Nicola is a solicitor qualified in England and Wales and a former General Counsel. She worked in private practice for several years before taking up her first in-house counsel role for a multinational pharmaceutical group. Further roles as senior counsel for a biotech business and General Counsel role for a technology business followed.
Nicola now has a general commercial practice, with particular expertise in commercial contracts, licensing and transactional intellectual property. She also provides outsourced General Counsel services to SME clients. Nicola has a reputation for pragmatic, solution-based advice to help clients achieve their business goals and manage risk effectively, and for supporting clients with a collaborative and friendly approach.
With much of her experience in the pharmaceutical, biotech and technology industries, Nicola has developed expertise in supporting intellectual property-based businesses, particularly in the life sciences sector. Her clients tend to be ambitious or high growth international businesses, from early-stage companies to multinational corporates.