Experience

Curaleaf International
• United Kingdom
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee
• General Counsel

  • May 2019 - Present


Johnson Matthey

• United Kingdom
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Legal Counsel (freelance assignment)

  • Nov 2018 - May 2019

  Providing support to the New Markets legal team, primarily in the Life Science Technologies business, advising on manufacturing and supply, R&D contracts, revisions to contracting templates, letters of intent and general commercial matters. Providing support to the New Markets legal team, primarily in the Life Science Technologies business, advising on manufacturing and supply, R&D contracts, revisions to contracting templates, letters of intent and general commercial matters.



Otsuka Pharmaceutical Europe Limited

• Interim Legal Director

  • Sep 2017 - Sep 2018

  Acting as interim Legal Director and Privacy Officer leading a team of consultants in implementing and developing a GDPR privacy programme across Europe. In addition to privacy matters, I also advise senior management and the business on a broad range of general corporate matters and projects, negotiating transactions and managing external advisors as required. Experience in working on digital health matters, loss of patent exclusivity as well as supply and logistics matters. Regularly work as part of global teams spanning Japan, the US and Europe to problem solve and deliver business objectives in an efficient and timely manner. Show less



Various

• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Freelance Lawyer

  • Dec 2013 - Sep 2017

  I work as a freelance commercial "in-house" lawyer mainly in the pharmaceutical industry, as clients' needs require. Clients include, Circassia Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Roche, GSK but I have also spent as 5 months as inhouse Senior Counsel at Nesta, the innovation charity. I advise on all commercial contracts including clinical trial related contracts, licensing, manufacturing contracts, supply agreements, CDAs, consultancy agreements as well as other ad hoc commercial and IP related issues as they arise. Assignments have involved working as part of larger in-house teams, managing contracting groups, but also working as sole legal counsel. Show less


PXV Law Partners
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Consultant

  • Jul 2011 - Mar 2013

UCB
• Apparel & Fashion
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Senior Counsel

  • Oct 2007 - Jan 2010


BTG plc

• United States
• Medical Device
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Legal Advisor

  • Jan 2001 - Sep 2007

  Involved in tech transfer, licensing, general commercial contracts Involved in tech transfer, licensing, general commercial contracts



Allen & Overy

• United Kingdom
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant

  • Mar 1999 - Dec 2001

  Trained with Allen & Overy and worked as an assistant in the Corporate Department. Trained with Allen & Overy and worked as an assistant in the Corporate Department.