I am a Civil Mediation Council (CMC) Accredited Commercial Mediator, IMI Qualified Mediator and Member of the Society of Mediators. With more than 20 years’ experience working across commercial and legal sectors both in the UK and internationally. I support businesses, individuals, charities and legal professionals in resolving complex commercial disputes, workplace conflicts and board level conflicts. I mediate throughout the UK and internationally.

I have experience dealing with a wide range of civil and commercial disputes, including commercial contract disputes, intellectual property conflicts, debt and insolvency matters, partnership, director and shareholder disputes, construction and building disputes and commercial property and land related conflicts. I am also a workplace mediator facilitating the resolution of disputes in employment and workplace settings, including complex board level conflicts,

I have worked in senior roles within multinational organisations as well as regional and international law firms. As an international commercial contracts manager for Thales Group, I negotiated high-value, complex commercial agreements, including international aerospace contracts, software licensing, intellectual property provisions and OEM arrangements. I have extensive experience as a negotiator coupled with an excellent knowledge of contract law and am a member of the World Commerce and Contracting Association. In addition I have worked as an insolvency examiner for the Department of Trade and Industry and as a county court advocate representing major banks and financial institutions. I bring this wealth of experience with me into each mediation.

Alongside my commercial work, I have held senior roles within the charitable sector. These roles have strengthened my skills in sensitive negotiation, governance and consensus-building, particularly where emotional, financial and reputational considerations intersect. Additionally, as a member of the Society of Mediators I support the work of the non-profit Free Mediation Service, conducting civil and commercial mediation at Central London County Court at the Royal Courts of Justice.

I have also worked within national and international law firms, including Gowling WLG, London and Foot Anstey, Exeter, complementing my mediation practice with hands-on legal experience. I hold a BA in Politics and International Relations, a Postgraduate Diploma in Law and a Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice. I completed my Civil and Commercial Mediation training with the Society of Mediators, Middle Temple, London and am qualified as a mediator with the International Mediation Institute.