Stephen Denyer

Stephen Denyer - a gentle giant within the international legal sector. Stephen was - and will always be - hugely respected for his intelligence, wisdom, vision, relationships, strategic mind, kindness. My recollection of him - having seen how he supported two projects in which I am heavily involved was not only how special and important he made me feel about myself and the work we were doing but also how he did that in the gentlest of ways, almost imperceptibly: a nod here, a smile there, a discreet phone call way over there to get that person who wouldn’t return your calls to talk to us. Over the next several years, by my calculations, well over 1,000 people will solicitor-qualify where they might otherwise not have had the opportunity - due in significant part to his fast, fundamental and steadfast support. My words can never come close to articulating how much of a VVIP he is in many, many people’s lives. You are missed but not forgotten.