As the LawFuel “Power Law List” is about to be published and the Rugby World Cup is about to be decided, the question arises as to the All Blacks’ legal power.
Who is the All Blacks’ lawyer – the man they rely on as someone who can kick issues to touch or score when the legal chips are down.
The man comes in at Number 24 on our list, which reads:
A native of Napier, Warren Alcock graduated from Otago Law School with a first class honours degree together with a BA in economics. Before leaving the faculty he also spent time teaching and as assistant lecturer, initially as a Maori Land Law lecturer.
He then moved to Dunedin’s Gallaway Haggitt Sinclair (now Gallaway Cook Allan) where he worked for 14 years where he worked as a litigator. Among his clients were Otago and All Black players and he developed his sports law practice to the point where he joined fellow Otago law school graduate Bart Campbell and Lou Thompson in setting up Global Sports Management, specialising in rugby in New Zealand, Japan and the United Kingdom.
GSM is now part of Chime Communications in the UK, headed by Lord Sebastian Coe and trading as Essentially Group, providing legal and management services to rugby players internationally and acting for a range of All Blacks.
His bio on the Gallaway Cook Allen page says:
“I’ve been interested in rugby since day one, so it’s great to be able to work in an area that I’m so passionate about. It’s not just a job,” he says.
“When you represent players, a lot of them become friends. You see them progress throughout their careers – from high school, to being an All Black, to becoming fathers and finishing their careers. That’s pretty special.”
The LawFuel Power List of New Zealand’s most powerful lawyers is due in the coming days. Watch for it.
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