Highly skilled legal adviser with over twenty years experience in intellectual property and commercial environments, both in private practice and in-house roles. Key areas of expertise include: IP; commercial; media; marketing, advertising and digital law; sponsorship; hospitality; FinTech; IT; transactions and dispute resolution. Extensively advised internal business teams on the identification, capture, management and exploitation of intellectual property assets. Experience practising in multiple jurisdictions including the UK, Hong Kong, Australia and Dubai. Qualified at a magic circle law firm practising in London/Hong Kong then moved to a top 3 ranked Australian law firm in Sydney prior to moving in-house. Responsible for driving legal strategy for and protection of one of Australia’s top 10 domestic brands. Advisor to a top 100 Forbes Global 2000 company on the rapidly developing intellectual property landscape for technology, security, banking and financial products. Developed and implemented a comprehensive IP Strategy at a major Dubai owned business with global interests. Admitted as a solicitor by the Law Society of England and Wales; the Law Society of New South Wales (Australia) and as a (non-practising) legal consultant by the Rulers Court of Dubai. Holds a Masters Degree from Oxford University, an extraordinary full-blue from Oxford University, a postgraduate Diploma with distinction in Law Society Finals from the University of Law in the UK and a postgraduate Diploma in Law with distinction from the University of Sydney.