranked
INDIVIDUAL PROFILE
Nick Lindsay
NewLaw 2026
Ranked in 1 practice area
About
Provided by Elemental CoSec
NewLaw
Practice Areas
Nick Lindsay is a corporate lawyer and chartered company secretary who specialises in supporting clients across complex corporate, governance and company secretarial matters.
Nick has built a reputation for providing pragmatic and commercial solutions to clients’ problems, coupled with excellent technical knowledge.
Nick is the Founder and Managing Director of Elemental CoSec and supports a wide range of clients. He also has a particular interest in working alongside law firms to support their clients through the corporate and company secretarial challenges of emerging legislation.
Career
Nick trained at Olswang LLP (now merged to form CMS) and practised as a corporate lawyer. He also worked in-house at Visa Europe and BBC Worldwide before founding Elemental CoSec.
Nick has been the Managing Director of Elemental for the last 15 years. Under his leadership, Elemental has been recognised as one of the Fastest-Growing Companies in Europe by the FT in 2024, 2025 and 2026, and a three-time winner of Service Provider of the Year at the Chartered Governance Institute Awards.
Professional Memberships
Law Society of England and Wales
Fellow of the Chartered Governance Institute UK & Ireland
Publications
ECCTA 2023: Identity Verification by an Authorised Corporate Service Provider (ACSP), Thomson Reuters Practical Law, 2024 Co-authored with Practical Law Corporate: https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/w-047-3997
Education
Nottingham Law School
Legal Practice Course (Distinction)
University of Nottingham
LLB Law
Chambers Review
Provided by Chambers
NewLaw
Company Secretarial - Global-wide
Band 1
Individual Editorial
Nick Lindsay is the managing director of Elemental CoSec. He operates as a trusted adviser on corporate governance matters.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
Nick is a leader in his area. He is well connected and always makes time to assist with our most complex matters that require his expertise and connections.
Company SecretarialNewLawNick is all-round brilliant to work with.
Company SecretarialNewLawNick provides excellent advice and service.
Company SecretarialNewLawMy experience of working with Nick has been that he has impeccable attention to detail, coupled with a real sense of commercialism. His insights on new and unchartered areas of law are always insightful, well-informed and focused.
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