Meet the team

Nicky Acuna Ocana

President- Americas, UK & Europe

Nicky Acuna Ocana has led high-performing recruitment teams for over 25 years. As President, Americas, UK & Europe, Nicky leads a team of highly-skilled recruitment consultants who are experts in recruiting into business services functions within...

Ben Curle

Associate Director - Legal BD, Marketing & Communications

I am an experienced search and executive recruitment professional, having dedicated my entire career to working exclusively with professional services firms. I am the Associate Director for Ambition covering our Legal Business Development, Marketing & Communications space, wit...

Sarah Alshaman

Divisional Manager - Legal Marketing, BD & Communications

I am an experienced search and executive recruitment professional, working exclusively with professional services firms. I am the Divisional Manager at Ambition, growing our Legal Business Development, Marketing & Communications practice across North America. My role centers on building high-perfo...

Sean Sweeney

Senior Consultant

Roles I recruitI exclusively focus on Legal Business Development, Marketing and Communications recruitment within the wider US market. We represent a wide variety of firms from the AM Law top 100 to small bou...

Sesha Patel

Senior Consultant

Roles I recruitI specialize in recruiting top talent across Legal Business Development, Marketing, and Communications within the broader U.S. legal market. My focus spans a wide range of law firms from AM Law 100 leaders to boutique practices each with unique cultures and strategic goals.I support hiring needs across all leve...