Howard Mckay - Director
Experienced and commercially astute Legal and Compliance specialist.
Wide ranging experience managing compliance and mitigating risk across various sectors in the B2B and B2C marketplace covering UK, EMEA, North America, and APAC.
Expertise in leading the transformation of legal operations to deliver efficiencies and risk mitigation via process improvements, training and automation.
Corporate support including M&A, JV’s, governance (including data protection and ACB), finance agreements including revolving credit facilities, general banking agreements, and reverse factoring agreements.
Comprehensive expertise negotiating complex technology transactions, including AI, AV, Cyber Security, Datacentres, FIDIC, Intellectual Property, JCT, Mobile, SAAS, Technology, Telecoms, and Wi-fi in multinational jurisdictions in both the public and private sector.
Experience includes negotiating contracts for start-ups, scale-ups, privately
owned businesses, and PLC’s.
Extensive UK and international employment and commercial litigation experience.
Background:
1996-1999 - Barrister at Chambers of Lord Thomas QC (London) and then Chambers of Robin Belben (Southampton). Specialisms - Contract, Commercial, Family, Personal Injury, Employment, and Crime.
1999- 2011 - Head of Commercial Litigation (EMEA & Latam) for BT Plc
2011- 2018 - Team Leader BT Plc - Responisible for M&A, Procurement and Customer transactions.
2018- 2021 - Group General Counsel nsc Global (London). Responsible for all legal and compliance for the nsc group of companies.
2021 - Ongoing - Director of Mckay Legal Solutions - Providing legal and consultancy support for start-ups, scale ups and multinationals.
2021- 2025 - Group General Counsel Electrosonic (London). Responsible for all legal and compliance for the Electrosonic group of companies.