Costa, William Hill and the FCA: A Slideshow of June's In-House Moves
A busy month for general counsel appointments also saw some major panels unveiled.
June 29, 2021 at 06:17 AM
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Paul Tanner has joined oil and gas company Waldorf Production as its general counsel, a company statement said. He was previously general counsel at Spirit Energy Limited and has over 20 years' experience as an international energy lawyer, including senior legal roles with Shell and Centrica. Richard Barlow has been appointed interim general counsel at Chetwood Financial, a spokesperson said. According to LinkedIn, Barlow was previously legal director at digital bank Monzo and group general counsel at Domestic & General. Sunita Savjani has been promoted to general counsel at U.K. coffee chain Costa Coffee, a spokesperson has confirmed. According to LinkedIn, Savjani was most recently assistant general counsel at the chain since 2018. Verity Young has been appointed as general counsel at William Hill. According to the company website, she joined the company as group senior legal counsel in February 2018 and previously held roles at Ladbrokes/Coral (now Entain). A former Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer litigation partner has been appointed as interim general counsel at the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority. According to a statement, David Scott, who retired from the firm in October 2020, takes on the role following the recent departure of FCA general counsel Sean Martin. Nine firms have been appointed to the National Legal Services Framework (NLSF) by the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime panel, according to a contract award published by the Metropolitan Police Service. The panel is in place for four years and is divided into four lots. The firms are: DWF, TLT, Weightmans, Blake Morgan, DAC Beachcroft, Plexus, Capsticks, Gowling and Michelmores.\ 17 firms have won places on London universities purchasing consortium (LUPC) £30 million legal roster. The winning firms are: Addleshaw Goddard, BLM, Brodies, Bevan Brittan, Browne Jacobson, Capital Law, Clyde & Co, Eversheds Sutherland, Michelmores, Mills & Reeve, Muckle, DAC Beachcroft, Pinsent Masons, Shakespeare Martineau, VWV, Weightmans and Womble Bond Dickinson. The panel will be in place for three years. Gerhard Du Plessis has joined cloud banking platform Mambu as its inaugural general counsel, according to a company spokesperson. He was previously general counsel at Cobham, according to LinkedIn.
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