Faizal is a UK-qualified Commercial and Technology Lawyer with over 8 years’ experience across private practice and in-house roles, including within a PE-backed SaaS and technology business. He advises a broad range of clients, from SMEs to larger organisations, on general commercial, corporate and technology matters, and is known for delivering pragmatic, commercially focused legal advice.
Faizal specialises in drafting and negotiating a wide range of commercial agreements, including supply of goods and services contracts, standard terms and conditions, supplier and customer agreements, as well as more complex SaaS, managed services and software licensing arrangements. He also advises on corporate and transactional matters, including joint ventures, shareholder arrangements and wider commercial structuring.
Faizal has particular expertise in regulated and public sector environments, advising on procurement, framework-based contracting (including CCS), tender processes and flow-down contractual obligations. He regularly advises on data protection and privacy (UK and EU GDPR), intellectual property ownership, licensing and commercialisation, and commercial risk allocation across both technology-driven and more traditional business models.
He advises across the full contract lifecycle, including structuring, negotiation and delivery of business-critical transactions, as well as contract governance, risk management, outsourcing and managed services, and dispute-related matters including contractual disputes and termination strategy.
Expertise
- Drafting and negotiating commercial contracts, including supply of goods and services, terms and conditions, and supplier and customer agreements
- SaaS, software licensing and managed services agreements
- Corporate and transactional matters, including joint ventures, shareholder arrangements and commercial structuring
- Public sector procurement, framework-based contracting (including CCS), tender processes and flow-down obligations
- Data protection and privacy (UK and EU GDPR), including data processing arrangements and risk allocation
- Intellectual property ownership, licensing and commercialisation
- Supplier, reseller and partnership arrangements
- Contract lifecycle management, governance and compliance
- Outsourcing and managed services arrangements
- Pre-litigation contractual disputes, termination strategy and risk management
Experience Highlights
- Acted as lead legal counsel for a £75m business unit within a PE-backed SaaS company, advising on complex commercial and public sector transactions
- Led negotiation of high-value SaaS, software licensing and managed services agreements across private and public sector clients
- Advised on and drafted call-off contracts under UK public sector frameworks, including CCS frameworks such as G-Cloud and related models
- Negotiated supplier agreements with global technology vendors, ensuring alignment between upstream and downstream contractual obligations
- Advised on GDPR compliance, data processing agreements and cross-border data transfer issues within complex technology arrangements
- Structured and negotiated partnership, reseller and OEM arrangements in technology and data-driven environments
- Supported businesses on contractual disputes, termination strategies and risk mitigation, working alongside external counsel where required
Career History
- Consultant Commercial & Technology Lawyer, Law Contracts Ltd (2026 – Present)
- Legal Counsel, OneAdvanced (2024 – 2026)
- Commercial Solicitor, Howes Percival LLP (2023 – 2024)
- Legal Training, Addleshaw Goddard LLP (2021 – 2023)
- Paralegal, Dhada Motors Ltd (2017 – 2021)
Education
- SQE 2 (Pass, Quintile 1 – 77%), BPP/Kaplan
- Legal Practice Course (Merit), De Montfort University
- Graduate Diploma in Law (Merit), De Montfort University
- MA Islamic Banking, Finance and Management (Distinction), Newman University
- BA Business and Management (First-Class Honours), De Montfort University
Professional Membership
Solicitor of England and Wales