The Legal ReviewSpecial Issue · Senior Associate - Corporate & Commercial LawVol. 08 · 2026

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At a Glance

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Practice Areas

Practice Areas
Mergers & acquisitions, Joint ventures, Commercial contracts, Corporate governance
Disputes
Commercial litigation, Arbitration, Mediation
Legal Skills
Drafting, Due diligence, Negotiation, Legal research
Research Tools
Westlaw, LexisNexis, SCC Online, Practical Law

Admissions

Admitted to the Bar, State Bar Council (2014)
Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb) (2021)

Profile

Corporate lawyer with 10+ years advising on M&A, joint ventures and commercial contracts. Combines careful drafting and negotiation with practical commercial judgment, and has appeared before commercial courts and arbitral tribunals.

“Legal lead on more than $1.8 billion of M&A transactions.”

Experience

Senior Associate, Corporate & M&A

Hale & Whitmore LLP · Mar 2020–Present
  • Led legal workstreams on 25+ M&A deals with a combined value above $1.8B.
  • Drafted and negotiated SPAs, SHAs and JV agreements for listed and private clients.

Associate, Commercial Litigation

Carter Legal Chambers · Aug 2016–Feb 2020
  • Appeared in 40+ hearings before the High Court and commercial tribunals.
  • Second-chaired a $90M ICC arbitration that ended in a favourable award.

Judicial Law Clerk

High Court of Sample State · Jul 2014–Jul 2016
  • Researched and drafted bench memoranda on 150+ civil and commercial matters.

Matters

Cross-border acquisition ($640M)

M&A · 2023

Lead associate on the SPA, due diligence and regulatory approvals in 3 jurisdictions.

Article: Earn-outs in private M&A

Corporate Law Review · 2022

Analysis of earn-out disputes and drafting safeguards.

Education

LL.M., Corporate Law · LL.B. (Hons)

Sample National Law University · 2009 - 2014