Martin Bowen
Head of legal
Dyson
In his 14 years at Dyson, Martin Bowen has seen his legal department grow significantly. He now runs a team of 40 staff and has recently hired five new lawyers, including two commercial lawyers in the UK and one in Singapore.
Bowen strives to keep as much of his work in-house as possible, although for specialist areas, such as advertising law, he will instruct outside counsel. He turned to Wragge & Co on raising £350m to fund the company’s expansion in 2010.
Bowen also recently instructed Slaughter and May in a recent high-profile case involving allegations of corporate espionage by a competitor, which is ongoing.
Law firms used: Bond Dickinson, Slaughter and May, TLT, Wragge & Co
2009-12: Head of legal, Dyson
2003-09: Group legal director, Dyson
1998-2003: Commercial lawyer, Dyson