Reign Lee Email & Phone Number

I’m currently the Head of Strategy at Van Bael & Bellis. I’m also a qualified solicitor and I work in the firm’s Competition group (London and Brussels) and UK Trade practice. I have significant experience working with brands, funds, online marketplaces as well as creative industries (particularly music), and I specialise in UK/EU digital regime counselling and compliance and M&A-related advice. I have significant expertise in developing client relationships, developing commercial strategy and managing teams. Earlier in my career, I worked for the British Consulate-General and The Late Show with David Letterman.Originally hailing from Hamilton, Ontario in Canada, I have lived in Calgary, Phoenix, Chicago, New York, Hong Kong, Beijing, Brussels, London and Bath. My experience and my background (I'm Eurasian) have provided me with unique insights into cross-culture working environments. ---Networks and membershipsNetworks: I am one of the co-founders of the Law Firm Marketing Summit and served as Conference Director for its first two years. I’m also on the Advisory Board of the GC Futures Summit. I currently act as Chair on my firm’s CSR and D&I Committee, and I coordinate a private group within my own network of forward-thinking legal professionals.Memberships: I’m a member of the Law Society of England and Wales, the International Bar Association (IBA), the IBA’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI), the IBA’s Law Firm Management Committee, the Henley Executive Hedge Fund Network as well as the International Institute of Legal Project Management.X: @ReignLeeLegal*Reign Lee has been my professional name for several years as I previously developed a public profile in the performing arts. Li is the actual spelling of my surname and is the surname under which I am registered with the SRA.

Listed skills include Marketing Strategy, Corporate Communications, Content Development, Eu Competition Law, and 41 others.

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  Head Of Strategy/Lawyer

  Van Bael & Bellis

  Feb 2023 - Present - London, England, United Kingdom

  I advise on operational and business planning strategy development across the firm's three offices - London, Brussels and Geneva. This includes, among others: providing strategic advice on internal and external quality management; providing input on branding strategy and marketing collateral; assessing market performance and levels of client satisfaction; conducting client feedback interviews to ensure advice is aligned with client business goals; and coaching senior lawyers on developing business.I’m also a practising solicitor and I work in the firm’s Competition group (London and Brussels) and UK Sanctions practice. I have particular expertise in UK/EU digital markets regulation, UK merger control and FDI, and UK trade and financial sanctions.