Yannis Manuelides runs his own consultancy following his retirement as a partner from Allen & Overy’s London office after 32 years of practice, six of which were spent in France.  A graduate of Princeton University (BA Philosophy, 1980), University of Chicago (MA Philosophy, 1983) and Cambridge University (BA Law 1985), he is an English law qualified lawyer and former member of the Paris Bar.  Yannis serves on the board of a few other charities.