Qualification and experience
• University of Cambridge Economics MA 1994 - 1997
• City University 1997 - 1998
• College of Law (Distinction) 1998 - 1999
• Joined Bates Wells & Braithwaite 1999
• Admitted Solicitor 2001
• Seconded to Department of Trade and Industry and to the Home Office working on follow-up to the Strategy Unit report Private Action Public Benefit with regard to community interest companies, and the Charities Act 2006

Type of work
• Forming new social enterprises, including registering charities and community interest companies, with particular experience of health care organisations
• Constitutional and governance advice including re-structuring
• A range of commercial work for social enterprises including service level agreements and financial arrangements
• Fundraising agreements
• Grant agreements
• Electoral law
• Intellectual property including copyright, domain names and registration of trademarks

In Particular
• Registration of charitable internet café (noted in Charity Commission annual report)
• Drafted model constitutions of CICs on behalf of CIC Regulator
• Establishment of new fair trade nut company for the founders of Cafe Direct
• Establishment of ActionAid International and restructuring of ActionAid and its affiliates

Publications, Talks, etc.
• Co-wrote and Edited: Keeping it Legal: Legal Forms for Social Enterprise published by Social Enterprise Coalition. Contributes to Jordans “Charities Administration Service”
• Articles in Charity Finance ,Third Sector and Social Enterprise Magazine
• Lectures on legal topics including fundraising, social enterprise, intellectual property and campaigning
• Chair of Trustees of Points of Light Foundation – UK (operating eBay for Charity)
• Member of Office of the Third Sector Advisory Board