Jon McLeod
Partner
Jon specialises in regulatory policy challenges and has advised businesses and individuals on political relations, corporate governance, dispute resolution and reputation management. Bringing connections across political parties, the law and industry sectors, as well as particular knowledge of communications challenges arising from competition and anti-trust matters, where he has worked alongside leading legal firms in a wide range of transactions and investigations, Jon leads DRD’s competition and anti-trust practice. In 2021, Jon delivered the launch of the Business Banking Resolution Service (BBRS).Previously he was a Partner and Head of Public Affairs at Brunswick. Before that, Jon spent 21 years at Weber Shandwick, latterly as chair of its UK corporate, financial and public affairs practice, and of its Manchester office. Clients counselled include those in sports business, media, heavy industry, raw materials, technology, life sciences, leisure, trade and professional services.
Email: Jon.McLeod@drdpartnership.com
24 Jun 2026
Why the time is right to fast-track the UK’s re-admission to the EU
Originally published by Encompass, this article explores why the EU should seize the moment to put UK re-admission firmly back on the political agenda.
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Grand Coalition, Real Risk? Labour, the Conservatives and the Politics of 2029
Jon McLeod and Aryan Gazeri explore how fragmentation on both the left and right, together with a more volatile international environment, could make a Labour–Tory grand coalition in…
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How to win in the reputation wars
The erosion of the rule of law and a rise of AI-driven tech mean that corporates are reaching for new tools in the war to defend corporate reputations.…
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