GC Powerlist UK 2017

Legal Business

Phil Hagan Group legal director PHOENIX GROUP 2016 was undoubtedly a standout year for Phil Hagan, who is primarily responsible…

James Wood

Fast-growth, tech-driven companies are reshaping the economy. But what’s it like to be their general counsel? As the old joke…

Legal Business

DEEPMIND HEALTH Industry/sector: Medical research/data Founded: 2010 (DeepMind), 2016 (DeepMind Health) Founders (DeepMind): Demis Hassabis (pictured), Shane Legg, Mustafa Suleyman…

Legal Business

  SKYSCANNER Industry/sector: Travel Founded: 2001 Founders: Gareth Williams, Barry Smith, Bonamy Grimes General counsel: Carolyn Jameson Founded in Edinburgh…

Legal Business

SECRET ESCAPES Industry/sector: Travel Founded: 2010 Founders: Tom Valentine, Alex Saint Head of legal: Christine Cordon Heralded as one of…

Legal Business

Alexandra McGurk Vice president and counsel, litigation WILLIAM MORRIS ENDEAVOR ENTERTAINMENT/IMG Recently promoted to vice president and counsel, litigation, Alexandra…

Legal Business

SEEDRS Industry/sector: Venture capital Founded: 2009 Founders: Jeff Lynn, Carlos Silva Chief legal officer: Karen Kerrigan Based: London Seedrs began…

Legal Business

Anna Lawrence Legal director, offer and supply chain KINGFISHER Anna Lawrence is legal director of Kingfisher’s offer and supply chain…

Legal Business

Amanda Miller Collins Vice president and lead European counsel SHIRE As a UK-focused, Irish-headquartered entity with operational headquarters in the…

Alex Novarese

The GC Powerlist returns for its fifth annual report after launching back in 2013 and once more the format has…

Legal Business

Samantha Sawyer Legal director AMEY Since 2008, Samantha Sawyer has worked for infrastructure service provider Amey, a subsidiary of Spanish…

Legal Business

Marco Boldini Director – European regulatory counsel ETF SECURITIES (UK) Marco Boldini serves as European regulatory counsel at ETF Securities,…

Legal Business

Amos Carrington Head of legal SEVEN ENERGY Formerly of Herbert Smith Freehills in both London and Tokyo, the ten-year qualified…

Sarah Downey

The 2014 GC Powerlist focused on the rising stars of the in-house community. Three years on, we look back at…

Guest Blog

1. Have a plan and be proactive It is important to have a career plan as the only person responsible…

Guest Blog

Conduent Legal and Compliance Solutions (formerly part of Xerox) provides integrated data analytics, technology and expert professional services to help…

Guest Blog

A warm congratulations to all of the nominees at the Legal Business Awards and especially to those of you who…

Guest Blog

RPC’s managing partner on the ‘business first’ role of GCs and their opportunities in the current economic climate 2016. The…