Set up start up company for provision of healthcare services in North London which turned over £100,000 in the first 9 months. Secured and negotiated outsourcing of A&E services of Barnet and Chase Farm NHS Trust to JSL Healthcare; arranged provision of locums and prepared agency agreements for temporary workers. Currently instructed to advise and develop diversification strategy into the care home market.

Have prepared and negotiated joint venture agreements and general commercial contract negotiation on behalf of Roverbrook Properties for various property investment projects.

Worked closely with the co-ordinators of the Media Prospects “Women Can Too” Project devising programme and workshop content and preparing grant proposal for Government funding.

Negotiated and prepared joint venture agreement between Media Prospects and Portavillion Project for public artworks and Exhibition programme for Summer 2008 throughout London

Independent advisor to national provider of academic tutors. Provided content and developed marketing strategy for growth and business diversification into the online tuition and educational services market.

Provide ongoing services as an Academic Tutor in English Language, Literature, Law and Music.

Junior Assistant Producer and Coordinator of the BBC Talent Radio 2 New Songwriter Award.

Consultation and preparation of commissioning contracts for tender bids from production companies.

Ongoing as legal consultant preparing copyright assignments, synchronisation licences for film and video performance, and negotiating royalty rates.

Legal consultant to Music Publishing Company Notation Publishing in both New York and UK branches respectively. Notation Publishing is home to many major label Grammy winning writers. My responsibilities included drafting and negotiating publishing and recording agreements and primarily dealing with artist/production deals.

Senior Solicitor in the Corporate and Technology Department covering diverse areas ranging from Intellectual Property protection and licensing to IT contracts, commercial contracts, outsourcing, media and advertising law.

Experience & responsibilities:
Worked on building up the client base along with high profile projects in Outsourcing, NHS contract tenders, Company Commercial, Competition, Intellectual Property, IT and Advertising and Media law. Due to the international client base, significant translation work was undertaken as the firm’s principal French translator.

▪ Intellectual property and media
I have considerable experience in intellectual property law including the following:

- IPR protection- including trademarks. Copyright and patents protection,
registrations and renewals IPR licences and assignments (including trademarks, patents, design rights and copyright; and

- Advising on image rights and licensing, Merchandising agreements, Domain name protection and assignments. Advice on passing off, trademark infringement and copyright infringement. Negotiating TM/copyright infringement settlements and disputes. Brief to Counsel, television agency contract/dispute.

▪ General commercial
I have a broad range of experience in general commercial contracts, including consultancy, marketing, agency, outsourcing, franchising and distribution agreements.

▪ E-commerce
Web trading agreements- compliance issues throughout Europe, Web-hosting agreements, Web development agreements, Web-design agreements. Online terms and conditions. Advice on Distance Selling Regulations, Drafting Privacy Policy, Online terms of use, Advice on Privacy and Electronic Communications Directive and internal compliance procedures and Data Protection Advice

▪ IT
1) Hardware Supply and Maintenance Agreements, Software supply and Maintenance Agreements; and

2) Software licence, Software assignments, Subcontracts, Outsourcing Agreements, Novation Agreements, Escrow, Shrink wrap licensing agreements, Volume End User Agreements

▪ Advertising law
Advising clients on advertising campaigns and compliance with CAP code. Dealing with and negotiating disputes in relation to advertising campaigns. Dealing with ASA complaints procedure.

OTHER POSITIONS
Wired Berkshire Technology Forum Panel Speaker and Contributor to quarterly publication
Regular writer for the Thames Valley Internet Business Forum (TVIBIZ) quarterly publication
Previous Editor of Clarks Monthly E-update publication
Published in the Lawyer Magazine