Speaking · Training · Coaching

A different way to think about conflict.

I speak, teach and coach on brand protection, mediation and cross-border dispute resolution for conferences, corporates, founder communities and in-house teams. My work sits at the intersection of law, strategy and human behaviour: practical, story-led, and designed to shift how audiences approach conflict long after the session ends.

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What I offer

Selling expertise, not seat-time.

Keynotes & Speaking

Conferences, corporates, industry events

I speak on brand protection, cross-border dispute resolution, and the hidden cost of getting escalation wrong. Sharp, story-led, and calibrated to your audience, not a generic legal talk.

·Keynotes (30–60 min) with Q&A
·Panels and moderated conversations
·Fireside chats for founders and in-house counsel
·Cross-border and diaspora-focused audiences a specialty

Training Programmes for Businesses

In-house legal teams, HR, leadership groups

Bespoke, interactive training that turns mediation-skills into practical muscle memory. Built around your sector, your risk profile, and the conversations your people actually have.

·Half-day and full-day workshops
·Multi-session leadership programmes
·Sector-specific scenario work
·Take-home frameworks and playbooks

1:1 Coaching for Founders & Leaders

Founders, directors, senior operators

Confidential coaching for leaders navigating shareholder tension, co-founder friction, or a live commercial dispute. An objective sounding-board before the critical conversations, and after.

·Pre-conversation strategy sessions
·Post-conversation debriefs and reframing
·No billable-hour drift

Training Materials & Playbooks

Businesses building internal capability

Custom-built training decks, playbooks and scenario libraries you own and can re-use. Ideal for in-house teams building their own dispute-resolution muscle over time.

·Facilitator-ready workshop decks
·Scenario libraries mapped to your sector
·Written playbooks for teams to reference in the moment

Signature topics

Talks and workshops people remember.

A starting menu. Every engagement is tailored to your audience, your sector and the outcome you want the room to leave with.

The hidden cost of winning in court
Unlitigating: how founders resolve disputes without lawyers-first
Cross-border mediation for UK–UAE businesses
Trade marks: when to mediate, when to fight
Culture, language and dispute resolution for diaspora businesses
The mediator's toolkit for in-house counsel

Explore the approach

Before you book me, try the tools I've built.

The Hidden Cost Calculator

A short, confidential assessment across money, time, relationships and headspace. Sample the frameworks I take into every training session, in five minutes.

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Unlitigate It: the podcast

Honest, story-led conversations about resolving disputes without the theatre of court. My teaching, in audio, free. A great sample of what a workshop day feels like.

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Formats

Flexible ways to work together.

Every engagement is scoped to your audience and outcome. Let's talk through what would land best.

Keynote / conference talk
Half-day workshop
Full-day workshop
Multi-session leadership programmes
1:1 coaching
Bespoke playbooks & materials

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