The document contains details of several legal roles held by an individual over their career. It describes responsibilities in roles such as a commercial lawyer at Honda UK where the individual provided legal advice on marketing, advertising and contracts. It also describes roles as a legal consultant handling disputes and as a legal counsel for telecommunications companies where regulatory responsibilities were involved, including negotiating with regulators. Finally, it briefly outlines earlier career experiences as a trainee solicitor in property and family law.

1. Legal Counsel
Samsung Electronics
Chertsey, Surrey
European HQ legal services
Commercial Lawyer
Honda UK
Slough, United Kingdom
• Member of the HME Legal team, providing general legal advice across a wide range of business issues.
• Work with general UK marketing and advertising law providing support of business development, sales,
promotions and advertising.
• Reviewing marketing material for compliance with ASA requirements, CAP Code and BPRs.
• Providing high quality consumer law advice and support to legal, project teams, colleagues and senior
management on strategy and risk management in cases and projects.
• Drafting and reviewing terms and conditions for Honda products, competitions and shows.
• Assisting with wider European projects such as pan European dealer agreements.
• Reviewing financial sweeping and pool agreements following company reorganisation with major banking
institutions.
• Reviewing and negotiating asset sale agreements, guarantees, deeds of priority and indemnity policies for Honda
Finance.
• Developing and managing relationship with external counsel.
• General operational contracts - preparation, drafting, negotiation, review of all forms of commercial contract
including marketing, agency, consultancy, IT, franchising and logistics.
• Contract negotiation from drafting master service, sales, supply, distribution and outsourced agreements to dealing
with disputed contract clauses in Honda products providing flexibility and commercial awareness.
• Drafting of letters of intent, terms of business, letter of termination, confidentially and non-disclosure agreements,
dealership and sub-dealership agreements for Honda Franchises.
• Drafting service agreements for on-site facilities, security services, maintenance and recruitment.
• Establishing data base management process and providing data protection advice whilst drafting data processing
agreements covering use of customer data usage by processor and sub-processor.
• Liaising with IP team on Honda products to solve trade mark infringement, copyright and passing off issues.
Legal Consultant
CACI Ltd
London, United Kingdom
• Assist General Counsel and legal team, responding to and handling of disputes, formal litigation/arbitration
processes, regulatory investigations and proceedings and contentious issues.
• Working with senior business managers, develop and manage the internal processes and procedures for addressing
contentious matters involving CACI
• Carefully evaluate contentious matters, providing pragmatic advice and support to Managers and functional areas,
and represent the Company before third-parties in formal and informal settings in order to achieve acceptable and
cost effective results for the Company
• Demonstrate and maintain a clear knowledge of the principles of legal professional privilege.
• Provide risk-based legal advice on casework where the use of statutory powers is being considered
• Advise on suitable litigation strategies and evidential analysis, conducting witness statements and trial bundles as
Per Civil Procedure Rules.

