About Us
We act as both partners and catalysts for our clients, empowering them to amplify their impact and achieve ambitious goals.
Whether you’re establishing or scaling your business development and marketing functions, we provide the expertise and strategic vision to position your firm for lasting success.
Our expertise goes far beyond traditional PR, marketing, and consulting. With deep roots in the legal and professional services sectors, we understand what drives growth and market leadership. Drawing on over 20 years of experience, we tailor solutions to each client’s unique challenges, ensuring every step we take delivers meaningful and measurable results.
Our strategies drive organizational progress, nurture sustainable growth, and create a competitive edge that positions your firm at the forefront of the industry. By combining innovative business development techniques, customized marketing strategies, and expert advisory, we help you achieve immediate gains while building a foundation for long-term success.
With our support, your firm doesn’t just adapt to change—it anticipates and leads it. Together, we’ll redefine how your firm is perceived, strengthen connections with your target audience, and set new benchmarks for excellence and sustainability.
An outsourced business development and marketing department has several benefits:
A reduction in overheads.
Consultants are not employees and can be a cost effective way to bring in specialists to get the job done properly. Despite not being employees, our successes are aligned with our clients’ and we view ourselves as our clients’ business partner and continuously strive to generate value for them.
An outsider looking in.
An outsider looking in is better placed to conduct situation analysis and opportunity spot, than an insider looking around.
Solution based approach to business problems.
Autem was founded by a ‘problem solver’ that has a precedent of creating effective and creative solutions for law firms, SMEs and multinational organisations.
A flexible resourcing model.
We practice what we preach. We work with our clients in a manner that works for them. By understanding our clients’ businesses and needs, we offer our clients precision solutions at the right price.
Setting your firm up for success.
For firms looking to set up business development and marketing, we are their partners, helping them establish operational systems, setting up their marketing collateral, strategic alliances, branding, website, and strategy before helping them recruit and train permanent employees to effectively man the department.
Our People
Suzanne Orfali
Founder and Business Development & Marketing Director
Suzanne is an experienced commercial and business development consultant with 20 years of experience working with clients based in the UAE/GCC, UK, US and Europe.
Philippa Barclay
Marketing Director
Philippa is a consultative business communications and marketing expert focused on optimising the customer experience.
Emilia Breban
Head of Branding and Identity
Emilia is an experienced graphic designer with 18 years of expertise in branding, corporate identity, UI/UX design, and strategic visual communication.
Aseel Abdeen Haji
Business Development Consultant
Aseel is an experienced bilingual business development associate with extensive expertise in working with high level stakeholders including Ministry officials across various industries in the UK, UAE, GCC and the Middle East.
Bobby Jackson
Creative Director
Bobby began his career as a graphic designer at a successful Liverpool agency over 24 years ago. Since then, he has worked with many esteemed brands including De Vere Hotels, The Wimbledon Championships, HBOS, Liverpool Football Club and many mo
How far do you want to go
At Autem, we’re always looking for creative thinkers who are passionate about transforming the legal industry. If you’re ready to make a difference, reach out to us.