Head of Global Affairs, Appian Capital Advisory. Special Envoy, World Gold Council. Distinguished Fellow, RUSI. Former UK Deputy PM & Foreign Secretary.
London, England
Joined January 2016
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Dominic Raab retweeted
“When I qualified as a lawyer we used to bill in 5-minute units”
When our Senior Founding Advisor @DominicRaab qualified as a lawyer, firms billed in five-minute units. Every five minutes had to be accounted for.
“It shows what a producer-oriented sector it was."
@etnshow
Dominic Raab retweeted
Former UK Deputy PM @DominicRaab on why Index Law wants the human as the last mile, not a five-minute billing unit:
"When I qualified as a lawyer we used to bill in five-minute units. If you couldn't account for your five minutes..."
"It shows what a producer-oriented sector it was. We want to turn that around."
"It's designed to make the human the last mile in every case."
"There'll be things that are very routine that the AI can have a really high confidence level in and it just needs a human to say yes or no to it."
I am excited to have joined Index Law, an AI-native legal services business, as a Founding Senior Advisor. Details below👇
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Dominic Raab retweeted
Former UK Deputy PM @DominicRaab joins Index Law Co-Founder @qatindex to reset the legal model around the consumer:
"I've been in law all my life. I qualified as a solicitor, and then in government I was justice secretary."
"Someone comes along with a vision to really reset the paradigm and put the consumer in the driving seat and use AI to allow them to devise a legal strategy."
"What I found so attractive in Quddus' vision is not just make lawyers 20, 30% more efficient, but redesign the model so the consumer can get faster, more accurate, higher impact legal advice."
"I think it's a real game changer."
The Rt Hon. Dominic Raab ( @dominicraab ), fmr. UK Deputy Prime Minister is joining us to build an AI-native legal company!
A few months ago, Dominic and I met to talk about the future of law. We kept meeting, kept pulling apart the model, and kept coming back to the same conclusion: AI won’t just make lawyers faster. It will change what a legal company is.
So we decided to build one together.
Dominic has been the UK's Deputy Prime Minister, Lord Chancellor, Justice Secretary and Foreign Secretary, and before politics practiced as an international lawyer. He’s joining Index as a Founding Senior Advisor, working hands-on & closely with me on strategy, international expansion and the trust required to build an AI-native legal company at serious scale.
The idea behind Index is simple: don’t just sell software to the law firm. Rebuild the law firm around software.
Very excited to have Dominic advising and helping form the company at founding!
If you’re a founder, GC, lawyer or investor thinking about where legal services go next, reach out.
Full blog post in the comments.
Dominic Raab retweeted
Today the World Gold Council and the Government of the Republic of Ghana have announced the signing of a strategic Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen cooperation on the formalisation of artisanal and small-scale gold mining, enhance supply chain integrity, and combat illicit finance and gold flows. Learn more: spr.ly/6015BEYUM9
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INVESTMENT: Appian acquires Omico Copper, an attractive, undeveloped copper deposit with a clearly defined development pathway, attractive cost position and potential to produce ~30k tonnes of copper per year over a ~15‑yr mine life. appiancapitaladvisory.com/ap…
Dominic Raab retweeted
NEW HIRE: Appian announces the appointment of #mining industry veteran Zetti Gavelan as Deputy Chief Operating Officer (Technical). appiancapitaladvisory.com/ap…
🤖 Made with AI
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VIDEO: Continuing our mini series under the "Capital Conversations” banner. This episode we're discussing Australia. appiancapitaladvisory.com/me…
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VIDEO: Appian's Head of Global Affairs @DominicRaab was at the @FutureMineral Forum in Saudi Arabia this week, answering calls for a mobilization of global capital for mining investment. youtu.be/nEPvEiPN05o
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Tuesday’s From Fraud to Accountability event, hosted by the Representation of the State of Hessen to the EU and organised by @BETTERFINANCE, underscored how illicit finance, global security and consumer protection are now inseparable across Europe.
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Appian backs Atlantic Group’s buyout of Barrick mine with $150M funding dlvr.it/TPcMfM
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NEW INVESTMENT: Appian completes a US$150m acquisition financing package to Atlantic Group to support the buyout of Tongon gold mine in Côte d’Ivoire from @barrick_mining. appiancapitaladvisory.com/ap…
Dominic Raab retweeted
Alongside our partners The World Bank and the IGF, this week we launched the Global Coalition for Action on artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM), at the Palais de Nations in Geneva, Switzerland.
The coalition aims to collectively advocate for supporting responsible ASGM, raising standards in the industry, calling on governments to confront organised crime, and embracing formalisation.
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VIDEO: Appian's @DominicRaab, Head of Global Affairs, was on Boomberg's The Opening Trade earlier this week, discussing rare earths, on-shoring and friend-shoring, in reference to the recent US-Australia critical minerals deal.
#criticalminerals #PPP #rareearths
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COMPANY UPDATE: We have published our Annual #Sustainability Report for 2024-2025 which highlights our portfolio companies’ sustainability efforts.
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APPIAN UPDATE: The @IFC_org is investing up to US$1bn into a new fund managed by Appian to accelerate the #responsible development of #criticalminerals, #metalsandmining related projects in #EmergingMarkets. appiancapitaladvisory.com/if…
ALT Appian CEO signing the landmark agreement with senior IFC representatives
Dominic Raab retweeted
@AppianCapital senior strategic advisor on global affairs, @DominicRaab: I think in the end the OEMs have got to come on board. If their time horizons are really short term they’re going to run into serious existential problems down the track.
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EXIT: Appian announces US$170 million stream and royalty sale in two high-quality portfolio assets to Versamet #exit #royalty #Mining
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CONFERENCE: Head of Global Affairs @DominicRaab will be joining in the @IpemMarket discussion "Now or never - how sovereignty is defining a new era of investment".
You can still register for the IPEM Paris: lnkd.in/eGj6vACK
#privatecapital #privateequity #ipemparis
Dominic Raab retweeted
While supply gaps for some critical minerals are narrowing, key risks remain
Investment momentum in critical minerals has weakened recently & export restrictions are on the rise
Without further action, copper could see a 30% supply shortfall by 2035 👉 iea.li/3ZVJYMv
Dominic Raab retweeted
Today critical mineral markets rely heavily on a small number of suppliers
This increases vulnerability to shocks & disruptions even in a well-supplied market – and has major implications for consumer prices and economic & manufacturing competitiveness ➡️ iea.li/3ZVJYMv
