Firm hire: ​Consultancy firm Mezzle recruits commercial director

Consultancy firm Mezzle has welcomed Adil Taha as commercial director. 

Taha, who has a private equity and investment banking background, joins Mezzle from international law firm gunnercooke, where he was global head of operations.

Mezzle was set up in September 2021 by Mel Kang, former gunnercooke solicitor, and Raj Sumal, formerly of Flint Bishop and DAC Beachcroft. It has 46 lawyers on its books – 36 in the UK and 10 in the UAE. They work on the proprietary platform Mezzle Cloud, with paralegal support available.

Taha commented: 'The foundations that Mezzle has been built on, and especially its bespoke tech-platform, demonstrate to me that they intrinsically understand the needs of lawyers in a way that other consultant offerings don’t. This may be a fast-growing market, but it is still relatively new and there are a lot of lessons out there on how not to do it.'

Kang said: 'Mezzle has reached a significant moment, where we need to build on the initial excitement and growth and solidify our market position as offering something different to lawyers who want to work, or already are working, as consultants. 

'It says a lot about what we have already achieved that Adil has left one of the biggest names in the market for a two-year-old start-up. His strategic and operational savviness will help us finesse and develop our tech-based, consultant-focused culture that will help us pull away from the rest. Between us, there is little we have not seen or done.'

Recent Mezzle joiners include Winston Bell Gam from HWF, former Allen & Overy lawyer Damon Way, and Patricia Mellody from Pinsent Masons.