Tom Anelay has been appointed as director of corporate affairs at law firm Setfords, as the business looks to “raise its profile beyond the legal sector”. Anelay joins from PR agency Citypress, where he has led the agency’s public affairs division since June 2024. Prior to this, he held senior roles at Trafalgar Strategy and Grayling. While at the latter agency, Anelay appeared in PRWeek UK’s 30 Under 30. During this time, he led the UK work of Grayling’s Brexit unit and served as a senior adviser in the firm’s crisis team, guiding clients through public inquiries, government reviews, court cases, select committee hearings, factory closures and redundancies. In his new role, Anelay will oversee Setfords’ communications strategy across media relations, stakeholder engagement, public policy and internal communications. The law firm operates via a platform model, with more than 650 lawyers working as independent consultants under a shared brand. Last year, it was named the fastest-growi...