MEET OUR REBELS
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Directors
Some stuff about me and Rebel Legal. Tech / IP / commercial lawyer for 20 years in private practice working with FTSE 100/250 and central government. Swimming with the tide. Mainly wearing ties, seriously striped suits, and black shoes. 7 of those years working within corporate legal departments. Questioning the tide. Mostly in chinos. 4-year-old legal entrepreneur on a learning curve. No longer own a suit or any ties. Founder and CEO of Rebel Legal - now a team of 25 superstars - very experienced in-house lawyers and legal ops professionals, building and delivering real-world legal solutions for global clients and their legal departments. Swimming against the tide. Wearing whatever we feel like.
Jonathan Oddy
CEO
jonathan@rebel-legal.com
Founder and COO of Rebel Legal - now a team of 25 superstars - very experienced in-house lawyers and legal ops professionals, building and delivering real-world legal solutions for global clients and their legal departments. Previously a legal project manager / legal operations executive working in private practice law running compliance and other projects, assisting clients with, and advising on legal operational projects, process and systems to meet the client objective of delivering legal departments that sit at the heart of and positively contribute to the business.
Katie Konstanz-Faulkner
COO
katie@rebel-legal.com
Operations
As a Legal Support Executive, I work as part of the Operations Team supporting the delivery of client facing integrated "in-house" solutions, as well as helping to manage the internal operations of the Rebel Legal business.
Jasmine Oddy
Head of Legal Operations
jasmine@rebel-legal.com
As a Senior Legal Operations Executive I support the Operations Team; helping to deliver client facing integrated "in-house" solutions, as well as helping manage the internal operations of the Rebel Legal business.
Martha Veness
Senior Legal Operations Executive
martha@rebel-legal.com
I have been with Rebel Legal for over a year as a Legal Operations Executive, where I play a key role in supporting our clients through project management of ad hoc matters, as well as overseeing the flow of BAU matters from instruction to completion. My focus is on optimising the efficiency of our consultants, ensuring they can dedicate more time to legal work by handling the operational tasks that support it. Additionally, I am responsible for Rebel Legal's marketing strategy and online presence, managing both external outreach to our broader network and coordinating internal events within the company.
Ela Altay
Legal Operations Executive
ela@rebel-legal.com
Rebels
I am an experienced in-house solicitor with over 11 years of legal experience both in-house and in various law firms. My in-house experience has been focused in the financial services sector within multinational businesses where I have advised on a wide range of commercial contracts and provided specialist advice on insurance related matters and regulation. I am passionate about adding value to a business by providing commercial and business focused advice and training, driving efficiencies and implementing change improvement initiatives. I demonstrate a solutions-based approach and find a way of getting things done!
Caroline Peattie
caroline@rebel-legal.com
I've spent over 10 years working as a general commercial solicitor in both London and Geneva. Initially training with a city law firm then moving in-house and working in a range of sectors including transport, travel, and utilities. I love working in-house and really understanding the needs of the business, building relationships, and delivering pragmatic, commercial solutions.
Daphné Howarth
daphne@rebel-legal.com
I have spent 18 years working in-house including the Automobile Association (The AA) where I was Head of Legal. This experience has taught me the need to deliver no-nonsense commercial solutions.
Jenny Collins
jenny@rebel-legal.com
I have worked in-house for 11 years which has taught me to focus on what really matters to clients and to spot and solve real issues. I love to become embedded within the client team, developing the relationship and understanding how the client operates, enabling me to really add value where it matters.
Jo Clayton
jo@rebel-legal.com
I specialise in Employment law and applied HR practice, working with in-house legal teams and their HR functions. I draw on my experience of initially beginning my career in-house and then working in private practice as a Partner at VWV, before founding my own business over 12 years ago. Day to day, I provide solutions to a multitude of businesses and employers, all varying in shape and size: combining practical HR management and pragmatic employment law.
Julie Davies
julie@rebel-legal.com
I am a data protection and privacy specialist with many years' experience in-house, having worked for multinationals and household names. I provide Data Protection Officer services and advice on all aspects of privacy compliance. I like to think that I take the pain out of privacy compliance for my clients, making it at least bearable if not actively interesting.
Kate Collocott
kate@rebel-legal.com
I'm a general commercial lawyer and have spent over 13 years' working in-house in various sectors, including software, engineering, manufacturing and energy, in regulated environments and in international businesses. I have a risk-based, pragmatic and commercial approach, and really enjoy getting to know the businesses and the people that I work with.
Laura Rowley
laura@rebel-legal.com
I am an agile, pragmatic, solutions focused commercial IP lawyer with 13+ years of diverse senior in-house experience in UK and global industry leading companies (regulated and unregulated), and 5 years in private practice helping a wide variety of companies from start ups to PLCs. I love rolling my sleeves up and getting stuck in, helping my clients to thrive.
Lucy Morgan
lucy@rebel-legal.com
I have spent more than 14 years working as part of various in-house legal teams in multiple sectors, advising on a wide range of commercial contracts; licensing and IP matters, M&A activity and due diligence, corporate governance, providing PLC Board support as assistant company secretary to the GC/Company Secretary, dealing with various HR matters and running numerous restructure programmes.
Nina Day
nina@rebel-legal.com
I'm a general counsel and company secretary with 30 years' in-house experience across industries such as engineering, software, financial services, transport and manufacturing, including listed companies, global organisations and regulated products and services. At Rebel Legal I specialise in corporate transactions, company secretarial practice and corporate governance.
Norma Tang
norma@rebel-legal.com
I'm a general commercial lawyer and have worked for over 22 years in both private practice and for several years as head of legal in house, combining both experiences to provide commercially driven, pragmatic and technical solutions. I've worked with in house and external clients on a wide range of commercial contracts and IP licensing, with particular experience in the tech, retail and transport sectors. But the joy of working in house is the variety of projects and contracts that come through the door. It is very rewarding to work with in house legal and business teams, using our combined experiences to help deliver both critical and day to day "business as usual" work. It's all about getting the job done in the most positive, practical, commercial way possible.
Paula Staunton
paula@rebel-legal.com
I have over 15 years' experience as a solicitor, with particular expertise in commercial contracts, M&A, data privacy matters and IP issues. I have worked in-house since 2009, including 13 years at a fast-paced global media company. I have also worked within a scale-up company which uses its technology to help businesses make a positive impact in local communities. I love being part of a business and dealing with a wide variety of legal issues. I work closely with stakeholders, to understand their goals and appetite for risk, and my focus is on delivering commercial and pragmatic solutions to meet the needs of the business.
Sarah Cowood
sarah@rebel-legal.com
I'm a corporate and commercial lawyer and have worked in-house for over 20 years in a range of roles in the consumer goods sector supporting marketing, finance, HR and supply chain teams as well as leading more specialised M&A and corporate restructuring projects. I also have company secretarial experience, having been Deputy Company Secretary for a FTSE-100 company.
Sophia Platts
sophia@rebel-legal.com
I'm a general commercial lawyer with more than 10 years' experience of private practice and in-house roles. I have a broad range of commercial experience gained working across a number of sectors, including most recently Dyson. Here my initial role was as principle legal counsel for Dyson's electric vehicle project. I'm a pragmatic lawyer who enjoys working collaboratively with others.