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The Client profile: Wayne Spillett, Vodafone

Vodafone’s head of legal for commercial operations, IP and corporate secretariat on being a diversity champion and holding panel firms to task on their ESG credentials

Posted on 28 June 2022 09:30am27 June 2022 08:58am
Tom Baker
In-house Profile

Unlike some flightier in-house counsel, Vodafone’s head of legal for commercial operations, IP and corporate secretariat, Wayne Spillett, has stayed loyal to the company for close to 13 years. After a lengthy conversation, it is easy to see why.

Spillett studied both English and French law at the University of Exeter, developing a keen interest in EU law. The logical next step was a training contract at Lovells, where he qualified as a competition lawyer working out of both the firm’s London and Paris offices.

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