Judges

Judging Panel

2025 judges

• Chris Fowler, COO, legal governance and corporate affairs, Rio Tinto
• Nicki Schroeder, group GC, Reach
• Dan Guildford, GC, Financial Times
• Andrew Yorston, GC, VodafoneThree
• Stephanie Boyce, former President of the Law Society of England and Wales
• Nigel Paterson, GC and company secretary, Currys
• Helen Barraclough, group GC, Smith & Nephew
• Angus McBride, GC, News UK
• Huma Allana van Reesch, GC, EMEA, Starbucks
• Mike Francies, former London managing partner, Weil Gotshal & Manges
• Matthew Wilson, GC, Fremantle
• Stuart Brown, GC, Bupa UK
• Samantha Thompson, Head of Group Strategic Projects Legal Affairs, Ericsson
• Harpreet Sagoo, GC, Ricardo
• Fiona Bradley, Head of Legal, Mitchells & Butlers
• Jeremy Mavor, UK GC, National Grid
• David Patient, former managing partner, Travers Smith
• Blair Parker, Head of Legal Services UK and Ireland, DHL
• Harriet Gallagher-Powell, GC (Group Corporate), Legal & General
• Meghan Foreman-Purves, Head of Legal, Europe, CIBC
• Daniel Winterfeldt, GC, EMEA and Asia, Jeffries
• Ruth Anderson, Head of Legal EMEA, SEKO Logistics
• Gideon French, Group M&A Legal Counsel, ArcelorMittal
• Vivienne Inmonger, assistant GC, Ameresco
• Simon White, Deputy GC, IQVIA
• Rosie Teo, GC, Tillo
• Joy Van Cooten, former associate GC – EMEA & APAC, ACI Worldwide
• Lara Oyesanya, non-exec director, PensionBee
• Nayeem Syed, Senior Legal Director – Technology Procurement, London Stock Exchange Group
• Georgina Stanley, editorial director, Legal Business and Legal 500
• Ben Wheway, data editor, Legal Business and Legal 500
• Joseph Boswell, global editor, GC Powerlist
• Melissa Yebisi, research editor, GC Powerlist