Edward MacKaness

Edward Mackaness currently serves as Managing Director, Business Services at A&O Shearman since May 2024 and has held the position of Associate Director, Business Services at Allen & Overy LLP since November 2008, where responsibilities include Global Real Estate acquisitions, projects, Facilities Management, and legal support processes. Prior experience includes roles as Director of Programme Advisory Services at Ernst & Young, where leadership was provided for the CRE and FM service line, and Director of European Real Estate at Credit Suisse First Boston, overseeing a significant real estate portfolio. Additional experience encompasses Property Director at Prudential Plc, VP Global Real Estate at Concert Communications, Global Real Estate Manager at British Telecom Professional Services, Surveyor at DTZ, and Adjutant with the 2nd Goorkha Rifles. Edward Mackaness holds a Bachelor of Science in Land Management from the University of Reading and is pursuing further education at London Business School and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.