Patrick Higgins

• Strategic Legal Leadership: Directed global legal product development and product management as a Global VP, leading a high-performing team and overseeing the entire process from ideation to commercialization.
• Revenue Growth Initiatives: As VP for EU and EEMEA in Data & Services, and business unit head of legal, achieved impressive business growth with a CAGR of 26% by developing and implementing strategic initiatives, while overseeing two departments and contributing to sales and product development profitability.
• Operational Excellence: Provided global corporate direction by setting and achieving short-term and long-term operational goals, demonstrating a commitment to operational excellence.
• Contract Negotiation and Relationship Building: Negotiated lucrative contracts and fostered mutually beneficial relationships with companies and individuals, contributing to the company's success.

Strategic NED Leadership: Served as a Non-Executive Director, representing Mastercard on the board of a $50 million minority investment, demonstrating strategic oversight and governance expertise.

• Diverse Client Portfolio: Provided legal consultancy services to a wide range of companies, including FTSE top 10 and globally recognised brands.
• Strategic Leadership: Led as the internal lawyer on a high-stakes £1.5 billion IT procurement project, overseeing external counsel and other professional service providers, reporting directly to the GC.
• M&A Expertise: Served as an associate within the corporate M&A team at Eversheds LLP, contributing to a multitude of high-value, complex, and cross-border corporate transactions.
• Cross-Border Competence: Demonstrated competence in handling intricate, cross-border legal and company secretarial matters on high-value transactions while working with SEGRO plc.
• Autonomous Problem Solving: Successfully managed all day-to-day legal inquiries independently at DTZ, in addition to spearheading various larger-scale strategic projects.
• Multifaceted Legal Skills: Exhibited adaptability and versatility in navigating various facets of corporate law, from complex deals to company secretarial responsibilities.
• Global Engagement: Collaborated with renowned companies on a global scale, providing legal counsel that contributed to their strategic success.
• Effective Communication: Established effective communication channels with clients and colleagues, fostering productive relationships and enabling seamless project management.
• Proven Record of Success: Consistently delivered results and played a pivotal role in facilitating high-value transactions and projects for diverse clients.
• Strategic Commercial Expertise: Successfully managed high-value global deals and independently led commercial projects at Reckitt Benckiser plc.
• Global Corporate Leadership: Demonstrated prowess in corporate and commercial roles by overseeing group companies across the US, Sweden, Poland, and the UK at Kellogg Brown & Root Ltd while managing a team of three.

• Sole Legal Counsel and GRC Head: Led on extensive remedial programs in London, overseeing teams of up to 50 on high value projects, demonstrating strong governance, risk, and compliance expertise.
• Multimillion-Pound Project Management: Successfully managed and directed one of the City's largest remedial programs, showcasing exceptional project leadership and financial acumen.

Between 2006 and 2010, I built a strong foundation in corporate and commercial law, gaining diverse experience in various legal roles. As a self-employed legal consultant at Consortium (IM) LLP, I reported directly to the Board, addressing corporate, commercial, and regulatory matters. I also served as temporary in-house counsel at Luup Ltd, focusing on corporate, commercial, and company secretarial issues for a regulated mobile telecommunications payment company. Additionally, I worked with world-renowned banks and hedge funds at RK&O LLP, handling corporate, debt trading, and corporate finance issues. Prior to this, I advised clients on general corporate and commercial law at Clyde & Co and developed a robust understanding of various legal areas during my time as a trainee and paralegal at Bevan Brittan.