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Ella Richards

Commercial Legal Counsel

About Me

I've always been told I lift the spirits of people around me. I'm currently based in Amsterdam, and after many years in private practice law and one year in-house; i'm ready to take the step into leadership. I work well with people, I'm able to translate "legalese" into actual understandable language, and I believe that if you work well as a team you can accomplish anything.

Jurisdiction

United Kingdom | Australia | Netherlands | Ireland

Experience

Seniority LevelMid-Senior level
Years of Experience6-10 years
Current StatusActive
Commercial Legal CounselAtlas NextWave
Present

• Creating and deploying a commercial contract AI legal risk engine, which expediates legal review and allows commercial stakeholders to take control of transactions; • Reviewing, negotiating and performing due diligence on commercial contracts, including providing regulatory support and advising on complex multi-party legal relationships • Refining the AI-powered legal risk engine based on the risk profile of each transaction; • Advising on risk allocation, indemnities, liability frameworks and broader commercial solutions that balance legal protection with business objectives • Collaborating closely with business stakeholders to provide legal guidance on complex third party energy recruitment contracts; • Ensuring that contracts adhere to differing global standards’ • Influencing, uplifting and operationalising commercial legal processes

Education

Degree of Laws and Commerce (graduated with honours)Deakin University
2013 - 2018

Skills

Core skills10
Interests8
Languages1

Skills

commercial drafting
negotiation
interpersonal skills
convinction
legal accumen
regulatory interpretation
sales
technology
finance
global transactions

Interests

horses
painting
music
dancing
freshly cleaned sheets
sandless beaches
travel
netball

Languages

English