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Simon Duffield: Legal Director's Role in the Pandemic Vaccination Response

October 19, 2023 Crafty Counsel Season 4 Episode 3
The Crafty Show - Crafty Counsel's in-house legal podcast
Simon Duffield: Legal Director's Role in the Pandemic Vaccination Response
Show Notes

In this episode of The Crafty Show podcast, Ben White, founder of Crafty Counsel sits down with Simon Duffield, Lead, Legal - COVAX, at Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. 

Simon shares his professional journey, which began with a career in London as a trainee at Linklaters, where he stayed for over 11 years. In 2019, he then made the move to Switzerland and in-house to join Verisure as Group Corporate & Transactions Counsel. In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Simon joined Gavi to support the global distribution of COVID-19 vaccines. 

Simon reflects on the pandemic, its impact, and his unique role as a lawyer actively working to ensure that vaccines reached those in need during a time of unprecedented crisis. He also discusses the excellent work that Gavi does and its global impact, which has led to the immunisation of over a billion children through various programmes over the years.

This episode was kindly sponsored by Re:link Linklaters, the premium contract lawyer platform from Linklaters.

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