Blockland is a fintech company licensed by the Dubai International Financial Centre. It owns various assets across both renewable energy and digital assets, and is the largest zero emission Bitcoin mining company in Europe with locations in Norway and Iceland. Working with the shareholders to develop further locations in Norway, Iceland and Denmark and working on joint ventures with data centre companies in the UK to increase capacity. Successfully completed internal tax restructuring and debt financing deal with Sygnum Bank for zero emissions projects.

I was appointed to the board in February 2021 to assist the Company be restored from trading on Aquis Stock Exchange (following suspension in Q4 2020), which was successfully achieved. Assisted board in recovery from impacts of COVID-19, disposals of assets, capital expenditure on developing real estate assets, successfully completing multiple equity capital raises and acquisitions of material real estate assets, liaison with Peterhouse Capital (AQSE Corporate Advisor), assisting with announcements, audited accounts and general business advisory to the board. Recently closed a EUR30 million fundraising round and also completed on a major M&A transaction for a new hotel and marina complex on the Black Sea coast.

Engaged in September 2021 to assist AiLert, a video analytics and AI retraining company focusing on weapons detection using CCTV. Appointed to advisory board, assisting CEO and COO with fundraising collateral, investor messaging, outreach to VCs, family offices and HNWIs. Subsequently promoted to COO, active involvement in EU Horizon 2020 IMPETUS consortium, application for UK DASA funding, establishing connections in the US, staffing and employee issues, invoicing, pitching for new sales leads, closing $1.3m in late seed funding from HNWIs and family offices.

Combined legal / strategic role. Spent Q4 2020 embedded in a technology accelerator in Abu Dhabi developing the company’s investor marketing materials, key investor messaging and building connections with a pipeline of financial services clients for 2021. Provided strategic advice to management and led the company’s in-house legal and company secretarial function throughout a successful $1.5m investment round and beyond, as well as playing a key role in developing use cases for Goldilock’s Drawbridge product in the financial services and legal services sectors.
- Spearheading $1.5m investment round to include all contractual negotiations and agreements, negotiations, updates to cap table and drafting investor communications, preparation of investor marketing materials and pitching to VC funds and high net worth individuals on the funding round;
- Appointment as data protection officer and all communications with ICO;
- Leading migration of company from Czech Republic to UK and assisting with incorporation of UK parent company, incorporation of Abu Dhabi subsidiary and obtaining trade licence, patent box strategy for company in Spain and overall corporate reorganisation to implement the new corporate structure;
- Company secretarial and compliance requirements in connection with corporate reorganisation, investment round and in general;
- Negotiation and agreement of employee and consultancy agreements, office leases and commercial real estate agreements;
- Patent and trade mark applications and strategy to include liaison with external intellectual property counsel and patent strategy advisors;
- Drafting and agreeing grant and loan applications for government and quasi-governmental organisations;
- Drafting and negotiation of various commercial agreements and drafting precedent documents for hosted data centre services and master services / licence agreements for purchasers and subscribers to Goldilock’s TruAirgap product, non disclosure agreements etc; and
- Negotiating terms with key customers and suppliers.

Partner in Harneys' global M&A group head of Russia / CEE team. Specialist in corporate finance, joint ventures, venture capital and private equity, mergers and acquisitions, general company law, banking and finance, corporate governance and structuring.

Built up the firm’s Russia, CIS and CEE practice to be the largest of its kind among its peers. I was a key partner in Harneys’ London office, and relocated to Bermuda in 2017 to lead the development of Harneys’ Bermuda office.

I have been consistently ranked as a leader in my field by legal industry publications, based on client feedback and testimonials

Senior lawyer in corporate and finance department, advising major international clients and co-founder of Russia / CEE team.

Client secondment to Nomura’s biotech and cleantech corporate finance team, with the prime goal being to close the £215 million IPO of Agcert International Limited on the London Stock Exchange, the first IPO of a cleantech company specialising in carbon credits. Regular client liaison and interface with UKLA, preparation of listing documents and building understanding of interaction between research, trading, sales and corporate finance within Nomura.

Client secondment in the technology transfer team at The Wellcome Trust, then the world’s largest medical research charity. Assisting with commercialisation of projects funded by the Wellcome Trust and spin-outs into private commercial companies.

Solicitor in Camerons' corporate group, advising on corporate finance, M&A, joint ventures, venture capital and private equity, general company law, corporate governance and structuring. Worked on many of the firm’s key client accounts, including National Grid, Enterprise Inns and Nomura.