UK (England & Wales), United States
Maddy received her law degree at the University of Oxford (Jesus College) and obtained a Master’s in Law and Business Management from the University of Law (London).
Maddy is a dual-qualified lawyer licensed to practice in New York, England and Wales.
Maddy focuses her practice on complex executive compensation and employee benefits matters in public and private mergers and acquisitions and capital markets transactions. She is also experienced in drafting employment, restrictive covenants and severance agreements, and advising on incentive program design, implementation, and management. In 2025, Maddy was recognized as an Associate to Watch in New York Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation by Chambers and Partners. She also maintains an active pro bono practice and in 2024 was awarded a Cornerstone Award by Lawyers Alliance for New York.
Maddy has advised on transactions including:
In 2025, Maddy was recognized as an Associate to Watch by Chambers and Partners in their New York Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation guide. Maddy was also part of the 2024 Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) Pathfinder program and in October 2024, she was awarded a Cornerstone Award by Lawyers Alliance for New York, recognizing her extraordinary contributions through pro bono legal services.
Before joining Linklaters, Maddy worked in the Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits practice in the New York and London offices of another leading international law firm, where she was the Pro Bono Liaison for the Social Mobility working group. During 2020, Maddy interned for four international human rights organizations in Costa Rica, Mexico, Tanzania, and the Dominican Republic, and from 2017 to 2018, she clerked for three international law firms.
Maddy is proficient in Spanish, having passed the CEREL Legal Spanish exam in 2021. At the University of Oxford, she was the Vice President of the Oxford Law Society and a Linklaters Access Law Ambassador.
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