Meet the Leadership Team
At Johnson Hana, we hire 'next level people'. People who naturally go above and beyond. People who are constantly challenging and driving the business forward. People who care deeply about the mission we are on to make the lives of lawyers and legal leaders better and easier.
Founder & CEO
Dan Fox
A qualified barrister by trade and disruptor by nature, Dan revels in overturning orthodoxies. Dan is on a mission to make the lives of lawyers and legal leaders better and happier.
Founder & CCO
Alex Fox
With a commercial and customer centric mindset, Alex co-founded Johnson Hana with a mission to transform how the legal world works. Alex’s tenures in big tech and specialist law make him the perfect client partner driving innovation and efficiency on their behalf.
Head of Legal & DPO
Emer O'Hora
Emer has a proven track record of steering legal teams through complex challenges, delivering innovative solutions and driving business growth. Her deep understanding of the legal landscape, combined with her forward-thinking approach, aligns perfectly with our mission to disrupt the traditional legal model.
VP Marketing & People Ops
Caroline Kelly
Formerly of Teneo where she was Managing Director for Digital, Caroline is an award-winning brand leader and authority on the marketing ecosystem defining business today. Caroline also leads the People Ops function having led large, high performing teams in the past.
Director of Talent & Client Relationshipss
Lisa McCarthy
Lisa heads a team who source and screen our growing pool of talent. Experienced in the legal space across multiple regions, she builds, trains and inspires our legal talent community. Lisa also leads our client relationship team and is committed to surpassing our clients' expectations.
Chief Financial Officer
Paul Ryan
An alum of both KPMG and Goodbody respectively, a master of all things financial and vastly experienced in both corporate advisory and strategy, Paul is a details man.
Chief Delivery Officer
Lee Morrisey
Lee and his team design and implement solutions to our client's legal pain points, setting us apart from the traditional law firms. Formerly of Accenture, Lee brings multidisciplinary expertise and strategic clout to client's legal processes and projects.
VP of Commercial
Riona McHale
With over 10 years of international experience in senior leadership roles across the Americas, EMEA and APAC, Riona has a proven track record in driving commercial growth. Riona is known for her results-driven approach and ability to lead high-performing teams.
VP, Legal Ops and Managed Legal Services
Michael Doran
Delivering transformative outcomes for clients for over 16 years at PwC and Accenture across complex business scenarios, Michael leads our innovative legal ops and managed legal solutions offering here at Johnson Hana.
Director of People Operations
Aaron Doyle
With 7+ years of experience in People Ops and HR, Aaron is responsible for overseeing the company’s people strategy, creating a positive work culture, and driving talent development initiatives to support the company's growth and success.
Chairman
Gareth Lambe
As Meta Ireland's Country Head, Gareth grew the team from 300 to 3,000. His career spans roles at Pernod Ricard, Pigsback, and PayPal. As a strategic advisor, he offers unparalleled insights into global markets.
Strategic Advisor
John Purdy
As a relentless pioneer, John is Chairman of Johnson Hana. Former EY Entrepreneur of the Year, he founded the 'unicorn' Fenergo and led tech services company Ergo. He remains a prominent voice in Irish and global business.
Strategic Advisor
Dan Kiely
Early investor in Johnson Hana, Dan continues his journey as Strategic Advisor. Founder and CEO of Voxpro, and Strategic Advisor to TELUS International, Dan’s knowledge for disruption is vital to future growth.
Strategic Advisor
John Andrews
A tech-centric legal strategist, John has profound experience in product, privacy, regulatory, and commercial arenas. With over 16 years at Yahoo's legal team and as VP and Deputy General Counsel of Verizon EMEA, he's tackled enterprise legal challenges.
Strategic Advisor
Barry Quinn
Having previously served as SVP at Axiom, Barry’s international experience in the emerging ALSP space is invaluable as a strategic advisor to Johnson Hana. Barry is currently CRO at Distributed.
Our story
Johnson Hana is Ireland's first and only independent ALSP. Founded by brothers Dan and Alex Fox in 2017, Johnson Hana was created when they identified that most of the work being carried out by traditional law firms was routine in nature and should be treated differently to legal advisory services. They created Johnson Hana therefore to deal specifically with legal process work.
Story of Growth
Completed
260+
projects worldwide for small to Fortune 500 companies.
Over
750+
qualified legal consultants sitting on our talent community.
Saved up to
50%
for Clients across their annual legal fees.
Raised over
€15m+
across 3 funding rounds to grow our business.
Our Mission
We exist to make the lives of legal professionals better and happier.
Our Vision
To pioneer a new legal services category for legal talent and leaders.