Derek Rodgers

Derek is Managing Partner of Thames Valley firm Gardner Leader LLP, which has been a LawNet member since 1993.

Previously a corporate lawyer, he became Managing Partner in 2011 and is now fully focused on management in a firm which has grown from £3.5m turnover to over £13m over the last decade and operates from seven offices including Swindon, Newbury, Maidenhead and London. He joined the LawNet board in November 2016 and became Chair at the 2022 Annual Conference.