Edward Braham
Sir Edward Braham | |
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| Born | Edward Charles Braham 17 July 1961 London, United Kingdom |
| Spouse |
Isabel Gurney (m. 1988) |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Oxford University |
| Occupation | Corporate lawyer |
| Awards |  Knight Bachelor |
Sir Edward Braham (born 17 July 1961) is a British corporate lawyer, who serves as Chairman of M&G since 2022.[1]
Biography
[edit]The son of David Braham QC and Louise née Treves, he was educated at Eton before studying law at Worcester College, Oxford (BA) then as Vinerian Scholar for postgraduate studies (BCL).[2]
Articled with Freshfields in 1985 and admitted as a solicitor in 1987, Braham was a partner of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer from 1995 until 2022, serving as global corporate practice group leader (2009–14), then senior partner (2016–21).[3]
Chairman of the Mutual Market Access Working Group, Professional and Business Services Council (2017–20),[4] Braham was appointed a member of the PM’s Financial and Professional Business Services Council in 2019, and since 2022 as a non-exec board member of HM Treasury.[5]
A member of the Advisory Board of the Lord Mayor’s Appeal from 2016 until 2021, a liveryman of the Solicitors’ Company since 2011, and Third Warden of the Goldsmiths' Company for 2024/25,[6] Sir Edward is a director of TheCityUK,[7] and was knighted in 2025 for "services to Corporate Law and to Business".
Honours
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Hosking, Patrick (25 February 2022). "M&G finally finds new chairman in Edward Braham". www.thetimes.com.
- ^ "Edward Braham awarded knighthood in the King's New Year Honours list". www.mandg.com.
- ^ "Freshfields elects 12 new partners | Freshfields". www.freshfields.com.
- ^ "PBSC".
- ^ "Sir Edward Braham | CAF". www.cafonline.org.
- ^ "Governance". The Goldsmiths' Company.
- ^ Gazette newsdesk (31 December 2024). "Knighthood for former magic circle chief leads legal honours list". Law Gazette.