Contracts & negotiation
A good contract should make you feel safe, not small.
I deal with complex legal and operational issues every day - but that doesn’t mean the fine print has to feel complicated. I write in plain English and focus on what’s enforceable, practical, and understood by everyone in the room.
✓ Protect my clients’ interests without killing the deal
✓ Anticipate future problems and build in practical solutions
✓ Make sure what we write today can hold up tomorrow
✓ Give clients confidence to stand behind what they sign
For each contract, my priorities are to:
My consultancy work is where law meets strategy,
when the contract is just one part of a much bigger picture.
Consultancy & Training
On the operational side, I’m regularly asked to consult on content licensing, AI safeguards and advertising. I also help clients resolve tensions that arise between creative partners or contractual problems that threaten a project or production.
I also design and deliver guest lectures for universities, and tailored training for media companies, broadcasters, industry bodies, and cultural institutions around the world. These sessions typically focus on legal topics - like media contracts and regulations, AI transparency, or copyright - but they’re always designed for practical, real-world application.
Speaking & Media Appearances
My clients often call me reassuring but I don’t speak just smooth things over. I like to push at the edges a bit, because the law doesn’t operate in a vacuum. It’s shaped by power, by money, by cultural norms and commercial pressure.
So before we can talk about contracts, rights, or regulation, we need to be honest about what’s at stake. What are we trading away, often without realising?
What are we trying to protect? What do we fear?
I’ve spoken on BBC Radio 4, Channel 5 News, LBC, Dispatches, and TRT World as well as at industry events like SXSW, Medientage München, Locarno Film Festival, the Creative AI Summit, and OTT Question Time Live. I have also guest lectured at universities including Kings College London and the University of Ottawa.
Publications & Articles
Writing has always been how I make sense of things, especially when the lines - between fact and feeling, law and life - start to blur.
I write to figure out what’s really going on beneath the surface. To help others feel more informed and less alone in the process. Some of my work is peer-reviewed, some of it is public-facing, and a lot of it sits somewhere in between.
I’ve written about deepfakes, copyright, likeness rights, digital identity, influencer marketing, and generative AI. You’ll find my work in publications like the Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice, LexisNexis, the European Audiovisual Observatory, and The Handbook of Fashion Law.
I also contribute commentary to media outlets when there’s a legal angle to something that matters — whether that’s online abuse, fake content, intellectual property lawsuits, or the future of AI in public life.
