Gundo Haacke studied law at the University of Cape Town in South Africa, before joining leading South African law firm Webber Wentzel in Johannesburg in 2003. He worked as an associate there until the end of 2006, with particular emphasis on the fields of aviation, general corporate and commercial law. He then accepted an offer from Dutch law firm De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek to join their banking & finance team, and worked and lived in Amsterdam in 2007. Gundo joined the Frankfurt office of Shilton Sharpe Quarry in March 2008.

‘Having myself had quite an adventurous legal career as far as locations are concerned, and having in the process come into contact with various legal recruitment consultancies over the years, I have learnt important lessons as regards the value a legal recruitment consultant can add – or fail to add – in enabling an individual to reach his or her set goal – be this from changing from one law firm to another, whether in the same, or a different location, or otherwise. Shilton Sharpe Quarry, with its unique values and approach to legal recruitment, offers me the perfect platform to add real value as a legal recruitment consultant by advising candidates in relation to and assisting them in finding a suitable employer (and vice versa), always bearing in mind the ultimate goal of building up mutually beneficial and lasting relationships.’