Bryony Porter

Legal professional who consistently takes initiative and perseveres in routine complex cases. Analytical in approaching legal questions and developing solid solutions. With just over seven years of professional experience in a top 20 UK law firm.

Recently strengthened my expertise as a Legal Analyst specialising in Data Discovery, with a focus on dispute resolution and avoidance.

Key Responsibilities in Data Discovery and Investigations:

· Conducting detailed reviews of complex contract documents, compensation events, and project communications to identify key issues and risks.

· Analysing and interpretating construction defects. 

· Tagging and surfacing critical documents within the Automutatio data discovery platform to support efficient case preparation.

· Reviewing, marking-up response annexes for adjudication submissions.

· Collaborating closely with the Disputes & Investigations team to support clients through multiple adjudication processes.

· Contributing to the preparation and management of an ongoing series of adjudications. 

· Producing cause and effect narratives. 

· Utilising data discovery insights to identify overarching themes, patterns, and the “bigger picture”.

· Assisting in the preparation and organisation of adjudication cases, ensuring all evidence and documentation are aligned. 

Key Responsibilities in Tech and Contract Management: 

· Managing complex commercial contracts.

· Reviewing and negotiating SaaS contracts. 

· Contract drafting, redlining, and commercial negotiation (including tech and data analytics). 

Key Responsibilities in E-discovery:

· Managing complex litigation support tasks, including identification, collection, and analysis of electronic data for legal purposes.

· Utilising an eDiscovery app (Relativity) to automate and streamline document production, reducing the time and cost of manual review and increasing case preparation efficiency.

· Providing technical expertise to internal teams and clients on how to leverage the app’s features, improving adoption and maximising its functionality.

· Ensuring the secure handling and production of data.

· Use of DocuSign and other automation platforms. 

Key Responsibilities in Commercial Litigation:

· Experience with data protection, privacy, or IP-related clauses

· Conducting legal research and analysis on case law, statutes, and regulations relevant to commercial litigation matters.

· Pre-trial duties including prepare and assemble document files/bundling, court papers, witness and hearing preparations, disclosure lists, revise drafts of disclosure indices, chronological sets, exhibit statements, court letters and draft statement of costs and cost schedules.

· Preparing trial exhibits, witness lists, and other materials., Assist with trial preparation, including conducting witness interviews and coordinating logistics.

· Document review and the use of E-Discovery.

· Contributing to the success of high-profile litigation cases, including contract disputes, shareholder disputes and insolvency claims.

· Exposure to cyber, data protection and TMT disputes. Coordinating with clients, opposing counsel, and court personnel to schedule hearings and other legal proceedings.

· Review and analysing discovery materials, including documents, transcripts, and evidence.

Key responsibilities in Corporate Finance and Corporate Secondaries:

· Drafting, reviewing and organising legal documents such as CPs, loan agreements, security agreements and other finance related documents.

· Assist with subsidiary governance and record keeping, including maintaining the minute books.

· Co-Sec management, corporate governance and regulatory filings.

· Corporate strategic initiatives.

· Experience in a private equity start-up (as listed in experience above).

· Preparing meeting materials and coordinating necessary filings and information requests.

· Coordinate and correspond with internal clients and external parties to obtain and exchange information and legal documents relevant to the contracting and approval process.

· Reviewing and drafting documentation, including corporate authorisations, share certificates, stock transfer forms and other ancillary documents.

· Preparing and collating conditions precedent documentation and oversight of the conditions precedent process.

· Signing and closing arrangements for financing transactions.

· Handled post‑completion processes: transaction bibles, originals collation, file management, and conditions subsequent.

· LMA documentation.

Key Responsibilities in Commercial Real Estate and Property Litigation:

· Drafting legal documentation including leases, licenses to assign and deeds of variations/surrenders.

· Managing, organising, and effectively prioritising my own case load (which involves dealing with client's general asset management portfolio).

· Running my own case load includes reviewing heads of terms, taking client instructions, drafting documentation, negotiating terms with solicitors, preparing final form documents for signature, and collecting and dealing with funds.

· Communicating and liaising with clients and solicitors in a highly professional manner through both verbal and written communication.

· Drafting and dealing with HM Land Registry application forms. Calculating and submitting Stamp Duty Land Tax forms.

· Statutory lease extension claims, Collective enfranchisement claims, Right to Manage claims, Tenants' rights of first refusal.

· Assisting with statutory lease extension and enfranchisement claims, acting for both landlords and leaseholders.

· Negotiate settlements with opposing parties and advising clients on any proposed terms in enfranchisement claims.

· Drafting court proceedings and preparing trial bundles in respect of enfranchisement claims.

· Assisting with the preparation of cases for hearing at the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber).

In progress: Associate of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (ACIArb)