Major, Lindsey & Africa Leadership Team

Among the joys of being part of Major, Lindsey & Africa is the great learning that comes from interacting with clients and candidates from all over the world. Formerly a Placement Director at Boalt Hall School of Law, Martha Fay Africa (Marty) occasio…

Judy Allen is the Managing Partner of Major, Lindsey & Africa’s Northern California offices and consistently one of the firm’s most successful recruiters. Since joining the organization in 2002, she has worked from MLA’s Southern and…

Deborah Ben-Canaan is a Partner in the firm and the leader of the Washington, D.C. In-House Practice Group. She is one of the firm’s top in-house recruiters. Prior to returning to the Washington, D.C. area in 2011 to head the in-house practice, Deb …

Gigi Birchfield is the Managing Partner of the Southern California offices of Major, Lindsey & Africa (Los Angeles, Orange County and San Diego) ), and co-Global Practice Leader for the firm's In-House Practice. Gigi graduated with a B.A. in English, …

Fiona Birt-Llewellin is the Regional Manager - EMEA, based in London. Fiona joined MLA following a 25 year career in the industry. She has held board level positions in a UK publicly- quoted recruitment group, a NASDAQ listed staffing business and most re…

Pete Boerner is the Managing Partner of MLA’s Texas offices and a member of the firm’s In-House Practice Group. Having joined the firm in 2009, Pete brought more than 10 years of executive recruiting experience to MLA. Throughout his earlier c…

Holly Buchanan is the National Operations Manager for Major, Lindsey & Africa. Her responsibilities include office operations, real estate and hiring, training, and managing the administrative staff for the U.S. offices. Holly works closely with the m…

Catherine Butts, firm Partner in Major, Lindsey & Africa’s Atlanta office, has nearly twenty years of experience in the legal recruiting profession. For the last ten years, Catherine has focused on General Counsel and other senior level in-house…

Laurie Caplane is a Partner and the National Practice Manager for the Partner Group at Major, Lindsey & Africa. She is also the Eastern Region Practice Manager for the Partner Practice Group which includes Atlanta, Boston, New York, Philadelphia and W…

John A. Cashman is a Partner and the Vice President for Law Firm Recruiting and is located in Major, Lindsey & Africa’s Chicago office. During his career as a legal search consultant at MLA, John’s practice focused on representing individu…