Before working as a global law career coach, Gordon was a dual UK/US qualified lawyer in Baker McKenzie's Mergers, Acquisitions & Corporate Finance department in London. Before joining Baker McKenzie, Gordon also worked as a paralegal and intern in Hong Kong, Shanghai, London and Italy.

Gordon holds a Master of Corporate Law from University of Cambridge, and a Bachelor of Laws from City University of Hong Kong. In addition to practicing law, Gordon has published 2 book chapters by Springer and 6+ articles in a range of peer-reviewed law journals in Europe and Asia.