Ulrike Schwarz-Runer
General counsel
Grosvenor
Ulrike Schwarz-Runer joined Grosvenor as general counsel in 2010 and is currently overseeing some major changes within her legal department, particularly mooting the possibility of having a formal law firm panel.
Described as ‘a formidable GC’, she is an M&A lawyer by trade but the role at Grosvenor has seen her move to address more company-wide issues and she is particularly focused on her role as a member of the company’s board. She says this helps to give the legal department a much higher profile within the business. She has had a varied background in the law, having trained at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in the 1990s. She then worked for Goldman Sachs and sovereign wealth fund Dubai Holding.
Law firms used: Boodle Hatfield, Slaughter and May
2010-present: General counsel, Grosvenor
2007-09: General counsel and company secretary, Dubai Holding
2000-06: Executive director, Goldman Sachs
1994-99: Associate, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer