Experience

National Express Group Plc

• United Kingdom
• Truck Transportation
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior UK Legal Counsel

  • Aug 2021 - Present

  Senior UK Legal Counsel at National Express Group Plc. Responsible for managing legal risk and advising on a wide-range of contentious and non-contentious matters affecting the National Express group of companies. Non-contentious matters involve and include analysis and negotiation of contracts, general commercial contract advice and advising on related compliance, data protection and employment related issues. Contentious matters include national and cross-border contractual disputes, together with customer and supplier complaints. I have built effective relationships at a senior level across various functions within National Express to ensure that I am seen as a trusted adviser who adds value to those functions. Show less



Higgs LLP

• Law Practice
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Senior Associate

  • Oct 2017 - Aug 2021

  Senior Associate in the Commercial Dispute Resolution team at Higgs LLP. Responsible for the day-to-day management of matters including commercial contracts, warranties, indemnities, professional negligence, data protection, pensions litigation, insurance, fraud, debt recovery, database rights, defamation, protection from harassment, the Bribery Act and the Consumer Rights Act. Advising on obtaining / resisting emergency injunctive relief and associated damages. Experienced in mediation, arbitration and other forms of alternative dispute resolution. Clients included both public organisations and private sector clients from a range of industries, acting on both the customer and supplier side. Show less



Squire Patton Boggs

• United States
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Associate

  • Aug 2007 - Sep 2017

  Senior Associate in the Commercial Dispute Resolution team at Squire Patton Boggs, together with time spent on secondment with key commercial clients of the firm. Responsible for representing individuals and companies, from SMEs to PLCs, on a broad range of general commercial matters, including breach of contract, breach of warranty, misrepresentation, debt recovery and professional negligence. Particular expertise in cross-border contractual disputes. Senior Associate in the Commercial Dispute Resolution team at Squire Patton Boggs, together with time spent on secondment with key commercial clients of the firm. Responsible for representing individuals and companies, from SMEs to PLCs, on a broad range of general commercial matters, including breach of contract, breach of warranty, misrepresentation, debt recovery and professional negligence. Particular expertise in cross-border contractual disputes.



Barclays

• United Kingdom
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Legal Counsel

  • Sep 2009 - Feb 2010

  In-house legal counsel for a leading international Bank, on secondment from Squire Patton Boggs, responsible for day-to-day handling of commercial and banking litigation claims in the UK and overseas. In-house legal counsel for a leading international Bank, on secondment from Squire Patton Boggs, responsible for day-to-day handling of commercial and banking litigation claims in the UK and overseas.