Neil is a commercial law specialist. He has a broad-based practice advising on all kinds of commercial contracts, (in particular technology contracts) as well as the establishment of joint ventures, subcontracts and wider supply-chain arrangements. He also advises on the sale and purchase of private companies.
Neil’s varied career has seen him spend about four years doing dispute resolution work, four years doing corporate work and since then a broad mix of commercial work including eight years of on the ground experience helping to win, implement and troubleshoot public sector capacity building, technology and energy supply projects in Sub-Saharan Africa, South-East Asia and Eastern Europe.
Neil helps a wide variety of clients – from start-ups and successful SMEs to multinationals and foreign governments. He has particular experience working for technology clients, helping clients operate internationally and advising clients in the international development sector.
Neil’s diverse and generalist experience enables him to help clients find creative and commercial solutions to their challenges.
EM Law Client Quotes from Chambers and Partners 2025/2026
“He provides outstanding client service, consistently demonstrating professionalism, attentiveness and a proactive approach to addressing our legal needs.”
“He handles highly complex and sophisticated matters with exceptional skill and strategic insight.”
“He tailors his input to suit our risk appetite and client relationships, making him feel like a genuine extension of our team rather than just an external advisor.”
“Neil remains top in the industry. He is an extremely strategic thinker and negotiator.”
“He provides advice that is both legally sound and commercially pragmatic.”
“His depth of expertise and commercial acumen have been exceptional.”
Examples of Neil’s work:
- helping high-growth SaaS providers based in the UK, the US, Australia and several other jurisdictions with their contracts and contract negotiations.
- supporting a software consultancy with its supply contracts, licensing arrangements and general commercial matters.
- advising several suppliers in the aid-funded business sector on all aspects of their business and putting in place a wide range of standard contracts for them to use with their partners, subcontractors and consultants.
- helping a cloud-based telecommunications provider with its supply contracts, licensing arrangements, business acquisitions and general commercial matters.
- general legal support for all aspects of the business of a well-known student snowsports tour operator.
- drafting contracts for the supply of goods and services for a variety of start-ups and SMEs.
- helping a distributor and retailer of Korean skin care products with the set up and negotiation of distribution, supply and retail contracts across their supply chains as well as legal compliance.
- advising many clients across a wide variety of industries with data protection compliance including due diligence service providers; tech companies; suppliers to the NHS and an FCDO-funded ed-tech project involving the collection and processing of the personal data of thousands of children across multiple jurisdictions.
- wide commercial and legal support for leading names in the international development sector including business acquisitions and sales and advice on operations abroad.
- supporting clients with the buying and selling of private companies by share purchase and asset purchase.
- extensive commercial and legal support for the winning of and delivery of large public sector projects for the supply of consultancy services and software solutions to various governments in Africa, Central and Southern Asia and Eastern Europe.
- advising on the terms of joint development / seed financing arrangements for the construction of an electrical power plant in Ghana (the Cenpower project) and a cold storage facility in Vietnam.
