Rhodri Lewis
Head of Legal Affairs, Welsh Rugby Union
Rhodri Lewis joined the Welsh Rugby Union Group in August 2010 as the Head of Legal Affairs and is responsible for all legal matters in relation to both the Welsh Rugby Union and Millennium Stadium.
Rhodri trained at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and qualified with the firm as a Corporate Associate, where his work included advising the London 2012 Olympic Bid Team on the corporate aspects of the bid.
In 2005, Rhodri joined the Legal Commercial team at UEFA, the governing body of European football, where he was responsible for legal commercial matters across all of UEFA’s properties, including media rights, sponsorship and licensing agreements for UEFA EUROs, the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League.
Before joining the Welsh Rugby Union Group, Rhodri was the Senior Solicitor at The FA Group, responsible for a broad range of matters in relation to both The Football Association and Wembley Stadium.
Rhodri was named In-House Lawyer of the Year at The Lawyer’s 2015 Awards.