Robin Saphra – Colt Group

Robin Saphra

Group General Counsel,

Colt Group

Robin Saphra garnered plenty of attention last year after signing Baker & McKenzie as Colt Group’s principal adviser on a fixed annual contract worth £1m a year, cutting down his roster of external advisers from around 60 firms to just three. This has clearly reduced his legal spend, which currently stands at around €12m per year.

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James Blendis – Everything Everywhere

James Blendis

General Counsel and Company Secretary

Everything Everywhere

 

 

James Blendis is used to high-profile work: he oversaw the game-changing merger between Orange and T-Mobile in 2010 and took part in the Leveson inquiry last year. ‘I was never a specialised telecoms guy – you have to learn on the job and technically you have to learn how the networks operate otherwise you’re not able to do your job properly,’ he says.

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Patrick Stewart – Manchester United Football Club

Patrick Stewart

Director of legal and business affairs

Manchester United Football Club

 

Patrick Stewart has presided over some big changes since he took over as director of legal at Manchester United Football Club, as the club has continued to become a global phenomenon: in the last 12 months alone, MUFC has opened an office in Hong Kong and listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

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