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England, United Kingdom

London, Gb

London, Gb

Antwerp, Flemish Region, Be

Core Responsibilities: - • Reporting to the UK CEO and the Group Chief Legal Officer in Belgium. • Responsible for all legal matters relating to the UK, Ireland and Mauritius businesses. • Member of UK and Group SLT, Director and Company Secretary. • Providing legal advice and support to the UK, ROI and Mauritius businesses, working closely with key functional areas within the business including sales, operations, marketing and finance departments. • Negotiating and drafting high value outsource and supply service agreements for HR and payroll (managed and SaaS) with customers.• Managing 4 reports, the legal budget and external specialist counsel. • Providing training to all areas of the business, as needed in key areas including contract law, data protection and compliance with anti-bribery legislation. • Fulfil company secretarial duties and advise the Board of Directors on legal matters as required.• Promoting good corporate governance and ensuring legal compliance. Key Achievements: - • Provided full legal support to the UK, Ireland and Mauritius businesses working closely with the InfoSec. team to obtain initial IS027001 certifications and GDPR compliance by way of advice, management of work streams and regular reviews. • Reviewed and updated the business standard terms for SaaS and managed payroll services to ensure compliance with GDPR. • Conducted a full review and updated the businesses key standard contracting terms to help facilitate reduced contract negotiations and speed up the time to revenue. • Lead an internal review and update of the business liability clauses within the standard terms, in anticipation of GDPR coming into force. • Negotiated and drafted numerous key high value service agreements with leading companies including Capital Bank, Travis Perkins, Whitbread Group, Costa, Marks and Spencer, Bank of America, ISS, WH Smiths, Hilton Hotels and Marks and Spencer.

JDA Software Inc. provides supply chain software solutions throughout the US, EMEA and APAC regions. Their customers include a high proportion of leading consumer retail providers including, Volvo, BMW, IKEA, British Gas, Asda, Dixons and Marks and Spencer. My core responsibilities where to negotiate and draft high value software licensing agreements and advise the business generally on legal matters which may arise.

Centrica PLC is a FTSE top 30 company and one of the UK’s largest energy providers. As part of a team I was responsible for looking after existing and future contractual relationships, which underpin the supply of goods and services into British Gas and Centrica. This involved reviewing, advising and drafting high value outsourcing, IT, logistic, manufacturing, distribution and collaboration agreements with the business’s key suppliers.

Affinion International Limited is part of the Affinion Group which manages and service a range of membership insurance and lifestyle products to over 4000 active business clients and 170 million customers across the world, in the banking, retail, travel, on-line and direct marketing industries within the EMEA and US. Most UK high street banks have contracted to use Affinion products within their customer packaged accounts. Affinion owns the online company marketing company Webloyalty whose client portfolio includes a number of leading online retailers such as Ebay, Ryan Air, Easyjet, Ebookers and Amazon. Key Achievement:• Reviewed and where necessary amended all marketing materials (on and off-line) to ensure compliance with and/or mitigating the risks arising from the implementation of the new Consumer Contracts Regulations 2013. Core Responsibilities: • Drafting, reviewing and negotiating substantial commercial agreements with retail banks and drafting product terms and conditions and supplier agreements.• Reviewing and advising on marketing and fulfilment materials in the UK for on-line and offline products and services.

Asential PLC (formerly Top Right Group Limited) is a leading media company, which incorporated five operating companies (WGSN, Lions Festivals (which owns Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity), 4C, i2i Events Limited and Emap Limited) that specialise in providing ‘b-2-b’ print, data, trend information and leading trade exhibitions. The group had headquarters in the UK and a global footprint in the EMEA, US, Brazil, Australia, China and Singapore. Reporting to the International Legal Director within a team of 3 other lawyers and a trainee. My core responsibilities working within a small legal team included providing direct legal support to the group businesses, the Group CEO, the operating companies Board of Directors; and the central team key stakeholders, which included the group procurement, IT and Human Resources teams. Core Responsibilities: • Providing general commercial legal advice for NDAs, HR, IP, copyright, and act as lead lawyer for all IT related agreements working closely with Group Procurement. • Supporting Corporate Counsel for M&A transactions. • Leading negotiations and drafting key IT outsourcing and licensing agreements. • Working closely with the sales, marketing and IT teams to develop new products and initiatives. • Regularly liaising with external Counsel on litigation matters.• Managing the group global trademark portfolio working with external trademark lawyers.• Managing litigation disputes with external Counsel.• Managing the legal budget for external Counsel.

Core Responsibilities: • Drafting, reviewing and negotiating substantial commercial agreements with retail banks and drafting product terms and conditions and supplier agreements.• Reviewing and advising on marketing and fulfilment materials in the UK for on-line and offline products and services.

London, Gb

Initially, the sole in-house Counsel and first to be appointed by the Company and was eventually appointed as Company Secretary. Responsible for providing legal advice on all aspects of the business, reporting to the Board of Directors. Worked closely with the Company’s international sales and marketing teams. Core Responsibilities: • Advising business generally in respect of all relevant legal matters and manage legal risks. • Manage legal budget for EMEA, US, Australia, Asia and the UAE. • Advise the Board on all company legal matters in operating territories in the EMEA, US, Australia, Asia and the UAE. • Manage the international legal budget and liaised with external lawyers in UK and foreign territories. • Supporting external Corporate Counsel in M&A transactions.

London, Gb

Advised and represented private clients on behalf of the firm in respect of civil litigation, intellectual property and general commercial Agreement s and Company. Including a £5 million company buy-out. Experience drafting and negotiating commercial contracts for public and private owned companies, primarily in the IT and technology industries.

London, Gb

Leading civil litigation specialist, providing representation and advocacy in a number of leading commercial law cases in the High Court, including the Supreme Court of England and Wales and the European Court of Justice.

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Leading civil litigation specialist, providing representation and advocacy in a number of leading commercial law cases in the High Court, including the Supreme Court of England and Wales and the European Court of Justice.

Bar Finals, Law

Ll.B (Hons), Law