Judges

Judging Panel

2025 judges will be announced soon.

2024 judges

• • Chris Fowler, chief operating officer, Rio Tinto
  • Kate Cheetham, Chief Legal Officer and Company Secretary, Lloyds Banking Group
  • Matthew Wilson, GC, Fremantle
  • Clare Wardle, GC, Coca-Cola Enterprise Partners
  • Dan Guildford, GC, Financial Times
  • Joy Van Cooten, Associate GC – EMEA & APAC, ACI Worldwide
  • Nigel Paterson, GC and CoSec, Currys
  • Rupa Patel, GC, Awaze
  • Angus McBride, GC, News UK
  • Lara Oyesanya, Group GC and Company Secretary, Zepz
  • Nayeem Syed, Senior Legal Director – Technology Procurement, London Stock Exchange Group
  • Vivienne Inmonger, GC, McGee
  • Tim Bratton, interim GC – Corporate, The Telegraph
  • Rosie Teo, GC & Chief Compliance Officer, Salary Finance
  • Alessandro Galtieri, Deputy GC, Colt
  • Natalie Salunke, Corporate Counsel, Red Ventures
  • Ruwan De Soyza, GC, Thunes
  • Merley Okine, GC, Utility Warehouse
  • Samantha Thompson, Consultant
  • Georgina Stanley, Head of Global Research & Reporting, Legal Business/Legal 500
  • Ben Wheway, Research Manager, Legal 500/Legal Business
  • Joe Boswell, Head of Research, The Legal 500 GC Powerlist Series
  • Sara Maggi, Research Analyst, The Legal 500 GC Powerlist Series