General Counsel
Consulting
England
Creative, strategic, and collaborative General Counsel and Business Leader with 15+ years’ experience advising Boards and executive teams across sectors including technology, telecommunications, fintech, energy, and infrastructure. Experienced in FTSE 20 blue-chips, high-growth ventures, and complex, mission-driven organisations, combining commercial pragmatism with sound governance and risk control.
Key strengths include:
• Strategic Leadership: Trusted advisor to Boards, CEOs, and senior executives. Known for building strong cross-functional relationships and delivering advice that is commercial, stakeholder-aware, and solutions-focused – enabling growth while anticipating and managing complex risks.
• Complex Regulatory & Transactional Expertise: Extensive experience leading multi-disciplinary teams on M&A, corporate governance, regulatory compliance, investigations, and high-value commercial, technology, and sourcing agreements.
• Transforming Legal Service Delivery: Proven record of creating strategic partnerships across business functions and with external counsel to deliver commercially astute, contextual, and cost-effective legal support. Skilled at developing frameworks that enhance speed, consistency, and foresight – through horizon scanning, risk registers, and scalable processes.
Trained at Linklaters and Allens Arthur Robinson; dual-qualified in England & Wales and Australia. Recognised as a Hot 100 Lawyer for innovation and leadership.
Passionate about personal growth, resilience, and the future of legal work – including the integration of AI and technology to enhance decision-making and business value. Outside work, I enjoy parkour, previously competed in inline speedskating, and am an active Toastmasters member. My greatest joy is time spent with my young family.