Fiona Woolf CBE talks to us about the past and present challenges of women lawyers today. Her previous involvement with AWS and the Law Society gives her an opportunity to reflect on what has changed and what still needs to be done in addressing the gender balance issue.
Fiona has considerable experience in dealing with regulation, market design and implementation of major projects within the energy sector, culminating in a CBE for her contribution to the UK knowledge economy and invisible earnings.
Partner at CMS Cameron McKenna since 1981, Fiona has built an innovative energy and major projects practice that spans law, engineering and economics.
Fiona is an Alderman in the City of London (for the Ward of Candlewick) and was Sheriff in 2010/11. She studied Law at Keele University and Comparative Law at the University of Strasbourg. She was awarded a senior fellowship at Harvard University in 2001/2 (where she wrote a book on electricity transmission systems) and honorary doctorates by Keele University and the College of Law, and is an Honorary Bencher of Middle Temple.