Consultant & Experienced Lawyer. Practical Insights. Personal Reflections.
Independent consultant and experienced lawyer with GPS Legal LLP. Advising on financing, corporate, governance matters and strategic consulting.
Independent consultant and experienced lawyer with GPS Legal LLP. Advising on financing, corporate, governance matters and strategic consulting.
Strategic consulting for SMEs, ventures and funds. Legal expertise from 20+ years in banking and finance. And honest writing exploring law, career and professional growth.
Commercial risk analysis, operational advisory and governance support for SMEs, early-stage ventures, entrepreneurs and funds. Flexible engagement—ad-hoc, project-based or ongoing support tailored to your needs.
Senior lawyer at GPS Legal LLP. 20+ years advising on complex cross-border banking & finance, restructuring, corporate and governance matters across Asia Pacific, the Middle East and Europe.
Honest reflections and practical insights on law, career, governance, business, personal finance and life. Regular posts exploring navigating change, building meaningful work and the whole picture of professional and personal growth.
I’m an experienced lawyer and strategic consultant building an independent advisory practice alongside my role at GPS Legal LLP. I also enjoy writing honest professional and personal insights.
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Week two of my new career and the doubts are creeping in. I’m learning that resilience is about recognising the wobble and doing the work anyway.
reviewed a contract drafted by ChatGPT last week. It looked polished. Then I found internal inconsistencies, missing risk allocation, and no IP protection. The rework cost more than hiring a professional from the start. Here’s why AI-drafted contracts are a false economy.
After 20 years in offshore firms, I’ve moved to a boutique Hong Kong practice. Here’s why I traded safety for autonomy and what it means for clients.
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