Experience

George Green LLP

• United Kingdom
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of Corporate & Commercial

  • Nov 2021 - Present

• Head of Corporate & Commercial at George Green LLP

  • Nov 2021 - Present

• Corporate Services Partner

  • Mar 2019 - Present

• Partner

  • Mar 2019 - Present



illume legal

• United Kingdom
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Solicitor

  • Aug 2018 - Mar 2019



Headlam Group plc

• United Kingdom
• Wholesale
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Company Secretary & Legal Counsel at Headlam Group plc

  • Oct 2017 - Jul 2018



UK Power Reserve Limited

• Solihull

• General Counsel

  • Jul 2013 - Sep 2017

  I was formerly General Counsel of UK Power Reserve, a group which acquires or develops, and then operates electricity generating plants. I led a lean but very effective team of 3 other legal advisers and 2 legal consultants and worked side by side with the executive board – CEO, CFO and Commercial Director, as well as other team leads/business managers and the PE Investor Directors. Whilst at UK Power Reserve I was heavily involved in commercial property, litigation (high court and county court) energy regulation, acquisitions, banking and finance, lobbying (of DECC and Ofgem), construction, planning and the contaminated land regime. Show less



Value Retail PLC

• Legal Manager

  • Nov 2010 - Jun 2013

  I was Legal Manager at Bicester Village and led a team of 2 other in house lawyers. I was responsible for managing all of the UK legal affairs of the outlet village and experienced a rich and varied legal diet, encompassing many areas of law. The majority of my time was spent advising on landlord and tenant matters, commercial contracts, intellectual property, trading regulations, general compliance, planning and development. I was Legal Manager at Bicester Village and led a team of 2 other in house lawyers. I was responsible for managing all of the UK legal affairs of the outlet village and experienced a rich and varied legal diet, encompassing many areas of law. The majority of my time was spent advising on landlord and tenant matters, commercial contracts, intellectual property, trading regulations, general compliance, planning and development.



Bevan Brittan LLP

• United Kingdom
• Law Practice
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Partner

  • Apr 2007 - Sep 2010

  I was a corporate partner at Bevan Brittan LLP and advised clients in both the private and public sectors on M & A transactions, joint ventures, fundraisings and general corporate law matters. I had only been a partner for just over a year at Bevan Brittan when I became head of the corporate department. On becoming departmental head, I transferred my focus from transactional work to: - Creating the strategic plans for growth, general focus and business development - Directly managing a team of up to 13 individuals over 3 locations - Managing team budgets and KPI’s - Developing methods for more efficient working/better communication/new processes - Developing an entire suite of corporate precedents - Business development - Increasing the internal profile of the department within the firm and increasing the external profile of the corporate team and the firm within the Midlands and London professional communities. Show less



Eversheds

• Birmingham, United Kingdom

• Associate Solicitor

  • Apr 2001 - Apr 2007

  At Eversheds, I focussed on IPO’s and secondary fundraisings on both the Full List and AIM. I acted for a variety of companies operating in different sectors and for nominated advisers and brokers. I also focussed on public company takeovers and on cross border M & A transactions. I worked extensively in Europe on deals including a €3 billion disposal requiring me to spend a year between Milan, Geneva, Paris, Monte Carlo and Birmingham co-ordinating many cross border deal aspects. I also acted as the UK corporate liaison for Eversheds’ Italian associated offices as well as taking responsibility for delivering training directly to the Copenhagen office and the Italian associated offices. I undertook a secondment to the firm’s Copenhagen office. Show less



Halliwells LLP

• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Assistant Solicitor

  • Sep 1998 - Apr 2001

  Corporate solicitor mainly advising high tech and biotech companies on equity fundraisings and admissions to AIM and Ofex as well as general M & A and joint ventures Corporate solicitor mainly advising high tech and biotech companies on equity fundraisings and admissions to AIM and Ofex as well as general M & A and joint ventures



David Blank Furniss

• Manchester, United Kingdom

• Trainee Solicitor

  • Sep 1996 - Sep 1998