Meet the team

Nicky Acuna Ocana

Regional Managing Director - US, Europe & UK

Nicky Acuna Ocana is the Regional Managing Director of Ambition, covering UK, Europe and USA. Nicky has led high performing recruitment teams for over 20 years. She joined Ambition in 2008 as an Associate Director after being attracted to the exceptional culture and values of the company. In January 2014 she was promoted to Di...

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...

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...