Clarence Anthony
Clarence Anthony is the founder of Clarence & Partners and a senior corporate and transactional lawyer with close to 20 years of experience advising founders, funds, investors and institutional clients on complex transactions, investments and special situations. He is recognised for combining deep transactional expertise with a technology‑led, systems‑driven approach to legal delivery.
Clarence advises on: Private M&A and strategic acquisitions, Private equity and venture capital investments, Shareholder arrangements and exits, Fund‑level and platform advisory, Special situations and transaction‑linked disputes, Senior employment, ESOPs and founder arrangements, and Data‑driven and technology‑led business models.
Clarence is known for a strategy‑led and execution‑focused style of practice, shaped by senior law firm and in‑house experience. He approaches transactions and disputes through a commercial lens, with a strong emphasis on risk allocation, long‑term outcomes and business continuity.
As the founder of an AI‑native law firm, Clarence has led the design and implementation of systematised legal workflows integrating proprietary legal memory platforms and advanced AI reasoning models. This allows him to focus on high‑value negotiation, structuring and judgment, while technology enables rigorous validation, document analysis and consistency across matters.
Clients value his ability to simplify complex problems, manage stakeholder dynamics and deliver advice that is both legally robust and operationally pragmatic.
He is frequently instructed by technology‑focused companies, investment platforms and funds operating in regulated and data‑intensive environments.