Lead Consultant and primary legal advisor to local, regional and international, large and medium-sized companies in the financial technology (fintech), food processing and socio-technology venture sectors. Handled: Legal, regulatory and risk advisory Strategic legal advice and support to clients in various commercial dealings including transactional support as well as day-to-day operational matters within clients’ business operations.  Commercial contracts drafting, review, advisory - technology-based contracts and operational contracts.  Led (and supported) negotiations with partners, regulators and customers. Data protection and cyber security policies review and inclusion in contracts like the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the UK Data Protection Act.  Contribution to thoughts on emerging issues and trends in privacy, data protection and intermediary liability protection in Africa and Europe.  Advised on the National Payments Systems Act and attendant regulations. Advisory services on human resource, internal policies and dispute resolution matters.Succession Planning; Workforce Planning for legal resources.

Handled client matters primarily in: capital markets, corporate and commercial law and property. Responsibilities included: Legal advisory services for commercial transactions including capital raising, mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructuring, privatisation transactions, real estate development, financial restructuring among others; Company secretarial support for various clients including convening of Annual General Meetings, drafting Agenda, recording of minutes of meetings, share subscription, share sales and transfers, drafting of Board and Shareholder resolutions, filing various forms with the Registrar of Companies, among others; Legal and regulatory review in respect of laws governing various industries including capital markets, companies, employment, information technology, telecommunications, among others; Commercial matters including: drafting and review of an extensive contracts; entity formation including companies and trusts; commercial transactions negotiation and legal advisory; drafting policy manuals and corporate governance practice; Handling of a variety of property transactions including sales, leases, financing transactions as well as releases. Legislative review of various areas of law including labour law, prepared legal opinions and advised on commercial agreements for a number of clients including various companies, partnerships and societies in various industries including ICT, microfinance, education, real estate, banking and insurance industries;

Received training and subsequently handled matters under various partners and legal associates. Some of my tasks included: Supporting in preparation of company secretarial documents including but not limited to Annual Returns, Statutory Forms and Memoranda and Articles of Association; Drafting of various commercial transaction documents including but not limited to Share Transfer Agreements, Share Subscription Agreements and Joint Venture agreements; Attending of various board and shareholders meetings for purposes of recording minutes as well as various transaction meetings; Drafting of property transaction documents;  Legal research.