# Melissa Davis

> Melissa Davis is the London-based founder and chief executive of MD Communications, the legal-sector communications consultancy she started in 2010 after leading media and PR at the Law Society of England and Wales. She is the author of How to PR a Law Firm, teaches on the IBA leadership academy and co-founded the Parents Promise campaign.

- **Role:** Founder and Chief Executive at MD Communications
- **Organizations:** MD Communications, Law Society of England and Wales, International Bar Association, American Bar Association, The Parents Promise
- **Education:** BA (Hons), Business & Marketing, Northumbria University, Postgraduate diploma in journalism, London School of Journalism, Mini MBA, Marketing and Brand, Marketing Week Mini MBA with Mark Ritson
- **Known for:** Founded and continues to lead MD Communications., Author of How to PR a Law Firm (2023)., Member of the IBA Law Firm Management Committee Advisory Board and former chair of its Business Development Working Group.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2010** — Head of Media and PR at the Law Society of England and Wales.
- **2010** — Founded MD Communications; launch clients were Peters & Peters, the Legal Ombudsman and Gerard McDermott QC.
- **2017** — Hired Linsay Leslie, who became a partner in 2019.
- **2020** — Marked the consultancy’s tenth anniversary and reported a team of 25 at that time.
- **2021** — The Parents Promise, which she co-founded, launched.
- **2023** — Published How to PR a Law Firm; MD Communications won Supplier of the Year at the Women and Diversity in Law Awards.
- **2026** — Returned for a sixth year to the IBA leadership academy, contributed to Breaking Ground and was shortlisted for Business Leader of the Year at the Women and Diversity in Law Awards.

## Achievements

- Founded and continues to lead MD Communications.
- Author of How to PR a Law Firm (2023).
- Member of the IBA Law Firm Management Committee Advisory Board and former chair of its Business Development Working Group.
- Co-founder of the Parents Promise campaign.
- Shortlisted for Business Leader of the Year at the 2026 Women and Diversity in Law Awards.
- Contributor to Deborah Brightman Farone’s Breaking Ground (2026).

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — MD Communications launched Human in the Loop at the IBA conference in Copenhagen on 5 October, examining trust and relationship-building in the age of AI.
- **2026-09** — Welcomed Helen Scott as International PR Director on 17 September; Scott had worked with the team on a project in 2020.
- **2026-07** — Returned to teach at the IBA Law Firm Management Committee Academy for Leaders at King’s College London.

## Links

- Website: https://mdcomms.co.uk/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mdcommunications/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/mdcomms
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/md.communications/

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Last updated: 2026-10-25