Maria leads the Consumer, Retail & Leisure and Healthcare Practice. She has extensive experience advising international clients in all sub-sectors, and having previously led a luxury practice, also advises a small number of clients in this area. Maria was previously a Partner at The MBS Group where she created and led the Private Equity Practice and led the Fashion and Luxury practice. Before that she was at Korn Ferry/Whitehead Mann and Skillcapital. She read Latin American Literature & Politics at University College London.