Brandy Russell

Brandy is a Client Partner, Legal, Compliance & Risk based in Chicago. She is responsible for leading the firm’s Legal, Compliance & Risk practice. Brandy is a “recovering attorney,” who practiced law for nine years in the New York offices of nationally recognized law firms before she moved into executive search. Brandy has over nine years of experience partnering with corporate clients to build efficient, business-oriented in-house legal teams. Prior to joining Marlin Hawk, Brandy was a Partner at a global executive search firm where she founded and led the Legal, Compliance and Risk practice group; and she began her executive search career at a global legal search firm, as a member of their in-house counsel practice in both the New York and Chicago offices. Brandy has deep experience leading Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel searches, as well as searches for senior reports to the General Counsel, such as Chief Compliance Officers, Regional / Divisional General Counsel, and Corporate Secretaries. Outside of work, Brandy spends her time with her husband Phil, son Soren and dog Luna, and can be found on her yoga mat, reading a good book, drinking a great red wine, or any (potentially ill-advised) combination of the three.