2. Games Maker
LOCOG
London, United Kingdom
Employed at London 2012 Olympic Games
Volunteered as team leader in Security and Resilience team.
Based at Horse Guard Parade creating secure environment for Athletes, Spectators, Media and Sponsors.
Practictioner Certificate in Data Protection
Career Gap
London, United Kingdom
Studying for Practictioner Certificate in Data Protection
Managing Property Portfolio
Legal Counsel - Dispute Resolution
Talk Talk Group PLC
October 2009 – May 2011 (1 year 8 months)London, United Kingdom
• Senior Legal Counsel in dispute resolution providing accountability to keep TTG and consumers informed of
resolution progress within agreed service level agreements
• Handling regulatory disputes with third parties at OFCOM, Trading Standards, ICO and Telecommunications
Ombudsman
• Senior mediator role in settling disputes with the National Mediation Service.
• Provided research facility to ensure the accuracy of advice and procedure of legal/regulatory requirements for
commercial purposes.
• Drafted Codes of Practice and Process documents for data compliance.
• Developed strong commercial capability and awareness with a focus on delivering solutions within
telecommunications, regulatory and data protection.
• Assisted General Counsel in providing legal advice, undertaking research, carrying out Data Protection requests
and making recommendations in relation to a range of public, consumer law and corporate governance matters.
• Negotiated with regulatory authorities for marketing authorisation (TPS and MMS).
• Advised on regulatory requirements, undertaking and managing regulatory inspections and liaising with, and
making presentations to, regulatory authorities.
• Provided increase regulatory awareness across the organisation by delivering training to colleagues at TTG and
advising on risk management.
• Key Decision maker in all consumer litigation cases with a 96% success rate.
• High level experience of contract negotiation and drafting consumer agreements.
• Liaised with DCA agencies worldwide.
• Provided high quality consumer and public law advice to project teams, colleagues and senior management on
litigation issues, strategy and risk management in cases and projects.
• Handled contract negotiation, terms and conditions and commercial agreements with small businesses.
• Drafted and negotiating pricing provisions developing awareness of the impacts of operational and contractual
issues in lead small/medium transactions.
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David Agmen-Smith
Commercial Development Manager at Telefónica
Dave has always given me sensible, timely and to the point legal advice, regardless of other work pressures. His
friendly but effective nature made him a first choice to deal with, and the praise I’ve heard from the team he led speaks
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3. Legal Counsel
Tiscali
London, United Kingdom
• Dealt with litigation matters and liaising with DCA agencies.
• Handled contract negotiation and commercial agreements with small businesses.
• Developed strong commercial capability and awareness with a focus on delivering solutions within
telecommunications, regulatory and data protection.
• Provided high quality consumer and public law advice and support to the General Counsel, and a high quality
litigation service to project teams, colleagues and senior management on litigation issues, strategy and risk
management in cases and projects.
Legal Counsel
Pipex Communications
London, United Kingdom
• Experienced drafting and negotiating pricing provisions developing awareness of the impacts of operational and
contractual issues in lead small/medium transactions.
• Primary litigator effectively in co-operation with colleagues throughout the organisation; assisting investigations
and alerting to litigation risks.
• Assisted General Counsel in providing legal advice, undertaking research, carrying out Data Protection requests
and making recommendations in relation to a range of public, consumer law and corporate governance matters.
• Provided increase litigation awareness across the organisation by delivering training to colleagues at Pipex and
advising on risk management.
(Open)1 recommendation
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Lee Jones
Global Regulatory Counsel at Truphone
The combination of David's ability to analyse legal issues and judge risk, and his commercial approach to identifying
opportunities to resolve disputes made him a significant resource to the business. His professionalism and good humour
made a...View
Legal Compliance Officer
Toucan
London, United Kingdom
• Ensured Toucan products complied with the OFCOM regulations.
• Kept abreast of telecommunication legislation, guidelines and customer practices.
• Advised on regulatory requirements, undertaking and managing regulatory inspections and liaising with, and
making presentations to, regulatory authorities.
• Negotiated with regulatory authorities for marketing authorisation (TPS and MMS).
• Assisted the legal team with corporate governance and review of transactions.
Trainee & Qualified Solcitor
Howman & Co, London
• Dealt with Residential property sales transactions in North West London from pre-completion to exchange of
contracts and post completion matters.
• Work with key business stakeholders that to ensure they are regularly informed and appraised of any issues that
may cause the client delays in sales.
• Managed both Residential searches and Land Registry matters for the main partners.

4. • Dealing with profit and loss management accounting
• Updating journals, library bundles and correspondence.
Trainee Solicitor
T Cryan & Co
Developed advocacy skills in Principal Registry, RCJ and County Courts when working in family law
Handled public and privately funded caseloads whilst building up client data bases
Drafted and communicated with clients petitions, residential orders, contact orders, notices and affidavits
Played a full role as a member of team which carried out client interviews and mediation hearings
Law Paralegal
Law Service, USA
♣ Acted as employer’s representative at tribunals.
♣ Ensured and completed tribunal bundles, forms, correspondence to clients and other administrative duties in
accordance to service protocol
♣ Gained extensive experience of the requirements of employment law in areas of unfair dismissal, discrimination,
redundancy claims and employment contracts.
Legal Researcher
Legal Publishing company (P/T)
January 1984 – January 1985 (1 year 1 month)
Gained development of negotiating skills with large multinational companies
Client handling skills in Legal and Media companies
Explaining legal issues to clients and impact of promotional and marketing materials
Routine office administration including word processing and filing