Lisa M.
Consultant Legal Counsel @Legaledge
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WORK HISTORY
Consultant Legal Counsel @Legaledge
London, GB
General Counsel to a portfolio of start-ups and scale-ups. Work closely with founders and leadership teams to support strategic and day-to-day legal needs.LegalEdge is a practical, affordable legal solution for scaling companies. Our fractional in-house lawyers set up a cost-effective and efficient legal function to manage day-to-day legal work and add value. We prioritise what’s important, reduce risk and proactively manage legal strategy, workflow and budget using the right people, processes and tech. Our experienced in-house counsel work as an extension of your ops team to:• create and manage your legal strategy and budget• put in place simple and effective contracts and contracting processes to speed up deal closure• protect the brand and other key IP / assets• work with HR to make hiring, retaining and incentivising staff easy and efficient• prepare for milestones such as international expansion, due diligence, fundraising and exit• reduce external legal spend through risk based legal triage and ensure any specialist advisors deliver on time and in budget• carry out regular legal health checks to review and prioritise work and budget Get in touch to find out how LegalEdge can help you on i•••@legaledge.co.uk
EDUCATION
New York Law School
JD, Law
University of Southern California
BA, Political Science, Philosophy, English, Law & Society
SKILLS
ABOUT LISA M.
Commercially-minded solicitor licensed in the UK and NY with extensive experience providing pro-active legal support to start-ups, scale-ups, and multi-nationals on a variety of matters including commercial contracts, privacy, and corporate transactions. I have particularly enjoyed being a part of M&A deal teams across the US, UK, Europe, Brazil, and Australia. I have a reputation for being skilled at negotiating complex, high-stakes deals, and diffusing tensions during the process.I’ve been the first in-house counsel at companies, solo counsel, part of large legal teams, and Head of Legal. I’ve streamlined contracts workflow, and implemented contract management systems numerous times. Fun facts about me:• I believe yoga is necessary for stress management• I am learning Arabic (a humbling and enriching experience)• Proud cat mom• Pro Oxford commaSpecialties: Drafting and negotiating commercial contracts | Shareholder agreements | Share purchase agreements | SaaS and PaaS agreements | Software maintenance, support, and hosting | NDAs | Complex outsourcing and managed services | Data privacy | M&A | Company secretarial | Building legal teams
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