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Deborah Prince – British Heart Foundation

Deborah Prince

Head of legal affairs

British Heart Foundation

 

After 12 years’ experience of in-house roles at Tesco and Which?, Deborah Prince began work for the healthcare charity at the beginning of 2012 as its sole in-house lawyer. This is all a far cry from her early days as a neuroscientist at Imperial College where she spent seven years.

 

She mainly sticks to her legal panel, and is encouraged to try to keep matters in-house as much as possible. When dealing with particular firms, she says choosing the right lawyer can be a challenge for a GC, and she rates individuals rather than firms as a rule. ‘The best lawyers are those that treat your money as their own,’ she says.



Law firms used: Bates Wells & Braithwaite, DLA Piper, Field Fisher Waterhouse, Gallant Maxwell, Henmans, Sheridans, SJ Berwin, Withers

2012-present: Head of legal affairs, British Heart Foundation

2000-06: Head of litigation, corporate and commercial law, Tesco

2006-11: Head of legal affairs, Which?