Nigel Knowles

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English law co-chairman

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Sir Nigel Knowles is the former global co-chairman of the law firm DLA Piper and since 2017 newly appointed Chairman of DWF LLP. He is also Chairman of OneDome, a fast growing fintech business based in the UK.

He was also appointed as the Chairman of recruitment firm Brewster Partners before resigning on 25 November 2021 following allegations of furlough fraud made by whistle blowers and reported by The Times newspaper and the BBC.

Life

He was educated at the University of Sheffield, where he studied law, and joined Broomhead & Neals as an articled clerk in 1978.

In 1996 he was appointed as managing partner of what was then Dibb Lupton Broomhead. He was knighted in March 2009.

In 2016 he was picked to serve as High Sheriff of Greater London for one year, and joined the advisory board for the legal communication platform, The Link App.

Sir Nigel is also the current Chairman of the Sheffield City Region Local Enterprise Partnership, a role that works with the private and public sector within the Sheffield City Region to drive economic growth across the nine local council areas that comprise the Sheffield City Region. Sir Nigel is also the current Chairman of [BioSURE]a company which manufactures COVID-19 lateral flow tests. He works closely with the BioSure team to set the strategy and direction, and advises on how best to scale up the business internationally quickly and effectively.

References

References

  1. "Firm Leadership". DLA Piper.
  2. (21 April 2008). "Nigel Knowles". [[The Times]].
  3. "OneDome secures £5 million Series a investment".
  4. "CITYROAD LIMITED people - Find and update company information - GOV.UK".
  5. Ellery, George Greenwood, Ben. "Knight's firm Brewster Partners may face investigation for 'furlough fraud'". [[The Times]].
  6. Ellery, George Greenwood, Ben. "Knighted director quits firm accused of furlough fraud". [[The Times]].
  7. (2021-11-09). "Recruitment firm wrongly claimed furlough as staff worked, ex-employees say". BBC News.
  8. (12 January 2009). "Sir Nigel Knowles: Knight exemplar". The Lawyer.
  9. (24 April 2009). "The knight's tale: Sir Nigel Knowles". Managing Partner.
  10. (8 July 2009). "Yorkshire lawyer Sir Nigel Knowles took on the world and won". [[The Times]].
  11. "Greater London 2016/2017". High Sheriffs Association.
  12. "[https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/boost-thelinkapp-knowles-joins-advisory-board Boost for TheLinkApp as Knowles joins advisory board]". legalfutures.co.uk. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  13. "Sir Nigel Knowles". Biosure UK.

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