I defend people facing allegations of serious violence; drugs; fraud; and sex offences. I also appear in the Family Courts for parents, grandparents and children (both directly and by their Children's Guardian).I accept instructions in contractual disputes and employment law matters acting for the Claimant or Respondent.

I have played a variety of roles for television, film, theatre and radio including: Adam in Doctor Who; Ehud Barack in BAFTA nominated Munich: Mossad’s Revenge for Channel 4; a number of radio advertisements; and various theatre productions.

I have a strong concern over social issues that affect vulnerable children and co-founded this Essex based charity. The charity works with children and families affected by issues such as domestic abuse, trauma and neglect. As chair I remain passionately involved.

I led this large infrastructure procurement project from development to close. The project was for the finance, construction and operation of a major residual waste treatment facility made up of three separate technologies. It was procured using the Competitive Dialogue procedure and I led all of the negotiations. As well as existing council officers I recruited, led and managed a multi-disciplinary team including Big 4 accountants, partners from a top London law firm, technical advisors… Show more I led this large infrastructure procurement project from development to close. The project was for the finance, construction and operation of a major residual waste treatment facility made up of three separate technologies. It was procured using the Competitive Dialogue procedure and I led all of the negotiations. As well as existing council officers I recruited, led and managed a multi-disciplinary team including Big 4 accountants, partners from a top London law firm, technical advisors, hedging houses, insurance advisors and planning advisors. It was the largest contract in the council’s history with a value of £350m and will save the council £125 million over twenty five years.It was an extremely complex and technical transaction. The waste facility is cutting-edge technology and the various tiers of contracts, funding arrangements, security packages and finance agreements required an organised approach and an ability to manage complex interdependencies across multiple work streams. I led the engagement with all bidders from prequalification to final tender stage and managed the full governance and approvals process. The deal closed on time and on budget; and the positions reached were both innovative and market leading. It was a high profile and extremely pressurised role. To be effective in this role I had to:• Be in control of every piece of information and understand how it impacted on the transaction as a whole;• communicate complex issues in a variety of ways and detail depending on whether I was explaining issues to politicians and the public or banks and their advisors; • be able to make strategic decisions and sometimes very quickly; and • be sensitive and aware of political, public and media interest in the project.team. Show less

I had a varied and challenging role on the Thames Tideway Tunnel, which is the £4.2 billion design and construction of a 23km ‘super’ sewer underneath the Thames. During the development consent process I led the engagement with key stakeholders on complex asset protection matters in order to smooth the way for the planning application. I managed the legal and commercial side for the procurement of an enabling works contract, which is on the project’s critical path and in a very high risk area… Show more I had a varied and challenging role on the Thames Tideway Tunnel, which is the £4.2 billion design and construction of a 23km ‘super’ sewer underneath the Thames. During the development consent process I led the engagement with key stakeholders on complex asset protection matters in order to smooth the way for the planning application. I managed the legal and commercial side for the procurement of an enabling works contract, which is on the project’s critical path and in a very high risk area of London; as well as negotiating with tenderers I had to draft reports and brief senior executives to ensure that they were bought into the commercial strategy and understood how risks were to be managed. I was responsible for the development of all consents and stakeholder related procurement documentation; giving presentations to tenderers on the contents of that documentation. My final role was as part of the core team that negotiated the three Main Works Contracts. The three preferred bidders consisted of eight of the main players in the construction industry. The contracts are NEC ECC Option C and I was responsible for developing the Conditions of Contract, responding to tenderer qualifications and taking the lead on the negotiation of third party stakeholder matters as well as general points of negotiation. Show less

I was the lead in-house lawyer for two Local Authorities on a joint £1.6 billion waste PFI procurement using the Competitive Dialogue procedure. I instructed and had budgetary responsibility for the external project solicitors, accountants and insurance advisors; and was accountable for all of the legal and commercial aspects of the deal. I liaised with government agencies and opposed partners in magic circle law firms, as well as bankers and multi-national project teams. The project was… Show more I was the lead in-house lawyer for two Local Authorities on a joint £1.6 billion waste PFI procurement using the Competitive Dialogue procedure. I instructed and had budgetary responsibility for the external project solicitors, accountants and insurance advisors; and was accountable for all of the legal and commercial aspects of the deal. I liaised with government agencies and opposed partners in magic circle law firms, as well as bankers and multi-national project teams. The project was extremely complex and required me to work with multiple senior stakeholders with competing political and operational interests. I led on all of the contractual negotiations and advised the Project Board on legal and commercial matters. I was also responsible for delivering the procurement documentation including the extensive and carefully calibrated evaluation methodology. Show less

During this period I worked for a number of out-sourcing companies negotiating service contracts and drafting bids. The work I was offered was based on my reputation within the industry as a robust commercial negotiator. One of my clients was a large German utility services company and I assisted them in closing their first contract in the UK.

This role saw me become the company’s youngest ever Board member. I was responsible worldwide for leading all large commercial negotiations ranging from company acquisitions to IT services contracts. Much of this period was spent in North America.

I joined this high-tech data collection and aggregation organisation on a three month temporary contract. Two years later and after a lot of hard work I was promoted to this senior management post heading the legal department. I and my team were responsible for all legal matters associated with the company including managing external solicitors and working on multiple bids that were procured using the negotiated procedure.