Early-stage retail tech venture (VC-backed) — grocery sector, engineering-heavy team. Sole legal and operational lead reporting to CEO. - Built the legal function from scratch: contracts, data flows, compliance frameworks, and governance — structured so product and engineering could move fast without legal bottlenecks. - Managed board-level, investor and restructuring matters; ran all investor documentation and commercial negotiations. - Day-to-day operational ownership across product, people, contracts and delivery alongside the legal mandate.

General Counsel (2017–2021) - Member of the leadership team. - Legal lead on the sale of the business through to acquisition by a US acquirer — full process from due diligence through to closing. - Commercial, data and partnership agreements across major global brands; direct input into platform development and commercial strategy. - Steered the business through GDPR implementation, advising on bidder strategy, data pipelines, client risk and the wider ad-tech regulatory shift.

Fractional Head of Legal / General counsel - Seed through scaling companies - SME

Legal Group HQ supporting marketing and procurement across multiple regions. - Legal lead for global media-buying, agency and technology procurement (£1bn+ spend), including NY agency relationships (Madison Avenue). - Advised on commercial, data, licensing and technology matters across UK, US and EU. - IT outsourcing £200m+ deal value

Supported the £236m acquisition of a national broadband provider and subsequent B2B customer-base acquisitions alongside the CCO. Commercial and content agreements for the launch of the group's TV platform, including licensing and long-form media deals.

Qualified Solicitor England & Wales

Law Society UK

2005